junebug523

Great job! That's amazing! Keep up the good work!

100% true. Bumping because this is the cornerstone of what becoming healthier SHOULD be about. Not about a number on the scale. Not about a certain pants size. It's about making changes that make you healthier, stronger, and happier for the rest of your life.

I LURVE squats! Front and back, as looooow as I can go. I use the rack and full barbell and have progressed from 95 lbs to 135 lbs. It is SO satisfying, and so much more efficient than the millions of Jillian Michaels squats I used to do with Barbie weights. :happy: I am actually addicted to them. Squats MUST be somewhere…

I wish I had some wisdom to offer you, but to be honest I have not lost any weight yet since starting EMTWL. I gained about 7-8 lbs during my reset, and I have just finished my first week of cut. I can tell you, though, that the reset was an unbelievably healing process for me. I only weighed myself once during the entire…

Morning of Day 5 of my 10% cut: I weighed in today; I think Thursdays are going to be my weigh-in days, because frankly, my sodium always goes through the roof on the weekends, no matter how hard I try. By Thursday I have usually gotten back into my normal eating routine, so things are a little bit more even. Weight today…

I'm on day 3 of my 10% cut. I've ended up close to my goal of 2000 so far...below a little on days 1 and 2, and over by 20-30 cals today. Having trouble with the macros, mostly because pasta was on the menu for dinner last night and today for lunch. I tried to compensate for it by watching my carbs on other meals, but it…

I just finished my 8-week reset and gained about 7 lbs. My measurements also went up slightly, but I am still fitting into all of my clothes without a problem. During the reset I was also lifting heavy, so I am sure that this contributed to the weight gain. The funny thing is, I weighed myself this morning since I am now…

I think what I have seen other (more well-informed) people recommend is to keep track of your burn on your Fitbit for a week and then average it out...assuming that your activity for the week is fairly typical for you. That average will be the number to shoot for on a daily basis.

I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but I too have just completed my 8-week reset and am now on day 1 of my cut! I weighed myself this morning so that I could get my starting point: 157.4 lbs. That means I am up about 7 lbs since I started my reset. I normally wouldn't have weighed myself today for a number of…

I agree! Please don't lower your calories again! It *may* give you results to start with, but in the long run you will just be doing more damage to your metabolism. Feeding your body is a good, good thing. This process isn't a quick fix and it may take a while to figure out what works for you. You may need to re-assess…

I walk my dog 5 times a week for 30+ minutes, lift heavy 3x/week, and do one longer endurance or HIIT cardio workout in the gym. On the days that I walk my dog I hardly even count it as exercise because it's so relaxed...but between lifting heavy and my longer cardio day in the gym, it works out to about 3-5 hours per week…

Although I work diligently to meet my macros, I don't think I've had a day yet where I hit all of them 100% on. I'm almost always under on protein...although I am doing so much better than I was before joining EM2LW. Sometimes I am over on carbs and I am often over on fat. I think the breakdown I end up with most often is…

I think you may need to rethink your activity level--what is yours set at? I would think with the 5 workouts a week, plus 180 minutes of walking, you may need to eat more than you think you do. Also, it's normal to gain when you first start eating more. From what I've seen on here, it takes a lot of people several weeks…

It's water. I definitely feel puffy after I've worked extra hard with the weights--that's why it's important to take rest days and give your body a chance to recover. This week I moved to higher weights and lower reps in my workout, and I've felt puffy all week--just started to feel a little more normal yesterday, and my…

I would still guess you are more moderate. If in doubt, it might not hurt to aim for the average between lightly active and moderately active. That's what I'm doing right now. I have a desk job, but I'm not sedentary...I walk my dog most days...I work out at the gym 4 times/week (3x heavy weights)...so I just calculated…

I was sore too for a few days after my first rounds of Stage 1, A & B. Felt it a lot in my hamstrings, quads, and abs! But I've followed the recommendations above--start with a good warm-up, stretch after, follow a weights workout with a good hit of protein (my recovery shakes are usually somewhere between 30-45 grams of…

I agree, that philosophy annoys me too (I am ashamed to say I would probably stop reading the article at that point, it goes so far against what I have discovered to be true). My impression (without reading the article, of course) is that she doesn't have a very strong knowledge base when it comes to proper nutrition (or…

I started this week too! I was cracking myself up trying to get through the first set of jackknifes--ball was rolling all over the place. But I did better with it on my second set. I did Workout A for the second time today, and did much better with the jackknifes...I think I was actually doing them right, and the ball…

Update: I wasn't too terribly sore after NROL4W, Stage 1, Workout A--a little soreness in my abs when I cough or laugh, and soreness in my quads. 48 hours after the workout, I was still feeling my quads, but other than that I felt READY to work out again. Tonight I did Stage 1, Workout B for the first time. My conclusion…

Bwahahahaha! I would work up a rage too if someone tried to take away my noodles! Moderation, moderation is the key...

Thanks! I am *blessed* with big thighs (can't believe I just said that), which seems to mean I have a lot of strength there too. Before I joined my gym I would load my backpack with about 40 lbs worth of hand weights and heavy books...and I would do 3 sets of 50 reps. It was ridiculous...I knew I needed a bigger challenge.…

I'm back! My whole body feels like Jell-o. I kinda like it, because it proves I did some serious work. I wasn't sure where to start with the squats, but I knew I could do more than the 45-lb bar. I did my warm-up set with just the bar, and then I added 25 lbs for my first set. That felt good for my first real set, but I…

This is good reading. I've read it before, but I needed to read it again today after weighing in over the past few days and seeing some numbers I had hoped never to see again. Yikes! I just keep telling myself that this is part of the process, that it is worth it. I know I didn't gain 4 lbs of fat in 3 days, so it's gotta…

Well, I think about how I always admire people I see running outside. So when I am running, I keep that in mind. And once I really get into the groove of my run, I don't care at all about other people seeing me. Good luck! Don't let self-consciousness prevent you from doing something you know is good for you!

I didn't post last week...gah! But...I have logged into MFP for 20 days in a row. This is the best I've done in a LONG time. I wasn't perfect over this weekend, but I can say that I didn't have nearly as much dessert-type snacks as I have recently. I am working on having at least 1 serving of fruit and/or veggies per meal.…

NSV = Non-Scale Victory (a positive result of exercising/eating healthier that isn't based on what the scale says)

Barbiecat, I have an 8 month-old springer spaniel. We are still working up to running without her crossing in front of me, hanging back to sniff or eat something, etc...but we are making progress. Right now when we run we do intervals of a quarter mile or so. It's fun, but I have to be constantly aware of what she's doing,…

Just want to check in for the week: I have logged honestly every day I have logged. This is very good! I have not, however, logged every day. I skipped Monday and Tuesday this week. Next week I want to log every day! I have been picking up my mileage and pace a little bit when walking my dog in the mornings. We don't have…

30DS is great because it gives you a powerful workout in a short amount of time. Each workout form warmup to cool down is less than 25 minutes. It has been well over a year since I completed the full 30DS, but it was truly instrumental in helping me to kickstart my weight loss. I don't think I lost more than 3 or 4 lbs,…

I'm in! 5'2" and 144 lbs. This is right about where I was this time last year--I got down to 138 (sooooo close to a normal BMI!) and then gained it back over the next several months. This year my weight goal is to reach 130 lbs (just 5 lbs over my long-term goal weight). 14 lbs in one year might not seem like much to some…