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Macros? How to increase calories?
I'm trying to follow iifyms. And it says I should eat around 2,000 calories m,w,f, my lifting days and non active days its about 1,800. Right now I'm eating around 1,500 calorie right now. How do I increase my calories? And is my intake too high? I have a sedentary job and I'm trying to do a body recomp.
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Losing too much weight and not enough body fat?
I am 32 years old, 5'6, and my current weight is 147. I had my body fat measured this morning and I am between 24-26%. My original weight was 168. I currently use dumbbells, weighted machines and body weight exercises with ankle weights and bands. I feel like I am losing more weight than body fat. I currently eat 1548…
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Stronglifts with dumbells?
I want to start stronglifts however I am scared of the barbell, :blush: I tried doing a squat with just a deloaded barbell and I nearly fell over, lol. Can I start with dumbells or would it be better to try to do the exercises with the barbell?
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Losing weight everywhere else but thighs?
Like the title of my post says..but how is this happening/why? I am losing weight in my stomach, my waist is starting to cinch in, my boobs are getting smaller, ugh, but my thighs seem to keep staying the same. Yea my legs looks slimmer, but my upper thighs have barely lost an inch. I have been pretty careful and not…
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Recipe import issue
I typically never have issues with importing a recipe but for some reason myfitnesspal is not reading the recipe right. Here is the recipe http://powerhungry.com/2013/03/2-minute-all-flax-muffin-in-a-mug/ When I copy into the recipe importer it says it is 1,000 something calories, which is clearly not right. What am I…
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Too much of a good thing?
My fiancée thinks that I am working out too much during the week. This is what a typical workout schedule looks like for me: Monday- HIIT and Yoga Tuesday- Barre and Boxing and maybe some Yoga Wednesday- HIIT, Barre and Yoga Thursday-Boxing and Yoga Friday-HIIT and Yoga Saturday-Barre and Yoga Sunday-Rest day I am eating…
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Advice?
Over the summer I met someone and we became friends and then out of the blue while IM'ing on facebook he says 'where have you been all my life'. Shortly after that, we hung out a few more times and then he deleted me off facebook and stopped calling and texting so I deleted him out of my phone but I am just wondering, why…
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Barbell sizes?
So today I went into the weight room and there are multiple barbells on racks and I got so overwhelmed by which one to use. There was one welded onto the rack and then the was a squat rack with a barbell already on it but I am not for sure if it's 45 lbs. I know it sounds silly but how do I know which barbell to use since…
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Weight lifting-denied!
I just had my first personal training session today to see how I would like it and it was horrible. I specifically mentioned that I wanted to start weight lifting as my resistance training M,W,F and the personal trainer was like 'well as a newbie, I am going to have you do this circuit of machines', umm..no. I am…
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What should I improve on in my diary?
I have made my diary open and I am curious as to what I need to improve on. I am new to counting my calories and before anyone says 'being consistent'. I know, I need to be consistent but I have logged in to mfp diary for 12 days straight. What could I eat more of, what should I eat less of, etc... I make no qualms about…
