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How weightlifting and gaining weight changed my life
My story is far from over, but I feel like I'm at a point where I'm on the right path and I know how to stay the course. This is a long story, but I'll try and condense it as much as possible. I'm a 30 year old female, 5'4". 10 years ago I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and other various mental health conditions.…
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How weightlifting and gaining weight changed my life
My story is far from over, but I feel like I'm at a point where I'm on the right path and I know how to stay the course. This is a long story, but I'll try and condense it as much as possible. I'm a 30 year old female, 5'4". 10 years ago I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and other various mental health conditions.…
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SilentDrapeRunners Log
Decided I would post a log so I can update my progress (and others can offer tips and advice!). First two pictures were taken almost a year ago. I weighed around 99-100 lbs. Next three pictures were taken today, and I currently weigh ~105 pounds. My height is 5'4". I started bulking a couple months ago, and that was when I…
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Bulking motivation
Thought I would start a thread to list the not so obvious benefits of bulking, so as to motivate those who are already bulking or encourage those who haven't started. This is not meant to discourage gals from cutting (I know I will be in that boat at some point), since cutting once you've bulked up is important too. But I…
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Macros?
I'm currently bulking and I'm reevaluating my macros...I was at 1900 calories, ~240 g carbs, ~45 g fat, ~140 g protein. I'm going to increase my calories to ~2000 because I stopped gaining. I weigh 104 pounds, 5'4". I realize my protein may be too high, but is it bad to increase protein at the expense of decreasing carbs…
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Minimum BF%?
My question is: do you typically have to have a minimum weight and/or body fat % before you can start putting on muscle? I ask because I've been having difficulties in putting on muscle- my weight has ranged from 98-103 pounds (1st thing in the morning) and 17.5-19% BF (approximately). It seems that when I try and gain…
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Am I an oddity?
I'm a 29 year old female, 5'4", 102 pounds Brief history- never really was a skinny, fast-metabolism kid, weighed around 125 in high school. When I was 24, I started taking a bunch of different anti-depressants (not at the same time, but in sequence in an effort to find one that worked). Strattera was one that worked…
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Easy way to come up with food options
I've been trying to think of an easy way to quickly figure out my food options for the week. I plan out my meals a week ahead of time (usually), and I plan them in such a way to meet my macro requirements (which right now are 145 g carbs, 50 g fats, and 160 g protein). So it can be tricky to quickly think of foods off the…
