kmakar

An oldie but a goodie http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/844040-raspberry-ketones-for-the-rest-of-us

bump, thanks for the suggestions!

I ran a 5k yesterday in 26:02. Last year, I did c25k and my time was 33 mins. I've lost 7 minutes (and 30 pounds) in a year!

bump! I am always looking for ways to better use the dumbell set we have at home! thnx

congratulations! You look great- strong, healthy and most of all, happy!

congratulations! that is a great time too, you should both be proud of yourselves!

Chiming in to say I agree with eveyone else on lifting weights. NROLFW is great, I bought the book and did the first 8 weeks of that, and so is stronglisfts 5x5, I am about 7 weeks into that, the youtube videos were very helpful with my form. Both have great forums here on MFP if you have specific questions. Good luck!

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Good luck- you can do it!

congrats!

congrats! Now go sign up for a 5k this summer, you won't be sorry!

that is fantastic! great dedication!

I lift 3-4 times a week and the other days i use an ellitptical or run outside for 30-40 mins. If I do cardio on a lift day, it is 20 mins or less on the elliptical after I lift. I workout an average of 5 days out of every 7.

you look great, keep it up!

Thanks everyone! I am very excited for summer to come so I can show off my new arms!

Great job! Pictures really are the way to go. You look fantastic!

posted this elswhere, but here ya go

I started out at about 195 but don't have many pics from then...

Way to go, ladies!

I was tired last night and plopped on the couch with a reece's peanut butter egg (which is my major weakness), telling myself I would work out "tomorrow". Fifteen mins later, I said to myself "get off your *kitten*", and proceeded to blast out a great 30 mins of intervals on our elliptical trainer- and burning off double…

Great job and very inspiring! Same height and starting weight here, but I am still a work in progress, and about 10 years older. I am learning to appreciate the what running and lifting are doing, shape-wise, when the scale is moving slowly.

Love this! You look great! (be careful with those knees.)

keep it up!

Congratulations- that is great! Keep it up!

Not sure if anyone had mentioned it in this thread, but there's a good 4-episode documentary series called "Weight of the Nation" that you can watch for free online. It discussed a lot of the causes and consenquences of the obesity epidemic in the US. Touches on the medical consequences, the impact of modern food…

For me personally there were two main things that affected my mood, getting some cardio (preferably a run or brisk walk outside) and easting healthy foods. Now when I eat processed foods, the added salt and refined sugar make me really lethargic and grumpy.

I liked the book and completed stage I, but didn't continue with it since I didn't have the right equipment. I got a couple of critical comments on a thread a few months ago, mostly saying that the subsequent stages seemed overly complicated. FWIW, I liked the results I got from Stage I last fall (I am doing…

I've been doing SL 5x5 with adjustable dumbells at home and have now maxed out their weight for squats and deadlifts (105lbs).

I started SL 5x5 with adjustable dumbells and am doing great. The down side is you max out the weight pretty quickly, especially for squats and deadlifts. My dumbells only go up to 52.5lbs each (105lbs total) and then I am stuck with no way to up the weight. I still have room to progress on the bench press, overhead press…