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  1. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    Here's my latest update: I'm still rotating between Push Pull Legs A and B, including the upper body workouts and now my other half is starting to notice the gains e.g. watching me rip up the decking in the back garden when pre-strength training I wouldn't have been able to do this :LOL: Also, I...
  2. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    Well, here is an end of March/early April check in. I have continued to rotate Push Pull Legs A and B, including the upper body workout since February. I am definitely seeing gains in terms of increasing weights being lifted and number of reps. The visual gains have also increased: arms and...
  3. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    OK, so we are nearly at the end of February (where has the time gone?!) and I have been rotating the Push Pull Legs A and B over the past few weeks. I was a bit dubious about the 2 minute rest between sets, but you know, I've really noticed some big gains this month, particularly in my lateral...
  4. Silverleaf

    I need help with eating disorder

    As someone further down the road of ED recovery (binge and restrict), I understand how hard it is to move away from the numbers. Everyone is different and what works for me might not work for you, but I have found the following helpful in my ED recovery journey: 1. Photographing my food to...
  5. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    Ok, it has been a while, but I'm still continuing with my training schedule: 22nd Jan: :v: Day 21 Power HIIT 23rd Jan: :v: Day 22 Power HIIT :v: Iron Heart workout 24th Jan: :v: Day 23 Power HIIT 25th Jan: :v: Day 24 Power HIIT :v: Brute Arms workout - some baby biceps starting to appear...
  6. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    Ok, so another week seems to have flown by. Monday was a really difficult day for me in terms of my mental health - dealing with my gas and electric supplier pushed me over the edge again. I felt like I was back at square 1 again. Anyways, working out and a Thai massage have helped to ease me...
  7. Silverleaf

    New Here!

    Hello :hellothere: and welcome
  8. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    10th Jan: :v: Day 9 Power HIIT 11th Jan: :v: Day 10 Power HIIT :v: Brute Arms and Back - crap day in terms of low mood, so this helped to lift me a bit. 12th Jan: :v: Day 11 Power HIIT - did not enjoy this. :v: Brute Leg Day - had a bit of a panic that I had skipped a day. Met a friend for a...
  9. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    6th Jan: :v: Day 5 Power HIIT 7th Jan: :v: Day 6 Power HIIT :v: 'Because I can' workout- Really enjoying squats at the moment, though not sure why? Made a batch of bean burgers, adding in some unflavoured vegan protein power as a binder (Bulk brand). Seemed to work well. Saw a friend for lunch...
  10. Silverleaf

    Nutrition plans/ recipes on DAREBEE

    Hello, Yes, they've been archived. You can find them here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200918095221/https://darebee.com/
  11. Silverleaf

    Building to a Better Me

    I know how you feel, but you have totally got this :up: Also, hello and welcome :hellothere: ps. I loved living in AZ many moons ago - I did a University exchange year at ASU. One of the best year's of my life.
  12. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    4th Jan: :v: Day 3 Power HIIT - I hate ab work, but I enjoyed this. :v: Brute Arms and Back - I love arm days, but may have overdone the weight on bicep curls. 5th Jan: :v: Day 4 Power HIIT - hmm, didn't time that well after yesterday's training session, but doing punches was a really good...
  13. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    2nd Jan: :v: Day 1 Power HIIT :v: Iron Heart 3rd Jan: :v: Day 2 Power HIIT :v: 1 minute 30 seconds planking (elbow, left side, right side @ 30 seconds each) Decided to chop off all of my hair after a few days of really low mood (not even date night with my husband helped :sad:). Feel better...
  14. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    Thank you. Happy to be back here :LOL:
  15. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    I need to remember to pace myself :ss:
  16. Silverleaf

    Burnout recovery

    So, it has been a while since I was last here...but, as 2023 starts I feel ready to come back to this space. I felt that 2022 was a brutal year for me: I got Covid and spent many months recovering from that Being the emotional punch bag for my mother slowly took it's toll on my mental health...
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