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I was a pretty awesome mom before I had kids, too. I would've left the store in that situation and not stayed like the dad did...but yeah. Kids throw tantrums, and sometimes it's not because they are spoiled little brats. Life stress, coming down with an illness, hungry, tired, teething (for younger toddlers),…

awesome!!!

That's okay -- I started with just the bar, too! You'll be so surprised to see what you can do in a month, trust me. :) To answer your question, it's 5lbs per workout (and 10lbs for deadlifts). So, since you squat every workout, you'll add 5lbs every time. And the other exercises, even though you do them every other time,…

Hi and welcome! This is my 7th week of Stronglifts and I love it. I was a little intimidated at first, too, and just started with the bar, but I've made a lot of progress. And that intimidation factor went away after a few times -- now I just walk in like I own the place and do my thing. YouTube has been an invaluable…

Considering breastfeeding is the normal way (not the "best" way...) to feed babies, I don't really see the problem. The more often people see babies eating in the way they were designed to eat, perhaps people will begin to realize that it is normal and won't even think twice about it. It seriously never ceases to amaze me…

lift heavy things and put them down. eat enough real food to fuel my body. focus on something other than the scale...measuring tape, pictures, new PRs, etc. the end!

When I work out at home I usually workout during naps or after they are in bed at night. This is what I did when my babies were very little. Now that we belong to a gym and my kids are a little older (3.5y and 20 mo) my husband and I trade days...I go T, TH, S and he goes MWF after the kids are in bed or right before…

I'm 7 weeks in, and still loving it! I made it up to 120 in squats but failed the 2nd rep of the 2nd set after a 3 minute rest so I deloaded. I have been struggling with feeling super exhausted and my period makes me into a crazy person so I decided this week was a deload week for squats. SO last night I did 105 on squats.…

I don't have experience with tennis elbow, but I use an underhand grip on the rows and that helps. You might try it and see how you like it? IF that still hurts for you, maybe substitute seated cable rows? Just spitballing here....

I am still struggling with OHP, but I have noticed just concentrating on tightening my entire body before the lift helps. Like I squeeze my butt cheeks together really hard, squeeze my abs, squeeze my shoulders back so my triceps are resting on my lats....all of that helps. I hope I get past 55 tonight!

Have you taken pictures? Measurements? Maybe you've gained muscle and need to up your calories more? (They say to recalculate every 5 lbs). What do you workouts look like? How much cardio are you doing? Maybe bump up your calories by 100 for 4 weeks and see if that changes? Try eating back your exercise calories?

I lost consistently while my sons were exclusively nursing. As they ate more and more solids, though, I felt like I didn't lose as much. Just make sure you're eating enough to maintain your milk supply, drink lots of water, exercise, get enough rest (LOL yeah right??)...and most importantly ENJOY nursing your baby. I miss…

I used to be an obsessive scale-checker, hopping on a few times a day. Thing is, my weight can fluctuate 5lbs or more over the course of a day. I became a lot happier when I ditched the scale and started using photographs and a measuring tape to gauge my progress. I weigh myself now maybe once a month, if that. The last…

This. ^^^ I agree 110%

Welcome! And props to you for doing Tough Mudder...it's one of my goals before I turn 30. :)

I eat 2000-2300 calories a day. It's somewhere between maintenance and a very, very small deficit (I think). I have actually gained 10 lbs since May (when I started eating more) but all my clothes fit the same or looser...so hey, whatever. :) If I don't eat at least 2000 I feel super weak and really struggle with lifting.

I didn't even realize that you were 5'8" and 115 lbs. In that case, I amend my previous post to: DEFINITELY eat more. You do not need to lose any more weight. Eat at maintenance and focus on building muscle.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 Definitely eat more. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

thank you! although making the time is sometimes more challenging now with 2 little kids, my motivation is greater -- i want to set a good example for my sons and live a long, healthy life so i can enjoy them (and their children, and their children's children...)! :flowerforyou:

after 5 weeks, I just failed my OHP at 55. so basically i have not progressed hardly at all. meanwhile, i can squat 105. the OHP kills me every time. I am doing okay at bench...i haven't stalled yet. check out the youtube videos "so you think you can bench?" they helped me focus my entire body on the lift, not just my…

I realize that ultimately I cannot change her mind, but I would like to help a young person (oh gosh, I sound old) life a healthy life, and I question if her goal is sustainable in the long run. As for you, EccentricDad, obviously I don't know you from Adam, what your personal goals are or what your training is like, but…

OP: why is 125-130 your goal weight? According to this resource, your "ideal weight" should be 142. http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm This one says 135-165. http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1108048103230.html This one says: 129-174 http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/idealweight Seems to me your goal…

You're not eating enough. Use this resource to run your numbers: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 You're already at a healthy weight, so rather than focus on the scale, you should be focusing on body recomposition/building lean mass/fat loss. Have your measurements…

This is going to be your best bet: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 As for preparing veggies, I don't know if this appeals to you or not, but I buy those bags of frozen vegetables (like broccoli, or cauliflower, or some kind of vegetable blend, but not just corn or…

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You sound almost exactly like I was about a year ago....I was nursing exclusively, anxious to lose the baby weight from 2 pregnancies in 2 years, and eating maybe 1300 a day, on top of HIIT/cardio 5-6X a week. I lost weight and then some...but I felt like crap. I had no energy, I was exhausted all the time yet I had…

I do each individual exercise separately. Five sets of squats (after warming up) and then move on. I worry about some bro jumping in my power cage to do curls if I didn't get all my squats in at once. ;) I don't know that it matters, really, one way or another, if you do them circuit style or individually, in terms of…

Ugh that sucks...definitely nurse as much as possible, go bra-free as much as possible, massage, warm compresses.... I also took blocked ducts as a sign that I was trying to do too much and was getting run down....drink lots of fluids, rest, nap with your baby, eat nourishing foods...

Only do cardio if you really, really love it, but make sure you're eating back what you burn. Your main goal here, since you are at a healthy weight but not a healthy body fat percentage, is body recomp. So eat at or really close to your TDEE or even at a surplus and start lifting heavy things. Forget the weight machines…

You're not eating enough, dude. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 If you want to change your body shape, start following a basic barbell program like Stronglifts or Starting Strength. Good luck! :flowerforyou: