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I don't tell anyone. That hasn't worked out too well in the past, so I'm thinking if I declare it to the world, I might stay in it to win it.

I also started a lunge one today too....lunges kill me!

I started it this morning! I was chatting with a friend about her own butt woes, decided to have a look at my own and it wasn't pretty. I had my son take some pics this morning (he was extremely disturbed by this request by complied!) and can't wait to see improvement.

I'm a Bikram devotee and my fave quote of all time is: “You’re never too old, never too bad, never too late and never too sick to start from the scratch once again.” So the short answer is....as many times as you need. I feel like I start from scratch every day.

Maybe you just need to take another day off from working out. Don't know how hard you are working but for me, at my age (46), I can't work out 5-6 days a week. I do every other day or 2 days on, 1 day off. I blame peri-menopause for that. Are you eating enough?

I have lost 30 pounds and NO ONE has noticed. I need to lose about another 20-25. I'm in a size 12, was in a 16. However, I have been fairly sick on and off over the past 7 months and maybe my friends think the weight loss is due to me dying...not sure. (I'm not dying, btw). It would be nice to hear a compliment or two. I…

Real butter for me~! Unsalted please.

4th baby 10 weeks ago??? Holy cow. You look great!

I don't like the word cheat....I prefer treat. And I find that I cannot treat myself too often because once I have sugar and flour in my system I crave it. Tonight I'm having mexican, and that is a total treat to me....I'm making everything as healthy as possible but I will indulge in some queso dip because I want it so…

Not yet. I have been able to get back on track quicker than I have in the past....so definitely there has been improvement.

Eating too much, binge eating and eating junk food while binge eating.

I took a learn to run class. Turned out I was trying to run too fast. I learned to breathe thru my nose, oxygen hits the blood stream faster that way. I second the good shoes comment!

A heavy weight is one where you fatigue after 6 reps. I did body pump and tore my rotator cuff doing clean and press...lots of momentum going on there. If you want to build muscle, you need to lift heavy. You don't need to do 25 reps....you want strength, not endurance.

Hey thanks for all the replies. It helps to know how other people handle things. And like someone said...nice to be able to pinpoint where you've gone wrong if you do gain. I didn't know that about the glycogen stores. Makes me feel a bit better! I did move somewhat slowly into maintenance, added about 150 extra calories…

I weigh in my pjs....because the scale is in the hall and I have 3 teenage sons...weighing in nude is not an option! I think as long as you are consistent....doesn't really matter.

If my husband would allow it....sure ;)

You don't need to count the sugar that occurs naturally in foods.

I donated a bunch but I do have some really nice higher end tops that I will be having altered.

Never really thought about this before and its led to some insight about my own life... My mum always cooked healthy foods and that's how I was raised, but my dad died when I was 9, she became depressed and started buying processed food because she was having trouble coping. I tend to reach for the crappy food when I'm…

I retain a ton of water before AF and have been up as much at 7 pounds but usually once she arrives, its all back to normal.

Its lower on the glycemic index. I used it for a bit but after doing some reading, found out that its just as processed as white sugar. I like sugar in the raw. I gave up sugar in my coffee back in January but sometimes at Starbucks will put a packet of the raw in because the coffee is so much stronger than I make at home…

As much as I would love to see the scale move downwards as fast as possible....I also like to eat. I aim for 1650 per day and I've lost 30 pounds since September.

I always knew bananas were bad!

My ads are all furniture and shoes! Pretty sure they are linked to your browsing history. Hmmm, right now I see ads for toner cartridges.

I can't handle a cheat day. It turns into a cheat week most of the time. I think a cheat meal or a cheat snack....that I can handle a little better. I don't end up with the food hangover and still don't feel deprived. And here's my best advice....don't cheat alone! I find that if I share the chips and dip or go out for ice…

The UK...either London or Edinburgh.

I use it to up my protein intake as well as meal replacement....I tend not to eat in the morning but I will drink a shake. I have a shake after my weight workout as well.

I do the same thing most mornings...2 cups spinach, about 1 cup water, 1 cup frozen fruit (usually mango), 1 scoop of vanilla protein power...if I remember I add chia or ground flax seeds. Blend, drink.

I also find the more sugar I eat, the more I crave it. Even some natural sugars....bananas are tough for me, if I eat a banana, I usually want another, or something else sweet. I stopped having sweetener in my coffee back in January and most of the time do really well avoiding sweets but if I have a little bit...I end up…

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