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Mental shift
I am about 20lbs overweight and carry most of that in my hips and thighs. I have strong legs and always joke that I'm built to squat. I am wanting to balance out my bottom heavy physique by focusing on building my back, lats and shoulders. (I think Erin Stern has an ideal figure). I am struggling with the mental shift of…
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Such a disappointment!
A place opened up selling hand made brownies. I was so excited! I have a crazy sweet tooth. Planned my weekly calories around trying them. Got them today and they are....Ok. I am sad I wasted calories on them. I have become really fussy about what I spend calories on and will gladly pay a premium for quality. Ah…
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I quit the gym to lose weight
Little bit of back story; a few years ago I lost weight and gradually over time it has crept back on. It's worth noting that I have been going to gym 5 days a week every week during that whole time - lifting, no cardio. I'm getting back on top of my diet again, but to do that I had to quit the gym. I just couldn't sustain…
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I'm my own worst enemy...
Apologies in advance if this post is rambling. About 6 years ago I successfully dieted down from about 200lbs to about 130lbs. I'mfemale, pear shaped and 5'3". Since then I started weightlifting off and on and then last year a change of job meant I could get to the gym consistently and so I have been going every day, 5…
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Weightlifting questions
So, my google-fu has let me down. I am struggling to find answers to my very specific questions. I turn to MFP and their collective wiseness.... I lift heavy weights, typically compound lifts three times a week. (Full disclosure; I have lost my mojo a bit and have been avoiding the gym recently...And by recently I mean two…
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Lyle MacDonald nails it
https://youtu.be/6846ZTBu08k Amazing video. So much information I thought you guys would appreciate.
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Nutella...
So, Nutella, we meet again. Too long has your siren call been absent from my pantry. Many moons have passed since I banished you from said pantry knowing that in your presence all resistance was futile. The new day has dawned on this journey of my life when said, "Today is the day when I am strong enough to face the…
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Most filling brand of oats (UK)
Hi, I am currently eating Scott's Porage Oats Old Fashioned, usually topped with 100g banana and 10g honey. Its reall tasty and i like it, but I was wondering if anyone can recommend a brand that is more filling.
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HRT and weight gain
Hi, I am asking for my mum: She is 5'7, aged 63 and has been on HRT for 10 years. In the last 7 years her weight has gone from a healthy 11 stone that has now gone up to about 16 stone. Could this weight gain be attributed to the HRT? If so, has anyone experienced this and what have you done to address it? I have done a…
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Made me lol!
So, my hair is very thick and it had grown down to the small of my back. Yesterday I had it cut so its just sitting on my shoulders. I weighed myself this morning and I'm down 3lbs!!
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Not sure what this means
Hi, I did my monthly measuring today. My weight is the same as last month as are most of my measurements except my legs. My top thigh has gained half an inch and my mid thigh has gained half an inch. I have been doing Stronglifts for the past year and have recently switched up to PHUL. I am eating mostly at or just below…
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Going from confident lifter to rookie lifter dread!
I have been doing Stronglifts 5x5 3 times a week for the last year. 1st September will be my anniversary. To help you understand me, I like having a plan. I like going to gym and knowing what I am going to be doing each time. I have got used to the routines of the regulars that go at the same time I do in as much as I know…
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Identifying a genuine weight gain
learning about exercise, food types, water etc and their impact on weight I understand they contribute to daily fluctuations on the scale. I totally get it. This got me wondering... How can you tell when a weight gain is true compared to it being a fluctuation? Is there a guideline you use? Like, if I register the higher…
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Not cool guys...
Why has no one yet told me of the amazing awesomeness that is a Quest Double Chocolate Chunk blended so its in little chunks into a raspberry, banana, chocolate protein powder smoothie?? You should all be ashamed of yourselves for keeping such a delicious secret!
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Made me smile
Went to the gym this evening to do my 5x5 lifting session. A regular who is a lifting beast was just walking out, saw me coming and called back in to the guy on the only squat rack (who was talking and is known to talk forever!!) Saying, "stop talking, finish up your set, she's gonna be needing that rack." The way he said…
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I have a problem
2 years ago I lost about 3 stone through diet alone. I didn't use mfp as I didn't know it existed then. I clearly know how the whole diet thing works...do what's the problem? Last September I started Stronglifts 5x5. I have gone pretty much 3 times a week fairly religiously and can see the muscles developing that losing…
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5x5 progression
I have been doing stronglifts 5x5 three times a week consistently for about 6 months now. At first, like everyone else I think, I was able to increase the weights quite steadily. At about 45kg on squats I started to have form issues so took things a bit slower and only moved up when I felt ready. Just before Xmas I was…
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Calling all lifting ladies who have achieved their body goal
I have been doing stronglifts 5x5 3 times a week for about 4 months. I have made strength gains and I can see small changes in my body. My goal is to have that sexy tight lean lifting body. I know I need to lose fat to show the muscles. I also know that diet is key to fat loss. A guy recommended that I drop the weight…
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saddlebags and sleeping
I am your typical pear shaped girl. I have always been hippy (no, not the tie-dye kind of hippy). Over the last 3 years I have lost 5 stone through diet alone. After being a mfp I have since learned that for the body I want, I need to lift heavy in order to get. So I have been doing stronglifts 5x5 3 nights a week since…
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fat is looking weird
I am a typical pear shape. Most of my weight is in my butt and thighs. I have been watching what I eat and have incorporated exercise into my life for the last year and I am about 30# from my goal weight. In the last 3 months I have been doing stronglifts. My weight has plateaued while I figured out how many calories to…
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ladies 5x5 and 5'3"
Reading through the topic posted by Jessalee I am now officially confused. I am 5'3" 144lb, with a 9-5 desk job and am in my 3rd month of 5x5. I only lift 3xa week and do no extra exercise. If you have similar stats and routine I would LOVE to know what your maintenance calorie total is and what your losing calorie goal is.
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help me know my numbers!
Help me good MFPers! It was pointed out to me in a post that my calorie goal per day wasn't right. Since then I have looked at what feels like a billion sites plugging in my numbers and they all tell me different things. I am 33, female, 5'3", 144lbs. I have a full time desk job and for the last month I have been doing…
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lifting ladies, I need your wiseness!
Hi, I have been following stronglifts 5x5 and I'm really enjoying it. However, I have read that it excels at increasing actual strength, but isn't great for actually changing the shape of your body. I have been consistently lifting 3 times a week for 4 weeks now and I have lost a grand total of one centimetre off ONE…
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stronglifts and a 10k
Hi, As I have mentioned in a previous thread, I am new to stronglifts. I have just finished my second week. Since July I have also been slowly training for a 10k run that's happening in November. Various sites I have read say its no problem to do cardio on non-lifting days. My problem is, where I was quite comfortable…
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nooby stronglifts 5x5 questions
Hi!! I started this on Monday completely from scratch and I'm already addicted! Some questions though that I'd appreciate help with; Different websites peg a 40 minute weight session at very different calorie burns. The range I have seen have some sites say 90, some say 600! This makes tracking calories a nightmare! I know…
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ridiculously achy legs
Hi, On Saturday I upped the distance I normally run from 2 miles to 4 miles. Today I went to town and spent about 4 hours walking around clothes shopping. Its now evening and I am experiencing a ridiculous amount of pain in my thighs, calves and front of my shins! From a quick Google search it seems to be down to the…
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legs turning all cottage cheesy!
When I was heavier my legs were fairly smooth. Yes I had cellulite but the overall appearance was smooth Now I have lost weight my legs have gone all cottage cheesy with some very noticeable lumps and craters! While this looks awful I am really hoping that it is due to fat deposits going away, but unevenly, leaving these…
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JMBR phases
Hi, I'm 33, 5'3" and currently weigh 144lbs. Pear shape. Before starting the below I have always been sedentary. I have done 30ds (saw decent results both inches list and on the scale), did RI30 (saw no results in either inches or scale) and am now in week 2 of BR phase 1. For the people who have fully completed the BR, I…
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if every day was like today...
I adjusted my weight loss goals profile to lose 1lb a week and I started logging again. I have been careful to log food and exercise and have been just under my calorie allowance. When I pushed that button at the bottom that says if every day was like today in 5 weeks I'd weigh....1lb more than I do now!! How is that even…
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stinging thigh muscles
Have just done day 4, week 3, (workout 3) of body revolution. There is a move where you are kneeling and then reach behindto touch the opposite foot with the opposite hand. Now I have been a little stiff in the thighs for the last few days but when I did this move the burning ache became a sharp stinging flash of pain. I…
