BusyRaeNOTBusty Member

My sister has fibro and arthritis. Lifting regularly actually helps her pain. But I'm not sure it's that way for everyone.

MFP tends to estimate really low for most people. I have to set it to "very active" to get it even close to what I actually need.

I know. I'm ashamed. I think I had just started lifting again too on Oct 2.

Old thread is old. But then I realized it was mine under my old name. LOL. How cute was I when I actually cared?

"Dating" or 'um .....

:huh: I'm 5'9" and look pretty muscular. I was able to bulk. It took eating 3000 calories a day but it worked. I can also hit parallel on squats obviously.

This and squats.

I'll add a new one:

I'm now just thinking about his package and am of no help.

Big girls gotta swim too.

Probably suggest counseling 'cause that's messed up. If he doesn't agree, then send him on his way.

I'd get me some strange.

This. If I gain at approximately 3000 and lose at approximately 2000 it doesn't matter if it was really 3254 and 2198.

I have pec cleavage.

Unfortunately I usually go before work. The retirees still have beer at 9am though.

How about lifting AND beer?? My gym has a beer tap.

People are of course allowed to have their own preferences on body type, the type they want and the type they are most attracted to. What is WRONG is using your own preference to try to define a word such as "feminine", by doing so you insult others that do not share the same preferences as you.

But, why so many 10lbs plates? Don't they have 45s? 35s? even? I'm confused.

My husband wears the skull cap things.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

1. Jillian Micheals is perfectly feminine. 2. If you prefer smaller muscles and/or slightly higher body fat (22% vs. 18%), just say that. It's a preference not a definition of what is feminine and what is not. 3. Yes. You can be a trainer with smaller muscles and 22% body fat.

I eat a "bad" diet.

Squats Bench Pendlay Rows

Were they Flamin Hot Cheetos? I love Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

I don't want a man who caters to my every wish and demand, who is afraid of hurting my feelings, who is constantly offering to help me when I don't need help, who has no interests or hobbies of his own. Telling me I'm pretty and/or awesome multiple times a time just makes me uncomfortable. I won't even "friend-zone" a man…

I weigh 2lbs more than I did when I started here. So no, I don't care about weight.

25 each for my first 2 pregnancies. I got down to pre-PG weight after the 1st. After the 2nd I lost an extra 20lbs. Yeah, then during the 3rd I gained 45lbs ending up at the same max weight. No multiples.

WHO HAS BEEN SPREADING SUCH LIES??!!!

Levi's 515 are my favorite right now. I also think someone mentioned 529 as being good.

New Rules is a lot more complicated. The routine changes every 4-6 weeks, you have to learn new moves, some of which look hard (I only did the first one before I changed). Strong Lifts is the same basic simple program for 12 weeks, you just add as much as possible. So it really depends on personality. Do you like basic,…