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Returning to MFP for an accountability buddy!
Hi all! I stopped posting on MFP about 6 months ago when my second year of medical school began, but I'm returning because I'm in desperate need of an accountability buddy! I started losing weight about 2.5 years ago starting from 165, and got down to 120.5 at my lowest, but for the past 8 months have been vacillating…
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So I guess I'll start this out...
I'm going to post my 150-miles-by-Turkey-Day daily logs here and edit each day. Day 1: 1 mile Day 2: 0 miles (Both day 1 & 2 sick) Day 3: 2.5 miles Day 4: Today, I walked 4 hours in 6-inch heels doing shopping. Now, my feet hurt and I'm pooped. How should I log this? Should this even count towards the daily 2 miles? Up to…
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High reps with low weights or low reps with heavier?
Because I have a long commute to my gym (over an hour one way!), I use strength circuit training videos at home with 7-10 pound weights, and the videos are hard enough that I always work to exhaustion or near exhaustion and need recovery days. I have read there are benefits to both high reps with lower weights AND low reps…
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How far below my BMR should I eat?
MFP has set my daily calorie goal at 1200 calories. I know from being tested at a medical fitness center/gym that my BMR is about 1350 calories--lower than it should be at my height because I've already lost nearly 20 pounds (starting very slightly overweight, and now in a normal range), and also because I do more cardio…
