jen_092 Member

Congratulations!!

Started in November 2016 and almost there! 5'7 from NY SW: 181 CW: 152 GW: 145 The last few months I've been eating very close to maintenance. At this rate I might hit goal at my 1 year mark.

I'm Diet Coke all the way. I only go for Coke Zero when I'm trying to cut back a bit on caffeine and the caffeine free Diet Coke isn't available. Coke Zero has just slightly less caffeine. My work only has Pepsi products so I've grown to accept Diet Cherry Pepsi.

I'll add you just because I'm soo close! I've been following this thread for ages now. Just hit 7 months of cutting and my body is not liking it anymore. Because of the defecit I'm always cold, and lately have been so hungry and tired. I tried a maintenence week this week and it felt like I was absolutely feasting. I'm…

Same. Despite joining a females SL group on here and reading extensively about the program, I still managed to mess up my IT band from squatting too heavy one night. I followed the program exactly, but I should have known to make an exception on increasing my weight that night. Listen to your instincts! In the future I…

@kommodevaran @Francl27 thank you both for the input! You're right - I just don't want to but I should learn what I like because that will work for me. Time to look at recipes.

All of these suggestions are great! Thanks. I should drag out the ol' crocpot again.

Thank you! I think I really like this suggestion. I used to track my protein when I lifted, but an injury and then going too broke for the gym set me back and I gave up on it. I definitely felt like I ate healthier when I was doing that.

Yeah, I was very surprised the last time I was at the doctor. I had lost 20 pounds which landed me barely in "normal" BMI, finally. I expected some positive reinforcement but the nurse seemed concerned like maybe I was ill and that's why it happened; no other reaction. My doctor didn't say anything, even though the weight…

I'm so stealing this line! Lol!

I saw someone say "the time is going to go by anyway, you might as well go for it" which really made sense to me and helped me. Plus, you'll see that once you start it gets so much easier. Not only mentally because it becomes such a habit, but the app literally gets easier with time because it remembers your common foods…

Legs was a drastic change this time around for me, they just look so small. Unfortunately my waist area hasn't caught up yet. Lately is my collarbone and chest area is very noticeable, and I'll probably need new bras soon.

Definitely stand your ground! If you think your friends will accept the choice, then you're golden. I don't drink at all, and managed to survive high school and college this way. I found that good friends really respect my choice and I still have fun. Some people will interrogate you over it, but that usually reflects…

@allyphoe yes maybe additional weightloss, but some people are just genetically predisposed. I suspect mine will go back up with my age, because I'm only 24 and I was diagnosed when I was 20 lbs overweight.

DASH diet (I honestly didn't commit to it very well but it's a needed guideline to get started), lower sodium, and exercise lowered my BP. It went down with my weight, basically.

Depends, but I'm a really slow eater, so probably 25+ minutes. I think it comes down to a lot of things: I take smaller bites than most people, I'm really picky about my food so I might take a lot of time analyzing it (for example to make sure I'm not eating a hunk of fat on my meat), I drink a lot of water in between…

I'll add you! I'm feeling the same. It's been harder the closer I get, maybe because change is becoming harder to notice now that I'm normal weight. And I'm just tired of it! But, like you, still not done. I'm 5'8, 156lb and goal weight is 145. Maybe I'll get there by the end of the year lol

@xsmilexforxmex thanks for asking! I ended up switching to a gym with a power rack in late January. My peak was squat 85, DL 105, OHP 50, bench 50, and I can't remember for rows. I got injured in March, though, unfortunately. I was moving up the weight too fast it seems. Now I'm working my way back up, much more slowly,…

Love the new thread title! Since I'm still in injury recovery mode, I'm keeping it light with my deadlifts and OHP at home, 40lb for DL and 25 for presses. Cardio is not my friend with my old foot tendon injury flaring up for no reason. Honestly, I might not have a real stronglifts or any lifts workout worth posting til…

@cross2bear thanks! I'll look into all that. My reason for thinking it's the old foot tendon thing flaring up is because the tendon is tender/painful several inches up my leg like it was back in the day. It's one of the ligaments in the arch of the foot. Either way, PT would be good. I currently see a sports medicine…

^ my quack uses students, one week one told me my left leg is shorter than the other, the next week another student said my right leg is shorter. I just smiled and nodded

@canadianlbs interesting theory! Ultimately I think the left hurt first because I have lots of weak muscles on that side from the IT band/hip bursitis stuff being on that side. I might be over-compensating with the right, hence the new pain. But it's all pretty mild pain, really (cc @krokador) I think it will be fine!…

Could be right! But no one really knows from what I understand. I don't log mine at all because I'm probably burning very little anyway. I take pretty long rests between sets. I just figure if I am burning a small number of calories it can offset any sloppy food logging that might occur.

My school gym is month to month and I'm waiting til payday to pay another month... So I did higher reps w/ lower weight at home. 4x10 at 40lb for sumo DL with a kettlebell. And 4x10 OHP with ~20lb adjustable mini barbells. Probably best to keep it low since I am way out of whack with my routine anyway. Also my coed soccer…

@krokador about to test my groin, too! Soccer is like, so much groin action. Lol

I started a couple of months ago and was perhaps taking the program too literally. I sustained a minor injury, probably from increasing weight too fast. So now I'm back at the beginning and going slow. So my advice is to listen to your body and don't get too caught up in your numbers. If you join the aforementioned group,…

@krokador Thank you so much for the helpful tips. I will be sure to come up with a routine! Before my soccer games no one else does any warming up. I did some butt kicks and high knees but felt like everyone was staring at me (they probably weren't). Wait til they see me next week!

Boobs or no boobs, I just don't want to drop the money for new bras. I'm wearing sports bras a lot of the time in the meantime.

I don't have any progress to report with lifting. I strained my groin at soccer tonight. Left side, same side as the hip injury from earlier. I'm getting really frustrated with my body. A small part of me wants to stop trying to be active because I didn't have all these aches and injuries when I was just being sedentary. I…

Easing my way back into SL after my mysterious hip injury. The DOMS from my first soccer game is insane - it's been five years since I've played and my body is confused. My abs hurt, calves, hip flexors, almost everything! Squat 2x5 @ 45, 1x5 @ 55. No pain! OHP 5x5 @ 45 DL 2x5 @ 65 Then ran 1 mile on the treadmill at…