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Yay! Glad to hear it!!

Think about your first day at anything new: school, job, etc. You were probably nervous thinking you would feel like an outcast, not belong, etc. And now those things feel like old hat. The gym is no different. So be strong, take this first step, and in a few months you will be able to smile about how you are feeling right…

Elliptical is cardio. I lost a good amount of weight at the beginning using my elliptical at home and some bodyweight strength training. The elliptical definitely helped out at the beginning but as I progressed I had to progress my workouts. I got the body I have now thanks to heavy lifting and various HIIT cardio. I only…

Those furry hats with ears and tails that hang down both sides. You do not look cute and quirky. You look like an idiot.

Have you tried a reverse grip on the bar? This will help with the rolling. Your grip strength will continue to increase week by week. I found that pullups and hanging leg raises help too.

This is a great NSV! Congrats and keep up the great work!

Very true!

Using http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and the info you provided, your TDEE -20% is 1900. Since you are exercising 6 days per week, I would set your TDEE activity level at "3-5 hrs/wk of moderate exercise". Using TDEE you would not log exercise back in. You can still log workouts, but just log it as 1 calorie…

I lost 60 pounds (size 20 to a 12) with cardio and minimal bodyweight exercise. I then added heavy lifting with cardio and lost another 40 pounds (size 12 to a 6). My body looks tight and lean because of it. I certainly don't think it was a waste of time.

I lost 40 pounds starting at 240 lbs in 5 months - that was 16% of my body weight - in a very healthy maintainable way by using moderation. You want to lose 40 pounds starting at 144 lbs in 3 months - that is 27% of your body weight. This would require extreme measures; nothing that would make you healthy in the long term.…

Wedding Day: Oct 2006 - About 220 lbs Our 6th wedding anniversary trip to Vegas: Oct 2012 - 140 lbs I gained about 20 pounds after we got married before things finally clicked. My husband lost about 50 lbs by just changing his eating habits.

I'm willing to have my picture taken. I just plain feel better :happy: Squats and deadlifts will help round out your booty :smile:

I used to get this when I first started exercising by taking daily walks. I would get a few minutes into a walk and it felt like my lower leg would just seize up. I would have to pause and stretch my calf muscle just to keep on going because it felt like my foot was going numb. By the end of the walk, my leg would start to…

I had my gallbladder removed about 12 years ago. Two years ago I began my transformation of losing 100 pounds and have been maintaining for 9 months now. I have to be careful about really high fat / greasy foods like chorizo or deep dish pizza - i get pains similar to what you describe. Of course I rarely eat those foods…

Buffets are hard. That being said, you can get through this. Fill up on fruits, vegetables and meat. Limit your portions of refined carbs and starchy carbs. So instead of a heaping spoonful of mac n cheese, if you really like man n cheese have just a little bit. This may be an evening that you may have to go "off the grid"…

My mom has been struggling with this as well. I encourage you to strength train and eat enough protein to maintain / increase your lean muscle mass. Also, limit your refined carbs - pasta, white bread, sugar, etc.

You look AMAZING! Love the muscles! :smile:

Congrats OP! :drinker: Hang on to this feeling (and others like this) when you are like me at The Cheesecake Factory :wink:

While your goal to get to a healthier weight is admirable, putting such a stringent time limit is unhealthy and dangerous. Not to mention unsustainable. By May of this year you could feasibly lose about 20 lbs in a healthy sustainable way. Unless you are a contestant on The Biggest Loser where you have lots of money at…

First, rinse the quinoa. 1C quinoa to 2C liquid (stock gives the quinoa more flavor). Boil liquid, add quinoa, bring back to a boil, simmer covered on medium for 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, take off heat, fluff, set aside covered for another 15 minutes.

Snacks: Almond butter & sliced apples. Pistachios & sliced pears. Carrots and/or celery with hummus or string cheese. Lunches: Stuffed green pepper with 1/2 avacado. Meat with sweet potato and brocoli (the raw brocoli steams in the microwave when I heat the whole deal up). Stirfry with brown rice. I do all my shopping…

For the time being, try deadlifts with dumbbells. The smith machine is helpful in place of a pull up bar. Locked in its highest position you can do pull ups or even attach gymnastics rings to do rows and dips. With the bar locked in a lower position, you can use it for inverted pushups / row.

That is awesome! Congrats! A quick way to defrost frozen meat in a hurry is to place it in a sink of room temp water. Depending on the quantity of meat, maybe about 1/2 hour or so.

Congrats on reaching your goal! Oh, and enjoy the extra maintenance calories :wink:

I set my calorie goal based on TDEE and I do not log exercise. I was having a hard time eating back my exercise calories the MFP way since I wasn't always sure which days I would be able to work out. I don't enjoy working out in the morning and sometimes a project comes up at work where I can't work out a certain evening.…

I try to get fat, protein and complex carbohydrates in each meal. So yeah, bring on the fat (just not the trans fat).

Funny timing - I just read the following article that talks about this topic: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/core_march_8.htm#.USTqIJR931M.facebook I think it should be "eat enough calories of healthy non-processed foods for your body to function at it's highest level". I think "Eat More Weigh Less" is a simplified…

What are you doing for warmups / stretching prior to doing the shoulder presses? How many reps do you do in each set with the 15# DB's? Do you start at 15#?

As for the drinking, I tell people I would much rather consume those calories in the form of chocolate :wink:

I did a 4-week trial I bought on Groupon. It was so much fun! Unfortunately, $150/month is out of my budget. but I've incorporated a lot that I've learned into my own workouts. I noticed that people doing Crossfit for a while are very strong, agile, fast, flexible and not afraid of a challenge. All very admirable qualities…