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I’m a 20-something woman trying to get to 16% body-fat.
I am trying to get my body-fat percentage to around 16%. My body-fat is at 20% right now (135 lbs, 5'4") and here's my active schedule and eating plan:
Crossfit 3x a week
Yoga (vi …
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Potato Diet for Women?
Hello!
I have been looking into this whole "potato diet" thing, and even though it is pretty much a fad, I want to try it out, just to see how it goes!
With that, I have been doin …
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Just started today: How can I use Paleo to effectively lose weight?
Hello all! Today is day 1 for me on paleo, and I just found this site and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to utilize paleo for weight loss. I just went to Trader Jo …
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suddenly acne, but how?
hi there!
so i stopped taking the birhtcontroll-pill about half a yer ago. it was due to my ibs-d to see if it gets better without. it didn't. but i decided to just leave it away, …
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Super strong but getting chubby
Hello all!
I am a 5'7, 24 year old, 175-180lb female. I do crossfit, olympic lifting and powerlifting type workouts 4 days a week. I am in the process of getting a professional de …
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Fasting in the morning vs at night
So, I am wondering if there is a reason why people who IF seem to typically fast in the morning? I've been playing around with the idea of fasting since my body seems happy eating …
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Body rejecting IUD and piercings?
There are a few posts related to this topic but not a whole lot of info:
http://bit.ly/129WhRc
http://bit.ly/108cma1
I thought it was worth re-visiting.
Paleo has cleared up mos …
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IF/Leangains, Women and Higher Carbs
I was hoping you guys could share some collective knowledge regarding women and IF. My wife and I have started the program. We're about a month in, with mixed to little results.
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Get abs as a woman on paleo?
I want to get abs like the ones in this picture. Not super ripped but pretty lean. I have had this goal for a while but I seem stuck at my currant weight and body composition. A bi …
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Body Fat Percentage- women
Hi everyone,
I am wondering the effect of the Paleo lifestyle on body fat percentage, particularly for females. Personally, I am finding it difficult to reach a low body fat perce …
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Lifting weights with just dumbbells
Not sure if this is anywhere else, but I couldn't find anything so here we go:
I'm new to paleo, I'm actually on day 3, I'm a female and though I know losing weigh isn't the goal …
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Has anyone read Dr Sara Gottfried’s “The Hormone Cure”?
It is a book for women about determining any hormone imbalance and then trying to correct it with mostly diet, herbs and lifestyle changes (hormones only if all else fails). She i …
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Spironolactone, DHEA, Testosterone etcc..
Hello All,
Question regarding Spironolactone (aldactone) I have been on this for my skin for quite a long time and it was recently brought to my attention that it is one of the re …
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Ladies and Lifting. I want to hear your story.
Even though I go to crossfit now, I still feel like kind of a loner when I'm lifting. Sure, cross fit does some heavy lifts, but I have been practicing starting strength since July …
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The Female Experience: Paleo and Weight loss
I'm getting the distinct impression that the weight loss results on a paleo diet are much more consistent for men than they are for women. For the other paleo ladies out there, wha …