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What to do?
Since having to take 4 days off from working out to get my wisdom teeth out and not being able to eat hardly anything my diet has gone to hell. Nothing sounds good, i am getting real tired of logging and having to moniter every little thing i eat. before i started logging my weight was healthy and stable. i ate what i…
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IS THIS INFORMATION CORRECT? maybe IM crazy
i am bulking and aim for 1lb a week gains. i eat roughly 2500 cals a day and aim for 200 grams of protein. i lift full body 3x a week for 65min. cardio on other days. sunday is rest. now there is this lady at the gym who did a fitness competition(bikini) last year. i would like to eventually do one so i asked her for help.…
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Wisdom teeth...... what to eat?
I just got my wisdom teeth out and i was told I can not workout for 4 days (until monday) and i can only eat soft foods (again until monday) so should i worry about trying to stay within my calories and macros or should i just eat whatever i can and want for these for days even though i can not work out?
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When to lift weights
I have heard it is good to lift four days in a row and then take three days off, i have heard it is good to do full body every other day, and i have heard it is good to break your lifting routine down to different muscles and rotate. Right now i am doing full body for about 65 min mon. wed. and fri. but am wondering if…
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ABS
i do a lot of lifting which targets abs but i am looking for some ab exercises that i can incorporate into the end of my workouts..... any suggestions?
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yummy chicken recipe
i love inventing new recipes! it is a huge hobby of mine.... tonight i wanted to have spaghetti with chicken and vodka sauce. but upon getting the ingredients ready i found my sauce was expired :frown: so i was forced to create something from what i had (too cold here to warrent a trip to the store) so this is what i came…
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left over calories
was wondering how many people carry calories over to the next day? i know many people say as long as you are within your calories limit for the week you can eat less one day and go over the next because it will equal the same amount of calories consumed for the week. do any of you do this and has it had any effects on your…
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competitions
right now i am looking to gain body mass so i am bulking. i am eating at a surplus and aim for 2500 calories a day(that includes my workout calories) and 200 grams of protein a day) i want to get into figure competitions so i talked to a women today at the gym who has done them. she said that i need to eat 1500 calories a…
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clean eating
do you eat a "clean" diet? if so what do you eat on a regular basis and do you allow yourself processed foods ever? i am looking into cleaning up my food intake. my diary is open if you have any suggestions?
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INPUT PLEASE
i am bulking. i aim to gain 1lb a week and so far have gained 12lbs in 14 weeks. i feel like i am getting stronger and i have moved up in my weights. for example i started doing bicep curls with 10lb weights and am up to 20lbs. i strarted doing squats and deadlifts at 45lbs and have moved up to 100lbs. i just do not feel…
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bulking and eating over
i have seen a few people who are bulking that have stopped logging food. if you are bulking does it really matter how much you are going over your calories as long as you are eating good amounts of protein? i know the idea is to gain muscle and try to minimize fat gain which would account for the reason most people log on…
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BULKING AND EATING
first off I have been bulking on 2300 calories plus exercise calories. i think i am going to add another 100 calories a day and see what happens. any thoughts or suggestions. also when bulking do you do a spike day? i went over my calories last night and am woundering if this is a set back or if it doesnt really matter…
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I need advice
ok without going into details i need some advice. I have a very very very tough decision to make. this decision will alter my life in many ways and i am scared to decide. how do you know what to do and what is the right choice?
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bulking and size
since i began bulking and lifting i have gained about 10lbs in 12 weeks. my measurments have gone up and i feel like i look fat. i had to buy new pants because my thighs and *kitten* would not fit in my old pants. :( now i know i am supposed to be gaining weight on a bulk and i have moved up in the amount i can lift but i…
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bulking and left over calories
for those of you bulking......... if you have alot of calories left for the day but are not hungry do you still eat to get your calories in for the day or just stay under for the day?
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bulking months
how long do you plan on bulking? i was thinking until febuary but i am not sure if that is enough.... i have heard some people bulk for a whole year!!! should i bulk until feb. then cut a bit to see where i am at or bulk longer until i am lifting a bit heavier since i just started two months ago?
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christmas treats and dinner
do you plan on sticking to your diet on christmas or eating whatever you want. I stuck to my diet on thanksgiving so i dont want to not enjoy christmas meals too... i am ok on the dinner... i usually make my own so i can make it healthy and eat smaller portions of any thing else but i may want to indulge in the deserts.…
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TO GET ABS?
do you have to do ab exercises to have defined abs?
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is this bad?
i eat pretty much the same thing everyday. really the only meal that i change up is dinner. i know what i like and what fits into my macros so i tend to stick to the same foods. anyone else like this or does this have any bad effects?
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how bad is this?!
yesterday i had the flu and could not keep anything down. i tracked what i ate but i didnt keep anything down so i do not think it matters. however after finishing my log yesterday i was under by about 1500 calories. well today i felt better but was not up for my lifting routine (or any workout for that matter) and all…
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Im doing it!!!
ok i have been trying to build muscle and my strength for a while now but was scared to eat at a surplus because well im scared to get fat....BUT today while lifting it hit me. In order to reach my goals i need to fule my body. I also read a post someone posted about a girl named staci that eats about 3000 + calories a day…
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lifting pros and cons
Since lifting i feel like my shoulders have broadened giving me better posture. Although the scale has gone up i feel like my stomach is looking flatter!! I have decided to put the scale away for awhile and just focus on how i look, feel and how my clothes fit. I am considering upping my calories to build more muscle but i…
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i dont get it :(
i eat around 1600-1900 net calories a day. now in my last post most people told me this is not enough to be in a bulk stage. however i have gained 2lbs in a month!!! if i am not eating enough to be bulking and am eating at a deficit then why am i gaining weight? (my bodybugg says i burn on average 2700 cals a day and i…
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Bulking help
I am eating around 1600-1900 net and i weighed myself today and it looks like i have gained two pounds in a month. i binged on thursday and did a heavy workout sat so i dont know if that accounts for the weight gain. not sure if 1600-1900 is enough for bulking or not? i am just so scarred of getting fat and worried that i…
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weightlifting and binging!!
so i had the most outragous binge last night and consumed about 1,200 calories over my goal for the day. i was not going to record what i ate because i did not want to be disgusted by the number but figured i ate it i need to see what i consumed. i am always under my goal every day and i try to allow myself a treat day…
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RIPPED!!! men and womens advice please
ok i am looking to tone ALOT!!! how do i get that ripped appearance? i am a 24yr old female. i weigh 130lbs. And i want to look ripped all over...........what do i do? im not that experienced with lifting
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bulking/cutting question
when in a bulk phase you have to eat above maintance. Your body gets used to eating so many calories a day. When you switch to a cut phase you must eat considerably less. How hard is it to go from eating above maintance to eat significantly less?
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weightlifting and running
i was running about 30 min almost everday. then i decided i needed to focus more on weighlifting and toning because i was not losing weight. so i pretty much stopped running (my knee was also hurting so i gave it a break) i now lift and i do zumba for cardio. Since i started lifting i have gained weight :frown: so i think…
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halloween dinner... what to do
i am taking the kids trick or treating tonight from 6-8. we usually eat dinner around 6/6:30 and i try not to eat after 8 so i dont know what to do. I am worried that if i eat early say around 5 i will get hungry while we are out and i dont want to start eating candy. I also dont want to wait, get hungry while im out, and…
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skinny in the AM to fat in the PM
when i wake up my stomach is more defined and flatter. each meal i eat or water i drink it gets bigger until at night i look pregnant!! WTH?!? anyone else experience this.
