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I've just started this today and am hoping it will get me past my plateau!

Good to see people having good results. I've been at a plateu for months now and I just started this today. Will have to pick up the book for all the little details!

Also as well as GAP check into FODMAP foods. I've seen great results with patients with IBS and other digestive issues get great relief by eating low FODMAP foods and avoiding high FODMAP foods. http://ibs.about.com/od/ibsfood/a/The-FODMAP-Diet.htm

Epsom salts for minimum 30 minutes in a bath. Definitely don't go up in weight unless you're positive your form is good. If your back hurts after deadlifting you know for sure you lost form. You should only feel it in the hamstrings after deadlifting. Here's the main reasons your back is hurting (see link below). For me I…

Last night my Deadlift 3RM was actually my old 1RM! that truly impressed me. 125lbs x 3 baby!

Patience! Yes! It's like talking to myself, LOL. I too am VERY hard on myself. You have to remember that the lifts are very techinal (especially Oly lifts) and people work for years to perfect it. I've been crossfitting 9 months and still can't do an OHS *kitten*-to-grass. My squat depth is still not like everyone else's.…

Nice job!

How freakin' awesome! thanks for this! I eat there at least once a week but now I have more options than just the regular salads!

Thanks! I'll definitely give it a go and drop bananas for 2 weeks and get my carbs down to 50 to see if that makes a difference.

Yes, my thyroid is okay, I had it retested in December thinking that could be the problem.. My PCOS is under control due to this diet and I"m having normal cycles again. I take Inositol in place of metformin, which is what the doctor had wanted me to go on. I did a year of meds in 2011 with metformin and clomid and it…

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I hadn't considered I wasn't eating enough, but I feel full so I don't want to eat more. I did the whole 30 strict for 7 weeks with no change, and I have been taking measurements too, so I'm not obsessed with the scale #. I actually had gotten down and could get in a size 6 and zip up…

For bottoms I love the Fila sport capri's from Kohl's. Not expensive and they're thick material and cover the knees which helps because I still drop on my knees for push-ups. For tops I wear a tight fitted tank top from walmart and then a bigger Tshirt over top. So if the T falls up then I'm still covered underneath. Plus…

I used a HRM in the beginning and was getting what other people have said (500-700), so I just log it manually as "crossfit" and put in 500 everytime. I figure between my 3 times a week that's accurate even though one day may be less and one day may be more. I don't eat back these calories, so it doesn't matter if its…

I just got a pair for $8 at wal-mart, I think Golds Gym brand that work perfectly. I broke my right wrist when I was younger so it's always sore from lifts and push ups and now it's taken care of that issue completley.

I love my gloves. As a girl I hated my hands and all the calluses, so I got a pair from Again Faster at Christmas and love them. I was a sweaty palm person too and would still slip off the bar with tons of chalk on.

Wow, so much negativity about CrossFit is a generalization. There are good boxes and bad boxes. I went to a bad box, and didn't look into it again after my first visit for another few months. Then tried a new box and loved it. The coaches are great, they emphasize form above everything else and you'll be stuck using PVC…

Wow, so much negativity about CrossFit is a generalization. There are good boxes and bad boxes. I went to a bad box, and didn't look into it again after my first visit for another few months. Then tried a new box and loved it. The coaches are great, they emphasize form above everything else and you'll be stuck using PVC…

Hi everyone! This is the perfect group for me to join!! I began eating clean in November and easily dropped 10 pounds but have had trouble since then. I now have been eating Primal/Paleo for 2 full months (80%) and am feeling tons better and less hungry. I had been doing Zumba 4-5 times a week thinking that would help me…

Not doing too well this week. I think AF has me craving sweets and makes me tired. Haven't even worked out this week. May double up for 2 hours tomorrow. Still have Friday and Saturday though. I'm really shooting for another 10 pound drop by October 5.

Lost. .5 pounds this week and only got to 180 out of my 300 min of exercise. AF came with a vengeance and i couldn't do much. This week I will hit my goal of 300 min for sure. I will only take measurements every two weeks since that wont change as often as my weight. I did feel like my eating was good. Okay... on to week…

Is the ad for InsuliteLabs? I haven't noticed the ads but I did try those supplements for 3 months but honestly I didn't notice any difference. No change in my period either. I was reading the testimonials and everyone was saying how it helped bring on a period and i was hoping for that myself, but nothing. It was…

Good luck to you too in TTC ChoirGirl! Well, yesterday I was too sore to go work out, LOL, I know I would've pulled a muscle or something. That's fine though, still on track for my 3000 min. Today it was Zumba and on Thursday I normally do 2 classes (Pilates & Zumba) so that makes up for yesterday, LOL. Food intake has…

Wow~!! Big difference! Congrats on your success and keep it up girl!

Okay... measurements from yesterday: 184 pounds 14.25" neck 43" bust 36" waist 43" hips Today I did a hardcore class at the gym that kicked my butt, LOL. Step aerobics mixed with intervals of circuit training with weights. About 20 min in I thought I was going to die, LOL, but I pushed through the full 60 min! Hope to see…

Nice! I like the goal of 300 min of exercise and Sunday sounds like a good start. Should we post our starting weight on Sunday too?

I'm definitely in! Need to drop weight to be able to have a baby - that's my biggest reason. I lost 9 pounds last month and that was mostly with diet change. Now I'm 3 weeks into really working out and I know I can bang out another 10 pounds this next month!

Alisa - Glad to hear your HSG went well! I'm going to have to wait until early August for mine since I've got 2 trips planned in July, and so the timing with provera and then scheduling would be funky.

Well, let me just say that Acupuncture works! and works well! I am an acupuncturist, just graduated with my Master's earlier this year. All my intern shifts the past 3 years I was able to work on patients and see amazing results. I worked a year in gyn/fertility and saw great results. I wouldn't have dedicated 4 years of…

You just move to level 2 when level 1 is getting too easy for you, so you're going at your own pace.

Oh yeah, I definitley recommend fertility friend too! I've got the app on my phone as well. You can enter so much information! It's definitely helpful in seeing what's going on!