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I like to think I have pretty good sized muscles in my arms and shoulders and I am supplement/steroid free (my profile pic is truly me). My legs are not as intensely defined though as my upper body, but working on that. I've tended to work in the 8-12 rep range since I started lifting weights with the exception of doing 5…

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! (Got 2 months myself :) These are the ones that I typically do and helped build the muscle there: Dips: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dips-triceps-version Barbell Tricep Extension:…

The other posters pretty much covered it :) but thought I'd share this article: http://mollygalbraith.com/2014/03/cellulite-stretch-marks-and-a-love-your-body-challenge/ Really a great read! P.S. Lifting weights, ie squats, deadlifts, etc have helped but still have cellulite just like the majority of us woman have :) just…

Wow...you sound like you'd be a great friend to have. Honest. Suppose it doesn't hurt that alot of your words sounds like my own....guess it takes one "hermit" to know another :) As for you criteria: So, if you have roughly 50 lbs to drop, are roughly 28-33... love the country life, maybe have a bit of horse love in you...…

Have you gone out to this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet I know you said you used a number of different calculators but wasn't sure if this was one of them. The calculations from it have been working for me and eliminates all the confusion with the whole eating…

First given all the "attitude" most women seem to have about any sort of muscle definition, it is very comforting to read the comments posted here and to see a woman like Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet. Second, I feel the same way as you, Koldnomore, when I see myself in the mirrors at the gym. Even though they've been that way…

Congrats on the 55! Had to chuckle at your comment about your tunnel vision....on the days I hit the treadmill for cardio, I'm pining away for the weights! lol My man & I started lifting April 2012 but heard alot of good things about 5 X 5 workouts and were ready to change things up a bit in our workouts so decided to give…

Exactly! I think it is more commonly referred to as a "keen sense of the obvious". And I never understood marking topics: " for women because it might be TMI for men " That's a universal green light for people to click! lol

Avicini, FYI....sent you a PM :)

Take 150 g (1/2 cup approximately) of the plain Greek yogurt and add 7 g (2 Tbsp) of your favorite Jello - Instant Sugar Free & Fat Free Pudding mix ( dry mix), they have white chocolate, cheesecake, butterscotch, pistachio...etc. It will taste like cheesecake filling and it is only 105 calories total! It is really, really…

You look fabulous!!! Totally rockin' the year '69! (And please don't take this the wrong way, but WOW, it is so nice to see another female with freakin' crazy *kitten* definition in their arms and back....it makes me feel like less of a freak of nature :) Oh I had to "stalk" your profile.....you seriously weigh 168?! No…

As a 44 year old gal, I absolutely LOVE this response (cause this is how I feel)! Viva la vanity! and this one by SoVictorrious!

I took a look at your diary.... You may be burning fat but with the lack of protein in your diet, you'd be hard pressed to be gaining any muscle. I get more protein in one meal than you do all day!

I was thinking the same thing as Trentwiggly....you definitely look like you lost more than 30 lbs!

Start by going here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet In answer to these questions you asked: Will sticking to the daily calorie intake of 1550 allow me lose weight? Will including carbs in my diet not slow down weight loss? What kind of meals should I be having? What kind…

Was never a big fan of yogurt to begin with, but now I really love it! Try taking 150g of plain Greek yogurt and add 7g of any flavor of Jello - Instant Sugar Free & Fat Free Pudding mix (just the dry powder). It will really taste like cheesecake :) It's only 105 calories too! Toss in some blueberries or strawberries and a…

:) And then someone pops on that is a horseback rider! I am so envious of you! I sure miss having a horse & riding. And you're right....it is a reminder that healthy people still have issues! :) dang....so much for the light at the end of the tunnel! lol

"Python syndrome", eh? Now I can finally put a name to my illness! lol Always find it amazing how "thin" one can feel if they have a stomach that is rumbling away and crying "feed me, feed me" but the instant you do, you suddenly feel like a python that ate it's way through the better part of the Amazon jungle! But…

Thank you! :smile: My body fat at the time I took that picture in March was 18.2% using the Military Body Fat Calculator from the Fat 2 Fit Radio website. Never say never.....you'd be surprised at where you get sometimes! I never wanted to workout in public (ie gym) and swore I never would, but I've been going now for 1…

Nads1012 AND I must be freaks of nature then. :noway: No drugs & no 13% body fat either, but definition & popping veins. Apparently my legs never got the memo though....

I weigh in every day even though I realize that measurements and how my clothes fit are a better indications of how I am doing. And even more so, how I actually feel is the best indication of how I am doing. However, making myself step on the scale even when I know the number might not be so good helps make me own up to…

Maybe I missed it, but I don't believe anyone has asked what I consider to be a very important question: How LONG have you been trying to lose weight? Are we talking months, weeks, or the typical "I've been doing x, y, & z for a week and the weight won't come off, why?!" I can easily fluctuate between 1 - 5 lbs in a week…

Hi there...I just wanted to let you know I read your post and I sent you a private message. Take care!

Agree with you and well said by both of you! So tired of people responding to others 'blah blah I have gained weight when I started exercising blah blah" that it's due to muscle gain.

You better think again about lifting.....you surely don't want to end up looking like this. :wink:

[bold] Excellent post by MonicaT1972 in my opinion and I can support what she is saying.... Here’s what lifting (reshaping my body) has done for me. Pictures were taken March 16 and I weighed 130 lbs that day. I am 5'5". My measurements are pretty close to what my measurements where when I weighed 120 lbs back in 2002….10…

Same here!!! 43....and in the physical shape of my life, and pretty darn close to be the thinnest I've ever been (when I was the thinnest, I had more of an anorexic look, now I've got an athlete's body! :) And I'm like you 1brokegal44....got me one of those nagging shoulder injuries too but just ignore. Some days it seems…

Very often! Especially the last few weeks since I'm pretty stressed about our upcoming move from one end of the country to the other! lol Seriously though....the decision to lose weight and change my eating habits this time was a lifestyle change and not some "diet" that I was going to put myself on. Part of my lifestyle…

I am SOOOOO excited that I will be back in the Midwest again (in only 8 days!!!) Born in Minnesota, spent a few years in Wisconsin, and moved to Mobile, AL(for my man, not exactly my choice lol) where I have lived for 3 1/2 years but now we are moving back to his hometown of Des Moines! It's no Minneapolis (sorry Des…

Well, I'm not taking any steroids, testosterone or any other supplements, but some of us woman can make some pretty huge biceps......but in my case, I think some of it is genetics because I know I could push myself a lot harder. Right now I guess I don't see any need to have bigger biceps since I'm not competing or…