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people at maintance
how did you figure out your maintance calories and how much do you eat. also whil on maintance do you eat back ur exercise cals?
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WOMEN BULKING
i am looking into doing a bulk/cut phase starting with bulking. i am worried about gaining to much weight(fat). how many calories do you eat and how did you decide on that amount. also how much exercise (lifting and cardio) needs to be done each week to ensure minimial fat gain but still gain muscle. i do not want to eat…
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snacks
i always eat something after dinner but i try not and eat after 8pm. alot of times i mix yogurt with rolled oats and ff cool whip, or ff sugar free ice cream with ff cool whip and peanuts. Although these are not horrible snacks or extremely high in calories i am looking for healthier after dinner snacks that contain less…
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UNDER CALORIES
i wear a bodybugg. i just went and looked at how much i burned and how much i ate for the last 6 days. i am at a 250 calorie deficit and i notice i eat more on bigger workout days. i eat between 1700-2400 calories a day however Today i was under cals by 181. Monday under by 780. sunday under by 92. saturday under by 836.…
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LADIES: MISSED PERIOD
i have been on MFP for 9 months. i was reguarly starting my TOM on the same day. Now in august i was 3 weeks late. september i was 3 weeks late and i have not started at all this month!!! what is going on?
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feeling guilty
i try and eat as clean and healthy as possible and i have noticed since eating healthy for so long i do not really crave greasy, fatty, sugary foods any more. to explain before i started here french fries were my absolute favorite food even over cake, cookies, ect. I would eat them all the time. when starting of MFP i…
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NSV for me!!! im so excited
i have never been able to do a headstand. EVER.... i was messing around with the kids today and since i have been lifting weights i have a lot more arm strength and i can do it now!!!!!! so excited i keep doing them LOL
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bulking/cutting
i am on a mission to get built!!! right now i am lifting with a calorie deficit. and i have gained weight!!! i can see some changes and have more muscle definition in my arms and legs. however i want to be ripped. in order to get this appereance do i have to eat above maintance? also do i have to do a bulk and cutting…
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serving sizes
Does any one else find that the amount of servings in some items is wrong? Today i bought a container of trail mix and it said it had 8 servings in the whole container but i swear i only got 4 out of it !?!?!?!
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for people who lift HEAVY weights
i am wanting to tone to the point of being ripped but not body builder huge. i know you need to lift heavy for about 8reps but i am new to weight lifting and i am not sure what i need to be doing. i am a 24yr old female. i am 5'7 and weigh 130lbs. my goals weight was 120lbs but since i am not losing any more weight i…
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weightlifting and weight loss
is it imperative to take a rest day when weightlifting to aid in weightloss, to give ur muslces time to recover and rebuild? i started lifting gained 4lbs with out taking a rest day. i took a rest day yesterday and today i am down .6lbs
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weightlifiting and rest days
first off i lift weight every other day. on opposite days i do cardio and i workout 7 days a week. now i worked my muscles like crazy sat and was so sore sunday i took an absolute rest day and didnt do anything. today i was my lifting day but i am still really sore. should i take another rest day or push trough it and do…
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FEMALE BODYBUILDERS
I am starting to lift weights alot more and i would love to eventually enter into some bodybuilding competitions. ANY advice for lifting, what foods to eat while lifting, supplements, any advice at all really as i am just getting into this i would love others opinons, advice and info. also if you are doing/have done this…
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WEIGHTLIFTING AND WEIGHT GAIN
for those of you who are lifting weights did you gain weight doing this? stay the same or lose? are you lifting heavy?
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vitamins and supplements
for those of you who take them, which ones and why? im am thinking of starting to take creatine and a BCAA. thanks for the info.
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EXPLAIN
i started on this site in january at 130lbs. by april i weighed 125lbs. then i gained a few pounds without changing anything. I went to mexico in april and when i got home i was up to 135lbs. SInce april i got back down to 130lbs. THEN i was stuck. no matter what i did i could not lose. NOW i bought a bodybugg and it says…
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will this ruin my diet or does it make sense
i wear a bodybugg but i do not plug it in until the end of the night to see how many calories i have burned for the day. since it differs everyday would it be ok to eat those calories the following day. for example yesterday i burnt about 2900 calories. so i want to lose 1/2lb a week so i would subtract 250 for that…
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new rules of weighlifting for women
i just finished this book but not sure how i feel about the program. anyone who has completed it or is in the process of this workout program? what do you think?
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gaining weight while lifting
so i am focusing more on weightlifting and getting ripped than cardio because i am not losing any more weight, i have noticed a slight gain on the scale lately. how do i know if it is from building muscle or if i am eating to much and it is fat. also while building muscle and trying to get ripped or really toned is it…
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do u do this?
i feel like sometimes i just eat food because i have calories left. NOT because i am hungry. before starting this site, i would eat when i was hungry. now i eat more but less calorie filled and healthier foods. but sometimes i eat just because i have alot of calories left. i reason that it is because i do not want to…
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des moines, iowa
anybody on here from des moines, iowa? looking for local friends :)
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carbs galore
my stomach has been looking bloated for the last couple of days and i was wondering if it could be because i consume alot of carbs? alot of my carbs come from fuits, veggies, and nut but at night i eat yogurt mixed with ff cool whip and quick oats almost every night and that is about 50 carbs. is this something i should…
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help me!
so i posted a topic yesterday about my calorie intake. I am set to lose 1/2 lb a week and MFP gives me 1740 cals before exercise. now i bought a bodybugg and i significanlty burn way more than this. I am burning anywhere from 2,433-3,144 calories a day. so i took a 24day period and averaged it out and i should be consuming…
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weight lifters
i have started to shift my focus from cardio/weightloss to weight lifting/toning/sculpting. i want to get ripped! i was wondering for those of you who have achieved this ripped apperance how long did it take for you to get there or to see major results? any other advice or tips for scultpting and toning would be…
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U! yes U! i need your opinion
according to MFP i need 1,740 calories before exericise. well i bought a bodybugg and i have worn it everyday for 26 days. i took my calories burned for this 26day period and averaged them out. on average i burn 2,700 calories a day. thats average. somedays i burn more and somedays i burn less. the least i have burnt is…
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i hate this!
while i have gained more muscle i still weigh the same as when i was eating fast food and ice cream all the time. i know i am probably more healthier on the inside by eating healthier foods but it is so irritating when i gave up fast food, liquor, and ice cream and 1.) i still weight the same and 2.) my boyfriend and…
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boyfriend troubles and weight loss
my boyfriend thinks i am skinny and that i do not need to lose weight. I am a little obsessed with this website, calorie counting, eating healthy and exercising. I used to cause problems between us because i talked about my weight and calories all the time. now that i have added friends and started posting on forums i have…
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My trial
i recently went on a test trial because i was not losing weight. i was eating a majority of my calories at night so i decided i would not eat after 8pm for two weeks. a messed up about 2 days because i had to work late and was not able to eat until i got off. all in all it worked pretty well though. Today was weigh in and…
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help me with my rest day
i dont have one.... i workout everyday. i usually run on the treadmill for 30min and then do weightlifting for 30 min. everyday. some days i skip weightlifiting and on those days i run for 15min and then do a zumba class for 45 min. i am noticing that my body is starting to hurt/ache more especially my legs and i am tired…
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nutrionist and personal trainer
i would like to talk to someone that is a nutrionist and a personal trainer. I go to the YMCA to workout but the people they have employed do not seem to be very fit and i want someone who not only has book knowledge but does the work and knows first hand what works. any suggestions on where i can go to find one?
