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Pleateaus, exercise habit changes, and calorie intake
So, for the last 15 months or so I've been steadily going to the gym 3x/week for 15-20 min heavy lifting and 20-30 min interval cardio, with an occasional yoga class thrown in for variety. I've been using Scooby's Accurate Calorie Calculator, set at "1-3 hours light exercise per week". I was losing steadily up until about…
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Onederland at last!
Almost exactly a year ago, I got the leg infection that made me realize that my weight was a real problem. Suddenly it hit me that my husband couldn't lift me in an emergency, and that was the catalyst that made me turn my life around. Prior to that, I was depressed, unhealthy, and very lazy. I spent every day sitting at…
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Bored with lifting?
So I know most of you are going to just respond with "who cares, push through, make yourself do it, the results are worth it" but hear me out. I'm not unmotivated, I don't want to skip working out, I don't find myself making excuses to avoid going to the gym. I'm just bored with weight lifting. I've been lifting for about…
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gym with soreness
So, day before yesterday I did free weights instead of machines for the first time. It absolutely kicked my butt, and I have been crazy sore since. Today is supposed to be a gym day. I know that I shouldn't stress the same muscles again until they stop hurting, so weights are out ( it was a full body workout). Also, at 10…
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Little help? Trouble eating so much
So for the last four months, I've been eating 1200-1500cal/day and have at this point seemingly adapted to that amount. I rarely feel hungry, though I have felt constrained, deprived, tired, sick, and like I'm not actually getting stronger (thus my keen interest in EM2WL!). This being the case, I'm having a heck of a hard…
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Nervous about free weights
Hi everyone- so I've been going to the gym 3-4 times per week for four months now, doing both cardio (elliptical, upright bike) and a lot of weight machines. I feel like it's time to transition over to the free weights area instead of being reliant on the machines- both because it would work more muscle groups per exercise…
