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Burned out?
I've been going to crossfit now for a month. I've been going 4-5 times a week. My food intake is good at at least 1800 calories per day. The past couple of days I just have not been excited to go workout. I'm at the point where I can lift more weight and the workouts are kicking my butt. Yesterday there were a lot of…
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Conserving energy during WOD
I've just finished up my second week of crossfit. I'm finding that I'm worried about having enough energy to finish the workout so I'm not pushing as hard as I could/should. I manage to finish the workouts and shortly after I'm kicking myself that I could have gone harder, faster, heavier, ect. I am just not sure how much…
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Hypothyroid and Calories
I have been reading conflicting information and wanted to see what everyone here thinks. I have Hashimoto's (Hypo). I am currently on Armour and my hormone levels should be stablizing. I have seen information that says you have to eat less when hypo because your metabolism is slower if you want to lose weight. Then I have…
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Just did my first workout!
Hi Everyone! I picked up NROL4W this weekend and read the whole thing. I love science and the explainations in the book make so much sense. So I did my first workout today. I have to admit after the squats, pushups, and rows I was thinking there is no way this is going to do anything and replace all my cardio. Then I did…
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Lost Lots, Gained a Little
Hi everyone! I'm new to MFP but not to the whole losing weight and life style change. I'm a 28 year old female, working full time, and as of January going to grad school full time. I was very athletic in high school but in college put on the freshman 15 for 5 years in a row and then some. So when i graduated I weighed 215…