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I posted in this thread earlier when I was still 'in progress'. As of 10/16/15 I finally surpassed my goal weight! :) I had occasion this weekend to wear my 'cheer mom' top (my daughter and my niece luckily both have blue as one of their colors!) which I hadn't worn since March 2015 at my daughter's last competition. I…

I'm with @BecomingBane - If I have nothing in the tank, my performance during the workout is definitely affected. More so with strength than with cardio - but even with cardio it still suffers. I do my workouts at lunch time though, so I just have a small mid-morning snack about an hour or two before the workout and that…

Hey @zezelryck - If I did my math correctly - you lost 183 lbs!! (for us Americans ;) ) Those are some impressive results! You look so much healthier and happier. Edited to correct username above!

I agree Scott - this group has been great. I really do love hearing from you and Debbie and wish we hadn't lost Rudy and Hysteria2... I vote for just keeping the group open with the open thread for periodic check-ins. I apologize that I haven't been as active in here the past few weeks as I used to be! My only excuse is…

Aw - thanks Scott! :blush: I've been thinking about you guys a lot lately. We just implemented a new network at work and I've been pretty stressed and burnt out working on that project for the past several weeks. Now that it's over though, I should have a little breather and be able to keep in touch better on here. I did…

I can't believe your before and during photos are only 5 lbs difference! It looks like you've lost more - you're looking good :)

Well they didn't know where it was either since they were asking you! :P Who's weird now?? Lol!

This is what I do as well :) Kindle and treadmills go quite well together!

Oh my gosh! How could I forget the deviled eggs?!? For us too...

Lol! This is a good one...

I think my 19yo daughter is a little uncomfortable with it too. I wouldn't go so far as to say she's being hurtful - I know she's happy for me - but at the same time, it bothers her that we now weigh the same amount. She's still a much lower body fat percentage than me and about .5" taller but she's made a face and said…

@yangt41 - maybe you just don't like going to the gym? I hope you'll find something that works for you and that you might have fun doing!

I had that same feeling in the same place - both knees actually - when I first started with just body weight lunges and squats. As I've continued on and progressed into weighted squats and lunges, I don't get the feeling anymore. I think in my case, it was just muscle/tendon weakness since prior to when I started in…

Thanks again @canadianlbs and @Fittreelol :) I watched the Mark Rippetoe vid and Googled and watched the Joe DeFranco vids too. I loved some of those stretches from the Simple 6 and Limber 11 vids! They felt awesome. I don't have a foam roller yet, but I've had them recommended to me several times over just the last week,…

After seeing all your bicep pics - I was curious to see if I could get mine to show up :P 8 months ago, I had fat on my upper arms and shoulders, and even if I'd flexed, I don't think you'd have seen anything. I was surprised, but I actually have a little muscle now!

Meeeee too!

Thanks again for the feedback @Fittreelol and @canadianlbs. I do stretch before lifting workouts. I do a full range of leg and hip stretches, and some chest stretches - but I'm usually in a hurry to get downstairs and get dinner ready afterwards, so I'm guilty of not stretching afterwards. I'll have to fix that.…

I feel like such a powder-puff reading all of your workout details! Lol! I'm only 4 workouts into SL5x5 though - I hope I'll get up to your level someday. I started week 2 last night with Workout B: Squat - 5x5 @ 56 lbs definitely not my max yet, but not super easy for me either OHP - 5x5 @ 39 lbs (started at 35) DL - 1x5…

Hmmm - on my phone the video captures the whole top of the bar and weights. YouTube formatting must have cut it off a bit :( I notice my wrists were still not straight though!

Thanks everyone! @canadianlbs - I have been noticing my head position as well. It's like I forget about it halfway through a set. I noticed it a couple of times last night and had to remind myself to return my head to the neutral position - so I'll continue to work on that. Based on @mirrim52's feedback, I also tried to…

You're looking great @mugglewump701! And I'll bet you're feeling great too :) I'm about 5'6.5" and have lost 31 lbs since Feb too, so we're kinda like "weight loss twins" - lol I'm only planning to drop another 2-4 lbs total, but I'm going to stay focused on fitness overall too. Keep up the good work!

Just found this thread and spent at least 30 minutes of work time browsing each and every page!

Yep!

If your heart rate doesn't go up during the romance movies - you're watching the wrong ones! I'm so happy that now I can log 'Watching Hugh Jackman movies' as exercise! Woo Hoo! (Or Chris Hemsworth, or insert-hot-guy's-name-here's movies...) ;) Although - it's possible the romance there is more in my head than in the…

This is one of the best new (to me) recipes I've tried in a while. My husband and I both loved it! Thanks for sharing

Thanks I'll try to get a better angle during tonight's workout. Btw - I had two vids to choose from to upload and I thought I'd picked the other one - so apologies for my hubby's comments in that one! Lol! Men.

Making this right now! :) It smells awesome... Edited to delete stupid question that I must've asked due to my extreme hunger and the awesome scents wafting through the kitchen. Lol - I figured it out!

Mmmmm! I love tuna steak and that sounds really simple and good. I'll definitely give this a try. Thanks!

I just started too @HeatherLeAnn622 :) I've got 2 workout A's and 1 workout B under my belt so far. I'm really liking it so far! So my goals are also pretty simple: 1. Be consistent in completing my lifting workouts while continuing with my cardio/body strength workouts as well. 2. Incorporate whatever advice I can get…

Well - I'm pretty new to lifting, but so far I've read my Kindle or browse FB too. Funny how fast 90 seconds is when you've got a good book... ;) I posted a vid of my squats in the form check thread to see if I can get some feedback. If someone is kind enough - I'll probably be thinking about improvements I need to make…