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iifym peeps
Im new to the iifym and wanting some friends that do it too, my stats, 32y/o female, 5ft3, 155lbs, wanting to get to 140 by the end of the summer. Come on y'all!
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h.pylori (stomach infection)
Had anyone had this infection and if so, does it stop weight loss? I was diagnosed with this yesterday and haven't started the cocktail of medicine yet. I have noticed that with any other infection I get, I tend to hold steady on weight loss, with this one, I have gained two pounds. Since Sunday! My eating habits have…
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Taebo as cardio
Taebo, the famous late 90s cardio smash hit! who could forget Billy Blanks? Shelly? The motivating speech at the end? I have started to incorporate it in my routine, lift, cardio alternating 5/6 days a week. Has anyone else done this and seen nice results? Just wantting to hear your stories and possibly hear some good news…
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calorie burns
I think I've figured out the whole"mfp calorie burn" issue everyone is always posting about. I have a hrm that Is the wrist watch kind, I use it when I do cardio. The first time I used it, I was shocked at the crazy burn it showed then I decided to test it. I did 43 minutes of cardio, tae bo to be exact the other night, I…
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gall bladder attacks
I'm going to elaborate on this more later, but gallbladder attacks? I know it's very common but my question is after losing a large about of weight has anyone else had medical issues coming up such as gallbladder attacks, constipation, headaches? I've lost 102 lbs, healthy way.. no crazy diets, no pills, just calorie…
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just a quick little message about Taebo
does Taebo count as high impact cardio whenever we are logging exercise calories ? Because I'm going to start doing it at least twice a week and I need to know how to log it. Its only thing I could think of that was close. I use a heart rate monitors 10 the burns are still somewhat close but I'd like to be able to keep…
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gotta "crappy" problem.. warning, theres going to be details
Let me say that I'm not shy about this kind of stuff and I will go into detail' I'm planning a scientific study on myself and would like some input. Depending how the next month goes, I'm already planning a trip to the Dr. But I want as much information gathered prior to going. First and foremost, I used to be very regular…
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transitioning from Atkins to calorie deficit ..
I have a friend that is Debating about on transitioning from Adkins low carb diet to the regular calorie deficit. I would like to give her some information and possibly get her to mfp because she had platued and even gained weight in the past 2 months. I'm no stranger to deficit, and she's excited to know that she could…
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HIIT and calorie deficit makes me gain weight??
Here is my dilemma. Im a 31 year old female who has lost almost 100 pounds. I started at 257 and was one pound from 157! my calories are 1900 a day ( i was eating 1750 a day, but that stopped 4 weeks ago when i noticed i was not loosing anymore weight, so i bumped up closer to my tdee. so i figure if my tdee is 2300 and my…
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should i so lifting weights
For full background, check out my profile. I lift weights, 3 times a week. The usual split, legs, and, chest back abs, I recently started college up. I do all my classes online. I am a full time working mother of a two year old. I do not have time to lift and do circuit training. I get up at 5am already and my day goes…
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diverticulitis and dairy allergy RECIPES?
I am in need of some help, my brother and his wife both have diverticulitus and they are both lactose intolerant. I want to help them as much as I can, and with it being close to Christmas, I was thinking of making them a cookbook. I need a few recipes to get started and im having issues finding them. I was thinking maybe…
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salt substitute? Is it worth it?
so I am trying to watch how much sodium I take in but no matter what I eat there is a bunch of sodium. Wondering if anybody has tried using the no salt, or the salt substitutes that many grocery stores carry? I'm just curious if there has been many reviews done with this, and I'm just wanting it to use pretty much to bake…
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inches not moving but weight is going down?
ok, so I have been lifting/training (weights)since February 2013, not really a pro, but ive managed to work threw three difrent programs and noticed, for the most part I lose inches when the scale goes up? I eat at a deficit of 2300-450=1850 a day (on a good day I get all that in while still trying to stabilize that fat…
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SOME ONE HELP ME WITH MY FAT CAT!
yes, u read it right.. I have a fat girl cat!! Dusty is my 5 year old torti, she used to weigh in at a whopping 3 lbs! then, we got her spayed.. since then, she has grown to a hefty 10 lb girl. she was small enough at 2 years old that I could hold her in my hands ... now, I am not kidding, I cant pick her up with out the…
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THANKSGIVING!!!!!!
Ok, so as we all know, in the United States, Thanksgiving is right around the corner! 24 days from today, we will mostly all be indulging in family, friends and good food, some of us, will be dining afterwards on cocktails to ease the pain from the family members! This may be a hard day for some of us, the family, friends,…
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bout to throw in the towel.. this is crazy!
Here was my routine, Monday Wednesday, Friday, new rules of lifting for women ( weight lifting ) took up to an hour . I did it at nights and got threw it, very little weight came off, I lost in pictures, but other then that, maybe 4 inches lost total and no actual weight. I then decided to do the stronglift program again.…
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free weights and cardio?
ok, so I am anything but a newbie, but I have a question for anyone that has done it. I started doing all weight training although I have a lot of weight to drop while eating at a large deficit, my tdee is 2300, I was eating just 1600 calories and doing all weight lifting.(3 times a week) I noticed that a few inches came…
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phase 3 no improvement, or changes!
I am on stage 3 of this program and I have seen very little change and am wondering if anyone else has had this problem!! I eat right where the book tells me to, and seen nothing, so I changed it again and ate 200 below the original number, I have been nouncing back and forth and even tried doing the calorie cycling!…
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stax protein powder??
Anyone tried the ones they advertise for 34 dollars and 190 calories? Are they any good flavor wise?
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certified personal trainer needed!!!
HI, I am at a stand still and I would liked to have a personal trainer to speak with to go over some stuff.. This is hard for me, because I feel like a failure, I eat what I am sopposed to, I lift weights 3 days a week, I do HIIT training on my"off days" for atleast 15 minuntes!! please someone help me!
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phase 2 question
What is the weight yall do on the front squat push press? it about killed me to do 40 lbs although I can squat 95!
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upping calorie while doing cardio??????
I am doing new rules of lifting and I am almost done with stage 1 and next week is my lifting break, I was going to do all cardio for 5 days this way I am still active, when I say cardio, I mean 30 minute walk (weather permitting) and 30 minute jillian michaels dvds, I currently take in 1600/1700 calories a day, so my…
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recovery week ?!
When u get to the recovery week are you supposed to do any exercising? I'm still trying to lose weight but i don't want to do anything that's going to cause me to have a epic fail and set me back ... As of right now, I'm in a"maintenance" week calorie wise, i also try to do at least 1 hour if cardio in Tuesdays and…
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900 calories and lifting heavy
Nah, I'm not that stupid, but i do have a question. I've been jammed up since the first part of April. I seen 165.6 on the scale and thought for sure i was fixing to start losing again. I stopped, if anything, I've went up 2 lbs !! So i am going to do a maintaince break. I'm going to do what "helloitsdan" said and try 2100…
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female lifters and T.O.M
OK, i have a question... How many of yalls periods hasn't been normal for years and then all if a sudden changed when u started lifting? I started stronglifts in February, finished in the middle part of April and stated new rules of lifting, up till then with the exception of the time when i was pregnant i was like a…
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strong lifts vs new rules of liftin for women?
which is better for the long run? and did I screw up by doing sl 5x5 first? I have done almost 11 weeks of it and im scared im going to lose what little muscle and strength that I gaoined along the way. im almost donereading the book, and tonight I plan on filling out the sheets, also.... should I take a break between the…
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sportline heart rate monitor help help help
I got a issue, I think my hrm is messing up. I have the sportline hrm from walmart, it cost 30 dollars and I don't know if its something wrong or what! The heart rate isn't registering. it usually shows a lil heart on the screen, but it says that hr is off.. and I don't know if that is what is causing my unusual calorie…
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1100 calories?????????????????
I know yall opened this thinking that I only eat 1100 calories! lol.. im not that dumb. but I do have a question.. I am doing stronglifts and trying to run on my "off nights " from it.. so heres the question, I eat 1500/1700 calories a day, I work all day 8 hours and chase a 1 yr old around .. so I basically work off 1500…
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stronglift 5x5 and cardio the same night??????
OK YALL~~~ here goes, I know I am opening myself up to a controversial post, but I only want answers and if you have done it how well it works?! OK, so I have been doing the stronglift 5x5 for 6 weeks, (tonight starts week 6) I have been loosing good inches until I measured on Friday of this past week, I weigh on every…
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maintenence to break plateau
Ok, stats: 30 years old, 5,2 height, weight 169. Been at this weight for over a month .. Scale may drop to 168'6 on a good day. Calories range from 1500 to 1650 a day. My tdee is 2400, goal weight is 150 by may 6.. I do strong lifts Monday Wednesday Friday and jog/run 20 to 30 minutes Tuesday and Thursday. On stronglifts…
