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I've decided to do a modified stage 1 forever...for now.
3 sets of 10 reps with a little extra ab work and some ytwl's and shrugs thrown in for good measure. I really enjoyed Stage 1, and didn't enjoy the other stages much at all. It's a full body workout 3 x per week, so it makes good sense, right?
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How far are you running?
I can finally force myself to run more than 20 minutes again. Monday, I "ran" for 25 minutes. Today I "ran" for 28. In that 28 minutes, I only covered 2 miles. I know endurance before speed, but I can't seem to get ANY speed...lol. I make sure that with my warm up and cool down I cover at least 5k which takes about 45…
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Eating at maintenance
I think I've decided to eat at maintenance for awhile. I want to build muscle, and I'm afraid I just won't be able to with even a small deficit. Will maintenance allow me to grow muscle? Will I still be able to lose "fat" even if I'm not losing "weight?"
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I finally finished stage 1!
I actually started the first time at the end of June. I made it a little over half way and suffered a shoulder injury that I rested for 3 full weeks before I started over August 15. My start weights are from the second start, although I wish I would have kept my first start weights because I think that is why I wasn't…
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Took a diet break
I did not lose on the 2 week break. I did maintain. I barely exercised. I went back down to cut on Sunday. I was going to avoid the scale for awhile because I kind of went overboard on the break and really binged a couple of days. I stepped on the scale today anyway, and I'm down 3-4 pounds. WTF?
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NSV Alert!!!
I have a favorite pair of jeans that I occasionally pull out and try on. The last time was a couple of weeks ago, and they wouldn't even go over my hips. I just tried them on on a whim. Not only did I get them all the way up, they buttoned and zipped. There was a fair enough amount of muffin top that I won't be wearing…
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It's working for me, too.
Posted in another thread, but wanted to share with the skeptics ;) I never really bought into the 1200 calorie diet, but I guess I was kind of doing it before I found you guys. I was going balls to the wall with cardio for an hour per day 6 days a week, no strength training, and eating between 1500 and 1800 cals per day. I…
