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I use ExRx.net - Workout Logs They also have workout routines that you can customize for each body region / muscle and for the types of equipment available at your gym, as well as body weight exercises.

Someone in one of the threads here turned me on to this workout for beginners: http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-beginner-weight-training-workout-routine/ Just 3 exercises x 3 sets per session. I've been doing this 3 times a week for about 3 months now and feel like I'm making steady progress. I like it because the…

You look great! Love the new clothes.

Love the before/after pics. Congrats on your transformation. Was checking out your food logs - you're burning hella calories. Must be nice to eat those back. :)

Hi Kristen - I'd like to do this. I'm on the 1 lb./week plan so I hope to lose 12 but having a challenge like this might give me an extra boost.

You're off to a great start! I'm following right behind you. I started on June 27th at 214 and I just lost my first 10 lbs as of today. My first mini goal is getting to onederland by the end of September with final goal around150. We can do this! :)

Aw! I love weddings. You'll treasure those pics for a lifetime. Congrats!

Fantastic commitment! Keep on going! & I like your sports bras. The magenta is really nice.

All machines are not created equal. Does your gym have Hammer Strength machines? My husband has been lifting since his teens and he highly recommends them. We had to look around for a gym in our area that has these. I'm a beginner and he doesn't want me to use the free weights because these are safer than using a spotter…

I like ExRx.net http://exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html - this page lists all the muscle groups. Click on one of those and you get a list of all the machines, free weights, or body weight exercises you can do - and also the stretches - for those muscles. Each linked exercise has an animated GIFs showing the correct form.…

You are an awesome woman Jessamin! & your cat pics really made my day. Barnacle grew up cute and handsome! :heart: :heart: Thanks for the post. :smile:

I just started stage 1 and I want to lose another 30 pounds so I'm hoping my weight will also track downwards over time. 4 months ago I signed up here for 1 lb/wk weight loss (500 cal deficit) and I'm eating all my exercise cals back. I'm really happy with the results so far so I didn't want to change up too much ... but I…

I'm wearing my shirt tucked in today, for the first time in years.

Congrats on your successes! You've lost a lot of pounds and inches! I'm also about to start the first Stage of this program. How many minutes do the 1A/1B workouts take to complete?

Good job! You look great in your bikini!

Thanks for this super motivational post! I'm the same stats (5'6") and starting point, but I've only been here about 3 months. I hope I look like this in 3 more!

Great links! Thanks everyone!

Red-faced heavy-sweater 4 evah! :drinker: Also good to know I'm not the only one!

Awesome success story! I want your arms! :heart:

It's working well for me so far. I signed up here about 11 weeks ago to lose 1 lb/wk and I'm actually losing a bit faster than that right now. yay! I follow the recommend calories for sedentary activity and am eating back my exercise calories - total 1800-1900 (net 1360). That's the best part of this plan!!! I haven't felt…

I'm one of those people who hated to drink water - so the best advice I got here early on was to get a special water bottle that would encourage me to drink those 8+ glasses a day. I got a pretty purple one that I love and refill often. As a consequence I drink a lot less diet soda now - not sure if that's related to my…

LOL! Never knew there were so many ways to do this.:smile: fwiw - Jacques Pepin's method. Saw it on "Cooking with Claudine" series. I do it like this when I'm just making 2-3 eggs at a time. 1) Bring a pot of water to a boil. 2) Gently prick a pin-hole in the top of the egg. (I use a corn-cob holder to do it) 3) Lower egg…

First of all go to your Home page and then select the "GOALS" tab. This will show your MFP settings that were calculated when you signed up. I'll explain this using my settings since I don't know yours. First of all, I'm 5'6" and currently 185 lbs. I am trying to lose 50 lbs. all together. When I signed up I chose…

I'm still drinking beer and/or wine every day. But I'm playing games to cut back, like pouring 1/3 of a 12 oz. beer into a 5 oz. high ball glass (looks full). Then the rest goes back in the fridge. I sip on that for as long as possible and then go back to the fridge and do the same thing two more times. That slows down my…

Great post! Definitely motivational. I am going to start the NROL4W in May but I'm pre-training for it right now... practicing some of the lifts for Stage 1 so I'll be ready to jump right in.

Awesome results! I gotta try this Zumba. Everyone seems to love it.

4.5 hours of cleaning and organizing my garage - moving boxes and shelves around, carrying stuff up and down stairs. Even though I didn't get my heart rate up that much, I'm tired and sore everywhere. My HRM said over 1100 calories. I figure that's at least double what I would have burned if I had just sat around all that…

LOL! Funny but true! I haven't been here long enough to see the drama - but the same thing applies to every other blog/forum I've posted on.

Katie - on the F2F page enter your current weight for your GOAL weight. That will calculate your current TDEE. Then subtract 20% from that. (Check Dan's screen shot and caption) Whatever that number is should be your daily goal --- or avg. daily goal over a week's time, i.e. on days you work out, esp. strength training,…

Thanks for posting this new version! You've convinced me to get the calipers. I want to start tracking my BF and figuring out my macros, etc. I think I need to up my protein for one thing.