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I have a few questions -- have you crunched the financial numbers on how it would effect your lifestyle month-to-month and long term? If there is a savings shortfall, can it be made up for by reducing other costs (reducing grocery costs, cutting down on unnecessary spending) Is your current job going to be valuable in…

I suffer from anxiety, and have issues properly attributing anxiety-similar feelings. For example, in a steamy shower where you might feel short of breath, I begin to feel panicky and a sick sense of dread. Similarly, cardio exercise can make me feel agitated and anxious as my body attributes the physical feelings…

This is my exact answer, too. I eat whatever I want/like, if it fits, and adjust according to what I need and how I feel. Do I eat "cleaner" than I used to? Sure. Do I eat total garbage sometimes and still succeed? Definitely.

We do a lot of lifting -- with attention to chest, back, etc. as described above, and I have not noticed any new sagging with a 30+ pound loss. My side by side comparison photos show a huge change in posture/overall shape which make my breasts APPEAR perkier/higher. However, I also lose very minimal weight/inches from my…

My wife and I do the exact same workouts and eat 95% the same food, she is a muscular tank of a woman -- I am not even remotely bulky. We'd make a great study on genetics. She has been predisposed to "bulking" her whole life when doing strength training, as are members of her extended family. I notice definition and firm…

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A variation of #6 -- I assumed then when I lost the weight I would fit back into my old clothes. It turns out that with lifting, etc. I will never be that "shape" again, even if I am IN shape. My fitter butt, legs, etc. won't fit into those "skinny fat" clothes, and as much as I am proud of my progress it is frustrating to…

COLD COLD COLD, -38C tomorrow, lay off winter. This morning it wasn't as cold, but there were treacherous snowy roads that made my commute double in length. I am very over winter.

Once a week -- it is in the food court right in my building, so it is bound to happen. Always fits in my cals/macros, hasn't had a negative impact on my weight loss (at least not to me, as I am content with my rate of weight loss), and I like it, so it feels like a treat to not eat a packed lunch from home. I don't see why…

I have a pink vinyl-dipped kettlebell (25), and am also a pink addict. I don't buy ridiculous impractical things, but if I have the choice of pink for something I would buy anyway? YES YES YES.

Those are some enviable muscles you have going on, crazie!

Unsure where you're at, as it's -34F here, but we had good luck with BBQs on the steps of our office building -- advance warning with posters etc. meant a lot of people stopped by for lunch. Bought in bulk, and had a decent return on the money we put into it. That is more of a group initiative. Silent auctions were also a…

Bath -- it is my happy place. Or watch completely mindless turn-off-my-brain television (torrented every season of South Park for this). The gym usually makes me more hostile, go figure.

I eat whatever I want. McDonalds (and not on cheat day), pasta, white bread, chocolate bars, salt salt salt. Over time, what I want has shifted to something much healthier and cleaner, but it isn't a nutritionist's dream. I keep my diary closed for a reason -- I got tired of people judging my choices when they don't live…

I love my FT4, haven't had any trouble or issues with it in 2+ years other than one battery change. It motivates me like nothing else, and makes me feel more informed when it comes to managing my weight/fitness.

Way to go -- you definitely look younger, and soon that shirt will be an M!

This. I had a friend growing up whose parents paid her to log time on the treadmill. The novelty wore off pretty quickly, and then she just felt judged and defeated.

At the gym I am in my bubble. I work out, I ignore the existence of anyone else, and I expect the same in return. A woman who I used to go to fitness classes with came up and complimented my progress a week ago, and while flattering, I prefer the illusion that no one is watching/appraising me (good, bad, or ugly), and that…

Late 20's lesbian from Canada. Looking for MFP regulars for friendship/support -- I am VERY happily married to my soulmate.

Stage 1 Results, most visible changes were from the rear:

I use a hybrid of the calories suggested by my base workout program (New Rules of Lifting for Women), and what I just feel WORKS for me. I eat back my exercise calories (well I don't always eat them all back, but you catch my drift). This aligns with an MFP setting of 0.5 loss a week -- but I have lost 30ish pounds in the…

This is what I do, with 10 minute warmup before lift days. I am no expert, but it's definitely gotten positive results for me.

But on a more helpful note, when I didn't have access throughout the day I pre-logged in the morning with my expected meals, then logged again in the evening to add my workout and edit my food according to reality.

This.

Like so many, my clothes stopped fitting. One by one I had no pants that would squeeze on and was living exclusively in stretchy yoga style pants. Also, my spouse was having her own self-esteem battles -- it was time for us to make a unified choice to change the habits at home, and it has also meant we hit the gym together…

LOVE my FT4 hasn't given me a bit of trouble other than one battery change in the watch portion since I bought it a year and a half ago. It has been a real godsend when it comes to my fitness. I wet the electrodes fairly generously (hold under the warm tap) before my workout, and even if the workout isn't a sweaty one it…

I have nothing to add, I log before I eat and make no apologies for the total junk I feel like eating sometimes (my favourite pasta dish with garlic bread at Boston Pizza is nearing 2000 and I make space for it every couple of months). But my goodness this thread is making me hungry.

I have always hated it. Trainer, no trainer, cardio, lifting, classes, programs, results, no results, I have tried it all and none of it makes it something I don't DREAD. That mayu not be reassuring, but I have simply accepted that with the rest of life's obligations, I don't enjoy having another thing on my to-do list,…

I dunno how much comfort I can offer as I am only about 1.5 months into the program, but as I build the "foundation" skill and am able to up weight, my reps and sets take much longer due to the effort -- I have definitely gotten results in the time period (and I have lifted extensively in the past with a trainer, for…

I could likely look substantially more like a VS model (....but shorter) if I had the money and privilege to have meals designed or even made for me, access to ANY fitness facility or trainer I desired, and if my entire livelihood revolved around it. I mean, if you are a professional athlete you dedicate your day to…