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Sounds identical to how my journey has been going. I cut my cardio to 2 hours a week total, added in lifting HEAVY doing stronglifts 5x5 3 days a week, and increased my intake by about 700 cals to approximately TDEE-20% and changed my macros to 40% carb, 30% protein, and 30% fat. Doing that made me drop another 10 in a…

Eat more, lift a little less frequently but heavier, and up your protein intake. MFP can't calculate protein needs for anything. Set your macros custom to 40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat. Lifting 5-6 days a week is going to make your muscles retain a lot of water because they are swollen and not healing. If you need a set…

Happens all the time. I had no real stretch marks before I lost some weight, and now I feel like a freaking tiger. It's the skin trying to recover now that there is less fat filling it! Be proud of em. It means that you're making progress!

Casein protein or at least a glass of milk at night (or right before you go to bed) helps with muscle recovery if you are lifting heavy. Makes a huge difference if you are doing a program like Stronglifts. I've found it's more the type of protein than the timing in terms of muscle recovery while sleeping. Casein protein is…

My dog had ruptured her ACL about 2 years ago, and she had to have the surgery due to the severity of the injury. She hasn't had issues with anesthesia in the past, and didn't have any with this surgery either. Mine was 33 lbs, so right on the line for whether rest would heal it enough or not. Once they put her back…

OMG this ^^^^ Especially when they complain that they never lose any weight and work out so much and you never them break a sweat on cardio or lift anything other than barbie pink dumbbells... Sorry for the rant but this hit a nerve after going to the gym this morning!

Be careful with isolated muscle workouts. Doing JUST one muscle or side without the opposite side being worked as well can cause you to experience major joint problems. As a female, unless you fall into the very small portion of the population that has a genetic imbalance in terms of testosterone levels, you won't get…

Definitely see a physical therapist if you can. They can give you things to do specific to the injury you are dealing with, as well as possibly suggest a brace for you. I've torn everything in my knee and had major surgery on it as well and I am able to do elliptical, walking, hiking, and weight lifting with the proper…

I know I preach the heart rate monitor, but it's the best way to get the right count on your calories for weight lifting. It's the only way to get a really accurate number.

MFP can't seem to calculate elliptical calorie burn to save its life. I've had the same issue with it. Use a heard rate monitor and it will give you more realistic results.

I understand completely! Just last night, I had one of my best friends tell me "fat chance" when I said that my stretch goal was to get into a bikini in November when my husband is back from Iraq and we go on vacation for the first time ever. I'm not to where I want to be yet, but that doesn't mean that i can't have…

Had 2 knee surgeries myself. I understand the pain. Walking and biking are relatively easy on mine, and the elliptical at the gym seems to work ok now that I'm used to it. Don't bother with running yet. You're going to want to work your way up to that. Maybe try some of the workout DVD's that don't have a lot of squats and…

You can add me! I'm 26, my dog (the one in my profile pic) is my kid, and I'm trying to get a good chunk of weight off before my husband comes back from Iraq in October. Always looking for friends. Hang in there, stay motivated and you can do it! :)

Definitely make a fitness goal as well. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you might be losing fat, but gaining back the same amount of muscle! That killed me the first few weeks of my journey. I'm also a muscular build, and having a goal that isn't on the scale is a must because people with similar builds will tend to gain…

Have my husband home from Iraq. That would be the best week ever.

Get a heart rate monitor that will calculate calories burned. The tools that guess don't give you a real estimate. MFP is high for some things, VERY low on others. Only really accurate solution is to get a heart rate monitor. I've got a Polar one with a chest strap and it's great. VERY accurate and allows you to adjust by…

Salad is a good cheap filler. It works pretty well.

No worries. I've got an essay to knock out and a couple homework assignments to clear out by tonight too.

Honestly, You're the same size I was when I started and Power 90 was a beating. P90x gives you more variety, but there was no way I was going to be able to get thru the workout. If you're looking to get the most longterm bang for your buck and can deal with some pain, get the P90x, but if you want to start off with…

Doing P90 right now, and when I'm done will be doing P90x as well. No matter how much work you do on a treadmill or elliptical or even running, P90 works different muscles. I can do over an hour on moderate intensity on an elliptical machine at the gym and could bench press about 100lbs to begin with, and the first week of…

I'm in. My husband comes back from Iraq October 10th, and I would LOVE to surprise him when he gets back! Keep pushing. You can do it!

Setting small goals helps. Yeah you have a total amount that you want to lose, but reward yourself when you reach smaller milestones. Also, don't work out past what your body can handle. If you push it too hard, you're not going to want to get out and exercise the next day. To make it really happen you need something to…

Exercising in the morning gives you the biggest metabolic gains for the whole day. If you need to exercise at night, do it before you eat so you at least get some of the gain for the meal that you are about to eat and make sure that dinner is the smallest meal of the day at that rate. What gets me about a pound a day loss…