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F, 20 y.o., 5'4'', CW: 132 lbs, GW: 119 lbs
I'm a 20 y.o. girl, 5ft 4 in (164 cm), started dieting at 136 lbs and 27%BF two weeks ago, now I'm 132 lbs (60 kg). My goal weight is 119 lbs (54 kg)/20-21% BF. Anybody like me out there? :)
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But seriously... why am I not losing weight?
Now it's my turn to pose the dreaded question :grumble: I'm 20, 5'4'', 134 lbs, trying to lose around 14-15 pounds. Body fat is high, around 27-28%. I've never had too much trouble losing weight - as much as 2 lbs per week - as long as I kept to a low carb diet (I'm hyperinsulinaemic - insulin resistant - and,…
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A question about ketosis
So, for the past three weeks I've been closely watching my carb intake again, averaging around 60-70 g. I then had 2-3 days of high carb eating (which for me is about 200g). Now I'm trying to get myself in the ketogenic zone.This morning I was already feeling nauseous (every time I've entered ketosis in my n=1 experiments…
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Is half an hour of resistance training enough?
Hello - just a quick question. I'm currently strength training three times a week for half an hour. I sweat my *kitten* off and at the end I'm always quite wiped out (and out of breath LOL). Is half an hour enough? Or should I push myself to 45 minutes/1 hour?
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Euphoria during exercise
Lately when I exercise - cycling especially, I love it - I just get this great feeling of happiness and I can't stop smiling (I'm aware this makes me look like a weirdo, though). At first I got that euphoric feeling about 40 minutes into my exercise, now I get it even faster (20 minutes or so). It's great, strangely enough…
