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Krommama, I do have the app, but haven't checked it for compatibility with BBY. I guess it shouldn't be too different from the YAYOG book. I, too, asked about a BBY app, and all he said was "it's in the works" but no estimate on release. Just 2 more days of my gym membership left, I'm nervous to quit, it has gotten me this…

I started with YAYOG a couple months ago. Didn't stick with it thru the holiday season. I had the book from the library and have the app on my phone. It's so easy to fit it in anywhere, so not sure why I haven't stuck with it. I now have his new book, Body By You. Tonight was my first workout, after doing the evals earlier…

I have the new book, Body By You. I've read the original YAYOG as well, but don't own a copy. I like the women's version, it seems more applicable to my situation. I have more leg strength than upper body and find the exercises are more adjustable to my abilities. I'm hoping Mark gets an app for it as well, I like having…

I live for my morning coffee, so I don't even think of trying to cut out the creamer. My addiction is Vanilla Caramel by Carnation. The International Delight just isn't the same. I can drink it black or with just cream/sugar while I'm out & about, but at home I can't do it. And like someone said, adjust your daily intake…

I've wanted to run for the past year, since joining the gym. It just doesn't work with my knees. My mother, her brother & father and my brother all need (or have had) knee replacement surgeries. Mostly due to jogging on pavement or aerobics on cement. We're just genetically S.O.L. to be joggers. If you're training for a 4m…

I started my weight loss Nov 2011 at 263lbs. I'm currently at 212lbs with an initial goal of 160lbs. I'm 5'5" and 41 yrs old. This is the most I've ever lost willingly. I have the support of family & friends, and joined the local gym with my SIL. I'd love to be a size 10 or smaller, but really have a "goal look" instead.…

My SIL and I hopped on the "get fit bandwagon" last fall, and she's about 20lbs over her goal weight and I'm still 50+ away from goal. We get told all the time, you're getting so skinny! She has to stop losing weight now! Um, no she doesn't. She's not at goal (she was, but then summer kicked in same as it did for me). I'm…

I took my "too big" clothes to the second hand store, as I will never need them again :) And I sold a pair of "too big" yoga pants to a local friend. Nice to know I'm smaller than someone now :) I don't see myself as that much smaller than her, but obviously I must be, if those pants were way too loose for me to wear…

I had abdominal surgery last Nov 14. By end of month I was back at the gym even if it was only on the treadmill for 10mins at a time. It was snowy and icy outside by then so I couldn't walk outdoors to regain strength. I had just started my journey that month. I think my recovery was the best ever, after that surgery…

I have the New iPad (3rd) and hubby has the Kindle Fire. His Fire was an eReader with internet ability which he has morphed into a tablet that can be used to read ebooks. I like both, but his Fire is bulkier than my Kindle Keyboard so it's too heavy IMO to read with. But my iPad can do more faster than his Fire, but it's…

Yay!! I can't wait for my copy to get here in the mail. I already use some of the weights & machines at my gym, but it would be great to have a program to follow, rather than looking at all the exercise charts and wonder where to begin! I googled jackknifes, and thought OMG I'll never do those without a face-plant or ten!…

You will only go into menopause if they removed both ovaries. Otherwise, if they are left behind you will still produce hormones, etc, until your natural menopause age (50+?) I had a hysterectomy in November, they took my uterus & tubes (not ovaries tho). Cervix, I'm not positive if it's here or gone. I've lost 50lbs since…

Hi I am Carla, mom of 3 boys, farm wife and stay at home mom. Been on MFP since April and started lifting weights about a month ago or so. I joined our local gym last fall and have just surpassed 50lb loss. Took me awhile I think I stalled a bit in July. I love weights and despise cardio. But cardio did help me lose the…

You can have mine! It's sticking around forever it seems. And the girls, too. Ugh! Not sure how to regain the butt, perhaps lifting weights or squats or dead lifts can enhance the muscle definition in that region?

Totally needed this today. Same thing happening to me. Started out lifting weights more faithfully this month. No loss on scale and slight gain instead since last week. So disheartening to see the scale go up after all that hard work lifting and doing cardio. Used to lose more while doing just cardio but know that lifting…

My SIL hit goal weight and still runs an hour a day 6 days a week. People ask her why she keeps running. Her reply "I run cause I like to eat!"

My initial goal is to get to 160. I will adjust from there. Haven't been that weight in my adult life so honestly have no clue what is healthy for me. I'd love to rock a sz 10, so maybe that should be my goal instead :blushing:

You are where I hope to be! And you were where I started at my heaviest. Kudos to you, you look FABULOUS!! Thank you for sharing your results, I need the visual incentives to keep going. I'm almost half way. WOW :)

Fresh farm eggs here and none of those tasteless store-bought eggs. But since having semi-free range chickens that give loads of eggs on a.daily basis, I don't eat very many anymore. Ya cholesterol is higher than it should be, but I figure my improved healthier lifestyle makes up for the occasional full-bodied egg :)

Nov/11 treadmill for 15mins at 3.0mph and 0% incline = exhausted today: treadmill for 60mins up to 3.7mph walking or 4.5mph jogging (for short bursts tho) at inclines up to 9% dependent on speed I was testing out my new HRM and needed to work up a sweat for it to register accurately. So I jogged, without thinking about…

if I had the space, I'd go for those! $50 isn't a bad deal, when you get a bench with decent looking padding, and the leg lift lever and weights too. (not too sure what the gadget under the bench is) If you're just starting you won't want/need the bigger plates yet. And if you decide to stick with it, you can buy more…

I had a hysterectomy Nov 14/11 and it was the best decision I made. Heavy periods and prolonged bleeding were my worst symptoms. I had a tubal already and hubby also had a vasectomy. More children were never a choice so the uterus out was better for my health than leaving it in. Recovery was fine. It was my rid abdominal…

I just started lifting weights last week, so I'm almost as new as you can get. On the one machine I can press the equivalent of 210lbs (or so the chart says, it's a dorky weight & pulley system). On another machine, I can only bench press 25lbs before my shoulders say no way. (btw, my upper body strength is definitely…

Crap! I was going to ask you where you got that suit, I'd (eventually) venture onto the beach wearing that! I've only seen the teeny bikinis, or the tankini's that seem to be just a one piece cut in half. I want to wear a bikini top, but not sure if it'll happen this summer. Not enough confidence just yet ;) You rock that…

Yes, it's happened before, and I can guarantee it will happen again. Usually, it'll happen on the days I don't get to the gym or do any planned exercising. Or, it'll happen on a day I'm out with the girls, enjoying an adult bevvie or three ;) It's not the end of the world, you will not gain a bazillion pounds back from it,…

WOW! Exactly what I needed to confirm my decision to focus on more weights and less cardio.

Wahoo!! My SIL did the same, to start running. She would run the short blocks, and walk a long block. Then alternate for the run. Eventually she was able to run a long block and only needed to walk a short block. Then 2 long blocks, and so on. Now she can run 5+ mph (6?) for 55+ mins at a time on a treadmill. I tried, I…

How do you accurately track your body fat %? Weight is easy with a scale. Measurements are easy enough, for the most part, with a tape measure, even by yourself. But what gadget or method do we use to track BF%?

I just buy what my kids will like, then make sure I have the calorie room to eat a couple slices. Somedays that's ham & pine, others pepperoni, even all dressed. Their tastes vary, so does my pizza calorie count. My kids will NEVER vote for veggie cheese-lite pizza, so we don't have them often!

My pic is of me trying on sz 18 capri's at Pennington's (plus sized clothes, for those that don't know the store). That was in March 2012, and the 18s were snug but zipped. I am now in a 16 capri (same style) that would not zip, they had a 4" gap at the zippers back in March. Those 16s are now completely zip-able and I can…