Strength graph - First plateau was a hip surgery, quickly increased weights as I was recovering and finding my strength again, second plateau was as I worked on my form and rehabbed weaker muscle groups, then it started to rise as I moved from custom workouts > structured programs, and the most recent surge is all thanks to 12WTU
Yes, my strength scores are very uneven 😂
Obvious lower body bias post-surgery!
This is the Thea Gouverneur Sheep Map Of Great Britain on linen. I fell in love with the pattern before getting into cross stitching, and did a year of other projects before finally taking this one on. I started it at the beginning of the year, and I’m only two pages in! This is going to take me years to complete lol
P.S. The fabric is nearly as long as I am tall! I’m using the largest q-snap frame, and I like to stitch on the couch, but I’m concerned about having to snap the frame over the stitched area once I have to reposition the fabric. Could that cause any damage or permanent warping to the completed area, or does anyone have a better large frame recommendation that’s couch friendly? Ty!
Hiya,
31F, 5’4-5’5”, I’m fluctuating around 135-138lbs right now, and my Renpho has me at 24.7% bf.
My primary goal is to build muscle and lose fat. I’m not too concerned about the number on the scale, but I’d prefer to be under 130.
About 4 years ago, I was crash dieting, not strength training, lost 20-30lbs (~145-50 down to ~120-25), and a whole lot of muscle mass with it. Then I paid the price with bilateral labral tears from unknown life long hip impingement. Had two surgeries to repair them last year, and my weight slowly crept back up while I was unable to exercise.
I’ve been upping my strength training since January, and I’ve finally reached a pain-free place where I can reliably so a progressive overload program, and cardio, without injuring myself again.
I’m strength training 4x/week, intensive cardio (cycling/hiking) 1-2x/week, and walking around 30min/day. And two forms of PT!
I’ve got the exercise part down, but I’m not sure how much I should be eating. I just started using MacroFactor, and my “goal” is to lose weight since I’ve been seeing results with building muscle while in a slight deficit the last several months (down about 5-7lbs, 1.5% bf since I started tracking). Weekdays, my calories are 1446 and weekends are 1590. Protein goal is 139g/day, but I usually reach 100-120g.
Seeing other people’s posts, I’ve started to wonder if the calories are too low? I’m never starving. Occasionally hungrier on days I do very intense cardio, and I do allow myself to eat more in that scenario. I’ve always struggled to maintain my weight, and I feel like my body loves to hold onto the extra pounds, so I still have that mental hurdle of allowing myself to eat more as well.
Thank you!