Hi my name is Robin. I'm 30 something, married, and I have 2 boys ages 14 and 10. I've struggled a lot with my weight. I've been on MFP for a while now and I follow a workout program. But I have not been seeing the results that I want. So I was thinking that weight lifting might help because I know that increased muscle mass will increase my metabolism. So here I am!!

Hi! I have had the book for about a year, but no time to go to the gym. Finally got our home gym complete enough to do everything at home, and started yesterday. If anyone would like a NROLFW buddy, add me as a friend!

I am also doing Herbalife. I do Crossfit on two of my off days.

I have 5 kids and am in graduate school, but am supposed to graduate in August!! I want to lose the inches I have gained during school.

Hi Megan! I just started too, had my first day on Sunday, can't wait until this evening to do day 2.

Don't think I've done this yet.........

Hello :bigsmile:

I am Rae, 38 yo, blissfully married, mom of 2! Just started yesterday! Workout 1 took me about 30 mins and afterwards, I didn't feel as I did enough even though I sweated my butt off. Well, let me tell ya, I can feel every bit of it today! I am not so sore I can't walk, lol, but I am definitely feeling the work I did! Excited to keep moving forward! Feel free to add me.

Hey to all you newcomers. We have a daily chat thread where there's a whole slew of us who are mid program or finished. I'm on Stage 7, love this program and love this group! Join us over there!

Hi, I'm Terry. I just finished Stage 1 and am starting my week off. I'm going to take my measurements tonight to see if anything changed. I still have at least 15lbs to lose. Feel free to friend me.

Hi, I am Sam - 57, female - married for 27 years with 5 children and 10 grandchildren, ages 16 to 2 years. I work out most days of the week at 5am with my daughter before work.

We are just finishing Stage 1 - workouts A & B and getting ready to start the next set of exercises. Just in time too, we are bored senseless of doing the same ones every week!!

The boredom with the exercises is mostly my fault, wish I would have found this forum BEFORE we started!! We have always done the machines and mostly cardio. . . . not highly effective. My daughter has always been the "coach" so when I mentioned this program (thanks to all the chatter on MFP) she decided that I should be the coach.

Because the book is so darn confusing on the workouts we started out by doing the entire workout, all sets, each time!! It took forever and caused great soreness (read intense pain lasting several days). WE dabbled this way for a couple weeks before I googled the program and got some advise on how the exercises are supposed to be done. We had a couple weeks with vacations and days off so getting through workouts A & B has taken several weeks and we are anxious to move on!!!

I am thankful for MFP and this group!!

Hi I am Bonnie, over the last 2 years I have lost 70lbs and I am struggling to loose the last 20lbs I have to go.
I am 31, a nurse and have a great BF. I have tried a lot of things and I am now going to try NROL4W. I have read the book and I am motivated by it! I am starting tonight. I am a little nervous to hit the weight side of the gym. I usually just stick to cardio machines. I am actually just going back to a gym after about a year and a half of no gym memberships. I look forward to the group, the support and advice here!

I was around and then I got bored and now I am back.

I am Lansing, wife, mother of 3 humans and 3 dogs and a teacher. I need the muscle now that I am inching towards 40. I know this is what I need and it makes me feel awesome, so I will follow the program this time. Last time, I didn't take the required breaks and I know that is why I got bored.

Also, I am significantly loweering my carb intake and raising my protein intake over the next few weeks as a permanent change to my diet. I know what my enemy is and its white white white and processed. processed, processed. (sugar, potatoes, breads, donuts, cake, cookies) Its a tough challenge but I want to be in a size 6 by New Year's.


Thanks!

Hi, I'm Jayne. I currently run and do bodyweight strength training, but I'll be heading off to college in about a month... and college = access to a gym with a weight room = time for NROL4W! I don't really need to lose any weight, but I do want to drop my BF%, build muscle, look and feel better, and generally be more badass than I am now. I also like the idea of eating more food. All in all, I'm very excited, and I can't wait to begin!

Hi I'm Petal. I am 32 years old with 2 kids and a husband. I have just done my first workout although I have been eyeing this group for sometime now.
I have already lost around 15 pounds... But I'm trying not to look at the scale. I have seen some of your results and hope mine can be half as impressive... Cheers!

Hi everyone, after much lurking here I finally got around to ordering NROL4W and my copy arrived last week. Have read through most of it and will be doing my first workout today. Excited but slightly intimidated at the same time! I've calculated that if I do the programme exactly as per the book I'll finish just a few days before my 40th birthday - best present ever :happy:

I know we're supposed to limit cardio, but I also want to achieve my goal of running a 5k before I'm 40 so I'll be combining NROL with interval running as a form of HIIT, plus a long run once a week (tho currently when I say "long" I'm talking 5 minutes!). I might also throw in yoga, tennis, Zumba once a week but that will probably be further down the line when I'm a little less wobbly.

I won't be following the eating plan as I do Eat Stop Eat which I love.

My goal is to get rid of the flab and to get back into all my old clothes which have been sitting in the wardrobe unloved for the last 10 years. And, of course, to have a body that I can finally be proud of.

Good to meet you all!

Hey! My name is Katie! I'm 22 years old, 5'2", 140lbs. I am going to start this program next week and stumbled upon this group and it looks great! I'm hoping to use this for support and motivation, maybe to find a couple friends to check in with from time to time. If anyone wants to add me, that'd be great!

Quick question though, I have been following MFP for a while and am currently eating 1330 calories + exercise calories. For the diet plan for this book it says I should eat 1580 on non workout days and 1880 on workout days. How should I increase my calories, right away or gradually?

Hello to all the inspiring ladies here! A little about me- 32 years old, 5'10", 166lbs (hoping to trim the fat), and hoping to this program is something I'll be able to stick with (get bored easily). I just finished reading NROLFW and signed up at a local gym yesterday. Tonight is going to be my first workout and I'm super excited to see what my body is capable of doing. I'd like to make some friends here to keep me motivated.

Hi, I'm Kayla. I'm 20 years old, 5'5" and currently 220 lbs.
I started out at 240, my highest weight that I've ever been and lost 20 lbs eating at a deficit and doing only cardio. It's been a slow process but I can see and feel the changes. After stumbling on a thread about women lifting I became interested in incorporating heavy lifting into my workouts. To me it seems like it will help me get to my big long-term goal the fastest.

I say long-term because it could take me 6 months minimum to achieve it...

I would like to join the military. I haven't completely committed to a branch yet but I'm looking at the Coast Guard and the Navy. For any branch (not including Air Force because I can't join them, my vision is too bad, but they also have the highest weight limit) the weight limit for women my height is around 160 lbs. I can still join if my weight is above the limit if my body fat percentage is to their standards though.

I kind of screwed myself over doing only cardio and eating below my calories for the day... sometimes way below. I lost LBM. Heavy lifting is my new ray of hope because I'll be able to gain back LBM and lose weight in the process (and eat more!), meaning I can now work towards meeting either one of the requirements and hopefully get in faster! I'm also excited about becoming stronger so that I will be ready for boot camp. Currently I can't do any (on the floor) push ups and I'd like to be able to do them before I go in, because I know I'll be doing a lot of them! I'm super excited to start NROLFW tomorrow.