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Logging food - yes/no/sometimes
I've been a pretty steady food-logger for over 2 years now. I still haven't lost that magical last 15 pounds I want to lose and I'm well aware of the reason (sloppy choices, basically). I hover around the same 5 pounds - so what I'm eating now is basically maintenance in my mind. I'm curious now what would happen if I…
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Popping knee and an ache in the back
Hello friends :) I have been stop-and-go with lifting for a while, mostly due to random injuries and sometimes I'm just lazy about it. I've recently decided that twice a week will have to be ok for me, because I'm just not sleeping well enough to commit to more early mornings than that. I'm ok with this. My question is…
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Estrogen Dominance & Progesterone
Brief background: I'm 37, I take Microgestin 1.5/30 on a continuous schedule of 12 weeks. At Labor day I decided to extend my pills through another 2 packs to work around vacations and whatnot. I've done it in the past with no problems, so I figured why not. I had already started spotting when I made that decision and I…
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Ok, so I'm somewhat back to normal so...
I'm rejoining the ranks once again. My neck sprain and trap strain are all better and I started my lifts again last week. Being off for a month meant a 50% deload, which in many of the lifts meant 'bar weight' only...or very close. I'm moving along, though. The nice thing about the re-start is how quickly the sessions go…
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I'm a little broken (and SL vs. NROLFW)
Hi peeps - I know I've been away a bit. I sprained my neck and strained my right trapezius muscle. The how: I rolled over while sleeping. Yeah. Nice, right? I've been out of lifting for the slow recovery, but I think I'll be up to snuff by next week. I feel tightness still, but it gets a smidge better every day. While I've…
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Back in your pond...
I took a break from LCHF. It wasn't a planned break. I decided I was going to give 'no logging' a go and see how that worked. It didn't really, but I think more of it was due to the timing of my experiment. I have been sort of in a funk, at a loss and trying to find a good way to make my life balance work for me. I've been…
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Sleep or Cardio?
I'm going to post this question in my favorite forums so I can see what people think. Do you think it's more important to have enough sleep at night, or to get a workout in. Last week I was up M-F at 5:30a to work out. M-W-F is lifting, T-TH for cardio (bike/run). This week I've skipped my T-TH cardio because I'm not…
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Sleep or Cardio?
I'm going to post this question in my favorite forums so I can see what people think. Do you think it's more important to have enough sleep at night, or to get a workout in. Last week I was up M-F at 5:30a to work out. M-W-F is lifting, T-TH for cardio (bike/run). This week I've skipped my T-TH cardio because I'm not…
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I am the most indecisive person in the world
Some days I am all "I will stay at or below 50 total carbs" - then the next day "75 or less" - then the next day "maybe I should drop to 25 or less." WTH. Why can't I just decide and execute? Sigh...today I'm on the 75 or less theory. I'm also reading "Why we get fat" and the whole calorie thing is making me crazy. I can't…
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Supplement brand recommendations for...
Sodium and Mag Carbonate. I have no idea about the sodium, what kind and all that. I just can't even stand eating sodium too much so I have to do something.
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Aruba and my lifting
Rob and I are going to Aruba May 28 through June 4 (leaving Friday night and have a layover overnight in Newark). So I'll be gone from my basement gym for 8 days. We're staying in a little boutique, so no gym. I know I'll get plenty of cardio work in, but the lifting will be missing. I hate the idea of losing ground, but I…
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Potassium gluconate and magnesium citrate
For a while I tried magnesium citrate and similar to oxide (although not quite as violent, shall we say), it messed with my bowels. I suspended use for a while and started back this week taking only a half dose at bed time. I added in a double dose of potassium gluconate because my feet and calves have been unbearably…
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What's the time frame before you "un-do" things
So say you've been good at your low carb levels and you stay in your goal area (for the sake of simplicity lets say 75 total carbs a day). You're doing well with it for the most part, but some days are just no good. This is sort of what's happening to me, but nothing serious. I've had a few relatively high carb days…
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Question for the gardeners here
This is the first year I've ever planted anything so I don't really know what I'm doing for the most part. I planted carrots, spinach and lettuce and they have started sprouting and are looking good! My question is, I know I have too many seeds growing in the space and I've been told I'll have to thin the herd. When are…
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April Presses bring May Dresses
So that's a little corny, but it's all I got... I don't mean to monthly thread hog, but I wanted to make sure I reported in. It helps me stay on track ;) Yesterday lifts: 10min warmup Squat: 2x5x45, 1x3x75, 5x5x110 Bench: 2x5x45, 5x5x75 Row: 5x5x75 Today: Treadmill: 31 min...jogged, walked at incline My 'slow down'…
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Breakfast can turn heads!
I've taken to covering up my food when I walk back to my desk because of the gawking LOL. I don't often want breakfast, but some days I'm just hungry. This whole week has been that way for me, so to be prepared I brought leftover steak and some eggs. Heated up my 5.5 oz steak, threw some butter on it, made an egg in the…
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Update on slow progression
Hello friends! Just thought I'd check in since my last post about this. Some time ago I was poking around for info about scaling back the weight for a few reasons: 1. It was becoming too time consuming with all of long rest periods. 2. I wasn't looking forward to it because it was so hard and time consuming. 3. My form…
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I may have unintentionally found my maintenance
I'm not ready for maintenance, though - I don't suspect I'm very far off, but I would like to shrink a bit more. For about two months I've been teetering between the same 4-ish pounds. (169-173) I have thought for a while that 155 is a good stopping point for me (I'm 5' 7.5" and I'm not built in a dainty fashion (larger…
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Quick question - back-to-back days
So I'm leaving town around lunch time today and tomorrow is my day 3 of lifting. There won't be a weight room, so I'm wondering if it's that big of a deal to lift two days in a row? I am thinking of just doing my day 3 this morning instead of missing it altogether this week.
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Your thoughts: calorie vs. carb factoring in PCOS
Today was lopsided for me. As a general rule, I track both carbs and calories. Because I have PCOS, it's a constant battle to lose and keep weight odd. If I look at cake I gain a pound. Really, it seems that bad. So as a result I'm fairly cognizant of the numbers. They aren't always on par, of course, but I've been doing…
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Yellowing teeth?
I noticed this morning that my teeth (mostly the bottom teeth) have become really yellow and they used to be pretty white! Any ideas?? Is it related to LCHF, supplements....something? I'm not happy about this discovery, I'm tooth paranoid! I brush, floss and mouth wash as I'm supposed to so that's no issue. I just want the…
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Total/Net/Keto carbs
Out of curiosity - when attempting ketosis would it be a correct assumption that carb calculations are based on total vs. net? I'm a "total" girl, but I sometimes wonder what's better...subtracting fiber today would drop me from 93 carbs to 68 or so. I'm the type, though, if given an out to count something in my favor - it…
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March-ing in to Spring!
So it's March and I figured someone's gotta start the March thread (I almost posted to February :) ) I've changed things up a bit - some of you may have remembered that I felt like I was burning out some on the heavy lifts. So today: 10 minutes before lifting of 20 different body movements (some ab work like planks and…
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Sleep quality and weakness
A couple of things I've noticed lately for me. I fall asleep ok for the most part, and even if I stay asleep through the night, my sleep quality itself isn't super. I wake up still tired almost daily as of late. In addition to that, I lift weights. The weight on the bar has been higher in the past than I have it at now and…
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Sad face
So..for a few days in a row last week, I woke up with my right elbow/wrist hurting (I'm right handed). Then Saturday morning I woke up with that usual annoying pain (dull, but aggravating) and the front of my shoulder was hurting a smidge. It just felt sort of tight, ya know. So I did my usual routine - 10 minutes of…
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For those on the higher end of low carb - question
Do you still eat any breads/pastas or is your carb allotment to allow for fruits/veggies that are higher in carbs? I stay under 100 carbs (total, not net) per day. I've had a few occasions where I've chosen pasta or bread (in the form of pizza only) as my carbs for the day - or a breakfast bar (usually Atkins). For…
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Enough is enough?
This morning my squats were 135. It was pretty heavy, it was hard and my lower back and right knee noticed. I didn't hurt anything, but I could feel those 2 body parts sort of reminding me that they're capable of injury in a jiffy. Here's the thing. I'm not lifting to be like the strongest woman in the world or anything.…
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Whole Foods
I went to Whole Foods for lunch today and was delighted that they had a few selections that were "paleo" ---- I was less delighted to learn that they do not provide nutrition information. That seemed so weird to me...like, why in the world would you go to the trouble of creating these healthy dishes, but not tell people…
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Magnesium oxide is the devil
That's it. I ditched it - both my husband and I had some bad luck with our tummies at only the 250mg dose. I was hoping to not waste them, but they're getting trashed for sure. Maybe another kind...I've been reading, but now I'm totally hesitant to even mess with it. I'm prone to bloating and I have a super sensitive…
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What supplements/vitamins do you take?
I just finished reading The Magnesium Miracle and it had multiple listings of vitamins (based on your situation). I was curious as to what you guys take (and your reasoning). Here's my list: B-complex with Vitamin C (not sure of the dose off hand) - Doc recommended and I've read of the benefits. I think I should have more…
