- I won’t be making my goal, but have lost inches and gained muscle! Fitting into clothes o haven’t worn in years. I can’t not lift weights as a nurse in the OR, can’t risk becoming weak and hurting my back.
Here I am out on a headlamp ski after a long day in the 5 degree F Minnesota weather. Had to get some fresh air and minimal daylight after being within 4 white walls for 9 hours! Here’s to losing fat and gaining muscle! The scale doesn’t budge like water weight!
Emily S.
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I gained 60 pounds through the stress of school, working overnights, and during covid when gyms closed. I want to get back to being healthy, flexible and strong, having energy, and being able to eat what I want without guilt.
Quick Facts
Favorite Health Food: a big salad
Favorite Sinful Food: burger and fries w/ beer
My Preferred Method of Exercise: lifting weights, volleyball
My Approach to Weight Loss: diet and exercise, reduce drinking, awareness of calorie intake
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Just shy of 5lbs to lose, some of it water weight from this weekend but time to kick booty this week!
How are you all doing with the last push?!
How are you all doing with the last push?!
I lift weights and gain muscle pretty quickly. Any recommendations on how to lose weight without cutting too many calories since I am burning more lifting. I tend to lose these games because I lose inches and fat but gain more muscle. And I don’t want to waste away and not lift as lifting makes my body feel better
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- Went for a short ski yesterday afternoon on the lake! Beautiful weather and the perfect cardio
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Hello fellow dieters!
What is everyone doing today for fitness? I’m going to walk on my treadmill with my weighted vest for 30 minutes and do some lifting with weights afterwards.
What is everyone doing today for fitness? I’m going to walk on my treadmill with my weighted vest for 30 minutes and do some lifting with weights afterwards.
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I'm using a new strategy this time than just reducing calories and increasing exercise (I'm doing that too), but I realized I need to do something about my insatiable hunger after pregnancy. It's coming from insulin resistance. My A1C is creeping up and Im just hungry ALL the time. So I looked into natural ways to correct hunger cues and insulin resistance, and here's what I learned - the order you eat food can be used to train the body to better use it's energy and to trigger natural GLP1 release, and increasing viscous fiber helps with feeling full longer and triggering that same GLP1 response.
So I'm eating my protein first, then a viscous fiber (chia seeds, flax seeds, steel cut oats or even just good ole metamucil), THEN any carbs. Reducing snacking between meals. And drinking loads more water. And so far, I've reduced the calories I feel that I need by about 500/day because I'm fuller. It makes calorie reduction so much simpler.
So I'm eating my protein first, then a viscous fiber (chia seeds, flax seeds, steel cut oats or even just good ole metamucil), THEN any carbs. Reducing snacking between meals. And drinking loads more water. And so far, I've reduced the calories I feel that I need by about 500/day because I'm fuller. It makes calorie reduction so much simpler.
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