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Too Much Fiber
Hi everyone! I go over my fiber limit almost everyday. I eat a lot of fibrous vegetables and the protein bars I used are pretty high in fiber as well (I'm not really willing to get rid of the protein bars because they're serving another purpose for me). So I have 2 questions about this: 1. is too much fiber a really bad…
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Designing My Own Gym Routine - Need HELP!
Hey, I'm trying to design a workout routine and I would like to get some feedback on what I've got so far. I plan to do total body resistance training 3 times a week. Right now I designed my workout to superset three different exercises (A metabolic resistance move, an upper body move, and a lower body move). I would be…
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Teaching Someone to Squat
Hey all, So a friend of mine asked me to introduce her to strength training and help her start lifting. However, she turned out to be a bit more novice than I expected. Which isn't a bad thing! Everyone starts somewhere, I'm just having trouble explaining some of the true basics to her because I've never been in her…
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How's my day look? What should I add?
If you guys wouldn't mind taking a look at my diary and letting me know if this qualifies as a healthy day. I tried to keep my carbs concentrated to the beginning of the day, and I'm trying out a new system where you separate carbs and fats during meal times (has anyone else tried this? What have you found) About me: I'm…
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Very little energy, even after increasing calories
So a little background: I'm currently recovering from anorexia. About a month ago I increased my calorie count to 1000, about 2 weeks ago I raised it to 1200, for the last week I've been trying to reach 1500, and today I raised my goal to I have cut back significantly on my workouts, now I do stronglifts 5x5 3x a week, one…
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Something's Wrong.... At my macros but under calories?
hey there, My diary is open, so you can take a peak if you'd like. Basically my problem is that I have met all my macros today but am still 100 calories under my goal. I am trying to gain a bit of muscle without putting on fat so accurate logging is pretty important for my diet right now. Do you think I should eat a little…
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How'd I do today? Review my diary?
Could I get some opinions on my diary today? Some Background: Im 18, 5'1, 96 lbs. I want to put on some muscle, I did a circuit of 5x5 stronglifts this morning followed by a half hour of cardio/toning bootcamp and I rode my bike a little. Do I need to be eating more? How are my macros?
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TDEE, and calories burned... please help!
Hello all, my goal is to put on muscle, but I'm having trouble figuring out what my calorie goal should be because I'm unsure how much I actually burn in a workout! I'm 18, 5'1, 96 lbs. I do 5x5 stronglifts 3 times a week (it takes me about 45 minutes to an hour), one 40-45 minute spin class a week, and one 45 minute TRX…
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Help Creating 5x5 Lifting Routine
Hey all, My goal is to gain mass and build strength. I like the idea of the 5x5 resistance routine and would like to get some feedback on my idea for a routine. I will be working out 3 times a week, alternating between 2 sets of exercises. I also do a 40 minute spin class 3 times a week, and have a separate training day…
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Strength Training with a Wrist Injury?
Hey, A couple of weeks ago I injured my wrist (I'm not 100% sure what caused it, but I think I strained it while doing upright rows). It is quite painful to bear any weight with my left hand now, even just picking up a dumbbell triggers some pain. I usually do a full body resistance routine three times a week, and was…
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Is this too much?
My plan for today was to go to the gym and do a half hour HIIT treadmill session followed by about a half hour of a HIIT ab circuit. But there are also two back-to-back classes offered by the gym that I would like to attend. One is a "core blast" and the other is a bootcamp. Overall I'd be at the gym for about 2.5 hours.…
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Struggling to Get Enough Calories
Hello! I've been struggling with my diet recently. I was undereating for quite a while and recently I've been trying to increase my caloric intake to a healthier level. However, I like to eat cleanly and I find that the foods I like are naturally low in calories. This makes it quite hard for me to even reach 1000 calories…
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Treadmill HIIT Routine
I just wanted to get some opinions here on sprinting drills. Is it best to do longer intervals at a slightly lower speed (1 minute at 8.5 with 30 seconds rest) or short intervals at a high intensity (30 seconds at 9.5 with 30 seconds rest)? Thanks!
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Struggling to reach 1200
Hey all, I'm currently recovering from an eating disorder and trying to get my calorie count up to a decent level. I'm trying to focus on fitness now rather than skinniness but I still find myself not eating enough calories. Largely this seems to be because I don't eat junk food, I'm trying to eat as cleanly as possible.…
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How was my breakfast today?
Can someone look at my diary and tell me if I ate well for breakfast today. I'm trying to build lean muscle without fat gain. Today I'm planning to do 20 minutes of HIIT on the treadmill, and a 45 minute strength training session. Is this a good start to my day?
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Evening Sugar Cravings
Hey all, just wondering how you guys deal with sugar craving sin the evening. This seems to be the time of day that I'm always craving something sweet, and I know it's probably one of the worst times to take in sugar! Right now I've been turning to quest bars to satisfy the craving because they're sweetened with stevia. I…
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Gaining Weight with Calorie Deficit and Exercise
Hello all! I'm currently recovering from anorexia and am trying to create a meal and workout plan that'll get me to my goals. For the last month or so I've been focusing on getting my appetite back and eating very clean foods. I'm still not back to a normal eating level and I usually average at about 1000 calories/day. I…
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Not Feeling the Benefit of Food
I don't really know how to explain this, but I'll try. I often feel very low energy and even if I eat a meal (and feel full) I don't get any perk from the food. Like I feel the food in my stomach (and I can't eat anymore), but I feel lightheaded as if I haven't eaten for a while, and I don't get any energy boost. I eat…
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Not Feeling the Benefit of Food
I don't really know how to explain this, but I'll try. I often feel very low energy and even if I eat a meal (and feel full) I don't get any perk from the food. Like I feel the food in my stomach (and I can't eat anymore), but I feel lightheaded as if I haven't eaten for a while, and I don't get any energy boost. I eat…
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How to track my macros
Hello, I am currently recovering from anorexia. For me anorexia involved obsessively portioning out my foods and maintaining a meticulous food diary of absolutely everything I ate. I have since stopped logging to try to break this obsessive behaviour. My two main goals in recovery are curbing this obsessiveness and gaining…
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Calorie Counting Becoming Obsessive
I found that soon after I started logging my calories in my food diary I became quite obsessive. I was really focused on hitting the numeric goals of my calories and macros that I would meticulously measure out my portions so I could accurately log them. I did this to the point where I wouldn't eat certain foods/meals if I…
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Is This an Appropriate Plan for Gaining Lean Muscle?
Hello all, I'm recovering from anorexia and trying to gain the weight back by adding lean muscle mass, I lost a lot of muscle through calorie restriction and really need to build it back up. If it helps I'm 5'2" and 89 lbs. I'm just wondering if this is a good way to approach it and can I do this everday or is it too much…
