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Am I under eating?
My current stats: 31 year old Male 190 - 195 lbs Body Fat % 23.3ish Strength Training(1 hr) x 3 week (20-30 mins cardio after) Cardio 60 Minutes (1 hr) x 3 week (use HRM and eat back calories) Goal - 15% body fat - 185lbs I've been eating at a 1 lb /week deficit based on MFPs recommendation, which is 1780 calories. While…
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Lifting at a deficit...
I am about to start a real lifting program with a trainer at my gym. Over the past year, I've dropped 72lbs byeating at a 2lb / week deficit and doing tons of cardio. I've been steadily losing weight and moving toward my ultimate goal weight (185lbs) I'm, about 10lbs off it. I really want to start focusing on body fat % as…
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Changing my fitness goals/plan
I've dropped 70lbs over the past year doing a lot of cardio and with a 2lbs/week loss calorie deficit. I'm happy that I got the weight off and I feel 1000 times better. I've got like 10lbs to my goal weight. But I really want to go the extra mile, and work on developing myself. I realize now that I should have incorporated…
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Golds gym xr45
I'm starting to look at strength training and varying my routines. Currently I'm doing like 98% cardio. I have some light weights I use but I've never "lifted" or worried about strength. I'm looking at the gold gym xr 45 to add to my workout room. http://www.getgoldsgym.com/fitness/en/GetGoldsGym/Strength/golds-gym-xr-45…
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After cardio protein shakes? What's your fav?
At first... I really thought it was just "hype" and a way to sell "powders". But more and more I am reading about the value of protein after a workout. I thought it was really just a lifting thing, but there is a lot of stuff out there about it helping nourish after a good cardio. So, I think I will investigate this. Any…
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Does mfp take into account my loss?
As I am losing weight is mfp adjusting my calorie goal down to prevent plateau? This article suggests I should drop my cals? http://www.livestrong.com/article/389158-why-have-i-stopped-losing-weight/ I know it's early (10 days or so) but, pretty sure I am hitting that first "wall". Been a week with minimal loss... No major…
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Am I tricking my HRM?
I wanted to shake things up a bit with my workouts, and decided to play some basketball today. Not a official game, rather just solo play. If I shot, and missed, I would run to the opposite basket and take a shot. If I made it, I'd take more shots at that hoop till I missed. (I am terrible at this sport lol) I only did…
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vacation and my diet plan fail
Vacation and diet plans...Are like oil and water. Simply put they dont mesh. I knew it was gonna be bad... just wasnt prepared for the numbers I suppose. Ultimatly, im just guestimating. Far too many resturants dont have nutritional info available so im kinda just guessing. I think the real totals are 250 higher/day. At…
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Am I doing this right?
So.... This weeks weigh in was the first where I missed my goal of 2lbs /week. I know it's not linear and what not, but.... It feels weird that I didn't hit that. My diary is shared, anyone have any thoughts as to if I'm doing this right? Do I really need to get into the macros? Starvation mode isn't possibility is it?…
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Got my polar HRM today! Woot!
My polar ft7 arrived today, and I was stoked to take it for a test run. I spent 53 mins on the treadmill, by the machines calculations I burned roughly 430 calories. My HRM said 503 :-) That's a pretty big difference! If those are true results, I've been short changing myself at meal time for the past few weeks. Gonna have…
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Fitbit or HRM?
I'm new to the community and a geek. I actually started getting interested in tracking intake and calorie burn after I found mfp and read an article on the fitbit flex. Today marks 10 days straight logging. I think i understand the differences between a hrm and step counter....the fitbit counting steps and using formula to…
