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Yeah, it is not just the strong girls that get the stares. The newbies, the weak ones (like me), who have finally got the confidence and motivation to do something positive about their health and...

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1. Paint your nails (including toenails)....then you can't move for half an hour while you wait for the paint to dry, so no going to the pantry!

2. I always make sure...

Sorry to butt in on the thread, but I am finally about to start Rippetoes - really looking forward to gaining some strength and muscle tone. I am wondering whether other girls out there ate a lot...

Congrats on your awesome progress in the last 10 months.

Here is a site that might help with calculating an appropriate calorie intake....

Yes and no. Most experienced bodybuilders are best to focus on either bulking or cutting - if they try to do both they will end up making little progress. However, people who are new to...

Suggestions for your diet:
1. Track calories - use fitday.com or another program.
2. Make sure you are eating ENOUGH calories. I found this website helpful...

In a few weeks time I will have 4-6 weeks of free time and want to run my own, personalised fat loss boot camp. This will be the start of an 8 week cut, during which I hope to lose those last few...

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 8 years ago. Reading your post brings back the memories....I literally fell asleep everywhere I went, didn't have the energy to walk down the corridor of my dorm...

Most people here think that squats and deadlifts are the most essential parts of a wo, so you should definitely add them (why did you cut them?).

Anyway, some other ideas (if you do a search you...

In that case (a) you may have dropped daily kcal too quickly, and (b) your current diet may be too low in kcals relative to your daily needs, both of which *could* cause your body to try to store...

If I read this right you are doing 6 days of cardio, 5 of which also include weights.....I'm no expert but I have seen advice from heaps of people on this forum not to overdo the cardio, even while...

I don't think you should worry about possible differences in shape over the course of only 5 days - this could be anything eg bloating from food or from hormonal fluctuations, or maybe your jeans...

My boyfriend and I am thinking of doing Rippetoe's 'starting strength' program, but for me it would be more for a recomp than a bulk. I was wondering whether any of you girls have any experience...

5'7, 125lbs, maybe 20-22% bf, just finished a 12-week cut where I was eating 1400-1800 kcal per day.

Training: cardio 3 times per week (intervals on treadmill or cycling at a constant 165 bpm...

I was going to say the same thing....you do a lot of exercise but sometimes people (and some of the calculators available) overestimate what their bodies burn from exercise. Perhaps the rice, pasta...

Me too! I mean, I am also in Japan doing some travelling and my biggest hurdles are wanting to do things with friends or needing to eat while sight-seeing... I don't have an answer for you , but...

Out of curiosity, what is your current diet like, roteengazebo? I think half the reason why the special K diet might work is because people are replacing junk with special K - special K may not be...

I checked this out - created an account to test it out. It looks like it could be really helpful for people who are new to watching their diets and exercise and weight loss. For example, unlike...

15 pounds by the beginning of August (so 6-7 weeks?) sounds on the high side of do-able to me. It is commonly said that you should aim to lose 1-2 pounds per week - anything more is unsustainable...

The way I understand it is that you lose weight if you burn more calories than you eat (calorie deficit). So, lets say someone starts 'at maintenance' ie they are burning about the same as they are...