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Struggling with Net Calorie question and Fit Bit Blaze burn
I know it's been asked a million different ways, but I am throwing my own in as well. I have my daily calorie goal set to about 1650. This was based on my TDEE as calculated at approximately 2000. This is based on a sedentary job with some walking every week. I've had my account set to this for a long time and am off and…
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Lesson Learned
Yesterday was bench day. I am at 80 lbs and I think I knew I was maxed out at rep 4 on my final set, but I tried for rep 5 w/out a spotter anyway. Yeah. No good. Caught some of the weight with my cheek bone and had to roll out from under it. Embarrassing! Well, anyway, onward and upward. I now know when to push and when to…
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Cardio - How Much
I know there's a ton of info out there on lifting and cardio. Should you do both. When should you do it. Etc etc etc... I have been doing pretty much what I should NOT be doing and need to change things up as I get back into this workout. I have been attempting to make a "runner" out of myself by running intervals 3x's a…
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Overhead press in gym with limited equipment
So, I am finally back on this program. But my biggest problem with the gym I go to (in a 12 month contract and it's convenient to my house. I am kind of out in the sticks) is that they only have ONE squat rack. So, it's tough to get a turn. I have to go at the right time in the evening. I can usually get a bench and I've…
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Should I sign up for a 5K?
There is a 5K race for St. Pat's day here that I've told myself for the last 4 years (around christmas time) that I WILL run. Well, this year I am possibly approaching actually being able to do it. I started my own modified version of a C25K 5 weeks ago (more basing my running on distances/10ths of a mile and progressing…
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EMTWL, TDEE and Fitbit Flex
Ok here we go. I KNOW this question has been asked a million different ways, but I am still not quite getting the answer I need. I’ve been attempting to eat at TDEE – 15%. My TDEE SHOULD be (according to most calculators) 2098. Making my daily calorie goal 1800 (rounded up from 1784). I used the 1-3 hrs. per week light…
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new girl here!
Hi! I’ve just joined the group and I am really excited to get going. I’ve done some training this summer with a PT and learned a LOT about lifting. Good form. Increased my weights. Etc… I’ve totally fallen off since August and I am super frustrated with myself. I chose SL over NROWLFW because it seemed so simple to me…
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Macros, Weight Gain and Frustration
So, I started with a personal trainer 2 weeks ago. The very first thing he did after looking at my MFP food journal was to bump my calories by nearly 300 per day, to almost 2000, and to increase my protein intake significantly. (My tracking was sketchy for the couple of weeks prior to that, but I’d previously been at about…
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What is this "heavy lifting" so many women refer to?
I keep seeing ladies here who mention they really started seeing results when they did "heavy lifting" I am a little ignorant on some of this fitness stuff. Still a beginner. I've lost no lbs really in 4 weeks, but I can see that I am trimming up (need to take measurements today, as I didn't do "before" measurements) so I…
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Still trying to figure this out.
I am relatively new to MFP and I know this topic has been discussed all over the place, so I apologize for being redundant. I just think it'll help me to ask the question in my own words. I see the MFP automatically adds exercise cal's burned to my daily goal. Do I, or do I NOT eat up to my daily goal (meaning, eat back…
