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@bdself I scroll Reddit between sets. It’s all good! I don’t really think about going to the gym. It’s pretty much the same as breathing.

@ms7dc Motivation is a desire/impetus to do something (lose weight/get healthy) while dedication is the commitment/perseverance to stay on course with the behaviors(weighing/counting calories/walking/not buying junk food) to reach the goal. Motivation: “Wow. I’d love to look like Captain...

@godsloveforme caloric deficit to lose the fat. functional strength training to gain stamina in bed. Push-ups? Hip thrusts? Ab exercises? Russian Twists?

@nsnrjt93 Prioritize healthy food with ample protein and you won’t need to use all those supplements. Do you have access to a gym? That will determine what exercises we would recommend. As others have said, don’t have one leg day for every two push/pull days, or you’ll end up with chicken legs...

@conroy01 chicken. steak. salmon. there are tons of choices if you want to go keto

@conroy01 “lose all your carbs” what does that do? 🤨 cutting carbs is a good way to break down muscle…. and is a good way to have a really shitty workout.

@when1959 Yea- I tend to mention the professor with the Twinkie diet whenever anyone mentions “I eat healthy but I’m gaining weight!” I didn’t lose weight (30 lbs) until I started tracking calories plus weighing and measuring everything I put in my mouth.

@psalms91forme Sure - you’ll get stronger. You just won’t lose fat. Protein is necessary to grow your muscles.

@ttcmacro 50M here. Pinched nerve at C5/C6 and C6/C7. Herniated disc in lower back. I also prioritized core after that and was leery of doing deadlifts or squats. I therefore don’t go for PRs and just lift what I arbitrarily consider “safe weight” of 165 lbs for DL and Squats. I then just do...

@conroy01 hating eggs is a pretty good reason to not eat 22 of them per day there’s a ton of alternatives if you’re trying to get your protein in. Eggs aren’t cheap either!

@psalms91forme sure. the body changes as we get older. We have to adapt. I could eat 1500 calories of potato chips as a snack when I was a teenager. Now? My maintenance calories is 1850/day with 6 hours of weight training a week, a 3 mile hill run/week, and 8k steps/day.

@psalms91forme Totally fine - just don’t complain about not getting your body to what you want. I’m sure that the majority of us would love to look like fitness models while eating everything we want and not doing any exercise.

@pastorgarymartin BMI is crap. I’m 50M, asian, 5’8”. I’m 157lb at about 20% BF and a decent amount of muscle. I think I’m barely below the “overweight” BMI rating with a 24 BMI.

@olives If you were eating 2200 calories, you would likely be in a deficit. We just think youre eating more than you realize if you have been gaining weight. FWIW: I started taking creatine the day I started my last successful cut - a 500 calorie/day deficit over 16 weeks (with a few...

@psalms91forme it's not for everyone. It just happens to be the best way for some to reach your goals. We can always think "hey! I'm eating less! and healthier! why isn't this working?" go to r/CICO and see that everyone started losing weight once they measured and tracked everything. There are...

@psalms91forme It can be consistent. Just don’t expect to get rid of your belly. However, you can run ten miles a week and still eat your regular diet/calorie amount. That would move the needle. At a decent speed, you could burn maybe 1000 cals from that. ~3500 cals is about a lb of fat, so...

@basicsacademy It looks you are just guesstimating your protein intake and calories if you’re listing 1000-1200 and then 1400-1700. TDEE calculator has you around 2000 cals/day for maintenance. Your weight loss/gain over your last 4/5 months will tell you if you’ve been eating in excess/with...

@vincentleo good luck to you. I’m glad that you’re still able to exercise. I think that my mental state would have been better if I had done the same. I had a couple years of my son being in/out of the hospital / needing hourly medical attention at home, so I can empathize.