I'm just about to start Stage 2. I'm really enjoying it but struggling with the calorie part of it and finding what the right balance should be. I'd love the support too. I'll send friend requests.

I would LOVE some NROL4W friends, as well. I just started - my second workout is today. I am 25, have a three-year-old daughter and I am looking to lose about 30 pounds, but don't want to be "skinny fat" which is why I am doing this program (which I love so far!)

Hi, I'm currently in my second week of stage 1, I'm 26, looking to lose 70-75lbs. so I'm doing a lot of cardio in between lifting days. Feel free to add me, anyone in the group!

I'd love some NROL4W friends too, I have the book but I'm frightened to start! :-))

Feel free to add me too! I started Stage 1 last week, but hit a bump this week due to a nasty virus! Going to restart next week after some R&R! (hubby is going to start with me too!)

Hey, I'm a similar size to you, 5'7, CW 160. I'm about 3/4 through stage 1. I would love to have some more friends doing the program!

Feel free to add me, anyone else as well!

I just added everyone on this thread (did anyone know you could only add 5 friends in a 10 minute period?). I just started the program on Tuesday. I know at least some weeks I'm only going to get 2 workouts in rather than 3, but I'm going to do my best to always get at least two. I get sick a LOT though (bronchitis and pneumonia several times a year among other problems) so that might get in the way some weeks. I'm going to do my best though to get my workouts in any time I possibly can.

About me: I'm 35 yrs old and I have a 2.5 yr old son and a 2.5 month old daughter. I had gestational diabetes with both kids and I was told after my first child was born that I have prediabetes and that in order to prevent Type 2 I would have to adopt lifelong healthy eating and exercise. I took my doctor seriously and after that diagnosis I managed to lose all my baby weight from that pregnancy plus another 25 lbs using food tracking/diet and regular cardio exercise. I'd never really exercised in all my life so that was huge and after a while I even started enjoying it. I actually love cardio now! I did NOT do any type of strength training though. I managed to maintain my weight loss until I got pregnant with my daughter and naturally I started gaining again with the pregnancy since that is what a woman is supposed to do.

I'm now 10 weeks postpartum and I've already lost over half of the baby weight with cardio and food tracking, but I've decided that I would really like to incorporate strength training into the mix which is why I got this book. I don't really enjoy strength training though (which is why I didn't do it before) but I'm hoping that as I get stronger I will start to enjoy strength training just like I enjoy cardio. There are SO many benefits to strength training and it's pretty useful being stronger for every day tasks that I really want to do this.

I would really love to have some buddies to be accountable to in order to make sure I keep at it on days when I'm tempted to skip the gym!

Awesome..I just began nrolfw this week. Tomorrow is workout number three (stage one wo A week 2). Looking forward to seeing more results to my lower body and mid section. Please feel free to add me.