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building muscle vs strength...what is happening to me?
Just starting lifting weights at the beginning of April ( 41 yr. old female...5'5 135lbs about 23% fat). My goal is to become leaner and have more muscle. I feel a lot firmer but don't really see any difference in the mirror yet. My weight hasn't changed but the tape measure has shown 1/2 loss in tummy area and other…
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lifting weights for endurance or building?
I am in my last 10 lb phase and want some definition (no more bat wings, lean arms and legs with no jiggly bits).... So do I lift heavy at low reps or lift lighter with high reps. For example, since I just started out I am doing bicep curls, 10lbs x 15 reps...3 sets. Will I see results with this or only if I increase…
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weight training to get leaner while LCHF
Question: I have started the LCHF two weeks ago and this week I have started to work out at the gym (light weight lifting to firm up and sprinting/walking). Yesterday my carbs were at 50 grams and I worked out. Is it ok to eat 50g of carbs on work out days and than stay at 25gs on non-work out days? Is anyone working out,…
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Drinking water
Why is drinking water (a lot of it) so important with the LCHF diet? Does this make our electrolytes low?
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Premium
Is the premium worth it
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essential oils
Anyone have any success with adding essential oils like grapefruit, to their drinking water to help with cravings/weight loss?
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IP diet/alternative for last 10 lbs?
Would using the IP diet or an alternative of it (atkins?) work long term for the last 10 lbs? I would love to lose the last bit of weight and it seems to be hovering at the last 10.
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what are the benefits of yoga
Can someone explain the benefits of yoga? Is it for flexibility, strength, relaxation? I am wanting to start and am curious of what to expect.
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le boot camp diet, the french way to diet?
Anyone read this book? Is it good?
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help with carb cycling
I am not sure I am doing it right so I am asking for some clarification. I do have the Chris Powell book and I have read it. I have the app as well. So this is what I understand. For two days I will be eating low carb meals, 1200 cals a day and a gallon of water. I will then have a high carb day, 1500 cals a day. I see the…
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ifit
Anyone use ifit? I just got a Nordic Track Incline Trainer and it is ifit compatible. Pros, cons? Has it been helpful, fun, and etc.?
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eating olive oil
I have been adding olive oil to my dishes, mainly dip a whole grain bread in it and eat it. I absolutely love it but I am wondering if its worth the spike in calories.....like how much is too much in a day? Are there lower calorie versions that are just as good for you. I have been using extra virgin.
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hot peppers
I am guessing this was asked at one time or another but does eating hot peppers speed up your metabolism? Does cooking the pepper diminish any metabolism boost compared to eating raw? I know that canned jalepanos have less of a kick than the raw.....just wondering, thanks!
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walking to lose weight and burn fat, does it work?
Can I burn fat and tone up by walking? How about if I use the incline on the treadmill, will this help firm my legs and butt?
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calories burned during Yoga?
If I do a thirty minute session of a generic yoga video with the beginner moves is there any real calories burned? I'm not unfit or overweight, wanting to gain muscle. Just wondering if yoga can be used as exercise or how any of you track that exercise. I know that there are many benefits for yoga other than burning…
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HOW FAST DO YOU LOSE MUCSLE
HOW QUICKLY DO YOU START TO LOSE THE MUSCLE YOU HAVE GAINED IF YOU STOPPED LIFTING? FOR EXAMPLE IF I TAKE A WEAK OFF HOW DETRIMENTAL IS IT?
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fat happenings
Not sure where to post this but I just read a post from another member depicting somethings that can happen when you are very overweight. For example, bending down to pick something up and you rip your pants, (been there...teaching a class of 2nd graders and blew out my pants. I had to tie a shirt around my waist and wait…
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help adding muscle weight
I met with a dietician to work on some fitness goals. I am a female, 5'5, 129 lbs and 39 years old. She did a body scan and my results are 92 lbs of muscle and 37 lbs of fat. (Not sure where bones and organs fit into that measurment) 37 lbs of fat seems like a lot. I dont appear chubby. Anyway, we came up with a goal to…
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counting steps on pedometer?
I am wearing a pedometer and I am shooting for 10,000 steps a day. Usually at work I will get close to that goal but not if few are aerobic steps. Do I count these steps into my activity log. My pedometer gives me the amount of calories burned for those steps so i could generalize walking in the activity column. thanks
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counting short exercises?
While at work I have been trying to add in a few exercises like leg squats. I will do 25 squats and then go back to work. Later in the day I will do step-ups, 25 each leg. While i am not exercising constantly for 20-30 mintues, do I add these into my daily exercise? There doesn't seem to be an option of adding these little…
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not losing...wth?
Hello, I am rather new to this...been on for two weeks now and I am having some difficulty and was hoping to get opinions/ideas. I am 38 year old woman 5'5 140 lbs. I am not wildly over weight but would love to get back to the 130 I was in my late twenties. I have a job where I work 12 hours a day am on my feet alot,…
