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Building Legs
So I understand you can't spot reduce, etc, but I have encountered a bit of a problem in my training. My upper body is extremely trim, almost to the point where I feel it is TOO thin. My lower body (legs) where I primarily carry my fat, I would still like to add muscle/reduce fat. My current training routine is 5-6 days a…
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Different workout = not losing weight?
So, over Christmas I put on the expected three pounds or so. I've successfully lost 15 and maintained for the past year. Any time I got over maintenance, I scaled back for a few weeks and then I was fine again. This time around, I haven't been able to loose a darn pound. I'm doing the same thing as I always have, except I…
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Vegetarian protein?
I have been trying to fix more vegetarian and vegan meals (not strictly following either diet, just trying to be more conscientious) but I am having a really hard time meeting protein goals. I eat yogurt, boiled eggs, protien fortified almond milk, protein granola, cliff bars, lots of beans, etc, but I'm hitting about…
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Thoughts on yoga
I know many people don't consider yoga a real workout, or use it on their "rest days" or whatever. I've been tossing around the idea of trading my yoga membership in for a gym membership to have access to more weights. I took last month off from yoga class because I was traveling a lot. Last month, my workouts consisted of…
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5K - need advice from all you running pros
I was one who always hated running, and I was always terrible at it. Last month, I finally got myself up to a 5k distance at about an 11 min mile. I was ecstatic, and signed myself up for a 5k at the end of May. So then, two weeks ago, I got hit with a bad case of bronchitis and couldn't do anything that remotely made my…
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Measuring body fat - caliper question
Ok I bought a simple caliper (Accu-measure). The directions say to measure a skinfold just above the right hip. I did, it says I am 14% body fat. Maybe on my top, but I am definitely more body fat than that overall as most of it lives in my butt and thighs. I tried to grab a skinfold on my thigh to measure, planning on…
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Building muscle -no gym
I'm in the process of trying to build more muscle. I am fairly toned (see profile pic), but I'd like to be "ripped." :D I've been at this for about 5 months, mixing in yoga and interval videos (30 Day Shred, Fitness Blender Leg workouts), and running to lose excess fat. I've definitely toned up in these past few months and…
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Summer clothes- shorts
I've always, always had a hard time with my booty and thighs. I'm a classic pear and have always had a small waist that is far superseded by the lower half. After about 4 solid months of work on my legs, I tried on a pair of shorts today. Short ones that wouldn't pass dress code at a high school. My legs looked pretty darn…
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Frustrated with Maintenance
Ok, I found losing weight easy. I work out every day, I watch my calories (1300 or so), ate part of my exercise calories, splurged sometimes, and I lost 14ishs lbs - below my original goal of 130. I'm supposed to maintain at around 1800 calories. SO NOW, I'm finding maintenance ridiculously complicated. I read up on all…
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Heat and working out
So, it's getting warm where I live. Today, it was 80 degrees. I went for a run, and I started seeing spots at around 20 minutes. I have this problem every summer, as it gets over 100 where I live and sometimes is 80 by 7am.. I am pretty heat sensitive and I know to stay hydrated and stop when I see spots, but Short of…
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Maintaining a small loss (20lbs and under)
So I lost about 12lbs. I keep hearing people gain a few pounds after switching to maintenance and it's normal to fluctuate up to 5lbs. What about the folks who only lost 10? Gaining back half of what you lost as fluctuation sounds horrible! I am focusing primarily on toning and dropped my few pounds as way to help with…
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Body composition questions based on pictures
I am 5'5" and 130lbs. I have two questions: based off the pictures below, what would you guess my Body fat percentage is? I'm getting anywhere from 35% to 20% from online calculators and I don't have access to more accurate methods. I'm guessing I'm in the 24% range? Second question, I've reached my goal weight and my…
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GAAAHHH stuck on the last pound!
I have been consistently losing a pound a week for almost three months. I am down to MY LAST POUND to goal weight and it will not come off! I know, I know, it's not that important, but after working so hard, I want the validation of reaching my goal! I've been doing the same thing this whole time and getting results. I net…
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Beer weight
Last week, I reached my goal weight, yay! This week, I didn't change my calorie goals or workout regime, but I did work out my calories to allow myself one drink a few times this week. I gained two pounds!! Is it possible that this is from my body no being used to alcohol for awhile now? Literally that was the only change…
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Goal weight - lower body issues
I hit my goal weight this week (5'5" 130lbs) and if I look from the waist up, I look great and if I lost more I would look too thin. From the waist down, I look better but still chunky. As I've been working on this, I focus my workouts primarily on my legs with squats, lunges, yoga, running and horseback riding. I get in…
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Protein powder
So unless I basically eat eggs and nuts all day, I have a hard time hitting my protein goal. I'm honestly not even really sure what my goal should be at this point. (132lb, 5"5" female, body fat 22-23%). I am still working on dropping a few more pounds but mostly looking to build muscle. I don't have access to heavy…
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Carbs and snacking
So I've been regulating my carb intake for the past couple months (mostly things like bread, pasta,etc. Not so much apples, etc). Today I had a sandwich (two pieces of bread), oatmeal, an apple, and tortellini. Now I have the after dinner munchies like crazy - I haven't felt like this in over a month! I've definitely had…
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Morning vs. evening workouts
So the morning exercise thread got me thinking: what, if any, is the difference between working out in the morning vs working out in the afternoon/evening? I leave for work at 6am, and tried to workout in the morning for awhile but it made me miserable so I stopped. Now, I workout in the afternoon when I get home from work…
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Stupid scale!
I recently bought a digital scale to replace my old analog one. The digital scale said I weighed 137, 3lbs more than the old scale said I weighed. I'm down to he last few pounds, so I was a bit depressed to see that weight jump but figured the digital scale MUST be right. After a couple frustrating weeks (My body really…
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Legs - no gym
I'm really trying to target my legs. I walk and run a lot, I ride horses and I have a yoga membership, but no formal gym. I have 5-25 lb dumbbells at home, and lately I've been doing squats and lunges with the added weights of dumbbells. I'm wondering if there are a larger variety of leg exercises I can do besides the…
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How often do you work out?
Lately, I have been working out 7 days a week. My workouts are not super intense - yoga classes, 2-3 mile run, 30 day shred, etc, but I keep hearing about the importance of a "rest day." This I can understand if you're doing very intense workouts or heavy lifting, but what about just moderate cardio and strength? How…
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Too much off the top, not enough off the bottom
I am 26, 5'5", 137. I started just needing to lose about 10lbs and I am halfway there. I workout 6x a week doing yoga, running, horseback riding, 30 Day Shred. My work outs are leg-heavy. I eat 1300-1400cal/day, mostly proteins and veggies, I've lost 6lbs this month and I'm quite pleased with my results ON TOP. In fact, I…
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I am HUNGRY
I'm guessing I have a pretty active metabolism. If I don't eat when I get hungry, I get nauseous, shakey, and sometimes feel as if I will pass out. Problem is, I'm basically hungry every two hours. So diet law says to have a small, healthy snack with something high fiber or protein right? That doesn't work! I'm still…
