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More cardio for more calories for that time of the month cravings
Hello! I'm having some major cravings. It's the last few days of my period and I've been able to control the cravings so far. Today though, I feel incredibly dizzy and hungry and tired. I'm drinking my water and am still eating the same but I don't know how long I'll last. Yesterday, I was on the treadmill for about an…
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Trainer says no complex carbs post workout
Can anyone explain? I will ask him tomorrow during our session but it's seriously been bugging me all weekend.
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Feeling deprived while counting macros
Hello! I'm eating almost 2000 cals a day 40 c/30 f/ 30 p I lift heavy (hit PRS almost every time I workout) I workout at least 5 times a week for an hour (lifting) and do 10 min of cardio with the lifting. I hate cardio. I will not spend hours doing cardio to eat more. I drink plenty of water. Can someone help me out? Not…
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Can anyone share their experience with intuitive eating?
Obviously, I know this is a tracking site. I'd still like to know if someone out there has tried it and how it worked for them. Why did you quit? How long did you try it for?
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Growing butt/wanting abs
So correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I have come up with: If I want to see my abs, I need to eat at a deficit. If I want to gain a butt, I need to eat at a surplus. However, If I eat at a deficit I won't be able to lift as heavy as usual due to lack of energy. If I want to lift heavier and heavier every day, I will…
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Butt Exercises. Are they necessary?
I eat a balanced diet. Lift heavy. Are squats + dead-lifts enough to make my friend grow?
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Weightlifting ladies. Share your story with me!
What was your weight? What was your goal? Did you reach your goal or are you about to? How long did it take? How did you eat (IIFYM, Paleo, etc.)? Pictures?
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Split workout plan
Hello. The plans I've found online are weird or they want me to do 10 different exercises each day (I get worn out easily since I lift heavy). Any good split weight lifting workouts out there??
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Low carbs or low fats?
Currently wanting to switch my macros up a little bit and want to see what you all (especially women) are doing. I will not copy you, I promise. I weight 132 Lbs and am 5ft 7 in tall. I'd say I'm about 28% fat. https://instagram.com/p/5jvg-rycuX/embed/ (picture) Current Macos: 30 Protein / 30 Fat / 40 Carbs Goal: I just…
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Lifting + Flexible Dieting Friends
Need more of you! Please comment below so I can send ya a request :)
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When did your bad relationship with food get better?
When did your guilt over eating a donut (or any other 'bad' food) go away? I do flexible dieting/iifym and I am in love with it! Except when I am fitting in a food I enjoy. I'm seeing results (they're slow.. but I see it) and I feel great! Still, I continue to fight off the negative feelings i have after eating stuff most…
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Flexible Dieters, how often do you fit in your favorite foods?
Do you have something thing everyday? Or just when you cravings hit? Of course, assuming you are making sure it fits into your macros.
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Online coach or nah?
If you have had an online coach who educates you on good + nutrition as well as give you an exercise programs, please share your experience. Is it worth it or do you feel the help given to you could of been easily found through your own research? I would really like to hear from those who have similar goals as I do. 130…
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Weightlifting. Why don't you?
This post really is because I'm curious to read people's responses. Not to judge! If you're a cardio lover and want nothing to do with weight lifting, Why is that? What turns you off of it? Have you tried it before and hated every minute of it?
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Rest days. How often?
Do you force yourself to take rest days or do you just take them when you 'feel' like your body needs them? I hate rest days. I like going to the gym every single day as possible and I rarely feel like I need one (I do lift heavy every time I go).
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How do you keep track of everything?
How do you keep track of all the different exercises, reps, sets, weights, etc.? I tried using a journal and it's so annoying. Is there an awesome app I don't know about? This question is for those who need to use extra tools to remember stuff.
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Can someone look at my diary and give me some suggestions?
When I first started on this journey my eating habits were horrible which is pretty normal for beginners otherwise no one would need MFP. I made better choices and lost the weight. My goal now is to have a 6 pack (a nice body overall.. but I really want my abs to show) somewhere in the near future! Although I've been…
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Need some weight lifting friends
Please comment below so I can add ya! :)
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Need help with my food intake while lifting
Should I.. - eat at maintenance only - eat at maintenance + any calories burned during cardio & not counting calories burned during lifting - eat at TDEE only - eat at TDEE + any calories burned during cardio & not counting calories burned during lifting I am 131 lbs and am 5ft 7in tall Don't know my body fat Goal is to…
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Question for those who lift HEAVY
At what point did you decide to continue to count calories? I've been reading a lot of stories from women who lift heavy ( I say heavy because it is important) and they say that once they started getting serious about it they stopped counting calories and ate the foods they needed to fuel their bodies. This one for…
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Adding HIIT workouts
Wanting to add a little bit of HIIT workouts into my strength training. Until now, I never really looked up what HIIT really meant. What fast, but effective HIIT workouts do you know of? Is 10min of 20sec fast running and 40sec normal walking good enough?
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1st day
Hello all! This is my first day EM2WL and so far I'm loving it! A lot more happier and a lot more energy. My only question is this: when eating more it DOES matter what foods you eat, correct? With CICO it doesn't. If you eat ten Snickers bars you're good as long as you are eating at a calorie deficit or you can burn it…
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At goal weight, now what?
So I'm at my goal weight which is 130 lbs! Whoo hoo! However, I still don't like the way that I look. I'm 5ft 7in tall so I don't know how I feel about losing any more weight. But I also don't think I'm ready to eat at maintenance. I've been weight lifting for about 2 months now. Tried a few programs and didn't like them…
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Eating very little in the day to enjoy a nice dinner
Anyone do this? Does it get easier after a while?
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Vacation Advice
I need some advice. I'm going on a church retreat type thing where I will not have access to the outside world AT ALL from Thursday night to Sunday night. That means no phone or internet which means no MFP logging. My question is, how do I go about trying to eat good. My husband went last weekend and he said there was…
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Omron Body Fat Loss Monitor
In trying to calculate how many calories to consume in order to lose weight, I asked one of the trainers at the gym if they could calculate my body fat %. They pulled out a machine I have never, ever seen or heard of (read title) and it said my body fat is 20% which is in the athletic range. I don't know much, but that…
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Which is better?
Lifting heavy for only a few reps (3-4) or simply lifting many reps (10-12)? Sorry if I didn't word this right.
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Extremely frustrated with form
I have been weight lifting for about 3 weeks now and I still cannot seem to get the form down for some of the exercises that I am doing. Like the squats using the barbell. I keep having to re learn how to do them correctly every time I go and it is very frustrating. Plus, I can only do like 2 correctly and it's upsetting…
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I don't sweat unless I do cardio
Hello! I have recently started weight lifting and have realized that no matter how hard I push myself in my workouts I do not sweat.. at all. I'm confused, seeing as how all the other muscular people around me are drenched in sweat. The only times I ever really sweat is when I do my cardio (2-3x a week for 15-20min). Is…
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Does losing BF% take a long time?
So, after like a week of research and getting advice from people through the forums I have come to the conclusion that my goal really isn't just losing weight. I want to lose body fat and gain some muscle!! Now my question is ... how long does it take? I know it varies for everyone, but can someone ballpark it for me? If I…
