Much thanks!!
Today’s work
3x(10kbs-45lb kb+10 ovh press-55lbs+40 alt lunges+800m run)
BTN press: 5x6-55lbs
- got HR up and felt good, haven’t run in a while but CV system seems fine
@hustlinghat93 @SvenG
I need to figure out maintainence. Every time I stop paying attention, I get fluffy. Next semester, I don’t have time to pay attention. I also won’t have this kind of time in grad school. The insidious creep really scares me
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This is easy. IGNORE the basic calculators online. Start where you are and remove/ add calories (depending on if you are currently gaining or losing) until your weight stablises.
You don’t have time to pay attention but that lack of time does not remove your knowledge and experiences thus far. I am sure you have enough reference points to be able to eyeball food and know roughly it’s caloric/ macro content. Also I am sure your lack of time won’t mean eating takeout everyday all of a sudden.
So my honest opinion is to just relax and trust your intuition with foods and portion size.
You not having time to pay attention to food does not mean not paying attention to your weight. You can weigh yourself daily/ frequently in a week add together and then divide by amount of days and have an average. That would take less than 5 minutes in the week. Depending on the change you either eat smaller or larger or the same portions as you have been eating intuitively.
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This approach seemed to do the trick for me. And remember, @anna_5588, I deliberately chose to stop “paying attention” because being so meticulous about food was ruining my life. Or at least making it more complicated.
Turns out, it wasn’t helping my ability to get bigger and stronger, either.
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my default is to “eat more”
I have trouble trying to eat less. I could barely stick to 1700 for 3 weeks
Im going to try dropping to 1700 for a couple of weeks starting 6/6
Keeping busy with research should keep my mind off of food
Also, I need tips for portion control in buffet settings
Nothing above equates to you eating more calories or having to keep track of nutrition. You are a VERY SMART young woman I have no doubts you would eat more filling/ lower calorie foods without spending too much time or energy. I mean:
- You know which cuts of meat are leaner than others
- You know if you are going to finish a whole pot of yoghurt (example) it’s better to get plain lower fat Greek yoghurt and add fruit/ cinnamon/ w,e you like instead of getting a high sugar one.
- You know what foods are mostly protein and you know what a satisfactory portion is
- You know two plates of veg (boiled or even fried) with a reasonable amount of sauce is less calories than a plate of pasta and more filling
Having a default to “eat more” is only an issue if you are uneducated and don’t have knowledge enough to recognize what foods are edible in large quantities without huge calories consumed. You my friend are not uneducated.
Assuming you can get up multiple times I would suggest:
- Prioritize protein sources and have your first plate be just protein source + veg/ fruit
- Be present while eating (very easy to overeat when you are eating while doing something else)
- Wait a few moments and if you are still hungry get another plate which looks like the annoying nutrition ads of 1/3 Veg, 1/3 Protein and 1/3 Carb
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I already do this. It’s actually more dangerous to only have meats and veggies around bc those are hyper palatable to me.
I’m also some one who can eat 3lbs of plain nonfat Greek yoghurt and want more yoghurt after 
I think the biggest problem is probably boredom eating. I just like having something in my mouth. When I’m idle, even if I’m working on something.
I’ll work on fixing that
Another thing I find myself doing is “justifying calories” Hot cold empathy gap stuff, beta delta discounting…. 
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Really? I have so far gotten the opposite impression actually.
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I work to counter that impulse.
If I had the calorie budget, I could easily shovel down 2.5-3k of “clean” foods
Even when I’m not paying attention, I’m getting 80-90g protein and on “cheat” days, I get closer to 200
We have different definitions of the ‘default’ I think. That’s where the initial confusion stems from. Maybe eating more would be a biological impulse but the conscious default would still be to eat less. That’s how I would view it.
Hey Anna,
For a few things to do in town that I think you’d enjoy:
- Freedom trail
- Duck boat tour
- Museum of science/fine art/childrens (still cool)
- Skywalk Observatory
- Public Garden and Arnold Arboretum
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace
If you have the means to get outside the city at all, within an hour are:
- Plymouth rock
- Salem, MA (home of the witches and stuff)
- Gloucester, MA (fishing town, great day trip on a nice sunny day for lunch)
All the neighborhoods in Boston have lost a bit of their uniqueness in recent years, but some of the old charm still has a bit of an influence. That’s more of a nightlife/bar/restaurant thing though that doesn’t seem to be your scene.
If you have any questions tag me, I’m not an expert on the area by any means but I’ve spent a lot of time there.
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OMG thanks!
a couple of ppl recommended these!
holy shit, just googled. looks amazing!!!
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Today’s work
Conditioning
1-5 manmakers w/ 30lb Dbs, 50 jumping jacks btw sets
1-5 manmakers w/ 25lb Dbs, 20 alt lunges btw sets
1-5 devils press w/ 10 lying leg raises btw sets
Curls: 2x(7wide grip+7 regular+7 close grip)-30lbs
2x(10 front raise+10 lateral raise)-8lb Dbs
- felt really good, loosened things up and got HR up quite good
Updates
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grad school stuff: Met with advisors, they seem quite optimistic about my chances at Rady (personal top choice). They also gave me more or less a game plan. My behavioural science friend is just the best. He gave me great feedback on my draft. He also has a really optimistic view of my prospects
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I take the GRE tomorrow
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Good luck!
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Okay so I weighed in today at 106 
note: I could blame hormones, but it’s been 4 days, water weight should have dropped by now
I want to be 103-104.
Plans for the coming weeks
Nutrition: I plugged stats into 10 different online tdee calculators and all were between 1750 and 1850. I’ll start with 1800 as baseline maintenance. Two days a week, I’ll drop to 1500. High protein and clean foods (that’s never been an issue in the first place tbh)
Training: 5/3/1 with 5x5 ssl and 3x8 on accessories, easy conditioning on non lifting days
There’s a group of ppl i the programme interested in working out in the PM so might have double days. Will be out and about on weekends to explore Boston (or catching up on other work )
@garagerocker13 @SvenG how should I structure training for the next 6 months or so? For the first three months, I’m thinking of using the percentages from the BBB 3 month challenges for main work weight then do 5x5 ssl instead of the 5x10. For the following 3, could I repeat the same but add 5-10 lbs to tms?
I don’t anticipate on getting much stronger, I just want to maintain strength during what will certainly be the hardest semester
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Why?
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I’ve gotten fluffier without trying to gain weight and it’s freaking me out
Im much more comfortable at that weight and losing 2-3 lbs over the course of 2 months isn’t going to affect performance
Not to get into your business too much, but isn’t your tendency to undereat and be too light? I’m just going off the conversations I’ve seen from a distance.
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sort of…
Some members on here think I could really benefit from intentionally gaining weight.
My dilemma is that I’ve been unintentionally gaining weight (not good weight at that), which I’m not comfortable with.
I want to get to a place where I can control my weight
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It’s tough. Sometimes your body is telling you where it wants to be, though. We all tend to justify one end of the spectrum or the other. Like I like to eat, so I convince myself I am so huge I should be 230 lbs (it’s not true). Is it possible your unintentional weight gain is similar to a teenager “unintentionally” growing 4 inches? Like maybe nature is just taking its course and you’re going where you need to be.
Put another way, you could let the gain go, then bring yourself down to a more comfortable maintenance between here and there. Like if I want to be 195 through the fall, I need to get below 190 by end of summer; then I can loosen up and not go over my weight. Maybe you’re in a position where the thing you want (weight gain) is going to happen by itself (yay!) and present you a situation where you can comfortably hold the middle ground (your goal) by the end of the year?
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