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is cross fit alone enough to get hellastrong?
So I'm posting this not as a theoretical for most folks but specifically for me. I know lots of women at my gym get really strong with cross fit programming but lately I'm wondering if I should add in something else too just for strength gains. I've noticed most of the ladies at our gym who lift really heavy either played…
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basal body temp glycogen and maintenance questions
I recently decided 'enough!' With cutting calories. I found EM2WL this spring upped my cals from 1800 to 2400-2600 to maintain for 12 weeks then cut at 2130 for a few months and lost at .5#/week and then feeling impatient went to 2030/week in October and lost 2.5# that month. But just with that little extra cut I stopped…
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loss is working after reset!
I got on the scale today and another loss for the week (.5/week is the goal). This is while eating an average of 2400 a day last week! I'm 5'3" 142# and have an active job, 3 kiddos, and fit 4xs/WK. And despite being two months into a cut I am still seeing gains at the gym...last week I did 60 strict pull ups (pull up…
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no weight loss (so far) after full reset
Hi! I love em2wl! I started a full reset about four months ago. Prior to that I was doing keto (I know, bad idea!!!) I felt tired and weird hormonally so I stopped that found em2wl and decided to do the reset. I'm 5'3.5 with a large frame and athletic build. Pre upping carbs and reset I was 139.5. I have a very physical…
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can you recomp while maintaining?
I know that recomp is done in cut/bulk cycles. But, I was wondering if anyone on here has experienced loosing bodyfat and gaining muscle while in maintenance. I've been in maintnence for six weeks and am planning on another six weeks before starting another cut in the fall and then (gulp) a bulk next spring. My long term…
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olive oil....let's discuss
I make a quart of salad dressing about every three days in the summer and a pint of mayo every three days. That ends up being a lot of olive oil. I know olive oil is cut with canola (yes! Its true). I buy the extra light two pack of olive oil at Costco. This product is currently the weak link in my pantry and I'm going…
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TDEE for very active lady, am I doing this right?
Hi, I'm so excited to have found this group and am really enjoying my renewed energy level since I've started eating more. I upped my calories from 1800 to 2340 in the last two weeks. I came up with my tdee by using the calculator at fattofit.com but I'm still feeling like my TDEE is kind of a stab in the dark; not really…
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Supplements? Feeling tired during workouts!
Hi! I've been feeling tired during workouts and wondered if anyone here may have advice about supplements. I don't usually take supplements because we eat really well, but I think with keto...maybe I need some? So here's some stuff about me to let you know where I'm at: I'm a 33 year old mother of three little ones. I do…
