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First bulk! Advice?
First off can I just say I'm so glad I found this group! Love finding other ladies who lift :) I'm starting my first bulk this month. I just got into lifting at the beginning of the summer, and have finally decided it's time to really put on some mass. I lost 20~ lbs over the past year, and I want to get some muscle on me…
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Ladies who lift- Who else is bulking??
Looking for more female friends who lift! I'm currently on a three month bulk, got down from ~140- 118 over the course of a year, not lifting and trying to put on BOOTY haha. Where my fellow lifting ladies at, I wanna hear your approaches/experiences etc!
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European friends?
Where are all of you who live in Europe? I'm currently living in France, used to live in Spain!
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Intro, and anyone read Your Eatopia?
Hey guys. I've just recently come to terms with the fact that I have an eating disorder. An MFP friend posted a link to a Your Eatopia article about restrictive eating disorders and extreme hunger, and it just kind of suddenly hit me, that I'd been lying to myself the whole time, and that my counting and preoccupation with…
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No weight room but want to bulk...help!!!
Title says it all...I recently lost about 20 lbs, and I'm happy with my weight but...I'm "skinny fat". I have NO *kitten*, and yet still have some stomach flab. I'm down to about 24% body fat. I really want to bulk up, but I'm scared of gaining all fat instead of muscle if I don't have a weight room at my disposal. These…
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Maintenance cals? TDEE?
Looking for a second opinion on what my maintenance cals should be. I don't want to lose anymore weight but I would like to build some muscle and tone up. I would say I'm "skinny-fat" right now. Scooby's calculator gives me 2193...seems like a lot? Stats: 124 lbs 5ft8 A sample of my exercise routine for a week: M: 35…
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Any MFPers on Instagram?
Looking to follow some like minded people on IG! My account is @fitsarahnc
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Anyone living in France?
Salut! I know there's a few of us on here, but anyone else living in France? Interested to see how you guys get in shape and what you're all eating :)
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long term/successful maintainers! where you at?!
Just moved into maintenance, and needing A LOT of insight and motivation to not fall off the wagon again. Add me?
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enjoying foreign food and still losing! 4 month success!
Last year while I was living in Madrid I packed on a good 10-15 lbs, let myself try ALL the new foods, partied a little too much, and didn't exercise consistently. which I supposed is what study abroad is for. This year I moved to France, and I decided enough was enough! I have no gym, and live with a host family so I…
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Moving into maintence!!! success/tips
This might be a little long winded: bear with me. So I started this weightloss about 3 months ago...My goal weight was 130 lbs, and i started at about 142. I wanted to get back into shape as well. Halfway through this, I moved out of the country and was without a scale, so I've been judging all my progress by how my pants…
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finished P90X...now what?
Just finishing up my first round of P90X! I didn't follow the workout to a T since I have no access to a pull up bar (I did decline pushups instead) but I loved it, and had great results (toned up a ton and lost about 8 lbs). I'm a little bored with the workouts now though, and need to try something new. They're also…
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TDEE second opinion.
So I feel like this is a pretty generic post re: calorie count and TDEE, but it's been bugging me for a while, and I need a second opinion. I'm 5'7", around 135 llbs (no scale!!) and looking to lose maybe another 5, but I'd be perfectly happy to just tone up the flab. I started on MFP at 1200 a day, but eating back all…
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High protein dinner ideas? (cooking for kids!)
So, I'm currently working as a live in nanny for a family in france. Once a week I get to be in charge of dinner, and I'm trying to find some high protein low carb recipies that the kids will like too! I find the family just eats a lot of pasta, rice, and potatoes, and not a lot of veggies... Any ideas for something not…
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Fitness level and Alcohol Tolerance
I've heard people comment that the more they work out the less alcohol they seem to be able to tolerate. I though it was a total myth until i experienced it myself. I try not to drink too much, but I let myself indulge last night and what would normally have maybe gotten me buzzed hit me WAY harder than it would have…
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Freaking out over binge....
I always read these kinds of posts and think they're an over reaction...yet here I am.... I just MAJORLY binged on chocolate...Like, two huge spoonfuls of Nutella, 10 Charles de Bruge squares of chocolate, 5 Milka squares and a bit of Lindt.... I start and I just can't stop! And this is how I gained all the weight last…
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your favorite high protein foods?
Suggestions for ways to pack extra protein into my dinner? I normally have a salad- have already had eggs and tuna and almonds today...I'm running out of ideas!!
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Headaches?!
Just wondering if any of you ever had to deal with headaches on your weightloss journey? I've been having these weird reoccuring headaches (I'm not headache prone) and I'm trying to figure out what it could possibly be linked too... is it possible for calorie restriction to lead to a headache, or could it mean I'm not…
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"Bonking" on P90x- experienced P90Xers needed!!
I'm on week 3 of P90X lean- I've lost about 5llbs and a whole pant size. However today I really felt like I was wiped. I've been trying to add more protein, but I don't know if I've been getting enough, for my age/weight/etc. Also I'm coming up on the recovery week- is this feeling normal before the intensity drops for a…
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Looking for friends getting fit abroad!
Hey! I'm an au pair, currently living in France! I'm looking for friends living abroad (outside the US and Canada) either permanently or temporarily like me! I've been using MFP for a while now, but I don't really know anyone on the site. I love reading the forums though, and was wondering if there's anyone getting fit…
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Open food diary- help and insights??
Hi everyone- wondering if someone could take a look at my journal and give me some helpful insights/ or criticisms. I've recently started seriously using MFP, I had been using it inconsistently last fall, but am now properly logging my exercise and food. I'm only trying to lose about 10 lbs (weight gained during a study…
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Scared to regain
So I just got back from a study abroad in Spain- like most, i gained while I was away. Not a lot, but enough to make me feel very uncomfortable in my body.I was living with a host family and didn't have a huge amount of control over what kind of food I was putting into myself (I didn't buy the groceries!). I got home about…
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Swimming to lose weight
Anyone swimming as part of their weight loss program? What do you do in the pool, or what are your favorite swimming workouts? I've been swimming and running but because of back problems I'm now restricted to only swimming, so I'm looking for ways to keep up the weight loss with swimming as my main activity.
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too big of a calorie deficit?
I'm currently on exchange in Europe for a year, and in the last two months, I've put on weight FAST. Trying to lose the 10 pounds I've gained by using MFP along with regular exercise. My calorie intake is set to 1460 a day, and I exercise about 4 or 5 days a week. I generally don't eat back my exercise calories (leaving me…
