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New to keto...questions about lifting
Hi all. I'm on the first week and losing lots of water weight right now but moving forward what can I expect in the gym based on your experience? I do a form of stronglifts (ICF 5x5) and 3 days of cardio 75 mins. Have your workouts suffered? Can you still progress with increasing weight? I feel a little sluggish but I was…
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Good news, bad news wanted to share
The last time I went to the doctor the scale said 393. I had slightly high blood pressure and was severely depressed. Fast forward 18 months and I lost 98 pounds. I went back to the doctor because weight loss has hit a major stall to the point where I have gained 23 lbs so now I am 323. While I get bummed out that weight…
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Trying to be accountable
I was having a lot of success losing weight, getting strong and feeling great. I went from 393 to 304. I have slipped big time. I have lost focus gained 30 pounds have gotten weak. I needed to put this in writing so I can hold myself accountable. If I'm lucky or deserving enough, some of you who have been through this can…
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Hitting reset button
I've gotten washy too complacent. While I appreciate all the kind words and compliments from friends and family, the ability to shop in regular stores, along with the fact that I feel terrific have all contributed to me getting to "comfortable" I'm taking more days off at the gym, I'm going out with friends and drinking…
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365 days later with pics
Hi Gang- I can't believe it has been a year since i started a 10 week fitness challenge Jan 28 2013. I guess I made it a 52 week challenge. I'll admit its been frustrating at times but overall it has been a really good experience. I'm not losing crazy numbers like a lot of you guys but I keep progressing and I'll just have…
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Should I create bigger deficit while quitting smoking?
I hear the metabolism slows down, should I get out ahead of it and reduce my calories for the next month or so? Or am I just doomed and should expect to gain a little?
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Weight Loss Starter Kit
Hi Folks! I put together this little starter kit in the hopes that it will be helpful to some. I found that the hardest part for me last year was just getting started and figuring out what to do. So this is what worked for me and is just a suggestion, you are going to find what works best for you but the most important…
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My present to myself
I wanted/deserved to feel good today. My trainer gave me this first pic at the gym yesterday, it was from one of the first 2 months I started my fitness quest. I was about 400 lbs with a body fat % of 49.8 This is Today, Merry Christmas to all. In this picture I am 309 lbs with a body fat % of 34 I am coming up on 1 year…
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Complete mental breakdown this morning
Im losing it folks. This morning I hopped on the scale just to take a peek even though I said I wasn't going to until jan 28th ( my 1year weight loss anniversary) I had recently upped my cals for two weeks in order to try to break this plateau and made some changes to my workouts as well. Basically from Sunday to Friday I…
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Weight loss first then lift?
Hey all. So here's the deal started 1/28/13 lost about 75 lbs by August then started stronglifts. I have had massive strength gains compared to where I started, I am losing inches consistently around my chest, waist and legs. I wear a body media armband and track my calories I have fluctuated 8lbs since September but have…
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Weight loss blogs
I like reading succes stories and other inspirational weight loss stories. I do it here all the time just wondering if anyone has another blog or website they follow for inspiration. Basic searches come up with quite a few, I feel like the target audience is mostly women though. Btw it's very scary to see the number of…
