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Good job!!

Way to go on your weight loss! Family support helps a lot!

Yes.

Congratulations on starting! A year from now you will be glad you started today.

I believe he is. Try YouFit. They are also $10 and there is no lunk alarm.

Just pay the $10 and try out the gym OP. Once you reach a certain fitness level and PF no longer fits your needs then you can move on to a diff gym.

I love that Alien guy, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos :love: He is so "funnys"! I'm so "funnys"! Watch my movie

I'm not a fit person but I wouldn't mind working out next to people who take lifting seriously. I think it's actually helpful. You might learn something. However I will be joining YouFit this summer. Mainly because I'm frugal. As a beginner I think it suits me well.

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Who are you comparing yourself with? Look at old pictures of yourself to serve as motivation to keep going. 73lbs is a great accomplishment! Congratulations! I haven't lost that much yet but I do feel better than I did 23+ lbs ago and yet I know I still have a long way to go. You have done a great job with your body maybe…

You look great! Maybe they think you are starving yourself and they are probably just not used to seeing your face this thin anymore... When my sister first lost a lot of weight I had to get used to her eyes looking so large for her face lol She looked great but just different than I was used to. If you know you are eating…

Congratulations chaw01! :) Edit: I removed the image since so many tried lol

Thank you for all the welcomes! :flowerforyou: I'm considering Lying Squat over Barbell Squats. It looks scary right now and maybe using dumbells for Overhead press. May will be a month of trial and error. I want to focus on form and setting a routine first.

:laugh: ftw37!

Woohoo! :drinker: So happy I found this group! Lots of useful information here :love: I haven't lifted weights in years. I was feeling a bit lost but someone mentioned Stronglifts 5x5 and here I am. I still have to watch the videos and learn the proper form. Do you girls go to a gym or do you have the equipment at home?…

Good to know! I'm more of a walker :P Doesn't the Bodymedia track your arm movement only though? Do you set it up for walking/running before a work out? I've been using the MapMyWalk app. It's based on distance and time.

Thanks for asking! I was wondering the same thing. I wonder if 2x week of short heavy lifting is a good start with a few days of cardio for fat loss and muscle maintenance.

This was so inspirational! Thank you so much for posting! I will read those articles :)

Brian's story on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/28/health/irpt-weight-loss-brian-flemming/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Great job! I love reading success stories :drinker:

Sounds like you are acting entitled: "My fan, my bathroom" Try being more considerate towards others.

Great work everyone! I love before and after pictures :drinker:

Very inspirational! Great job!

lol a lot of fish talk

I guess that's a no :P

Ringleader, Archer, Samurai...Kid Loved it

Congratulations on your big success! You most definitely work hard to get to this point.

Way to go! :drinker:

This plus check online for nutritional information.

Way to go! :drinker: I think it's harder when you are a SAHD or work from home because the kitchen is right there, so kuddos for sticking with it!