Laney

Lift heavy, eat below on off days, maintenance on lifting days (1,300 off, 2,000 on should do it).

Good luck and welcome! Awesome to have goals right from the beginning, you can do it!

Welcome to the rebellion

This site is so friggin overwhelming, I totally understand! Your kids just need to find the right crowd, when I was 16 we started an anime club at my school and those were some of the best days I can remember. You should look into Starting Flexibility, it's (exactly like it sounds) a flexibility program that will help you with squats and leg extensions if you choose that route. Just remember, you can't out-lift a bad diet. Also, welcome to the rebellion!

I too seriously hate exercise. Except lifting heavy things, you'll fit in just fine! So hello and welcome to the rebellion!

There is a cut, recomp and bulk. For really lowering your bf%, you're going to want to do a cut or recomp. Probably like -20% of your TDEE calories on your days off and anywhere from -10% to +10% on days you lift. Cut is a lot faster (think -30%, -10%) but you will lose muscle mass while losing fat. A recomp will be slower but you may still make gains (-20%, +20% - something like that). Most people have to play around and see what works for them. After you cut down for a few months, then you can start bulking to really build mass

You should make a thread for DragonCon, I bet there will be a ton of NF people there

Haha yes! That's actually really neat, I'm surprised it made it through that. You should totally get a table, the AA is my favorite place at any convention! If I end up going, I'll definitely let you know Your Monday was amazing, you are seriously an inspiration <3

It's been a couple of days, how's it going?

8/7/2013 Breakfast- protein powder, Kind bar, lunch- chicken and veggies, dinner- NA Exercise- Zumba It's still only 10:30 am here, but I've already planned out lunch and I can have whatever for dinner and still hit my protein goal. I'll be going to Zumba tonight, which is an hour of cardio. I had my alarm set at 5:30 am to get up and lift, and (seriously, not a morning person) snoozed until 7 /shame Progress Hit my protein macro: 2 Hours of Cardio: 60/120 No candy at work: Check Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350

Candy demon is possessing me as well, no one else here to eat it for me

8/5/2013 Breakfast- eggs, lunch- chicken and veggies, dinner- omelette, snacks- candy. Exercise- None I woke up in so much pain on Monday, it was awful. I'm not sure what caused it (stair stepper, yoga, lifting heavy on Sunday). It was really weird, especially since I normally don't get sore after lifting. On top of that I had a migraine Maybe it was how shitty I was feeling, but I was just nomming on candy before I stopped and had to think "wtf am I doing, stopppp" Progress Hit my protein macro: 114. Close enough >.> 2 Hours of Cardio: 0/120 No candy at work: Fail Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350 8/6/2013 Breakfast- eggs, banana, lunch- half bacon cheese burger, dinner- half sandwich, snacks- banana bread Exercise- None Still extremely sore. And circumstances had me eating out for 2 meals today, ouch. Progress Hit my protein macro: 41 (boo, hisss) 2 Hours of Cardio: 0/120 No candy at work: Check Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350

Week 1 Overall Hit my protein macro: 2/7 days, that's a F 2 Hours of Cardio: 100/120 B No candy at work:6/7, woo! B Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350 NA I need to work a bit harder for week 2

8/2/2013 Breakfast- eggs, lunch - bagel, snacks- protein powder, candy (derp) Exercise- na Progress Hit my protein macro: 48. Wut. I seriously cannot remember if I ate dinner Friday 2 Hours of Cardio: 45/120 No candy at work: Fail Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350 8/3/2013 Breakfast- eggs, poptart, lunch- @Green Mill, dinner- family reunion (ate lots of crap) Exercise- 30 minutes of Yoga Progress Hit my protein macro: 55. I need to work on this 2 Hours of Cardio: 75/120 No candy at work: Check Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350 8/4/2013 Breakfast- eggs, dinner- burger with cheese, cake Exercise- Lifted, stair stepper (did my highest on DL and squat, my back was really feeling it the next day) Progress Hit my protein macro: 63. I suck 2 Hours of Cardio: 100/120 No candy at work: no work Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 100/350

Haha thanks! I totally need to get back into it, not been doing so good these first few days of the challenge >.>

Definitely go with the Devil's trap, can't beat the classics

Thanks Too bad I didn't get the spot as 12th Doctor It was kinda meh, I'll post my writeup soon

8/1/2013 Breakfast- eggs, lunch - bagel (heh), dinner- Jimmy John's unwich, snacks- iced tea latte, eggs, protein powder, kind bar. Had candy at the movie (not at work though, feels like a loophole ~1550 calories Exercise-lifted, ran 15 minutes Progress Hit my protein macro: 118. I'm calling that good :| 2 Hours of Cardio: 45/120 No candy at work: check Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 0/350

Too awesome, best group, hands down! Maybe not the best choice, considering Dean's love of pie I'm decent at hitting it, but I really hate eating under

Haha whoo! /high fives 120 used to be so easy when I ate chicken every day for lunch... I can't take it any more though, chicken started to taste like sawdust D:

Hey you've reached Dean's other other phone. You know what to do *beep* http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/15500000/Driver-picks-the-music-shotgun-shuts-his-cakehole-the-music-of-supernatural-15576518-600-480.jpg

I can do it on my phone?!

7/31/2013 Breakfast- eggs, lunch- salad, dinner- turkey burger and eggs ~1,100 calories Progress Hit my protein macro: Not even close, way under on calories too 2 Hours of Cardio: 30/120 No candy at work: check Save $350 by the end of this challenge: 0/350

Haha ruffage, I love that word! I'll try it and let you know, I'm unfortunately a picky eater >.> I like '67 Impala!

There is an anime convention in November at the Kaahari that I really want to go to That work buffet sounds epic, ours are always like... subway or Jimmy John's. Also, killer workout, keep it up!