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Wrist pain
Hi all, I'm in stage 6. I did the first A1 workout with no issues (and was even able to hold the negative chin for a few seconds!) but in A2, I would jump up to get my chin above the bar and then sink almost immediately. My third set of A2 I got up and dropped like a ton of bricks. After that workout, my left wrist was…
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Jeans/pants and NROLFW
Ok, on the brink of a breakdown here... I'm going through my closet and trying on jeans since fall is coming. I just tried on 8 pairs of jeans, in varying sizes, but all that fit me prior to NR - when all I did was all cardio, all the time. NONE of my jeans fit. NONE. Not ONE pair. I can't get ANY of them above my thighs…
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lunges, step-ups, etc
I think I may have asked this before but I want to clarify... I'm in stage 1 workout 5 (did A yesterday, doing B tomorrow). So it's 3 sets of 10. So for lunges and step-ups, is one 'set' 10 on each leg, or 5? Like when I do step-ups and prone jackknife, should I go 10 step-ups right foot, 10 step-ups left foot, rest 60, 12…
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getting back on track?
Since Friday, I have gone over my TDEE by anywhere between 1000-2000 calories - I am going through some hard times and apparently am an emotional eater. I was supposed to weigh in this weekend (it'll be 4 weeks into NROLFW), but I'm afraid to with how 'bad' this week has been (and I hate using those words - 'good' and…
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Guilt/kind of freaking out
I'm about halfway through stage 1 (will do A5 tomorrow). I've been following the book's guideline for calories - which I thought he said was maintenance - but I've been reading through some posts this morning and people are saying the book is for a surplus?? I plan to weigh myself next weekend per the book's 'wait 4 weeks…
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NROLFW and Cardio
Hi all- I've skimmed through the NROLFW book and am anxious to start the program! I am a self-proclaimed cardio queen - currently doing 5, 65-minute cardio sessions a week. I'm 9 pounds from goal weight but am pretty much the definition of 'skinny fat' - I am soft and squishy. I want to start NROLFW because I've never…
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NROLFW - light or moderate?
started NROLFW this week - two workouts in, woo! I've gone from 5 65-minute cardio sessions to the only cardio I'm doing being HIIT warmup. yesterday I went to the gym and there was a woman on the elliptical my entire workout (aka, like I used to be) and it was such an eye-opening moment. i never want to go back to that! i…
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'Moderate' or 'Light' Activity?
started NROLFW this week - two workouts in, woo! I've gone from 5 65-minute cardio sessions to the only cardio I'm doing being HIIT warmup. yesterday I went to the gym and there was a woman on the elliptical my entire workout (aka, like I used to be) and it was such an eye-opening moment. i never want to go back to that! i…
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Finished Stage 1/Workout A1 - questions!!
Okay, so I did the first workout! I did ten minutes warmup on the track (walk a lap, jog a lap) and then did the stretches in the book, and then did bodyweight squats. And then I started the actual workout. Questions: 1) Squats: I did just the bar in the squat rack, but I can't go parallel. I can't even go parallel to the…
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Reset results!
Today is my first official day of cut! Here are my reset results: I started reset on June 10, 2012. I didn't measure or take pictures, but I weighed 153.8 pounds. Per scooby, with my 5-6 hours of strenuous activity a week, I started eating 2655 calories a day. I went through some pretty dark days during the reset, with…
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interesting TDEE numbers
so I'm feeling a bit stuck. I'm completing my 8th week of reset at 5-6 hours of strenuous activity and a full TDEE of 2655. i currently do all cardio and am getting pretty burnt out by it, so i was going to switch down to moderate, eat at full moderate TDEE for a couple weeks to stabilize, and then cut from there. i was…
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How long did it take to see results?
I'm hoping to start NROLFW on Monday. I'm a self-proclaimed cardio queen and have never seriously weight lifted before. I have about 9 pounds I'd like to lose, but I'm trying to 'trust the process' and cut out a majority of cardio for weight lifting, hoping that by doing so I'll look like I lost the weight even if I don't.…
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NROLFWers and Nutrition
Hi all- for those of you doing NROLFW, do you follow the book guidelines and eat less on workout days, or follow EMTWL guidelines and eat your TDEE (or TDEE with cut)? I ran numbers today, and my TDEE at moderate is 2385 with a 10% cut of 2150. My NR calculations - for maintenance - say to eat 2100some on nonworkout days,…
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Weight and strength training
so I hear conflicting information: first, that 'the last 5-10 pounds' don't come off unless you strength train; second, when you strength train, you don't lose weight because you're building muscle. i'm about 9 pounds from my goal weight, and want to start lifting, but...i want to get to my goal weight. so do i keep…
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NROLFW vs ChaLEAN Extreme vs TurboFire
I am all cardio, all the time, and want to stop that and start strength training. Which one should I do? For those of you that do these programs, what activity level do you set yourself at and what do your weekly workouts look like? (ex. 3x week lifting ___ min, __x week cardio...etc)
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Fiiiinally stepped on the scale this morning...
Hi all! This is the start of week 8 of reset. I haven't weighed myself since starting in June, at which point I weighed 154 pounds. I have eaten at full TDEE (or over, in a few binges) since then. I've been eating at the 5-6 hour of strenuous activity level, doing 5 65-minute cardio workouts a week. I'm currently out of…
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running NSV - Bix 7
Yesterday was the Bix 7 - a 7 mile road race in Davenport, Iowa, known for the 'battle up Brady' (a very steep hill). This was my first year running the race. I haven't ran outside in over a month, but still did the Bix anyway, with an overall goal of just finishing it. Yesterday I crossed the finish line in 1:12:41. I ran…
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Last week of reset/changing activity level
So Sunday starts my last week of reset! I'm currently eating at my TDEE for 5-6 hours of strenuous activity. A couple days this week I was a couple hundred below my TDEE and I could totally feel it - no energy to do much of anything, struggling through workouts. This makes me nervous to continue my current exercise regimen…
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Terrified to lower cardio
So I am a stereotypical 'cardio queen' - I lost my initial 65 pounds by elliptical-ing, running, or pedaling away for hours a week. No strength training, because in my head 20 minutes of cardio burns waaaay more than 20 minutes of lifting. I would do circuits of some of the weight machines at the gym and felt like I was…
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Nervous about going out of town!
This is my last night in town and I'll be back in my hometown at my parent's through Sunday the 5th. I am so nervous! Next week is my last week of reset but there's no way I can make my 5-6 hours of activity level to justify eating at my full TDEE. I don't want to ruin the last 7 weeks by not eating enough, but I also…
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fitbit question(s)
hi all- considering biting the bullet and buying a fitbit. just have a few questions: 1) is it the fitbit or BMF that needs a yearly subscription? 2) do you wear the fitbit to work out/does it track that stuff?
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How much water is too much?
I'm trying to give up diet soda so I've started drinking water like crazy. I have a Camelbak water bottle that's 750ml, so just over 24 ounces. I've filled it up probably 5 or 6 times today - which is over 15 to 18 cups of water. Is this too much? I didn't think it was an issue, but my boyfriend noticed me refilling the…
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How much water is too much?
I'm trying to give up diet soda so I've started drinking water like crazy. I have a Camelbak water bottle that's 750ml, so just over 24 ounces. I've filled it up probably 5 or 6 times today - which is over 15 to 18 cups of water. Is this too much? I didn't think it was an issue, but my boyfriend noticed me refilling the…
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the scale & starting the cut
I'm finishing up week 6 of reset and haven't stepped on the scale since starting. i meant to do it july 1, but was not in a proper mental/psychological state to get on the scale, see a high(er) number, and be okay with it. so i chose sanity over knowing what the scale said that moment and stayed off the scale. i'll be…
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TDEE, reset, and vacation
Hi all- So I'm mid-week 6 of eating at reset, exercising 5-6 hours a week. Next Thursday I am going 'home' (aka, back to where I grew up), for a wedding of a friend from high school and also a 7 mile run (which a couple other ladies here are doing, too! I haven't ran outside in over a month; I'm screwed!!) The race is…
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Restaurant calorie estimations
Hi all- I'm going out to dinner tonight with my boyfriend and another couple. My boyfriend hates chain restaurants and loves going to places he can't go to anywhere else. This is fine...except these small, local places don't post nutrition information! I've perused the menu for the place were going tonight. I'm torn…
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Coming clean
I thought eating at TDEE would stop my binging. I was wrong. Starting tonight, I am logging everything. I used to optimistically 'complete my day' with my bedtime snack - and then, if I binged, never track it. Maybe seeing it in writing will motivate me to stop doing this. I don't measure my binges, but I'm going to…
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Does binging mess up your reset?
I know the point of a reset is to get your body to trust you again, to not hoard, etc... basically, to trust that you aren't binging and that you're eating 'for real'. But what if you do binge? Does your body just accept it as it is and move on? Does your body only distrust you if/when you either undereat the next day to…
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NSV! (...?)
I'm finishing up week 5 of reset, eating full TDEE of 2655 with 5-6 hours of strenuous activity. I am a cardio queen and my workouts consist of 5 hour-long cardio sessions at the gym a week. So far this week, I've taken one rest day (Monday). We have some friends coming in town this weekend, so I had planned to go to the…
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Depressed :(
Hi all... me again. This is going to be a really long post but I really need some advice. I'm mid week 5 of reset. I do 5-6 hours of cardio a week and am eating at the strenuous activity level, putting my TDEE at 2655. I started the week of Father's Day. Since then, I've probably gone over TDEE more than I've stayed under.…
