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Continuing to gain weight??? Can you please help?
Things you should try to provide for specific intake questions: Provide your stats (height/weight/age/bodyfat% if you know it/etc) 5’3”, 154 pounds, 44 yrs, body fat =34 (calculated and close to my scale) What's your current gross intake of calories, on average? Set to 1450 –I average right around there over time. What's…
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women vs. men in the weight room.
Back at it with significant deload- boo. Usually work out in my basement, but went to the gym today. When I got there, it was 3 dudes and me in the room (I was only one on squat-rack- yay). By the time I left, it was me and 2 other chicks and one dude. And both of the other girls were serious- doing real workouts and were…
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Mental Block - Insight?
This is a rant, but also a request. Has anyone else done this? What was the key to breaking through the mental block? While I really do have medical issues that have kept me from seeing more progress. I had a realization recently. I don't believe I can look and feel good about my body any more. I can't 'see' it in my…
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Thighs: An observation and a question...
So, measurements this morning show a small but definite decrease in waist and hips (yay). But, my thighs are the same or slightly bigger. I feel more 'muscle-y' under there but there's still plenty of fat that can go away. Been at this since mid-April, but slowly (as in more than 3 days between workouts sometimes) Weird…
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What do you do?
A friend is posting her great success of losing 7 pounds in 4 days on a juice fast. I gently reminded her that a 24,500 calorie deficit (over 6000 per day) wasn't likely happening and resulting in fat loss, that most of it will be water and most will show up again on the scale. I also mentioned that if the body gets used…
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Surgery
After suffering for years and running out of options, I had the J-pouch surgery in 2010. Although it is/was a slow process of healing and getting to a comfortable place, I am living a relatively normal, med-free life. I have some ups and downs, but have been very lucky in my postoperative course. The surgery isn't right…
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Pull-ups?
Pull ups, chin ups or whatever... Can you do them? If so 1) how many and how did you get there 2) did you train/practice specifically for them or did the strength come from other lifts? If not, do you care or try to get them? I have always wanted to be able, but never quite get all the way there. I used to rock-climb and…
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How many squat racks?
How many in your gym. Our gym boasts about their square footage-over 25,000 square feet, has rock wall/room, racquet ball, kickbox room, but only one squat rack. Just wondering if that's normal or if I should suggest they get another. I do get tired of waiting for it or of feeling rushed because someone is waiting for me.…
