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I do weigh almost everything. I’ve found that to make my tracking infinitely easier. I will be giving the other app a try. Probably will do that tonight. I appreciate the suggestion. And I do agree on the endless variations in MFP. Can be quite aggravating. Love the barcode scan.
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So I might add you to my will. Pretty sure I’m gonna love this. Might take some time to get used to. Is there a way to remove a food from your diary after you added it? I can’t find one. (If it’s something obvious and I’ve missed it please don’t judge me.) A lot of the time when I’m planning the next days meals I add and delete until I find the right combo for my needs.
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Just swipe left on the item and it should give you a red trash icon.
if you’re eating the same food every day, when you get to tomorrow - you can click the three dots on the top right and say “copy from yesterday” or something similar. This is a lifesaver for me (who eats the same thing every day).
I’ll send you my CashApp
I am similar. Very little variation day to day. Although I do switch up my lunch every few weeks.
Don’t get too excited. I’m worth very little dead.
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8/21 Trap Deadlift 3 x 5 (115), 135, 145, 145
DB Single Row 3 x 5 (20) 30, 35, 35
Kettlebell swing 3 x 10 (15) 30, 30, 35
Chest Fly 5 x 5 (12) 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Reverse Fly 5 x 5 (12) 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Side Bends 5 x 5 35, 35, 35, 35, 35
Band tricep extensions 3 x 10
Calories: 1460 Protein 133 Carbs 101 Fat 49
155.2 lbs.
Very good workout today. I feel like my sleep has been pretty good. I’ve been taking magnesium at night for the last week or so. Not sure if it is actually helping or if it’s just placebo. Either way I don’t care since it’s working. Tomorrow will be a rest day. Hopefully maybe an easy walk with the old man when I get home from work. I’m totally spent and ready for sleep.
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8/22 Calories: 1397 Protein 123 Carbs 101 Fat 44
153.6 lbs.
Ok. So this isn’t exactly a goal weight, but it’s the first time I’ve been under 154 in a very long time. Not sure how long since I stop weighing myself when I think I’ve gained weight. (If you don’t weigh yourself, you haven’t gained weight. That’s just science.) But anywho I’m going to celebrate the small victory. Today was a rest day. Looking forward to lifting tomorrow.
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congrats
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Thanks! 
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Measurable goals in writing:
Body: 135 lbs / comfortable size 6.
Squat 150
Trap deadlift 200
Bench 115
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8/23. Calories: 1401 Protein: 143 Carbs: 97 Fat: 40
152.6 lbs.
Squats: (65), 110, 110, 115
Bench: (bar), 65, 65, 70
Single leg deadlift: 30, 30, 35
Overhead press: (15), 25, 25, 25
Tricep band ext 3 x 10
Hammer curls 3 x 10: 15, 15, 20 x 9
Planks 75 seconds x 3
Felt pretty good while lifting today. Legs are a bit fatigued. Eating is going well. Been keeping within my restrictions. Might add a bit more fruit and veggies to increase my carbs. Capped the evening off with a walk with my hubby. Got 3 miles in. I’m tired enough that I think I will sleep pretty well tonight. Looking forward to a slice of French toast in the morning.
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@anon6371718 Can’t thank you enough for the app suggestion. So much easier to log with accuracy. Very helpful. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
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8/24. Calories: 1411 Protein: 129 Carbs: 96 Fat: 49
152.4 lbs.
My legs were fairly fatigued today so I stuck to just a morning walk. 4.5 miles with my love muffin. Spent a large portion of the day food prepping. Mostly food that I will not eat. But I have two cross country runners and an extremely active husband that need all the extra calories that they can get. In an attempt to keep everyone healthy and fed I try to make healthy easy to grab snacks. Today it was Paleo protein muffins and chocolate protein bars. This was the first time I made them with natural peanut butter. We will see how they turn out. I’m afraid they might not freeze well. I bailed on eating a slice of French toast this morning. It felt like too much of an effort and too little payoff to try to figure out the calories so I could log it. Good thing too, my two teenage garbage disposals destroyed the entire loaf. Tomorrow is a deadlift day and I’m off work (two of my favorite things) so I will spend tomorrow prepping food for myself.
I’m extremely happy that I started this log. Even if no one reads it, I feel a pressure to keep going with it. I’ve had more success staying on target for the past 2 1/2 weeks than I have had in years. Plus some of the logs that I read really make me want to do more. Fantastic motivation. Hopefully by the time my motivation fails me my habit will be too deeply engrained for it to matter.
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We are reading it!! Keep on logging, your audience appreciates it too!
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Thank you!
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Yep we are definitely reading and following your journey. Keep adding to your log each session and you will be surprised where it takes you.
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8/25 Trap Deadlift 3 x 5 (120), 145, 145, 145
DB Single Row 3 x 5 (20) 35, 35, 35
Kettlebell swing 3 x 10 (15) 30, 35, 35
Chest Fly 5 x 5 (12) 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Reverse Fly 5 x 5 (12) 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Side Bends 5 x 5 35, 35, 35, 35, 40
Band tricep extensions 3 x 10
Calories: 1406 Protein 117 Carbs 88 Fat 55
152.6 lbs.
Deadlifts felt really good today. I know I could have done more, but I’m trying to build slowly so I have somewhere to go. Might have to back down on the rows a bit. It seems to irritate my elbow. Don’t want to piss that thing off since it’s finally starting to feel better. Flys stayed the same today because I forgot to add weight on my last set. Oh well. There’s always next time.Tomorrow morning will be conditioning.
I spent the day doing food prep and other household duties. It was a good day. I feel very accomplished. It’s gonna be a shit week at work. Absolutely nothing I can do to change that, so I might as well enjoy my time at home.
Side note: My clothes are fitting better. Good thing too, they were getting so tight they were on the verge of being indecent.
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sounds like solid progress, well done
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Are there alternate movements that target the same muscle that DONT irritate your elbow?
If there are, I suggest swapping to that, or altering your wrist position such that it doesn’t hurt the elbow.
There was an article on here some years back (that doesn’t want to load so I cannot link it) discussing the Brittney Spears Effect (which probably means a LOT of things, depending on what your opinions of her are, lol).
The point of the article was to discuss the effect of doing tons of direct ab work on waist size in women… using Britney Spears as the case study.
In short, the theory was that if you do a lot of direct ab work, it will likely grow the abs - which increases waist circumference.
I can’t verify if this is true or not, but it seems logical… train the muscles you want to GROW, and idk if you actually want thicker obliques as a woman. Personally, I like abs and obliques on a woman, but we’re talking about your goals, not mine.
If there were to be direct ab work that did not increase waist size, it would be planks, leg raises, and other exercises that target the transverse abdomenal muscles (TVAs).
Do with that information as you wish; I wouldn’t want your hard work to go against your desired goals. In any case, you’re a size 6… which sounds like you’re doing great in this department already.
As usual, feel free to ignore this.
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Thanks so much! I’m feeling pretty good!
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