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About ready to give up
I started my 'get in shape journey' last September just to get rid of some flab. My wieght had been stable for years, I just wanted to lose a tad. After a few months of actually getting in shape (and eliminating evening glasses of wine/beer during the week at home), I upped my workout game and really started tracking…
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Hip Pain
Backstory- When I was in high school, almost 20 years ago, during a hilly cross-country race, I felt an excruciating sharp pain just above my left hip bone. It turned out to be tendonitis (I was told) and did some PT. I was out of 2 seasons of sports and was in a decent amount of pain. It never really got ttally…
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Lifting and adjusting my workouts
A few weeks back, people suggested adding heavy weights to my routine (I have been doing a 3x5 routine that I worked out with a trainer at my gym, not 5x5) I now work out as follows- Monday- 55 min Kickboxing. This usually involves squats, kicks, pushups, weighted punches, jumprope, running Tuesday- 55 minute HIIT/circuit…
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Completely exhausted
Over the last week or so, after not really seeing the scale move, I decided that I could 'up' my calories a tad and see what that did. I do follow an average of Scoobie and IIFYM/TDEE, so I do not eat back calories. Finally, the scale moved! Buuuut, I did my stronglifts on Sunday and was exhausted...was able to move up on…
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Just not getting results
I upped my workout game about 7 months ago, and I must say I have gotten into pretty good shape. I have recently added in Strong Lifts and TRX/kettlebell work in conjunction with my usual kickboxing and spin. About 6 weeks ago, I really took a look and addressed my Macros (looked at both IIFYM and Scooby), and basically…
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TRX vs. Heavy Lifting?
After a lupus diagnosis in January 2013 left me just exhausted for months (with absolutely no energy to work out), I went back to the gym last August. I started slow ( I was SUPER out of shape) and slowly added things in, mostly a mix of cardio (spin and kickboxing) and weights (typically free weights). Once I got into…
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TDEE Exercise Level
I typically work out 5 days a week. Some weeks I do 6...but usually I do 5. According to my heartrate monitor, I burned 670 calories at Spin followed by a circuit training class on Sunday. Last night I burned 523 at kickboxing. Not all days are like that, but very few days burn under 400 calories- most days are between…
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Losing inches, not weight
So I started in August 2013 trying to be healthier and wanting to slim down for my sister's wedding in July 2014. In 2013, I had been diagnosed with Lupus and spent about 5-6 months just having zero energy. The meds finally kicked in, and I started heading to the gym to get back into shape. I was REALLY out of shape! 8…
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Working out hard but not losing weight
In August 2013, I decided to get back into great shape. I started tracking on MFP app, but not posting in a forum. I am at the gym typically 5 days a week. I usually aim to net 1400 calories after a few months of aiming for 1200 and not losing anything, a nutritionist thought I was consuming too little. I have raised my…
