finally jumped 31/m

i am a 31/m with a one year old who doesnt want to be that dad who cant keep up with his kid. Ive talked about making lifestyle changes since we found out we were going to have a little boy but have finally done something. I lost around 75 lbs over a two year period back in my 20s but slowly gained it all back. Whether it was marriage, having a kid, going back to school....i dont want to make excuses. Now I have begun the master cleanse to drop water weight, clear out some of the junk and reset my metabolism and my lifestyle. I guess I just needed to tell someone and Ive watched this sub for a while and now am deciding to I guess get some feedback from anyone who has taken this route or maybe just getting it off my chest. Thanks for the time everybody.

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NSV: I couldn't finish breakfast!

I've been working on my weight for a while down and now have plateaued a little after hitting 20 pounds down, I've been doing CICO, and working out daily, and am noticing changes in my body, but that's not what excited me this morning.

I had gotten some bacon this past week which I haven't had in a while and decided to splurge rather than have my usual yogurt or granola breakfast, and make six strips of bacon and three fried eggs which to me was my usual to eat...I know that's a lot. I hadn't had it in a while though and fried it up got it all on a plate and chowed down enjoying it, but I couldn't finish it! I was full and felt full and didn't have any kind of desire to just cram it in to have it all, instead I put the bacon up to use as bits in a salad later as a treat and ended up giving one egg to my pup. I remember a time when I could eat four or five plates off a buffet so to finally be eating normally and not just until nothing else will fit is amazing and wonderful to me.

For anyone else who always worries they put too much on their plate and will never be able to resist it, you can do it. Just keep going and your body will adjust itself and you'll end up not always wanting to clean the plate just to clean it, you'll even enjoy your food so much more! Keep pushing everyone!

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Beginner here - is this program any good?

Hi, I'm a skinny guy (~120lbs) who just joined a gym and have been going consistently for the past few weeks. However, I wasn't really following a specific program, which I feel is hindering my progress. I just downloaded an app called Progression, which is a fitness tracker that contains a number of programs. The program I'm interested in is detailed below:

Traditional Bodybuilding Split

Three workouts a week, with one rest day in between, and the weekend off.

Day 1: Shoulders, Chest, and Triceps

• 2x6-12 Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
• 2x6-12 Dumbbell Shoulder Press
• 2x6-12 Machine Chest Press
• 2x6-12 Cable Side Raise
• 2x6-12 Single-Arm Dumbbell Overhead Press
• 2x6-12 Cable Pushdown (With Bar Handle)

Day 2: Legs

• 2x6-12 Barbell Squat
• 2x6-12 Dumbbell Lunge
• 2x6-12 Machine Leg Press
• 2x6-12 Machine Leg Curl*
• 2x6-12 Machine Leg Extension*
• 2x6-12 Machine Calf Raise

Day 3: Back, Biceps, and Abs

• 2x6-12 Barbell Deadlift
• 2x6-12 Bent-Over Barbell Row
• 2x6-12 Bent-Over Dumbbell Row
• 2x6-12 Machine Hyperextension*
• 2x6-12 Machine Lat Pulldown
• 2x6-12 Barbell Curl
• 2x6-12 Dumbbell Curl
• 2x6-12 Cable Crunch

(note: marked with asterisks are the exercises I cannot perform as of right now, either due to inability or lacking equipment. Recommendations for substitutions would be highly appreciated.)

Should I stick with the program? Any advice or additions/subtractions from the program are highly appreciated. Thanks!

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F/27/5'5 need exercise and nutrition advice!

Alright so, 4-5 years ago I lost close to 90lbs due to stress and starving myself into oblivion. Now, for the last couple of years I have been trying desperately to break passed to 200lb mark. I got to 199.8lb for a day but that was on a minimal calorie intake.

I went up in weight to about 222lbs and then did herbalife for a couple months and got down to about 208lbs

Now, I've been stuck at around 210-216 for about a year and it won't budge.

Obviously the weight part of it isn't as important considering I am now going to the gym 3-4 times a week and am down nearly 16in in 5 weeks so there's progress and I'm seeing but what am I doing wrong?

I was eating 1200 calories a day before Now I'm eating closer to 1700 daily My micronutrients I have set a 50% carbs, 30% protein and 20% fat.

I want to trim down but I also would like to build a significant amount of muscle and the only place I'm seeing it is my arms.

I lift for about 40mins and then do cardio for 20. Cardio includes interval training 1 min slow and steady to 1 min lay it all out as hard as I can.

Help me Reddit!

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Tips for morning gym goer.

Hello everyone, I'm new to this whole gym thing and I want to start right. I recently started going to the gym for about 40 minutes before work. I had to work early this morning so I hit the gym at 5 am, then had a banana and some other fruit at around 9. The problem is I'm so exhausted by the time Noone rolls around. How do you guys do morning gym? I really don't want to go in the afternoon because of how busy it is. Im a nanny so I'm really active during the day, and being tired just makes my job way more difficult than it needs to be.

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Alright, how much does my clean suck and what can I do to make it better?

Please critique my clean, and provide advice :)

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Can I DL and Squat If I Can't Touch My Toes?

Is it possible to deadlift and squat with proper form if you cannot touch your toes? I keep straining my back muscles even on fairly light weights (less than my bodyweight). I know it's because my back rounds at the bottom of the lifts. My posterior chain is extremely tight -- I can only reach about halfway down my shins (about six inches above my toes). Do I need to quit these lifts until I can touch my toes?

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