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My friend is doing Medifast, and he told me that he and his wife get recipes from sandy's kitchen. I checked it out today, and it looks AMAZING!

New Rules of Lifting for Women is AWESOME! I have been a heavy lifter for over a year and wanted to do something to switch up my routine. NROLFW provides every element of lifting for beginners as well as someone a little more seasoned. I found my copy on half.com really cheap.

You can add me, I will do what I can. I workout 6 days a week, and try to log every day :)

I have to give up alcohol for a little while also. Its just one of those things that I cannot do in moderation. My one glass turns into 4. I am a much better weight maintainer than loser when alcohol is involved. The last 2 weekends for me have pointed that out pretty clearly. I just need to buckle down and lose the…

My baby is 17 1/2, darn this baby weight :) I can use and give some motivation! Feel free to add me

I freak about my sodium intake more than I do my fat. I always go over on my sodium O.o

I do both...some days I go before work, other days after work...I never go on a full stomach (I get queezy thinking about it) Its just preference. If I could, I would go every day on an empty stomach...I personally feel I have more energy. But do what feels right for YOU!!

Get your mind in the game. For me, I give myself a start date and I stick to it. I mark my calendar with my goals, and I work to achieve that set goal by the date I specify. But one thing I think you need to do, is stop referring to yourself as gross... you are not gross! Everyday you should look in the mirror and give…

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Salt=water retention

I am a daily weigher... I do it not to be discouraged if I gain, but to see how much I fluctuate and see if I need to adjust my sodium levels, and carb intake. My ACTUAL weigh in is done on Friday mornings as soon as I wake up and use the restroom. I strip down and weigh. If that number goes up (except on week 4), then I…

I did HCG 3 times ( I wanted instant gratification and I got it)...all 3 times I did it, I dropped weight (I did the shots). 2 years later, I gained the weight back plus some. It totally messed my metabolism up to the point that It took me FOREVER (over a year) to lose weight the right way. It has only been the past year…

Thanks for the encouragement ladies! A little goes a long way ;)

I can do guy push-ups, but I still cant do an unassisted pull-up, or Chin up. One thing I see people at the gym doing, is instead of the assisted pull-up machine, they are standing on resistance bands looped to the top of the bar. I want to try this, but I might need help getting my fat little leg up there :)

I too just turned 43. I had a hysterectomy in 2009. I started my journey at 205 pounds (my heaviest weight EVER O.o). This morning I weighed in at 175.8. I am 5'6" and my goal weight is 155 by June 1st. I am terrible with diets, so I don't. I merely log everything I eat, stay at a caloric deficit, limit my alcohol…

You are beautiful! Good job on your weight loss. We weigh the same, I want to lose another 20 pounds and see where to go from there. You have so much to be proud of!

I too am a slow loser. I have never had the joy of losing 5-10 pounds that first week, my weight loss starts coming off after about 4-6 weeks, and then it is super slow. One thing I can say, is every persons body is different. I have had to play around with different things to see what works for my body. For example: Some…

I still go there, I like it. I hate gyms where people are there to hook up... I want to get sweaty and not be pretty doing it! Yes they have free pizza the first Monday of the month, and Bagel Tuesdays. Planet Fitness is more for people who are starting out, or old like me :) They do a lot of Biggest Loser competitions to…

If you can, get something with a heart rate monitor on it. I have the Garmin Vivofit with HR and I have the fitbit Zip. Yesterday I wore both of them to see how close they track. They were pretty close all day (only about 50 calorie difference between them) until I went to the gym and used my HR monitor. My Zip told me I…

Great work!!! I only need to lose 30 and I struggle. Seeing this is truly an inspiration!!!

You guys have all been a great help!!!! DAMN YOU PLANET FITNESS FOR KILLING MY WORKOUT DREAMS! I like Planet Fitness for the fact I pay up front and it's cheap, but come on... what other Gym doesn't have a real Barbell rack??? I might have to look at other Gym's if this is what I want to do....frustrating

My Gym does not have Barbells. We have the solid one piece ones that only go to 60 pounds (I know...weird!) So I am limited to light weights, dumbell's or the Smith Machine O.o

Oh yeah! I usually do squats on the Smith Machine, and bench presses with dumbells AND on the Smith Machine... I am in that in between stage of lifting where I am too strong for the 60 pound Barbell and so I am trying to find that perfect niche. I can do the bent over row and Bench Presses currently with 35 pound dumbells.…

I am starting it on Sunday (for some reason that is always the "start" date) I figure that it really doesn't hurt to be as informed as possible. My gym does not have Barbells any heavier than 60 pounds...can you do most of these on a Smith Machine???

Sorry Romey...new to the "quote thing"

Sons of Anarchy and American Horror Story

Holy Moly guys....I am really not judging, and yes I am observant at the gym. I like to look at things other than my own reflection in the mirror. I love to people watch, I find people and their traits extremely fascinating....I also learn new lifts and exercises by watching what other people do. I am not putting this lady…

I do overhead Tricep extensions @ 30 LBS Rope pulls @ 40 Lbs Tricep Kickbacks at 20 LBS, dips ect... I change up my routine quite a bit. I am not a light lifter...as for reps, I change them up every 3 weeks.. right now I am on the 6 6 6 12 cycle. 4 exercises for each muscle group. I was just curious if there was an…