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Weight loss stopped fast
Hey all, I'm a male, 5 ft 8, started at 20 stone and 1lb around January 18th. Always been active playing football twice a week but carry alot of fat. Started going back to weight lifting 4 times a week and 30 min on the treadmill before it. Also play football twice a week every week. I have been eating 1700 calories a day.…
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Lower right abdomen spasm/pain instantly?
Hi all, 2 years ago i was boxing 4 times a week and had no pain etc apart from ofcourse muscle fatigue after a hard workout. I had a rough bout and since then have ended up with a shaking feeling constantly in my body along with other random muscle jumps etc. If i try and do anything like a snake bend/lower ab situps etc.…
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Some help with the activity level
Hey guys, im male, 5ft 7, 17.8lbs and 27 years old. Fed up of being fat and due to the fact im actually quite fit it very much annoys me! I box for my local club/town. I train mon,tue,wed for 60 mins of HARD work. Additionally on wednesdays before boxing i play 1 hour of 5 a side football. Thurs-fri i usually rest to let…
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Whats the chances of loose skin??
So im 17.7 stone male, 5 ft 7, 27 years old. I was 17.10 stone at my heaviest about 5 years ago. I lost weight down to 14.5 stone and was getting happy with weight. (Im very broad). I dont care to get to 10% bf but a healthy 12-15% would suit me. Im terrified of getting loose skin through dieting. To the point where its…
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Can water weight still be present even after doms??
I ask this cause I weighed 17.2 after football/boxing last Wednesday. Extremely sore up til today with my upper body as it was my first boxing session. But the scale is showing a 4-5lb increase.... I have had 1 meal that was a cheat meal but was no more than 600 over my calories?? Was assuming it was water weight but not…
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First time going to a boxing club.... advice??
Hey guys, I'm a little nervous about going. It's only an amateur boxing training gym. Only about 10 people with 1 coach. What should I expect? I've got my mind set on being like circuit training or something??? My worry is my biceps are sore from yesterday lifts, plus I have an hour of 5 a side football from 6-7 then this…
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Why has my weight not changed :s
So I have been doing myfp for about 1.5 weeks (I did it for months in the past) and yet again I see no movement in the scale. I'm eating 1800 cals a day am 5ft 7, 17.7 stone male. I workout 4 days a week. 3 of which are strength training.I'm trying to set my mind to half a stone minimum in 30 days as I have an even coming…
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Eating back exercise calories
So I'm back on mfp after some time off. Now I set my goals via mfp I'm 17.5 stone, 5ft 7, male. It's given me 2180 cals a day (to much??) I'm a stay at home dad as I work from home repairing computers. I do 3 days of weightlifting a week. And I play football for an hour every Wednesday which according to my hrm is 1000…
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BMR x.2?? But i feel thats too much....
Hey guys, I input all my data into the BMR calculator on Myfp and it says its 2,009. Now im 5ft 7 male, 26, 16.12 stone. I've been eating 2000 cals for weeks now and the scale is kinda iffy. Not really moving that much, I do an hour of football on wednesday which according to my polar hrm i burn 1000 cals doing. I also…
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weighing scales! sooo annoying
So I weighed in at 16.8 this morning and i thought great I've lost about 7 lbs in a few weeks seems reasonable.now we had a cheat meal tonight and I went over cals by around 500. Weighed in 15.9 thinking ok cool. Then realised that wife moved scales. Tried again out of curiosity to check consistency and 17.2... then again…
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What would my exercise level be??
I play football for 1 hour on a wednesday, hrm says I burn 1000 cals. I weight train 3-4 days a week for 30-40 mins. I also run 4 miles1-2 times a week. I am unemployed but I have 2 kids so I do spend time running around with them. I set myself at 3-5 moderately active using scooby but does this seem about right? Just…
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Hey after some advice(4 weeks in)
Hey guys and girls. So ive been doing really good for 4 weeks, Very consistent with my calories and exercise but I dont seem to be losing weight very fast at all. Now im not expecting 5lbs a week but 1.5-2lbs is what i set it at so i expect that. Im 5ft7, 26 male, i weigh 16.2 stone. I have been eating 1850 cals a day now…
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Very Demotivated... anyone experienced this problem?
Hey guys, so im a 5ft 7 male weighing 16.4 stone last tuesday on my weigh in. I work out 4-5 times a week which consists of 3 lifting days and 2 running days usually. I also play football most weeks on a wednesday for an hour which using a heart rate monitor polar ft7 says U burn around 1000 cals in the hour of 5 a side.…
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exercise bike or rower?
Hey all, i run a few times a week usually 2 miles each run. I also lift 3 days a week. Im looking to get something to add or change when the weather is bad. Now i think rower would be best but not sure. If so what type of rower? I assume magnetic or air? Also can anyone heko with thw calorie thing? I eat 1850 a day but not…
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A little help with my cals please
Hey, im just wondering what i should be eating as in the last 5-6 months ive jumped between a few numbers. im 5ft 7, male and weigh 15.8(down from 16 in 2 weeks woop). I currently eat 1900 cals a day but unsure if this is too much or too low. my biggest flaw is weighing myself atleast 4-5 times a day. i drive myself mad. I…
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help with routine please..
Hey I'm 5 ft 7 male. 15.9 stone. Looking to lose weight/fat. I want a 3 day a week lifting program that is going to tone me up and maybe add a little muscle but I will be at a deficit as I eat 1900 a day. I have lifted for a good amount of time. I squat 130kg. Bench 85-90kg. Deadlift 110kg. I've done starting strength but…
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This seems strange..
Hi, I've been eating 2000 cals a day for about 5 days now. I did eat 3 slices of pizza 2 nights ago and went over cals by about 1000. Now I was 15.9 about 5 days ago. And I'm now weighing 16 stone. It just makes no sense. I've been drinking like its going out of fashion. I went for a 4.3 mile run yesterday and also ran a…
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Is it even possible!?
Hi, I played football tonight for 1 hr 5 a side very intense workout. I put 450 cals down as the burn which is half of what myfp recommended. After weighing myself tonight it says I've gained 6lbs from this morning. Yesterday I ran 3 miles and lifted heavy weights which I am sore from. But this morning I was 6 lbs…
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so gutted
So I was doing really well all day on my first day of many of eating my calories and no more. I lifted my weights. I ate correctly. Then it gets to 9pm and I cave and eat way too much crap and am now 1600 calories over my daily allowance (chocolate). I was made redundant last week from my job and since I am a little unsure…
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New job, how many cals help
Hi guys i've got a new job as a bin man so I walk between 7-10 miles a day. I haven't done other workouts this week as my legs have been very sore from all the activity at work. Will be returning next week to 3 heavy lifting days and football Wednesday. Maybe some additional cardio but really depends on my leg pain. Where…
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using myfp vs tdee-20%
So basically I can't decide between what method to use. If I use the tdee method I get 2400 a day on the basis of my workouts. Issue is sometimes my football is cancelled or the weather is terrible and can't run etc. Using myfp I get 1930 and I add my exercise calories which I always underestimate incase as I don't have a…
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Any good routines to try?
Hey guys, currently doing 5th and have been for a few months now. Doing OK but kinda bored now. Any good routines to follow that will build strength/burn fat? Mainly want to lose weight and I run twice a week also. Squat=130kg 5th. Bench=85kg. Deadlift=150kg x1x5
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How should my meals look when I work nights
Hey guys, I work from 12-4am. I get home and asleep by 5:30. I usually wake up at 11 and have my breakfast around 300 call mark. I have lunch about 2-3 which is around 600 cals, I then have dinner about 6-7 which is around 800-100 cals, I have enough call left for a double protein shake after my gym session but that leaves…
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Need to make sure this is correct!?!?
Hi guys, im 5ft 7, 15.4 stone. male. I do 5x5 3x a week. i also play football for an hour on wednesdays. i either run 2 miles or do insanity one of the other days and take a day off. I have typed that into scooby before and adjusted from there. Now on scooby when it comes to activity level i heard some people put desk job…
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Is scooby calculator the best method?
Hi guys, been using scooby calculator for a little while now and it puts me at around 2200 a day. I do 5x5 3 days a week, insanity fast and furious 1 day and 1 hour of HIIT football another day, so 5 workouts a week. im 5ft 7 male, 25, 15.4 stone. the reason i ask this is because i havent lost anything for a good week and…
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dull ache in leg..... help!
Hi guys, on Wednesday I done my 5x5, with new personal best for squats. I played hiit football for an hour and I worked which involved walking around for 5 hours. Since Thursday I have had this horrible dull ache in my left leg up at the top. Quadricep?(above the knee, if I'm correct) I went for a little jog today to try…
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Would this be any good for a fat loss/muscle gain program?
Hey guys been doing 5x5 for a little while literally a few weeks, but i miss some extra work on my arms. I want to lose fat as im at like 26% and also weight. I eat at a small deficit but i also want to try and gain some muscle or atleast get it nice and defined for when the fat comes off. I looked into this can you give…
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5x5 with slight injury
Hey guys i played football on wednesday and the top of my foot slightly popped. Now ive torn my ligament and pulled my tendons along it many many times and it was in the same place but it feels like it didnt quite tear just a bad pull. Its still a little dodgy when i move around though and feels weak. I dont know wether to…
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Insanity or jog with 5x5 for weight/fat loss?
Hey guys im 5ft 7 male, 15.4 stone looking to shed fat% as im at about 27% or so. Started 5x5 a couple weeks ago and now the pain is easing from squats, was wondering if running or insanity would aid this. The sooner it goes the better. I know nutrition is key also but have already got a plan going for this. I would like…
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Question about 5x5
So im doing mon-wed-fri as usual guys. Following the a and b workout routines. I'm just wondering if people do extra work or is the program your full workout lifting wise? I do a little tri and bi workout after my workout some days but not sure if I'm suppose to or not really and should I do more. Also managed to add 5kg…
