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Eating Enough Calories?
Okay, so I am by no means new to MFP but my goals have changed and I am looking for a little advice. I am a 27 year-old female, 5'4" with a starting weight around 130. Just before the holidays I re-joined a gym and started lifting and doing cardio to lose weight. My goal is more to lose fat around the middle and firm up…
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Anyone see a nutritionist/nutritional counselor?
I'm thinking about setting up an appointment with a nutritional counselor but I wanted to see if anyone on here has tried it and, if so, what you thought. I've always had a pretty unhealthy relationship with food and don't feel like I learned A) healthy portion sizes or B) that you should stop eating when you're not hungry…
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Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease
I just got off the phone with my doctor about the results of an endoscopy I had done last week. I've been having digestive issues for a while now and my doctor and I agreed I was probably lactose intolerant. After starting a dairy-free diet, however, I was still having issues so she decided to test for Celiac. The…
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Calories for Conditioning
Hey everyone! I am currently halfway through Stage 1 and I am loving it! In addition to my three NROLFW workouts per week I sometimes do some HIIT and I play Ultimate frisbee one night a week. A girl I work with plays women's football and I am considering joining the team but am not sure how the extra conditioning/cardio…
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First Time Using the Rack
I just started NROLFW today and I think it went really well. I picked a time of day to go to the gym when I knew many people wouldn't be there, mainly so the squat rack would be free and also so I didn't feel like people were watching me as I fumbled around figuring it out how to use it. Well, the gym was fairly empty when…
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"Strenuous Work and Workout Day"
Hello all! I've just joined this group and plan to start the first stage of NROLFW later this week. I have calculated my calories using the guidelines in the book but I do have one question. I work as a cook and am on my feet running around the kitchen (some days are more hectic than others) for a full 8 hours 6 days a…
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Calorie Limit or Eat Back Exercise Cals?
I'm just wondering what people recommend as far as eating at a certain calorie limit every day or aiming for a net goal and eating back exercise calories. I am female, 5'4", 24 y/o and weigh about 118. I only want to lose like 5 pounds or so but I'd really like to lose some fat in my upper thighs and lower abdomen. I've…
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Question about when to do cardio...
Okay, I am 24, 5'4" and about 118lbs. I have been eating "clean" for a few months now while doing P90X. For a while I was also doing an hour of intense cardio every morning before breakfast but after reading some threads on here I decided to focus more on the weight training and just do a few shorter cardio sessions…
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Reduce cardio for fat loss?
So, I usually peruse the forums here in the evening just to see what tips I can pick up and today I've seen a few posts about reducing cardio and increasing strength training for fat loss. I am 5'4" and weigh about 120. I am currently doing P90X and that involves weights/resistance about 3 times a week and cardio/yoga the…
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How many calories do I need?
Okay, so I'm 5'4" and weigh about 120. I'd like to lose between 5 and 10 pounds, but mostly just firm up my middle and tone my legs. I've been doing P90X for a couple weeks and also get an hour of cardio (running and/or walking) every morning. I have really been struggling to figure out the right caloric intake to help me…
