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Something random I did was make a kind of tuna/egg salad. Can of tuna plus some egg whites and some cottage cheese with various spices. Think that would get you at least to 40 grams of protein.

I couldn't do a full pushup when I started either and now toward the end of stage 1 I am doing 3 sets of 8 with only a little shakiness. I would probably try to just do them at home randomly, practice helps. Don't be scared, my strength is crazy compared to where I started and yours will be too. Stop getting on your scale…

I'll drink it black or with sugar free creamer which is only 15 calories for a serving

I'd really like to join! I love that style

Proteins are important because they will help you feel more full as well as they are made of amino acids which are the building blocks your baby is using. I would probably recommend eating closer to maintenance, you really don't want to be hungry and eating frequently will help with the nausea. Try to stay away from acidic…

maybe an egg sandwich that is made a head of time and bring some protein powder to mix up as a drink?

I'd love to have some NROLFW friends too! I'm on week five of stage 1 and have seen some awesome results and I love how powerful I feel after each workout.

i'm eating around 1800 on non-lifting days and then around 2,000 for lifting days and trying to eat as much protein as possible. I've stopped weighing myself because it was making me crazy so hopefully I will be losing weight but i KNOW i am losing inches and getting stronger.

I really don't think it's that big of a deal. Sometimes i will just go through all the sets on one machine because i don't want to have to wait for it again.

breasts are full of adipose tissue (fat) so as you lose weight they will go down in size, even if you are like me and don't want it to happen.

You are doing so good and you are super beautiful!

Sounds like you aren't eating enough. Figure out your BMR and never eat below that. Eat back your exercise calories with a HRM to calculate. Going over in protein is fine. Buy a tape measurer. Stop getting on your scale so much. These are some of the rules of myfitnesspal!

I'm a RN getting my masters to be a Family Nurse Practitioner. There are a ton of nurses on here!

how do you all figure out how many calories you are getting from each and how do you set it up that way? So far I have been trying to get over 100 grams of protein a day (which is difficult!) and keeping everything else lower.

mmmm and I love the special K crackers. Super amazing.

I have the pure protein from Target in frosty chocolate. I put in a scoop of that, some spinach, a banana and some frozen berries and water and you get this chocolate fruity tasting drink that hides the spinach well.

I know what you mean too! I am constantly tugging up on my pants so I am sure I look kind of like a hot mess too. Emphasis on HOT!

I honestly didn't read the whole book before I started but I did read the section I was going to do. When I move on to the next stage I will read that part. Without reading it, it took me a little while to actually figure out what I was suppose to do which makes sense haha. It's honestly changing my body though and I've…

that's amazing! well done!

I like the pure protein one from Target in frosty chocolate. $18, 140 calories for 25 grams of protein

Buy this book http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Rules-Lifting-Women/dp/1583333398/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333041839&sr=8-1 it's for beginners and I love it!

On the left is my before, and my right is during about 3 or 4 weeks into level 1

I think that's a major success and you can totally see the difference! Way to go!

Make sure to take pictures my friends! Even if it's painful because you will want to look back and be proud of yourself!

I go to the gym three days a week to lift, I eat around 1800-2000 calories. I really only do other exercise like walk and bike to get around. So glad I don't have to do cardio all the time time

I'm on depo and started on it during the weight loss journey and nothing changed. If you are watching your food and exercising there really shouldn't be a problem.

http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Rules-Lifting-Women/dp/1583332944 This book! So good! I've been lifting for a little over a month now maybe? The first picture was a couple of months before i started lifting.

I use pure protein from target. It's pretty cheap at $18, 140 calories for 25 grams of protein and the chocolate is tasty

bump because i want more women to see that weight lifting rules!

Nope, still hate cardio but I love weight lifting so I am just going with that. I walk and ride bikes but usually just to get places