Thank you all for the congratulations! It took me seven months to finish due to having guests occupy our basement this past summer where we have our "gym" set up. As far as losing inches/weight, nope, not really(I only measure my neck, waist, and hips). I started out very weak. But now I can lift my six year old over my head as she planks. I also had an atrocious diet pretty much the entire time. At least 3000+ calories a day for months on end. I am glad to say I did not gain weight other than the fluctuating water weight. But my strength gains were incredible!

I see a HUGE difference in my overall body composition. Muscle in my arms that had never been there before. I have more butt and look forward to adding to that.

I run on my alternate days of lifting now and have been on a cut for two weeks. Cutting calories and lifting makes strength gains nearly impossible. I'll definitely come back to say how I did on the program the second time around.

Again, thank you all for the encouraging words.

Thanks jsextrasmooth! I did do more cardio than just the 15 minute intervals...I love to run so I throw in about a 30-45 min cardio session about 3 times a week. It really helped shed the fat off so I could see some of my new muscles!

I have been running between 5-7 miles on alternate days of lifting. I'm really liking going through the NROL4W again. I know much more than I did the first time around and comparing the gains is incredible.

I'm halfway through the 2nd round, but this time I'm changing some things (back squats instead of those one arm overhead squats, HIIT instead of any of those body matrix, etc). I'll finish it this time, but i'll probably go onto something new at the beginning of the year.

I plan on reading through Starting Strength over the December holidays and starting that once I am finished with this second round. I'm impressed with myself this time around compared to the first time. Comparing data has helped keep me motivated.

What do you plan on doing after you're finished?