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@Iknewyouweretrouble <3 Thank you.. we're so hard on ourselves sometimes!!

I'm with you. I do a 10 minute warm up usually HIIT on the treadmill, then lift for 55-60 mins. If I feel my heart rate dropping too low I do a quick 2 minute sprint and get back to lifting. I take 30 second breaks up to a minute between sets, and finish off with 20 mins of low intensity cardio to burn some calories but…

@richardgavel I've been strength training now for about 3 months consistently and I've gained nothing. I've leaned out tremendously. When I lost weight I got that skinny fat now that I'm actually strength training no scale difference just body fat percent went from 24% to 21% in 3 months. @sardelsa You're right Strong…

@sammyliftsandeats I'll give it a whirl. It's hard to retrain your brain to now eat at a surplus after a year of eating such low cals. And kind of dumb question but will the weight gain be steady?! I don't want to be overweight again.

@LyiannaTameka thank you for the love!! <3 you'll be able to run 10 minutes with no prob soon enough!! Download a free app called C25k and it'll get you running and your endurance up quickly and painlessly lol. And I was eating around 1300-1400 calories a day and with under or right around 100g of carbs. I exercise daily…

@leaninsc this helps so much!!! This last 5% of body fat is so hard to get rid of. It's going to take time and patience but I would be over the moon if I could get to where your at!!! Is maintenance tedious at 18.5% or easier??

@Tisa76 ahhhh the self sabotaging boat is a gnarly ride. It sounds kooky but this app really helped.. Sometimes you need the mental boost to keep you going!! (I used the free one lol). It got my mindset focused on not making this journey a punishment.

Amazing!!! Wonderful transformation!! You look so genuinely happy <3!!!

@girlinahat I HEAR YOU!!! :# This happened to me as well and it initially was infuriating because I have some body fat I still want to lose YET need to gain my butt back (boobs never came :D ever in life lol) but, a trainer said to set my MPF goals at maintain and to start increasing weights every 4-5 weeks and I'll get…

It's only going to improve from here!! Good job that's amazing in 2 months!!! Dedication for sure!!

@DanerTee there's beauty in strength I'm starting to realize!! I was so obsessed with the number on the scale I missed out on how invigorating losing weight can be with exercise instead of constant dieting!!

@jolive7 I ended up walking a couple miles and it was perfect. It warmed up my sore muscles but I wasn't anxious like I'm missing out not being in the gym. :)

@jmt08c @cwolfman13 I think walking sounds perfect!! Good playlists and light activity still equals calories burned :p

@peaceout_aly okay!!! This is making sense!! HIIT and I'm going to up my weights and set MFP to maintain. Thank you, I was always so focused on the scale and once the weight came off I realized body fat is the real issue and now I'm at that last bit and it's harder than losing pounds!!! It's a process for sure and like…

@Dano74 @peaceout_aly for this last 5% of body fat am I still needing to lose weight or can strength training be enough to burn that last 5% off? If I were to continue long cardio is hiking better for my butt?

THIS IS INSANELY HELPFUL!!! This is my waist except pear shaped would be a blessing!! I'm a rectangle lol. I'm going to focus on building my glutes and calves and stop obsessing over a tiny waist I will never have. You look amazing, and have really put my thoughts in perceptive as far as what I can change and what can't be…

@gmallan you're absolutely right... I've been binge scrolling "fitspiration" on Tumblr lately. It's super unrealistic and these sites make it seem like hard work will give you ANY body you wish. Thanks I needed a reality check!!! And okay new project lol self acceptance AND a booty!! :# :D I'll check out the Strong Curves…

@gmallan I feared this is just my body lol but was hoping at some sweet spot of body fat percentage all bodies have a defined waist :D You're so right I need a booty to offset it. I hike 7 miles a day and in order to get a booty I guess I need to dabble in the world of weights and not just resistance exercises... It's so…

Thanks for this!! This is exactly what I need. I realized I rounded my back near the end of reps

AWESOME. Now it makes sense why you will end up touching or bumping your shin. My form was off thus the unnecessary shaking. Thanks!!

You look amazing!!

Cool, thanks. I was just checking out the StrongLift and realized it is pretty much focusing on strength which I do want just not as a focus. I think Strong Curves would be right up my alley. I'll check it out now. And, now I am understanding not doing deadlifts every work out session. 7 hours has passed and my muscles are…

Thanks for the advice, I am going to definitely try the StrongLifts 5x5 as a guideline :agree:

I'm going to check out the work out schedule for sure. You're the 10th person that has mentioned this. It must be a good guideline :agree:

Okay got it. Near the end of my reps my quads and core start shaking. So if I do 12 deadlifts the last 2 are shaky. And nice about the glute bridges. It looked a bit awkward but if it works I'm game. Thanks :D

Yazzy doing 90lbs do you shake at all while rising? How will I know when to increase my weights? Deadlifts seem to respond well with my body because my other core exercises (planks, spider planks, and medicine ball leg lifts) are not giving me the burn I once loved. So I decided to add some weight. Also, would you know if…

This makes sense. This was my first day doing them and I'm amazed how effective they are, but I didn't put into consideration I will eventually be increasing the weight amount.

Got it, that's what I'm doing now roughly 3-4 full body workouts a week.

Awesome advice, thanks guys :D