l_ashley Member

Being able to do jackknife abs today with weight. It hurt like hell, but I was able to do it. :smile:

I love chocolate as well. I eat Zone Perfect bars, which are delicious! My current favorite is Dark chocolate almond. They taste like chocolate-covered granola bars. Also, for a long time, I would leave my cash at home. That way I couldn't buy anything from the vending machine at work, and would be forced to eat any snacks…

I eat an egg almost every day. I LOVE eggs and I refuse to give them up. Bananas also. Most people say to give them up because of the cholesterol. However, all studies I have seen say that trans fats and saturated fats in our diet are far more detrimental to our LDL cholesterol levels than food cholesterol. So have your…

I use MIRA Glass Digital Kitchen Scale / Food Scale - Blue that I bought on Amazon.com for $25. It is a little pricier than other scales sold on Amazon, but I bought it because it was highly rated. I love it because it is easy to clean, easy to tare, pretty accurate and has 4 different measurements (oz., fluid oz, ml,…

I use it because I am terrible at eyeballing a serving size. When I got my food scale a few weeks ago, I was shocked the difference between my guesstimates and the true size of a serving.

I use grams when weighing solid foods. I only use ounces when measuring meat and liquid. I have a nice scale that measures grams, ounces, fluid ounces and mililiters.

Weight training has definitely helped whittle down my legs/butt. I am a very shapely pear, and I accept my curves. I just want my curves to be less lumpy. :)

Working out makes me feel better. I feel less cranky and I tend to be nicer to my fellow humans when I do. :smile:

A pair of pink skinny jeans I could fit into this time last year.

WINE.

Nutella was a major food group when I was in college. I love it, so much so that it is no longer allowed in my house. A jar of nutella = major binge = guilt the next day.

I eat the whole egg because I feel bad throwing away the yolk.

I can do leg raises and dips. I can ALMOST do a pull up! I'm almost there!

Celery -- in any variation carrots -- raw These two just have the weirdest tastes that I cannot stand. Ugh. Just no.

15 mins elliptical Shoulders and back 25 mins treadmill (3.5 incline, 3.5 speed)

Depends on how many calories I have to spare. If I have low amt of calories, I will get the southwest salad, which is delicious and a guilt-free 390 calories (grilled chicken and dressing). If I have a lot, I will get a chicken sandwich and small fry.

I completely understand why men don't like doing leg day. I'm a woman and leg day makes me anxious, especially if I know that I have to walk, climb stairs, drive, pick things up, etc. the rest of the day. I don't avoid it tho because I know that it is totally worth it.

All you can do is work on you. Losing weight and achieving your health goals can motivate her on her own workout journey. I have had the same issues with my own parents. My dad still hasn't gotten to the point where he's ready to change; my mom, however, has noticed my progress and has started working out 2 - 3 times a…

When I was in high school, they had the whole school do the president's test to see how fit our age group was. For the pushup test, girls were considered "fit" if they could do at least 10 "girl" pushups. My track coach told us that if she caught any of us doing "girl" pushups, she'd run us forever.

So I just looked this up on google. Started salivating on the keyboard immediately.

Because I love desserts like a crackhead loves crack.

Tuesdays and Fridays. Squats, deadlifts, abductor/adductor, leg press, soooo many calf raises, lunges, hip flexor extensions, other crazy exercises I don't know the name of.

Lips :)

Just do it. I promise 99% of the people in the gym don't care about your size. When I see a bigger person in the gym working out, I feel proud of them for starting their weight loss journey. Then I go back to my own routine and stop thinking about it.

I am so over this post. lol

If you have a smart phone, I recommend downloading an exercise app. I have Gym Pocket Pro and I used it for a month or so until I found an experienced workout buddy. It really helps! Women should NOT be afraid of the weight section of the gym. Most men will leave you alone while you lift weights. They understand that you…

Started seeing muscle results at about 4 weeks. I have been taking protein powder, so my muscles are getting defined quickly. After only two weeks, the friend I work out with started pointing out that I was getting stronger. :) It's been 5 weeks now and my muscle gain is coming along quite nicely. :bigsmile:

It all depends on how you come off. Personally I will take all the advice I can get, but it depends on who's giving it.

Having a nosy church lady ask my DAD when my baby was due. :( He won't tell me who asked him, because she and I would have to sit down and have a nice long chat about sticking noses where they don't belong.

Amen! The trick is doing cardio/leg weightlifting to keep these beautiful curves from getting sloppy. lol