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Be patient. Birth control may make it harder, but it does not make it impossible to lose weight. Stay honest in your calorie counting and exercise and it will come off :smile: you can do it!

I am 5'10" and happiest around 145-150 which puts me in a size 6+/-. Check out mybodygallery.com, you can search by height, weight, size, body shape and can help you decide what might look best for you. Good luck :smile:

Same height and weight! Got way more thigh on me though! 35.5" hips, 38" butt and 24"thighs here :indifferent:

You can log weight and reps there but look up strength training under cardiovascular exercise to show calories burned... also keep in mind these are estimates and may not be very accurate. Welcome to mfp and good luck :smile:

I'm currently at 148 and happy with my body! 145 would be great but I am not actively trying to lose any more, just continuing exercise and eating around maintenance (or more... oops :wink:) in the end its how you feel, as long as you are healthy, the number isn't important. Good luck :smile:

If you calculate your TDEE based on all of exercise you are doing, don't eat back exercise calories, or you can set it as sedentary and then DO eat back the calories. Definitely don't just increase it all overnight, only increase 100-200 calories per week or so to allow your body to slowly adjust. You will probably be…

1200 is the minimum that mfp will recommend because it is the minimum that anyone should consume, so in reality the math would bring you lower than 1200 for a 2lb loss per week. To check it out simply, you can set it to maintain than subtract 1000 daily calories from that for 2lb per week loss. This number will be lower…

For whatever its worth, a good friend of mine took it a good while back and said it worked but they have since changed the "recipe" and they are pretty much useless now... I took it for just over a week before because I was lazy and didnt want to put the effort in to lose weight and it made me CRANKY! jitters all the time…

NO! The only silly thing you can do is give up. Keep at it but take it slow, its not a race, the only goal is to finish the runs. Good luck and keep up the good work :smile:

same here! congrats! all of you ladies are going to look amazing on the big day!

I agree you should eat more, I started at MFP's 1200 lost a few pounds in water weight, then I read the road map thread, upped it to 1850 and the pounds fell off... don't be afraid to try it, especially for the sake of your own health if your body is already acting differently. On a different note, when you get to see you…

Exact same measurements here! Those thighs serve us so well in our riding! :happy: I also tend to think I have HUGE thighs but I have learned that my body image is somewhat distorted too, everybody I know says they look great and are nowhere near being huge... As long as they are strong and firm why hate? I have a few…

I don't have a HRM so I just use the calorie estimate on the treadmill, or if you run outside you can use map my run or a similar app on your smartphone that will also give you an estimate. Keep in mind these will be rough estimates though, a HRM would best if you really want accuracy. Good luck! I just finished week 5 and…

I am fairly new to running but I do have flat feet. Make sure she has shoes built for support, of course all the cute shoes are made for neutral feet :ohwell: I love my asics nimbus and they seem to be a little easier on the wallet then some others I've seen...Going to a running store to have her evaluated and fitted would…

Just finished week 5 day 2... but yes the first 3 weeks I found pretty easy, week four kicked my butt but I pushed through and so far week 5 has been great! We'll see how day 3 goes on Monday, I'm a little worried about that one... I used the easier runs to work on increasing my pace so that as they get tougher I can…

Been working on the last five pounds since the beginning of the year! I have stopped counting everything but have continued working out hard... I am mostly happy with my body now but ugh I just wanna hit goal! It is so freaking hard to keep it up when NOTHING changes for several months despite counting EVERYTHING. I'm…

That would do it! My 35lb dumbbell at home weighs about 36.5 lbs in reality, and the ones at the gym always feel waayy lighter to me. They are different types but I'm guessing the gym ones are really about 34lbs, though I haven't brought my scale to the gym to weigh them! (it is a very small gym at my apartment complex and…

Its great with root beer too!:laugh:

Visit mybodygallery.com, you can search by height, weight, size, and body shape to see pictures of other women at that size and determine which size you want to aim for. I found it very useful! Good luck :smile:

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As long as the soreness isn't debilitating, I push through it, and I usually feel better afterwards just from moving the muscles more. As long as it is just normal soreness, one rest day should be enough. Listen to your body when you workout though, if it is still very painful after a few minutes, you may need more rest.…

Lots of good replies here but I just wanted to add, glucosamine is best absorbed in combination with chondroitin; MSM may also help but I can't remember the relationship right now. G+C tablets help me but it didn't improve until I took it for several weeks. Ask a doctor or do some research for the best combo. if you decide…

I'm 5'10" and my fiance is like 5'10.5", he has always been really lean and muscular but weighs 150 soaking wet with jeans on lol... I used to outweigh him by about 20lbs before we both started working out (him to gain and me to lose). Because we are so close in height I have to work extra hard if I want to weigh less, but…

Good advise here. Don't include any exercise calories on top of the 2000+. Also, unless you truly enjoy it, you don't need to workout that much as there is already a calorie deficit built in (especially if you chose a deficit larger than 20%). When I started I worked out 3 times a day but soon realized that it wasn't…

Sounds like we're all in the same boat! While I don't do many pushups overall, last time I tried them I could actually do a few! Just doing some basic strength training helped me get from none to some (regular ones)... now I may be able to start really working on them since I can get through ONE :happy:

You say you don't care about the scale so I am assuming you don't have a lot of weight to lose, if that is the case, subtract a smaller percentage from your TDEE (maybe 10-15%). This should up your calorie limit enough so that you are not below your BMR without eating back exercise calories. The rest of your plan looks…

In my experience scales rarely agree, gym scales are used way more and could be worn out or home scales may not be calibrated etc etc etc... whatever the reason it may not be accurate. HOWEVER extreme amounts of weight loss in the first couple weeks is not unheard of as it may be a very drastic change for your body and you…

Read the In Place of a Roadmap thread on here, it will explain everything you need to know and is aweaome IMO! Short explanation is calculate your TDEE online based on your level of activity (which would be ~maintenance calories) and eat less than that. Most use a 10-20% deficit depending on how much you are trying to…

Top three: double stuff Oreos, Reeses, Peanut Butter, and any combination of the three :love:

On the most horrible days I still force myself to the gym but usually end up slowing it down a lot. I usually can't run more than a minute or two because of the cramps/bloating/ etc, so I just crank up the incline and walk on the treadmill to get the burn instead. I know if I didn't go workout than I would only set myself…