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Has anyone decided to stop logging, and if so how did it go?
Once in a while logging gets the best of me. I think about it a lot, plan my day around it, start and stop myself because of it (i.e. eating because I should be when I have forgotten, or not eating because I've had enough for the day). Sometimes I just want to give it up for a while (it can be a bit exhausting, sometimes)…
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Your Top 5 TV Series of All Time
1. LOST 2. Breaking Bad 3. The Walking Dead 4. Fringe 5. True Blood (first couple of seasons only)
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Bulking "problems" ;)
What are yours? Things you don't enjoy? For me there is SO much to enjoy like new muscley awesomeness, tons of PR's, being so much stronger, eating all the foodz, all that jazz. But I'm gearing up for a trip and was trying on bikinis tonight. My "spots" are my love handle areas. I had a surgery on my stomache and ever…
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Lifting frequency while bulking
Hi Ladies! I need some advice from those experienced if you don't mind sharing? My usual lifting schedule is M, F, F (or every other day) with 2 rest days, rinse, repeat. I am also rock climbing 3-4 times per week and fit in my advanced yoga practise whenever possible. Used to be daily but not more like a couple times per…
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First bulk
Just joined and wanted to say THANK YOU for this awesome group. I was actively losing for years (with maintenance breaks) and started maintaining in June of this year. Maintained on around 2000 cals a week until around Nov 8th when I "slowly" stepped into my first ever bulk! I started eating at 2100 cals and bumped up…
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Looking for friends - ladies who lift!
Lifting has been the basis of my routine since December and I find I don't have as many female friends who lift on my list as I think I would like. I'd love to be able to encourage others in a similar boat and have more encouragement sometimes (most days I don't need it but sometimes, like today, my motivation lacks LOL).…
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All Pro Beginners Routine Question
Hi Sara and Sidesteel! I was going through one of the ETP threads for someone who you had previously made some suggestions for and the All Pro beginners routine had been suggested. The person had gone through 12+ weeks and looked AMAZING. I can't for the life of me find the thread any more to reference it directly - sorry…
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Help me design my first bulk plan?
I'm coming off a training lay up in the next couple weeks (surgery, dammit) and ready to bulk for the first time ever. I am below goal weight and although I have decent muscle tone I feel too damn skinny. I seem to be maintaining (123lbs, 5'6) at around 2100 - 2300 or so calories per day, give or take. I have tried…
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My vacation NSV
Edited to add: it's sort of a scale victory too I guess, but not intentionally... hope that makes sense, HAHAHA. Just came back from being away 15 days - 9 days all inclusive (buffets galore and deserts, oh my!) and the remaining days either on the road or in hotels having to eat whatever, whenever. I went HAM just before…
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From December to Now
I have lost over 55 pounds since I started my journey around 2.5 years ago. But the last 4 months I have gone harder than ever, first starting with P90X and then switching to Stronglifts 5x5 just over 3 weeks ago. I lift 3x per week, cardio (running, walking, biking) 5x per week and hot vinyasa yoga (high intensity) 5x per…
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Normal to gain a bit during a "maintenance week"?
I am past my goal now and working on really losing and last of the fat, and working hard on muscle tone. I am hoping to lose just a few more lbs along the way of fat. As such I have decided to do a "maintenance week" break from my slight deficit every 4-6 weeks. I am on my first "maintenance week" since December (have had…
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Chronic pain in shoulder blade areas (left and right)?
I hope this is the best spot to post. I am looking for some help from those who may have an idea of what could be going on. I suffer from chronic pain after two bad car accidents (one in 08', one in '11). When I am very active and exercising lots the pain can be very minimal ( 3 or 4/10 vs. 9 or 10/10 as it used to be).…
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Ladies similar in size to me, help? (5'6, 139lbs)
I am trying to decide what to set my calorie goal to. I have had it at 1650 for the past month and have lost a weeee bit but very, very slowly. I do work out every day, with maybe one rest day every couple of weeks. I run every other day (sometimes a bit more) plus do hot yoga (vinyasa and ashtanga style) 5 days a week and…
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Opinions on my current calories & routine
Hi there fellow MFP'ers! I am wondering if you all would be willing to share your opinions with me on my current set up. I have been tweaking here and there but every time I read something new I worry I am eating too little, or too much, or doing something else wrong. My goal is to eat at a healthy deficit, whatever is a…
