I mark my progress in green. Either in the tiers of the first pyramid when I increase my weights or in the second and third pyramids when I increase my reps.
Guess who’s leg days made nice green meadows this last month. 
(Blurred because it’s a personal journey, I don’t like the comparison aspect myself)
@Runningfree right now under observation. After the MRI there is a lot of other stuff going on, patellar, worn joint, from tendinitis when younger. Summed up with “there’s a lot of clean up” if surgery is done. Right now, doing physical therapy and muscle building around joint, acupuncture as well. For the most part, it s a lot better but still flairs up once in a while. The leg press I was using in photo was recommended to help, which it does. All this from going overboard the day after I did anti-gravity yoga.
What app is it that you’re using?? I’m hoping to start getting back into running soon
Morning workout was completed! Slowly building my stamina for cardio again. Used dumbbells and resistance bands today… even increased the weight for certain upper arm exercises which I was happy about! Also eating fairly healthy today and logging my foods, forcing myself to drink water lol
Questions:
As for cheaper protein, I eat legumes. Chickpeas and such in various forms.
Ooo chicpeas i like! I’ll try those ti up my protein! Thank u 
I could suggest a lot of things for protein. When I’m properly following my training diet I consume just under 200g of protein a day, usually all plant based and sometimes adding in fish and eggs. I usually add nutritional yeast to one of my meals each day (typically a tofu scramble), ezekiel bread, tvp stuffed sweet potatoes, and I have a melatonin protein shake mix that I have before bed.
As for water I have a 24 oz bottle that is my favorite to drink from and makes it easy to break the day down into quarters, knowing that if I drink 4 of this bottle I’m close to 100 oz for the day.
Great information! I like meat of course but it can be expensive. I’m trying to eat about 180gr of protein a day and lower my carbs and increase my healthy fats (sort of keto i guess but i dont want to he super super strict with it). I struggle with protein and thot about a protein shake… but unsure of what to buy exactly. Like today I ate 2 eggs for breakfast, then lunch was an apple and a tuna sandwich. I barely made a dent in my protein haha but I will look into protein shakes… any that u would specifically recommend? One that tastes good 
thanks for ur advice! I appreciate it!
I’ve used the Vega brand protein for probably about 10 years now. Ive tried a few other brands over the years but always end up preferring Vega. Their protein & greens line used to be my favorite but since they’ve introduced their sport line that has become my go to. I blend the sport protein with pb powder and a banana for my morning workout and shake up the rest & repair melatonin protein in the evening.
I also will sometimes mix up pb powder with protein powder, cinnamon and just enough water to make a dip/spread for apples, rice cakes, toast etc. If I really get a sweet tooth I’ll mix protein powder into one of those microwave mug cake recipes 
Run keeper. The only thing that sucks is it doesn’t have a treadmill setting so you have to be outside for it to track. The Nike app is good too. It has guided runs and a setting for treadmill.
Also if you’re looking for some new recipes, I always recommend people check out FitMenCook
Kevin has such a passion for food and his recipes are usually super easy and delicious. Lots of filters searching through his recipes to find what works for your goals!
Half way through maintenance phase week 3 of 4. I can feel the shift to normalcy from cut phase calories to maintenance level caloric intake. It’s nice, I have more energy to get through higher set ranges. I can feel my body itching to increase set and rep range for a bulk. Stay committed everyone!
Completed all 3 days of my workout plan for this week! Really feeling proud as I feel like I am slowly gaining balance in my life and am able to incorporate exercise. I enjoy my weights and resistance bands. Cardio has been the bike. I dont really like cardio haha but I realize I need to get something in. The bike is more enjoyable I guess lol the other 4 days of the week, I just try to be abit more active in my daily life. And of course doing my best to eat healthier. Feeling happy… and tired right now lol
Happy for you, Jimmie! 
Awesome, great job! Keep it up and focus on realistic, long term routine/habits with your workouts! 
Labdoor.com is great for picking your supplement brands. They test products in a lab for quality, accuracy of the label, ect. I’ve been a fitness and nutrition coach for years and always recommend labdoor
So I haven’t used this app in two years but for some reason decided to go back on. And I’ve also still been clean the whole time I was gone for the most part. And I recent picked up going to the gym and excersize and I love it I’m doing really good
Thank u so much!!! I will definktly be checking that site out
You are very welcome! I am here if you need anything
