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Definitely want to lose! I want to lose at least 40 and then take it from there. I never thought I'd complain about having to EAT ALL THE FOOD, but honestly, when I'm eating primal-style, I'm content and happily full around 1800 calories. Right now, eating more just doesn't sound fun! LOL

Thanks for a great post, Ami! I can't remember what I have my percentages set to. I'll have to check that out. I should probably bump my calories up, too. I have it set for like 1800, but my TDEE (if set to "lightly active) is 2405. Between 3 miles every other day, weight lifting 3x a week, wonder if I should set it to…

Thanks, Bumble. That's helpful. I haven't been tracking food on here recently but I'm going to start trying again. I'm not religious about weighing and measuring, so there's a lot of eyeballing and guesttimating, but close is sufficient for me as I know I'm at a deficit.

I was just trying to figure it out so I knew about how many more calories I should consume. I guess if I'm hungry, I'll eat more. :-)

Thank you!

One of my coworkers is saying that because I'm not sore (tired, but not crippled) that I didn't push myself hard enough last night. I truly feel like I did. I hate that mindset of "unless it hurts you didn't do it hard enough." And quite frankly, even if I didn't push myself hard enough (which again, I think I did), I'd…

Thanks!

So what is a BAMF??? Anyway, I can post in here now! Last night, first weight workout EVER. Squats: 45 lbs Bench: 45 lbs Rows: 65 lbs Will increase weight on bench and rows by 5lbs each. Squats will stay the same until I get my form down. So thrilled to be a part of this group! And someday hope to be posting some of the…

Thanks Daisy and Bumble! Bumble that does make sense about learning new motor skills happening between sessions as well.

What's the texture/mouth-feel like on this? I've tried bulletproof, but can't get past the oiliness of it. The flavor was okay, but I just felt slimy! LOL This sounds really foul, but hey, I'll give it a try if it's not a gross mouth-feel. :-)

Thanks for the encouragement! I wasn't sore at all when I woke up - tired muscles, but not sore. But now that I've been up a couple hours I feel myself stiffening up rapidly, LOL. Must keep moving today! I'm pretty sore in between my shoulder blades. Is that where I should be feeling the barbell rows or did I do them…

Definitely good to know - thank you!

Sorry, I know this is old but I'm bumping so can I bookmark it when I get home.

Thanks for the tip, L!

Thanks for the welcomes! And Inara says thank you for the big kiss, daisybee. ;-) So I got my bench and weights last night, and they're glorious. It almost looks brand-new. I think I may be able to raise the bar holder enough to use it as a squat rack, too, which is fantastic! I'm in love, LOL. I did 5 reps of each of the…

Great, thank you. :-)

Thanks, Dani, I'll look into those alternatives. I'm also going to keep an eye out for a squat rack on Craigslist. In the meantime, I'm okay with the standard back squats while my weight is still pretty light, right?

Thanks for the welcome and encouragement. And you have no idea how accurate "Read and watch videos for form, but don't let it get in the way of starting and doing" is for me. I'm a big fan of prepping so much that I never actually start. LOL So I WILL start on Monday. :-)

Thanks for all the advice! I probably am way ahead of myself with wanting to start with weights. Body weight is more my speed right now. :-)

Thank you all!

Thank you both!

Thanks for the feedback, Jen. I'll check those out. :-)

I'm on day 24 of my Whole 30 and feel really great. Never really had major cravings, but it's gotten easier to turn down non-compliant food. I don't feel like I've lost weight, maybe a few pounds, but that's okay. I just feel GOOD. Here is good info - get the book the from the library but if you scroll down there are a ton…

Buddhist, don't believe in a God.

I'm on day 14 of a Whole 30 and I started because my 80/20 Primal was rapidly sliding into 50/50. I needed some major structure to get back on track. So far I'm glad I'm doing it as I feel really great and it's helping me not have cravings.

Today is day 13 of my first ever Whole 30! So far it's been easy, AND I managed to kick my caffeine addiction!

Don't forget that breakfast doesn't have to equal traditional breakfast foods. This morning for breakfast I had a hamburger (no bun of course) and sweet potato. Bacon is up to you - I started a Whole 30 today so regular bacon is off limits due to nitrites/nitrates/added sugar. Before this though, I was eating it. Do the…

Thanks for the feedback, bburg and Pearl! I started this morning - one meal down, lots more to go, LOL.

I'm pretty excited! I warned my coworkers today that if I snark at them it won't be personal. I have Friday and Monday off, so they won't see me until day 5 - hopefully any "kill everything in sight" feelings are done by then, LOL. I did have to laugh and shake my head because my one coworker was asking what I was…

Dog trainer as a hobby/side job. :-)