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I don't have advice, but it helps me, and maybe will help you - to see that someone else is in the same position. I've been relentless about eating healthy, I walk the dogs daily, and I joined a CrossFit club and go 4x a week. And I've lost 2 lbs in six weeks!!! And my clothes still fit the same!! It's frustrating,…

Get a foam roller - sports/fitness stores will have them. Ask them to show you how to use it to relieve knee pain - I can't describe it accurately enough for you, but it has worked WONDERS on my poor knees. It hurts at first, but the relief is fantastic.

I haven't even heard of these - why did you want to try them in the first place? I'm new to CF and just trying to stay alive.. Yesterday I bought a foam roller to help with some of the kinks, and the guy who sold it to me is a hardcore CFitter. He told me shoes are really important - and I hadn't even thought of them. So…

IMHO - the Jeff Buckley version of Hallelujah is the best - closely followed by K.D. Lang. Nobody else should be allowed to sing it.

I'm 230 lbs, and I gave up on P90X. Yes, it says go at your own pace, and yes, there are modified versions, but it didn't work for me. Let me amend that - I didn't let it work for me. There was always a reason why I couldn't find 60 minutes. I am into week 3 of CROSSFIT, and I am loving it. I was really worried about going…

I love it! Paper airplane!!

That was my thought too. I've been vegan for about a year, for many different reasons. Started as one reason, and morphed into a couple of others - and after a year of solid research, the only valid reason there is for eating meat - IN MY OPINION - is because it tastes good and we're at the top of the food chain. That…

Just adding my congrats and keep it going! You're an inspiration to me, and many others! But do it for yourself, not for us!

I agree with what everyone else has said, but want to add to do some exercises BEFORE you get out of bed in the morning, and before you get up out of a chair if you've been sitting for a while. Toe points - towards and away from you, will help. Not heal, but help - and keep you from that first agonizing step on the floor.

I'm 100 pounds overweight and started CrossFit two weeks ago. Most of the workouts are modified for me, and I live for the day I can do a Kipping pullup, and a handstand push-up. I bow to you. :wink:

Two weeks ago, I would not have known what you meant by "leave it all in the gym" but after two weeks of CrossFit... well, let's just say I GET IT. :happy: I also agree about the compound movements and few isolation exercises and machines. I worked with a personal trainer at a "big gym" for six months, and didn't see the…

Yep. So true.

I've been vegan for about 6 months now. I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I *HAVE* been able -with my doctor's blessing and surprise - reversed my diabetes and gone off of all meds. I've also got very shiny hair, strong nails, my 57 year-old skin looks amazing, and I'm sleeping through the night without any night sweats.…

I'm 4 days into CF, and totally loving it, even though I am the oldest and fattest person there. Nobody treats me any differently, even though my WOD are modified for my bad knees and zero upper body flexibility. I walk out drenched. The first month "Foundations" is $300 for unlimited classes and 4 personal classes to…