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Count me in! I need to get the book but I was planning to anyway. Does everyone need to be ready to start week 1 by then? For example do we need to have read all the reading stuff alreayd before Jan 7th?? Looking forward to it!

well it looks like I need to look into: Starting Strength Streaching (not sure what "dynamic streatches" are yet but I'll look it up.) Work on core strength start light. Oh and don't worry about my wide stance but try pointing my toes out a little further than straight forward make sure my knees don't move in or out but in…

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Ok *big breath of relief* sounds like these are all easy things to fix. I'll answer many of the similar questions. I am taking supplements I do drink a protien shake after my routine and I am not planning to quit. I will adjust my TDEE and try to get more of my calories in protien and such. As far as cardio goes I ususally…

Yes I am taking supplements. I should have written that in the OP. I take a womens one a day, fish oil and make sure my protien shake (I drink right after a workout) has glutemin *sp?. Seems like I'm just getting impatient. I need to jusst keep at it.

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Thank you for your help. My TDEE is based on age weight height I believe. I had a friend get all my info and calculate it for me so I'm not certain. Would I need to use a heart rate moniter to figure out TDEE the other way? (I'm sure I can do some research online and figure it out on my own. as far as activity level I do…

i do cardio 2-3 times a week mainly walking

My goal is to get as close to 1799 as possible.

I love it. So I'm not planning on giving it up. I just wondered if I should increase cardio decrease/increase calories etc. I'm never going to quit lifing, best thing I've done, ever.

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I just starte lifting 3 days a week and cardio 2 days a week. Friend me if you want we can keep each other company when we're so sore we can barely move!

thank you everyone! I got starting strength and body for life at the library. I'm just gonna stick to what I'm doing so that I'm actually doing something as I read up and educate! thanks for all the advice!

add me I just started weight training as well and LOVE it!

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HI mom! I'll be your friend :) No seriously MFPals! Mom and I have been working on losing weight for YEARS (really!) and we have really found a lot of help on MFP for me the community is the best part. Friend Tdaughtersmom she is always good at encouraging any effort you make and will usually listen to advice or thoughts…

WOW just wow!! Great job what an inspiration.

I am overwhelmed with the amount of encouragment you have all given me! And thank you for the advice too!!! I am stoked about going back on Sat. and I think I might try to lift a little heavier I did all my arm stuff with 10lb weights 3 sets of 20 and I wasn't really having that hard of a time, although I WILL be very sore…

Thanks everyo one for the advice! hopefully I can remember everything you said and be proud of myself for being there next time. I DID pay for that side of the gym too and I don't want to go shell out more money for my own weights. SO "that side" of the gym it is. I figure one of two things will happen. I'll bulk up and…

I am using a program that I found on a weight lifting for women website. It has 3 different routines to do 3 times a week so you do routine A one day B the next and C etc. in between you have a day of cardio. I think it sounds like a good plan. The routine says to do 3 reps of 20. There is no way I could do that with…

I do it because it helps me feel better, have a better outlook on life, and know that I am doing something about that reflection that I hate to see in the mirror. I can't feel bad about where I am now when I'm working my hardest to get healthy. Just that one thought along with many others is a motivator to me.

Bump...curious for ideas. This will be our first winter as a family into fitness but I know our gym has a downstairs track that allows kids and they have a great playcenter in thier childcare area and indoor heated pool. I think we will probably utilize that a lot when it gets icky and we want out of the house. Maybe there…

I'd like to join. CW 195 GW 175... How neat would that be!!!

thanks for the advice and encouragement! IT really does help. It is good to know that I do have some hope that I should just give it some time....and not quit. Thank you so much.