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Help! Muscle soreness..
Hi ya'll! I admit - yesterday was my first training ses, true, so maybe it's worse than after a few that "I get used to it" - but gee! I can't sit down or stand up properly! And when it comes to especially low seats (you know ">> I don't needa spell it all out for ya do I?) It's a nearly impossible task.. The pain and…
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Building a healthy plan
Hello :) I came back here after a while and I am trying to take a different approach to weightloss. I started a job a week ago, and I signed a contract for 9 months, so for the next 9 months my meal schedule is set in stone. I would like it if you guys could help me with building a healthy meal plan, because I kinda lost…
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Came back, again :P
Hey All! I came back here again after a while... Trying to pursue a healthy life style again, and this time I am hoping to actually make it. I started working a week ago, so now my eating schedule is set, which I hope will help me :smile: Hey, I am Skylar, 18 years old, from Israel. Nice to meet everyone :) I don't have…
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Help! feet killin' me after work! :(
Hey guys! I just need a quick tip... I started working 8 hours at a salad factory (well... we basically pack veggies into bags... lol.... but yah) and its a job where I have to stand for 7 hours a day, sometimes even more, depending on how long the factory keeps us there. (We don't really have a set time we go home... ^^")…
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Low fats high protein
So... I use tumblr, and I follow this one blog because of my fashion preferences. However, I seen the girl post a post about her weight loss and diet. she was a little lighter than me when she started and well, she's shorter, but eitherways, I'm wondering what do you think of what she suggests? here's a link to the post…
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Exercise for starters?
Uhm.. Well.. Ive written here before but since Ive abandoned it... uhm so title says it all, I am looking for easy exercise I can do as a beginner, to get my body used to exercising, and preferably stuff I can do at home (it's becoming summer and going outside is terrible where I live) Any advice would be appreciated. Have…
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How will you celebrate your goal?
So.. the title says it all :) I'd like to find out how will you celebrate reaching your goal! I personally decided that once I reach my desired looks ( not weight, because the numbers can be misleading :P ) I wanna have a professional photo shoot where I go from fully dressed to naked. I'd like to believe that once I'm…
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It's been a while!
So... I havent been here for the longest time, which I'm quite ashamed of. I'm pretty sure some of the people I knew lost quite a bit of weight and are looking so great I'll be jealous once I check it out. I think it's just fitting I re-introduce myself here. I'm Winter, and I'm 17 years old. I know I shouldn't have joined…
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Anyone up for a chellenge?
I found this awesome zumba video (thanks ___Red_Scorpio) and I reaaaaaly wanna be able to do it! however, I'm not in great shape, so I'm challenging myself - in a month (Nov. 21 is the day!) I wanna be able to do the full 50 minutes. Anyone wants to join me? :D Check the video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9raJrc-X9k
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TDEE and stuff
Uhm.. So I saw some people prefer going the TDEE way instead of MFP calorie count.. I am thinking of trying that too, and I have a question. I used this calculator [ http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html ] and it says my TDEE is 2227. I saw someone suggested to only decrease 20% of that for weight…
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Stronger!
My father found my dumbbell (9lb), I did 2 sets each hand 10 reps each, slow lifting. I know it's very little, but considering the last time I did something like that if was half the weight and not as dedicated (also it was about 3 years ago) suddenly I feel stronger and I'm liking it! I'm glad I decided to do it a bit,…
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Losing weight and gaining muscle
Hey ya'll! I was wondering, is there some kind of an exercise \ routine \ whatever that could kill two birds with one stone? Anything that could help burn fat and gain muscle, even slightly, at the same time? I'd like to be ready for power workouts once I'm done losing weight, and have some kind of a base to work off of..…
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Need help with exercise!
I just read a few posts an got oh so scared. Thing is, I'm 5"6.5', and atm I weigh 223.7lb. I wanna go down to 132lb or so, but oh the horror - I reeeeally don't wanna deal with loose skin! that would be horrifying! I was hoping perhaps someone here could recommend what kind of exercise I should do while losing weight so I…
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ouch, ouch, help!
I'm... not sure if I'm putting this in the right forum, but heck I don't care lol I work at peanut sorting, and I was working yesterday, and right now my arms ache sooo bad! I hoped someone has some kind of a suggestion what to do? I'll explain a bit... when I work there's a treadmill kinda thing that transports the…
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Under motivated :(
been sick for a week and was doing really bad with my logging and eating overall.. feeling guilty for not writing it down, but also I am losing motivation, not that I had much of it.. I've been dieting my whole life, and I've always been chubby.. I blame my parents, mostly, for feeding me a very bad diet as a child, but…
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Breakfast shakes!
Hello boys and girls! I decided I'm tired of the regular solid breakfast or the morning cereal and milk stuff, so I wanna switch it up to shakes and smoothies! Do you guys have any reccommendations? Perhaps those powder stuff? I'll try to find where can I buy those if anyone suggests :) (I'm not from the USA\Canada…
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Needing some tips!
Hi! so.. I just started dieting, again, and trying to maintain a healthy eating schedule while recovering from an eating disorder... long story.. anyways, I started a while ago, trying to first cut off the slack and get my eating habits straight, at my highest weight of 231lb. right now I'm down to 223, with loads of ups…
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needing support!
ugh.. Can't believe this is happening! I am over at my brother's for the weekend, taking care of his pets while he's on a vacation with my future-to-be-sister-in-law, and at the worst timing ever, I got this terrible stomach ache.. I've been taking painkillers and sleeping a lot, but the parrots are noisy, and I think I…
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Newbie looking for pals :D
Hi! I won't make this long, mainly because I have to go to sleep and I am not a big talker generally haha So.. My name is Winter, I am 18 years old, I am a musician, singer, writer, and whatever else haha ^^" I am very friendly! so feel free to P.M me anytime! :D I am currently living in Israel, but I'll be moving to…