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1) I am losing weight. I am in the verrrrry begining of my journey.

2) I use 2 10-pound dumbells and i do bicep and tricep curls. I do 3 reps of 15, but i am not sure if that is too much or too little. I really don't do strength training a lot.

3) I try to eat 1200 a day

4) female / 20 / 5'4' '/ 166

I'm 30/F/5'6" 130-132lbs. I'm basically maintaining within a couple of pounds goal is 130. I also lost my 20+ pounds with pure cardio and needed to tone up but have never really lifted SO I got some 2 and 5 pound dumbells and have been doing the 30 day shred. Will finish it up on Saturday and have some amazing results. Can't wait to measure. After that, I'm not sure so curious to see what everyone else is doing.

***Edited to add in that I try to NET 1200 calories a day.

I want to mention the Body for Life work out method. Four kids ago, I was able to maintain a weight of 125 at 5'5 and much older than you doing his program. I did not use the food regimen, only the work out.

1) Attempting to lose weight -- although I'm not very good at it. (I have a chocolate issue)

2) Right now I am doing arm stuff like bicep curls, tricep kick backs, shoulder work while I'm doing the free step on my Wii Fit program. 3 times a week and I alternate between 3 and 5 pounds. I'm only going to be doing this for about another week -- and then I'm starting with a personal trainer to kick my workout up a notch.

3) I'm eating 1300 because at 1200 I wasn't losing anything. I was on MFP for 2 months and just gained and lost the same 2 pounds. So I went to talk to the trainer at my gym (gave her a copy of my diary) and she thought I wasn't eating enough for my workout ... that my body was "holding" my calories instead of burning them. So I went to 1300. I've only been doing it 2 weeks and haven't seen any significant change.

4) Female, 45, H: 5'7, 192.


I'm off during the summer so I stay up late, sleep in and go to the gym in the afternoon. I get more sleep now that during the school year. I'm also more active in the summer. Walking the dogs, projects around the house. etc. I'm single and live with "roommates".

1) Losing weight

2) I use 2 5 lb weights. (I just started lifting and I'm weak.) I do 2 sets of 15 and take my time. I always work my legs, abs, and arms. (I know I need to add some back exercises.) I switch up my exercises each training session and pick 6. Ex: Backwards lunges, crunches, bicep curls, squats, supermans, and triceps.

3) 1200-1350

4) Female/22/5'3"/120

1) I have reached my goal after 12.5 weeks with MFP and am adjusting it to lose another 5 lbs or so.

2) I have literally JUST started using free weights. 5 lbs (although I think I need to purchase 8 -10 lbs for some of the exercises): bicep curls, tricep curls, and some interesting exercises with the weights that I found in a Prevention Walking magazine this month to strengthen my shoulders and back. I also just got a large size exercise ball to do some strength training and ab/core exercises on. Love it so far!

3) About 1200, give or take if I work out that day.

4) Female/28/5'4''/136 lbs

1) Losing weight. I've got seven pounds left to lose before my first major "goal weight" where I will reassess whether I want to continue losing or if I want to maintain.

2) I belong to a gym, so I rarely use free weights; I make use of almost every machine there. Three days a week, I do about a 45 minute whole-body weight training session. The book Weight Training for Dummies has been instrumental in teaching me how to lift (I just starting weight training about four weeks ago; before that I was doing cardio only). So I work out my chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps, glutes, thighs, calves, abdominals, and lower back. 3 sets of 12 reps for each exercise with varying weights.

These are my exercises...

Chest: Incline Chest Press (Machine): 15 pounds

Butt: Glute (Machine): 20 pounds, Leg Press (Machine): 75 pounds

Back: Lat Pulldown (Pulley Machine): 30 pounds, Cable Row (Pulley Machine): 40 pounds

Thighs: Leg Curls (Machine): 20 pounds, Leg Extension (Machine): 30 pounds

Shoulders: Shoulder Press (Machine): 10 pounds

Calves: Standing Calf Raises (Using Step): Body Weight

Biceps: Arm Curl Machine (Machine): 10 pounds

Triceps: Triceps Pushdown (Pulley Machine): 30 pounds

Wrists: Wrist Curl: 5 pounds, Reverse Wrist Curl: 5 pounds

Abdominals: Crunches, Reverse Crunches, Hanging Leg Lifts (using Bars)

Lower Back: Back Extensions (on mat)

3) My net calories per day are 1370. I eat back my exercise calories, so on weight training days, I eat less because weight training doesn't burn a whole lot--usually I eat around 1570. On my cardio days, I burn a ton because I'm running, so I can eat up to 1800 on those days sometimes.

4) Female, 20 years old, 5'7.5", and this morning the scale said 150 pounds. Official weigh-in on Thursday, though.

1) Are you losing weight or maintaining? - I am trying to lose the last 18 pounds or so.

2) What and how do you weight lift? how many reps, how long in terms of time, what muscles do you work? I lift heavy. When I started out I started with 5lbs then raised it to 8lbs and now I realize I get more bang for my buck (really more bang for my time) by using heavier weights. I use just about every machine at the gym but my favorites are tricep pushdown and anything that works my back and also calf raises using 35lbs. I usually alternate between 35-55lbs 3x with reps of 12.

3) How many calories do you eat a day? 1200 unless I do a lot of strength training then I up it to around 300-500 but I have to at least have done 400 calories worth of cardio

4) What are your STATS? sex/age/height/weight: Female/29/ 5'4 and I weigh 154

Ladiess.. I just started to incorporate weight lifting into my workouts. I am 5'5 female 122 lbs and 21 years old. I no longer want to lose pounds but i DO want to tone up and lose the extra chub around my belly/love handles. I have lost 30 pounds in the past year from just dieting and cardio. But i have came to a plateau for the past few months and i think its bc i am at a good weight for my height.. so this is why iv started to lift weights but i need to know how much i need to be eating etc.. noww.. i really would like to know some of your answers and opinions..and what you do.

1) Are you losing weight or maintaining?

2) What and how do you weight lift? how many reps, how long in terms of time, what muscles do you work?

3) How many calories do you eat a day?

4) What are your STATS? sex/age/height/weight

1. I am losing body fat while maintaining my lean muscle mass. Losing weight...
2. Weight training is the core of my exercise regimen. I don't believe doing hours of cardio will get me to where I want to be. I lift as heavy as I possibly can stand for every exercise I do. I have done many different kinds of routines for weight training. Currently I am doing Tom Venuto's "The New Bodybuilding" routines which are 4 routines utilizing a 2 day split (upper body one day, lower on the next). I do 3 sets of each exercise reaching around 8 reps each time. If I can do 9, I increase my weight. If I can't get to 8, I lower it. I am also preparing a program utilizing Charles Staley's Escalating Density Training for my next rotation, as I change routines every couple of months or so to avoid a plateau.
3. I calorie and carb cycle, but I average 1550 calories a day in any given week. I do 3 days of lower carb around 1500 cals, and then 1 day of higher carb around 1800 calories, and repeat. I don't do "cheat meals" or certainly no "cheat days." If I am craving something, I work it in to my calorie goal and ratios without stressing about it.
4. female, 32 years young, 5'5", currently around 138 pounds with a goal of 115 pounds @ 17% body fat (I started at 191 pounds and nearly 50% body fat...ticker at the bottom is a "new" thing I started recently)

1) I am trying to lose about 4lbs but am mainly working to maintain and sculpt muscles
2) I lift at home a few times a week using 20lbs dumb bells 10lb dumb bells. I am working on getting up the nerve to get into the weight room though lol. I usually do at least a half hour, working my arms, back, shoulders, abdominals and I work my legs doing weighted lunges and squats and calf raises. I also run several times a week, and do bodyrock.tv and other calisthenics and yoga here and there.
3) I eat around 1500 calories a day. I am still trying to figure it out diet wise to get to where i want to be.
4) female/25/5ft.1in./115lbs

1) Are you losing weight or maintaining? Maintaining

2) What and how do you weight lift? how many reps, how long in terms of time, what muscles do you work?
I do Crossfit 3x a week which is basically full body training + cardio mixed in one. I also do 2 days a week of somethng else, usually following New Rules of Lifting for Women + 2 sessions of HIIT (15min on treadmill)

3) How many calories do you eat a day?
1600-2000 depending on the workout situation

4) What are your STATS? sex/age/height/weight F - 34 years old - 5'3.5" - 110 pounds

1) I am maintaining, trying to maintain muscle mass and lower my bodyfat %

2) I lift weights 5 days a week, I have just started a new split, legs has its own day, triceps and biceps I do twice a week, chest and shoulders, back... The program is mostly 4 x 15 reps, but I prefer to lift heavier with less reps. I will change up the reps depending how I feel. I do cardio most days after my weight training. I do abs 4 days a week, usually.

3) I eat at least 1600 calories a day, up to 2000 depending. The only reason ı don't eat back all my exercise calories is that I have to guess calories burnt from mfp and the machines, and I don't really trust the numbers, and my lunches are prepared at school, so I worry I am underestimating the calorie count for food.

4) I am female, almost 30, 52kgs and 159cms.

My diary is open, feel free to check out what I eat/ exercise.

Ladiess.. I just started to incorporate weight lifting into my workouts. I am 5'5 female 122 lbs and 21 years old. I no longer want to lose pounds but i DO want to tone up and lose the extra chub around my belly/love handles. I have lost 30 pounds in the past year from just dieting and cardio. But i have came to a plateau for the past few months and i think its bc i am at a good weight for my height.. so this is why iv started to lift weights but i need to know how much i need to be eating etc.. noww.. i really would like to know some of your answers and opinions..and what you do.

1) Are you losing weight or maintaining?

2) What and how do you weight lift? how many reps, how long in terms of time, what muscles do you work?

3) How many calories do you eat a day?

4) What are your STATS? sex/age/height/weight

I have lost about 10-12 pounds since starting. still trying to lose the last couple of pounds!!! Just about 4 more until my goal weight. I was doing very light weights about 2 to 4 lbs and multiple repetitions but just recently started to try and lift heavier, I have seen other mfp women with amazing results from heavy lifting!!!! So I'm hoping that the same will happen for me! I do cardio 3 to 4 x a week. I eat about 1200 to 1500 calories a day.. I try not to eat back all my exercise calories unless I'm hungry!!!! I'm 24 female 5'7 128 pounds.