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Looking for a lifting program! :)
Hi everyone. In 4 weeks I'm going to finish the New rules of lifting for woman workouts! It's been great so far and I have really gained a lot of strength! (I can do 2 pull ups, yay! :D ) Now I'm looking for a new program. I think I'll have the time to go to the gym 5 days a week, so this program seems quite interesting. I…
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Plateau? :(
Hi there. Sooo... since I started weight training 2,5 months ago I haven't lost any weight anymore. (I did stronglifts 5x5 and am now doing new rules of lifting for women.) I'm still eating at a deficit, a small one, 1700 calories a day. I've set up MFP to lose 0,2 kg a week as I am only 4 kg away from my goal weight.…
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Why you SHOULDN'T count calories
Well, I came across a picture on Tumblr and it said "Why you shouldn't count calories" I can't find it anymore on tumblr or elsewhere on the interwebs! But, it basically said that you shouldn't count calories because you can eat a chocolate bar or 'bad' processed stuff for 250 calories, but it's better to just eat…
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Hi everyone! My name is Zoë and I made a blog!
Hi there. I'm just stopping by to share my brand new blog. It's going to be about yummy food and fitness. I want to share my toughts, recipes and ideas with the world, because my friends and family aren't really interested in this whole food and fitness thing. The past months I have spent on myfitnesspal taught me so much,…
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Lifting at deficit/maintenance/surplus
Okay, i know that if you lift at a calorie deficit that you will preserve the muscle you already have, lose fat and maybe have some newbie muscle gain. And i also know that if you want to gain muscle you have to eat at a surplus. But what happens when you lift at maintenance? (edited for spelling :)
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Sweden !
Hi everyone ! I'm going to Sweden next week ! Is there anyone from sweden on MFP, or anyone who's been to Sweden? What's the food like? Do you have any tips for healthy snacks that i can buy in the supermarkets while on vacation? What are the biggest supermarkets in Sweden? :) Thanks ^.^
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Almost at goal weight.. Now what?
Hi everyone! In the last 3,5 months I went from 77kg to 65kg. My goal weight was anywhere between 60-65 kg. (132-143 lbs) Because this was a healthy BMI. I used to be scale obsessed in the beginning and now i weigh in 1-2/week, wich is still a lot. I do notice that i lost inches, my clothes got too large, and i feel and…
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Weight lifting.. Help?
Hi. :) So today i finally got some decent information from a trainer in my gym. I actually had an appointment for their free weights program. It's one 'for woman' or for 'people who haven't "lifted" yet' and such.. The only free weight involved was a 4 kg dumbell..... Anyways, i asked for some help on the stronglifts 5x5…
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How do you go about treats?
Hi everyone. I've been having the munchies really bad lately. After a period of eating totally clean and losing a good amount of weight i'm upping my calories a bit and i automatically think 'hey i can have sweets now'. But i know that if i'm getting more than one a day I will be craving more and more and more soon and…
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Getting started with lifting or weight training..
Hi So i just got a gym membership and i told the employee that i wanted to do cardio & strength. They showed me around in the gym and got some explanation about all the machines, The only thing that they didn't show me was the free weights section.. - where all the men are all the time - (However, i'm going to ask for some…
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Lightly active, active or very active??
Hi So I've been around here for a while now and at first i was eating 1200 calories, and i figured it's not the best thing to do. I want to update my fitness and diet profile to a more accurate number of calories i should consume daily. I have trouble choosing my activity level.. Most of the time I will run 3x/week. When i…
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do i exercise enough?
Hi everyone. So i've been eating healthy for almost four weeks now and already lost some weight. But i have a question about exercise. I do blogilates 6 days a week (you can look it up on youtube if you don't know, it's like pilates exercises.), about 20 mins everyday. And then i bike to work monday to friday, it's only a…
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Is it possible to eat too much fruit?
So I eat quite a bit of fruit ever day. By examlple: I the morning i make a smoothie with: skim milk, raspberries and a banana And for snacks by example i eat pinapple the whole day if i cut a fresh one up. Then I eat the whole pinapple over the course of 1 day. And in the evening after dinner, if i feel like having some…
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Elbow pain after running?
So i was doing something like C25K but halfway the program it got a bit boring so i just started running without walking inbetween. First time i ran 2K, 2 days later 4K, and now, 3 days ago, i ran 6K.. I was feeling fine but after that 6K run my knee was hurting (but i don't have the best running shoes so i think it was…
