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:::whiny vent inside::::I wear size 26/4 jeans yet am 6 pounds from being overweight
Something is wrong with this picture. Had a great January Not having a good February. am up 4 pounds. 5'7" 154 pounds 160 pounds would make me 25.1 BMI. This cannot happen. Gotta get my mojo back. /endRant
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nervous about new workouts
I had 2 surgeries so Ive not worked out since December.... fortunately for me, my weight stayed stable.... been within 3 pounds of my goal the entire time= MAJOR SUCCESS in MY book... that said, Im adding back my "old" regular workouts... weight lifting ( StrongLifts), running 2-3 days, swimming 2-3 days plus biking ( Goal…
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Help!! I need a 6 pack in 3 weeks
I'm going on vacation and need a 6pk. Need good suggestions
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another belly fat issue
Im down 125-ish pounds.... now at 23.1 BMI I cannot pinch any fat at waist I have visable abs... well I have a 4 pack... the top 4 are very visable... its the bottom set of 4 that is covered my fat/ residual skin... I run 3 times a week, swim 3 times a week...do StrongLifts 3 times a week.... I do not really want to lose…
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body dysmorphic disorder
I have suffered from it for years... I didnt notice myself gaining weight until one day I looked up and weighed nearly 275 pounds.... most used excuse " Im tall, thus I wear it well"...WHATEVER I was still obese Fast forward 18 months.... Im in a size 10... 170 lbs... this morning I am looking at the "Success Stories"…
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my Siamese Cat finally found a suitable milk product
anyone try it?? will it reduce her BF while increasing her LBM?
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I think I need to see a shrink
because of the damn squats!! since SLs day 1 for me, my concern was that I dont go low enough on squats....one of the trainers in the gym convinced me that I didnt need to go down as low as many try to go.... OK, Fine... so today , still feeling crappy, I do some bodyweight squats..... well I'll be darned.... I can go all…
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what do you call the opposite of skinny fat?
BMI on high end of normal range, 1% from overweight.... BF at 20%
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they lied. my vent for a cold morning
I was told the gym would be empty by February 15. my gym is still crowded as heck and while I don't care who does what on the machines or how long they take or anything else of that matter I'm just sick of having to park a block and a half away because both the main and overflow parking lot crowded. I could use the extra…
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I was laying in my bed all warm & cozy
its cold and rainy out.... I was snuggled under the covers with my man spooning behind me.... I needed to go pee but was so comfy that I didnt want to move.... I said I was going to skip the gym this morning.... Couldnt hold my bladder any longer....went to bathroom....saw the scale in the corner.... stepped on the scale…
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Do you workout when sick?
I am a M-W-F for SLs... I missed Wed and then decided to just do a weight lifting class on Friday and planned to renew my love for SLs today... EXCEPT now Im drugged up on achy, sneezy, fever, sleepy so you can rest medicine.... I literally have the chills... terrible head cold I suppose....so my BRAIN tells me to not do…
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if not sore after lifting, have you not worked hard enough?
pain= gain and all that stuff.... during my first week of lifting, I was sore but nothing that a good epsom salt bath and a massage from the hubby didnt fix.... I started with relatively light weights because I was concerned with form and because I was VERY weak... Im progressing slowly but notice Im not sore after lifting…
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Strong Lifts 5x5 , starting at lower weight than 45lbs?
So Ive been doing weights on the machine for a few weeks.... M, W, F I do my entire body in a single workout then Cardio T-Th-Sat.. Ive been able to increase my weights with most every workout with the exception of biceps & triceps..... Lifting a mere 20 lbs on those is a struggle for me ( this is where I started) ...…
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What should the goal weight at ___ height be?
<venting> this question drives me crazy.... NO ONE ( especially on an online forum) CAN ANSWER THIS FOR YOU.... 125 lbs on a 5'5" person of Asian, African, European,Latin etc will likely ALL look different and will wear sizes from 4 to 12.. my own 2 sisters, of whom we are the same height and weigh within 10 lbs of each…
