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I agree with this too. Consistently use one scale, weight at the same time of day and just use those numbers. Also use other measurements to track progress.

Return it- I bought a cute Ann Taylor dress (granted from Goodwill for like $3) that I thought I would wear once I hit that size...unfortunately, my hips weren't on the losing block during that time period and I eventually got to the point the upper body and waist was too big/loose (thanks, shrinking boobs) but my hips…

Bumping- classic read for the weekend. It isn't just about weight loss either. If you are unhappy with work, your marriage, whatever- you need to remember that you are ultimately responsible for your own happiness and health. Supportive people rock, but they aren't the ones getting you out of bed to go to the gym or…

My husband cooks for me a lot. He is a great cook and I am still quite the novice. He loves to add butter and oils and cheese and all sorts of delicious things. I don't complain, I just eat less of those things and always keep microwave veggies on hand for volume eating if I need to for calories. I just ask him to let me…

I prefer to do what I need to do at the gym, maybe the occasional nod or smile or "are you done with that?", and focus on myself. Cultures of gyms are totally different- try out a few to find on that suits your style.

Cardio: 20 min run, 20 min walk Strength: Seated Leg Press (3x10), Seated row (3x12, light weight), hyperextensions (3x10) Assessment: Shoulder improved from yesterday; pepperoni pizza for dinner.

Yikes, I am sorry that sounds painful. I am glad you are on the mend. I am feeling better with just a few days of rest and I feel like that is a good sign, so I will just keep resting until I am totally pain free for a week or so before starting my press exercises again- unless I stop getting better after a few weeks, and…

Okay, I was just curious if you did something to deliberately slow the DB weight progression over time to be careful. Sounds like you just started with the 5lbs and that was the way you slowed down adding weight back to the OHP. Thanks.

Thanks for the advice- I am resting my shoulders for a week or two and re-evaluating then. I definitely don't want anything to progress.

How did you determine your weight progression on the OHP with the DBs over those 9 months, out of curiosity?

I appreciate your words and advice. I guess the intent of my original post was not to push through pain, but whether those exercises would allow me to work certain muscle groups in the upper body without involving the shoulder by virtue of being isolation-type exercises or machines. I have no problem not doing pressing…

Awesome, thanks for compiling all of that- I will be taking it easy for a week or two and see how it feels. Plus, I have plenty of reading to do! :smile:

hahaha yeah, just trying to find a baby to bench adds a lot of time to my workouts, but it's good cardio :lol: As for weight for DBs, I am probably going to start about as light as I can and progress slowly, so I don't mind the deload back to where I started from once I am recovered.

@diannethegeek - you make a good point, I rarely shopped at thrift stores before because of the limited selection in my larger sizes, but now that I am starting to find more in my size, this will become even more frustrating.

I was just sharing my experiences with vanity sizing in my own lifetime (sorry, wasn't alive in 1972, but over 15 years ago like I mentioned in my post). I honestly don't care what size I am these days, it was more that I was wondering about the OP using her clothing size to imply...something, and I felt like I wanted to…

Err...I am somewhere in between those pictures when I let my arms hang naturally, though I feel like I do favor having the backs of my hands forward, so I think you are on to something here. I work at a computer most days, moderate computer gamer (not as much these days), avid curled up book reader, and baby bench presser.

Oh, thank you! I will check out what they have.

Sigh- I don't always want to assume troll so I do feed them sometimes in order to give some new people the benefit of the doubt.

I think I had this goal of getting back to the size I was in high school (ish) and that I would be happy with that when I first started out...until I realized that a modern size 10/12 isn't what it was before. So I stopped using my clothing size as a metric for my end goals TBH (especially since I didn't keep any of my old…

Ah I see- I will take a look at the options at my gym to see if I can find one (they do have quite a selection) so they might have one.

US in my case, don't know about OP- but a good point, a UK 14 would be what, about a US 10? And I can't speak to vanity sizing in the UK (if it exists).

I am 213 and a size 14. Can I help? Not a vegan or vegetarian though- sorry folks. Vanity sizes are crazy these days- I find it very hard to realize I was a 10/12 in high school (15+ years ago) at 130-140lbs (year round athlete) and am now a size 14 magically at this weight. And trust me, in my case at least, it is mostly…

I did do very light lat pulldowns yesterday without issue (with a more narrow grip). What does that neutral grip pulldown bar look like? My gym has several options for the bars, but I am not familiar enough with my options other than some of the basics (v-handle, rope, wide grip pulldown bar).

Cardio: 30 min walk Strength: none- ice shoulder, stretch, and rest Assessment: Shoulder slightly better today; Italian Sausage, sautéed onions, and brussel sprouts for dinner.

It seems like a good route to go then :) Thanks!

Ah man, then I hope you and your doctor come up with a good plan for you. Sorry to hear that.

I will probably just switch to DB for OHP when I am recovered (I had only made it to the BB about a month ago) but I had started with DB with no issues. I have been doing rows (light weight) without issue, but I was not sure about lat pulldown (I can't do pullups) given the starting position of the arms "overhead", but I…

Thanks for the lifting ideas- I hope you recover soon from your shoulder issues. I am glad your coach is watching then :) lol

Very true. It would be important to know if it is bad form (which is a problem for any lift) or something mechanically about the motion (even with proper form) that caused injury.

Thanks for the information- I didn't realize OHP is starting to be removed from some sports programming. I will research into this further. I am glad you are back to benching and such again :smile: