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I've gone from squatting 55lbs for 15 reps to 80lbs for 15 reps in three weeks. And increased my lap pull down from 90 to 110 in the same amount of time. I can also do five full push ups now, a huge improvement for me!

I thought you had a visceral gagging reaction to all vegetables? Is this person a troll or something. I seriously smell a troll. BTW- I eat pizza. And some other not so healthy foods. I try to only make it 10-15% of my intake. That's called being a responsible person. Losing weight or not, I know I will feel like crude if…

Can you link this article? I'm interested in reading it.

Wait til you get closer to your goal or have recomposition or fitness in mind. What you eat will matter more.

It is totally worth it. And probably beneficial to the program. When your abs are strong, the rest of your body is stronger. You can't do push-ups or pull-ups or squats or dead lifts or most exercises in general without some how involving your abs, whether you realize it or not. Working them individually not only helps…

Thanks guys. I'm going to keep it up. I'm sore and just a little tired by the end of the week, but not dying. I'm supposed to make two rest days from lifting in a row right now. So I don't know if I can change that. I'm going to play with it and see if the resting from lifting can be broken up better.

Here is a little tip with the weighing I haven't heard mentioned yet. I don't know why it took me so long to figure this out, but it makes life easier sometimes. When weighing out something like frozen fruit, or dry cereal, rice or something else in a container just put the whole thing on the scale, weigh it in grams or…

I'm good looking. Speak for yourself.

Merry Christmas!

I have this problem. I get it because the bone on my right leg is twisted and I correct it by twisting my hip, and as a result everything including my knee is out of whack. I also walk on my toes because of foreshortened tendons in my foot and leg which I think exacerbates the problem. Mine can get so bad that I literally…

I can't be a responsible adult when it comes to sugary cereal. I can't just eat one bowl. So I don't buy it. It doesn't have any nutrition in it, so I don't buy it for the kiddos either. I occasionally buy the single serve ones as a treat, but that is all. While we're on the subject has anyone here tried the cereal with…

I take seroquil and another medication that cause weight gain. The seroquil is really bad, because it actually disturbs how the body treats sugar and causes me to crave carbs once I take it. I leave a lot of calories for the end of the day when I take it because I know I will end up eating or have low blood sugar. I've…

Check out Yoga Jeans. I think they are made in Canada in Montreal. I bought a pair in a second hand store, and now I want a hundred pairs. You can have nice skinny jeans and nice calves in these jeans. And they make your butt look yummy. They are basically yoga pant jeans. Seriously google them. You won't be sorry. They…

That's why I have a full gym in my house. No one judges me there. Except for my dog. He's really judgmental.

A lot of people who dont' have diagnosed medical conditions don't drink them. They aren't bad inherently, but there are much better choices than a lab made chemical. I personally like sparkling water with a hint of pom wonderful. About one fourth pom to three fourths sparkling water. Might as well get some vitamins and…

New Rules of Lifting for women is pretty good. I haven't read the other books in the series. I prefer it to 5x5 because it includes a mix of different types of movements whereas 5x5 is just picking things up and putting them back down. Just my opinion

This is exactly why you can set your activity level on MFP. Don't count your job as a workout unless you are an athlete for a job.

I wanna know what you ate with that much fat and so little protein...I think this is fine unless you chugged a bottle of oil ... then that is bad.

It isn't just getting older lowering your BMR that makes you put on weight. If you think back to how active you were in your teens and twenties ( if you weren't overweight or sedentary ) and how active you are now, there is often a difference. I have issues with my feet and legs so I move less now. I also own a car and my…

If you are just working at dumbbell exercises couldn't you just buy a few dumbbells ( i got a good set for about thirty bucks) and work at home if you are truly stressing? I don't want to be the person who points this out but you were kinda judging them, calling them gym rats and meat heads. I doubt they were judging or…

Wow ! So eating healthy to fuel a body properly and trying to eat naturally is elitist? When I travel this is how the people in the poorest countries eat. They eat rice, beans, a bit of meat or fish, veggies and some fruit. And I travel to some poor countries when I travel. I can't believe the people on this forum! I for…

Today is a happy day! Today is the day you decided to do something great for yourself. That is a great thing. Any journey starts with a single step. Congrats on your first step!

Try some sparkling water mixed with some pom wonderful, or a sliced up juicy lemon with a teaspoon of sugar. It might just be the fizziness you want. I don't do diet drinks. They make me hungry an hour later.

Good job!!!! You look like a completely different person! I love browsing the success stories. They always make me feel so warm and tingly. Thanks for the inspiration!

Did you lift today or yesterday? Your muscles could be holding water. Or you have a lot of water and food in your stomach and you should be fine after a nice *kitten*. Don't worry so much. It is impossible you gained that much "fat" in two meals. If it were possible I would be 600lbs by now.

Hey. Sent a friend request. Just replying to bump the thread for you.

Hey, you lost 50 lbs didn't you? You already have accomplished so much. I know I just gave up last year because I stalled for so long on my weight loss, and I ended up just quitting and now I weigh more than I ever did. It was such a huge mistake, if I could prevent you from making it I would, because now I have to start…

It might be too late to be a fashion model. But it is never too late to reap the rewards of health and the effects that will have on more than your body. I have horrible stretch marks from having a child and sometimes I wonder what the point is of losing weight too. But I have to remind myself that it is more than just…