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I will!
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Oh, also, as far as reps or whatever we do 8-12. If I can do 12 he adds more weight. My third set he has me go as heavy as I can, even if I can only do a few.
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It's a little embarrassing, because like I said, although I do what my brother tells me to I don't really know the names of all the things we do or whatever. I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't really know if he does or not haha. So I might screw up the names of stuff but I'll try to figure it out. Feel free to make…
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Oh, I definitely plan to keep doing what I've been doing until then! I do lift weights M-W-F, arms-legs-chest/back/shoulders. It's just sort of whatever my brother tells me to do, but it isn't a lot. We both plan on adding a lot to our routine in a few months (he's actually quite fit but has about 5lbs he wants to lose to…
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Thanks everyone for all the suggestions! At this point I'm just trying to soak up lots of information so I can figure out what programs/exercises will be best for me after I'm "done" losing the fat... And to add friends so I can see what other people do. Lots of good advice and things to read about! I just like to be…
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Thank you very much! I will look into it.
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Thank you, that's very helpful. I guess I just assumed things would be different, but it's actually very comforting to know they're not! I really like working out with my brother and I'm hoping we'll be able to keep doing a lot of the same things together. :) I have been working on strength, and making some progress. I…
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Congratulations. :) I had my first baby girl in July, and have lost lots of weight since then and counting... Feel free to add me for motivation and support!
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I won't say that mine is necessarily unsupportive, but I have to be the tough one for both of us all of the time. We made a promise to ourselves and each other that we would lose weight and get fit if we were to have kids. I have a 6 month old girl and I've lost about 80lbs, quit smoking, eat clean, lift weights, etc...…
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First time breastfeeding momma here too! My daughter is 2.5 months old and I've only just now started to lose the weight again... Took a while to find what works for me! I go by my original calorie goal but let myself have an extra 200-400 calories a day to account for the breastfeeding. I am currently losing weight but…
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My story is very different than yours (I was very obese while pregnant and gained a bit of weight during but actually lost it all and more before my baby was born - but I'm still fat even at 20 pounds lighter than my prepreg weight!) but I am a new mother of my first child, a 2.5 month old girl... I am very motivated and…
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It's hard to see the future, but believe me when I say your mindset CAN be changed! It's hard for me to believe that just a few years ago I was working up the courage and a proper plan to take my own life. I hated myself and my life so much that every minute hurt. But you can change, you just gotta take it day by day. I…
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Just wanted to say I feel you on the kidney disease thing. I am currently pregnant sub my first child and I had so many surgeries when I was young that I wasn't sure how easy any of this would be for me. I'm lucky that my pregnancy has been easy and affected very little by my kidneys/surgeries, but I feel you. Kidney…
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If you're really properly sticking to a diet and exercise plan that SHOULD be working for you and it isn't, then you should consider seeing a doctor. Chances are that something is off and you're not doing exactly what you think you are though. Even illnesses/conditions that can cause weight gain/make weight loss more…
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I don't know how old you are, but at almost 27 years old the only thing that fixed my fixation on my "fatness and ugliness" was actively working on it for a long, long time. I wish I could say I knew exactly when and how it happened, but some time in the last few years I just stopped hating myself after feeling that way…
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Thank you guys... I know a lot of this is my own problem with being a pushover and worrying about upsetting people I care about. I'll have a talk with her very soon... I can't have an awesome, healthy day only to have her come over and hand me sweets anymore... I hope that she'll maybe even want to work out with me…
