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I'm 5'9'' Start weight: 89.7kg (197lbs) Current Weight: 71.4kg (157lbs) Goal Weight: 70kg (154lbs) Secret ultra goal weight: 68kg (149lbs)

I had my first at 30 and my second at 32 - I wanted to start earlier (maybe 26 or so) but my husband wasn't keen at all!! I want one more and feel like I'm pushed for time.

I had a 16E Triumph sports bra that crossed over in the back and it was AWESOME!! I also used to wear a crop top type bra over the top when running or doing exercises that require jumping up and down which made a really big difference. In fact I still wear the crop top if I'm going to run a long distance.

Although it isn't really the type of strength training I think you mean, I've been doing bootcamp (we mainly do things like jump squats, step ups, push ups, lunges etc, etc) and since then I never get sore after a run, I also haven't had any injuries, but that may just be a coincidence.

I have an AMAZING collection of stretch marks (2 babies over 10lbs will do that to a girl :happy: ) and have rather a lot of experience in the failed prevention of them. I used both cocoa butter and bio oil during my first pregnancy (oil in the morning and butter in the evening) and was patting myself on the back until I…

I'm a DD now (157lbs) and at my smallest weight (135lbs) I was still a DD!! You never know where the weight will go from until you try!! Admittedly I was sporting a size F a year ago (at 197lbs) but I had just had a baby.

I'll give it a bash!! (Thanks to time zones I've got a bit of a head start!! :bigsmile: ) Do we just do it and check in at the end of the week, or update daily? Weekly Goal: 3,500 Mon: 424 (P90X Chest & Back + Ab Ripper) Tues: calories burned (how they were burned) Wed: calories burned (how they were burned) Thur: calories…

I'm with you on this one!! Mainly because I would probably eat a couple of days worth of calories and then beat myself up for not being able to eat nothing for a day... The thing that I really try to do is to not go over two days in a row as I think it may unleash something in me that would make me stop trying to hit my…

Having to get changed before and afterwards - if it were up to me I'd just wear workout clothes all day so when the mood took me I could jump on in and work out before the mood passed again. Plus when I'm at work by the time I get changed and then changed again my whole lunch break is gone!! :sad:

A few things that I do that have worked well for me: Jillian Michaels DVDs (I've got The 30 Day Shred, Banish Fat Boot Metabolism, No More Trouble Zones and Ripped in 30) they are all great and of varying lengths so there is always one that I can fit in - for example The 30 Day Shred workouts are about 24 minutes long! I…

That is amazing!!! Well done! I've just got P90X in the post and I'm trying to build up the courage to start :embarassed:

Try taking photos in the same outfit as you wore in photos taken before you lost weight, print them and put them side by side somewhere so you can look at them when you feel this way. Soon enough you will be able to add another photo to the row and see your progression continue.

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I've been double tracking for a couple of months now (ww and mfp) and the thing that people don't seem to realize is that WW does account for the calories in fruits and vegetables by giving you a lower base number of calories to begin with, the way they do it is by having the pointed foods worth more than their own…

I put skim milk, frozen banana, frozen blueberries, ground flaxseed and chocolate protein powder in a smoothie, it is really good and fills me up until lunch time.

Woo hoo!! Well done :bigsmile: I had the same breakthrough today, I was doing an ab routine that has pushups in between and just tried to do 'manly' pushups and sure enough I could do 15 without stopping!! I haven't tried to see how many I can do but I don't think it is many more than 15 :laugh:

Just make sure you don't then eat the rice...

I'm training for a half marathon in October, I'd love to do the full (I've done half marathons before but never a full) but can't figure out how to get the training in while working full time with a three year old and a one year old...

I swear you get ten years younger in each photo!!!

Oh no! I don't want to hijack the op's thread!! It is a workout DVD by Jillian Michaels called The 30 Day Shred, you are supposed to do it for 30 days (it is arguable if you have rest days or not, I did it in 33 days so had a rest day for each of the 3 levels). I think it does amazing things for postpartum bodies!! Phew -…

That is uncanny!! I think we are tummy twins :flowerforyou: Do not despair - although I agree with the previous poster (that it is probably a mixture of both) it will improve a lot. Just keep on trying!! I did the 30 Day Shred and that helped me lose 11cm in 33 days off my waist and eventually the fat goes as you slim down…

A dollop of homemade apricot jam - it is amazingly delicious - sweet and tart and I wish I hadn't finished off the last jar of jam!! I'll have to make some more...

I've read a lot of reviews about them and it looks like they don't work terribly well. I'd be a bit hesitant to spend so much money on something that might not work!! If you do end up getting one, can you let us know how it works out?

I've just bought the DVDs... I'm a bit apprehensive!! I'm also training for a half marathon in October (is it weird that I'm more scared of P90X than a half marathon?!? Of course I've done half marathons before, but not for years and years!!) I may well need someone cheering me on - or poking me with a pointed stick!!

I haven't read the other replies so sorry if you've already heard this!! I have found it so much easier the second time around!! In fact I had lost all my baby weight from my second baby plus all the baby weight from my first baby (that I hadn't lost in between) plus a couple of extra kgs in the 9 months after she was…

I'm in NZ and sometimes say I've lost 38lbs instead of 17kg because it sounds WAY more impressive!! :bigsmile:

There is a post somewhere on the forum which is talking about exactly this - I'd link it in but I have no idea where it is!! Basically it said that it works but might take a bit longer.

Just for anyone who has this and hasn't seen a doctor, it is important to know that it is also a sign of high blood pressure which can be dangerous, so it is a good idea to get it confirmed rather than self diagnose.

Intervals (or Fartleks) worked for me, I would just do my usual runs but maybe 4 or 5 times I'd sprint as fast as I can for 30 seconds or so then go back to running (I don't walk when I go for a run) I don't take any notice of the timing for my interval training runs, but I find that when I then run with the intention of…

Yes, I've also got low blood pressure - one thing that helps me (other than getting up slowly) is wiggling my feet for a while before I get up - I guess it gets the blood moving or something?