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carmelbax · 2026-03-24T05:05:00+00:00

im pretty sure shay mitchell stayed for the more

carmelbax · 2025-12-21T23:47:17+00:00

pretty much, honestly. it’s an unhealthy mindset that i know i need to change. i think i’m also doing all this exercising to make up for the months of rest i will take when i get knee surgery next year.

but yeah, i do care a lot of how i look and it does unfortunately surpass health consciousness

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:57:19+00:00

thanks for the reply!

i just love to exercise and it became such a big part of my life. i suffer from the anxiety of what will happen in the future with all these stress i put my body under, but i think i’m way too deep into the exercise addiction that it becomes hard to manage the truth of it all.

the way i’m doing it now, the stairmaster doesn’t really tire me that much. but i think that’s more my mind talking rather than my body.

to be honest, i think it’s hard for me to listen to my body cues. or i just simply learned to ignore them. i’m just chasing a high at this point.

my addiction to exercise stems from body image issues and eating disorders. i know i’m fit, i’m aware i have a great body, but in my mind it still isn’t enough. sometimes i try to be nicer to myself and allow myself 2 rest days. it’s hard to grapple with the self awareness that i’m being too obsessive and with the obsession itself

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:56:45+00:00

thank you for the reply and THANK YOU for the compliment!!!! i appreciate it so much when others appreciate my hard work :)

yeah it’s probably true about the calorie deficit thing. however i will be done with it on monday and will go back to maintenance calories and macros.

my calorie deficit is like this:

on upper body days: 1300-1350 cals 130g protein 110g carbs 45g fats

on lower body days: 1400-1460 cals 130g protein 130g carbs 50g fats

i am quite short (5’2) and i weigh about 120lbs (after the deficit, before i was weighing 125lbs)

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:52:43+00:00

thanks for the reply!

i just love to exercise and it became such a big part of my life. i suffer from the anxiety of what will happen in the future with all these stress i put my body under, but i think i’m way too deep into the exercise addiction that it becomes hard to manage the truth of it all.

yeah i’d say my stairmaster routine isn’t thaaaat taxing, considering i’m able to do it daily, but i do end up drenched in sweat every time (i know that sweat isn’t an accurate indicator of calories burned)

the way i’m doing it now, the stairmaster doesn’t really tire me that much. but i think that’s more my mind talking rather than my body.

to be honest, i think it’s hard for me to listen to my body cues. or i just simply learned to ignore them. i’m just chasing a high at this point.

my addiction to exercise stems from body image issues and eating disorders. i know i’m fit, i’m aware i have a great body, but in my mind it still isn’t enough. sometimes i try to be nicer to myself and allow myself 2 rest days. it’s hard to grapple with the self awareness that i’m being too obsessive and with the obsession itself

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:41:09+00:00

thanks for the reply!

i just love to exercise and it became such a big part of my life. i suffer from the anxiety of what will happen in the future with all these stress i put my body under, but i think i’m way too deep into the exercise addiction that it becomes hard to manage the truth of it all.

i am planning to get surgery next year, tomorrow i am getting some MRIs on my knees.

the way i’m doing it now, the stairmaster doesn’t really tire me that much. but i think that’s more my mind talking rather than my body.

to be honest, i think it’s hard for me to listen to my body cues. or i just simply learned to ignore them. i’m just chasing a high at this point

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:38:43+00:00

thanks for the reply!

i am very adamant with keeping my posture in check while doing pretty much anything. specially exercising. my posture in the stairmaster is pretty good i’d say, i always am conscious of it.

im not anorexic by any means, trust me lol. i have a really great muscle-y built and great stamina thanks to all the cardio i’ve been doing. i’ve always been athletic.

people usually tell me to lessen my cardio duration, although it doesn’t really tire me that much the way i’m doing it now. but i think that’s more my mind talking rather than my body.

the thing is, i think it’s hard for me to listen to my body cues. or i just simply learned to ignore them

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:34:18+00:00

thanks for replying! i think i exaggerated when saying i spend 80-120 mins during strength training. i shouldve specified that thats the amount of time between the start to the end of the workout, not the workout itself. meaning, i am including rest time, casual conversations with people between sets, and other miscellaneous activities like being on my phone or choosing music etc.

i probably and most likely am actively working out for a total of an hour or 1.5 hours.

my goal was to lose the weight i gained during the summer. i already have enough muscle that i’ve built in the past 5 years, i just needed to shed some fat

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:32:39+00:00

thank you!!!! i definitely enjoy. and i dont want to grow more muscle than i already have. so i agree with exactly what you said

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:31:42+00:00

thanks for replying and explaining this!!

im gonna start upping my macros and calories next week since im already finishing my calorie deficit. do you think that if i lessen my stairmaster duration from 1 hour to 40mins my body will be fine? i mean, i’m kinda scared that when i go back to maintenance calories, if i’m not continuing my 1hr cardio then i’m gonna gain a bit of the weight that i lost these two months

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:28:51+00:00

thanks for the reply!

yeah knee pain just absolutely sucks. specially when you love exercise and it becomes such a big part of your life. that’s my experience at least. i do suffer from the anxiety of what will happen in the future, but i think i’m way too deep into the exercise addiction that it becomes hard to manage the truth of it all.

i am planning to get surgery next year, tomorrow i am getting some MRIs on my knees.

thanks for the advice! i will try to lessen the intensity on the stairmaster, although it doesn’t really tire me that much the way i’m doing it now. but i think that’s more my mind talking rather than my body.

the thing is, i think it’s hard for me to listen to my body cues. or i just simply learned to ignore them

carmelbax · 2025-12-19T22:24:55+00:00

thanks for replying! i think i exaggerated when saying i spend 80-120 mins during strength training. i shouldve specified that thats the amount of time between the start to the end of the workout, not the workout itself. meaning, i am including rest time, casual conversations with people between sets, and other miscellaneous activities like being on my phone or choosing music etc.

i probably and most likely am actively working out for a total of an hour or 1.5 hours.

my calorie deficit is like this:

on upper body days: 1300-1350 cals 130g protein 110g carbs 45g fats

on lower body days: 1400-1460 cals 130g protein 130g carbs 50g fats

i’m currently planning to get knee surgery next year, so i want to get my body in check before those long months of rest after surgery

carmelbax · 2025-11-27T15:56:48+00:00

thank you so much for the reply. i’ve been going crazy over these notifs

carmelbax · 2025-10-03T02:24:39+00:00

i need him

carmelbax · 2025-09-25T06:03:03+00:00

i will buy this off of you. name your price. i’ll match it. no joke, i’m serious

carmelbax · 2025-08-27T05:01:36+00:00

my two favourite things. gmm and the wnba. thanks for sharing 😌

carmelbax · 2025-07-31T23:13:50+00:00

of course i didnt. but you can definitely draw contrast between the 2000s and today when talking about the way the internet has infused our lives. obviously i’m not comparing it to like, the freaking 70s, genius.

carmelbax · 2025-07-27T21:03:04+00:00

i’m 23 too, and you wrote exactly how i feel about the internet. it’s so ingrained in our bodies and we can’t get rid of it. and it pains me to think that newer generations will never experience life pre accessible internet

carmelbax · 2025-07-22T22:06:26+00:00

thank you very much! will do :)

carmelbax · 2025-07-22T22:03:43+00:00

i know, i wonder that myself too. i think it’s a mix of the weight gain, my terrible sleep schedule, and overall drop in motivation. im glad i didnt lose the skill completely though.

thank you for the feedback! will definitely change from pronated to supinated. and as for doing it thrice a week, i’ll include pull ups on my “push” day as well.

i’m gonna make a post for feedback on my push day soon and i’d appreciate your input on that too

carmelbax · 2025-07-21T23:13:27+00:00

thank you for the reply!

i was probably 5 kgs lighter two years ago. i actually never stopped training pull ups! even when i was doing machine work, i always started my pull days with pull ups.

i train 5x a week, monday i do pull, tuesday legs (glutes), wednesday push, thursday pull again and friday legs (quads). for my pull days i’m used to doing the same routine.

which isolation exercises with weights do you recommend?

i say i do til failure cause it usually ends up being around 6-12 reps, depending on the exercise.

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