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I figured today I'd end up pulling my weight back since I haven't been feeling so hot but I surprised myself. I kept my dead lifts at 90 for all three sets but didn't drop the weight down at all like I thought I might. I actually increased the weight on my lunges, shoulder presses, pull downs and weighted crunches which…

Yeah and just because someone can string syllables together doesn't mean they're an intelligent human being. I'd ignore the comment and bask in your accomplishments so far. You said yourself that you used to have a muffin top and they were tight but now they're not so the victory stands!

I've never experienced anything like this. You might want to ask your doctor about it.

You will need some things along with your DVD. Decide whether you want to use bands or weights for your workouts. The bands have the benefit of being smaller, easier to store or travel with and you can use them for both the pull ups and the weight lifting parts if you follow the modifications on the video. The down side…

I have a friend that experiences this. Within a couple of hours of eating gluten she gets a really upset, gurgly stomach and about two days later she's just a zombie. My 17 year old also is gluten intolerant and she gets very tired when she's glutened but not to the extent my friend gets it. She just wants to sleep all the…

So I felt a little frustrated earlier but after some honest assessment and reflection I realized that 1. I'm expecting to much to soon and 2. If I haven't seen any progress it's my own darn fault. I have been making great progress on increasing my weight when I lift, I just want to start shrinking! :D I haven't been very…

I always add it to my post workout smoothie.

I just use quinoa in place of rice as my whole family prefers it. A basic baked chicken and rice dish? Just sub quinoa for rice and proceed as usual. Easy peasy. Any recipe you have that uses rice you can sub the quinoa.

So am I the only one who randomly checks out my reflection while flexing or makes other people feel my newly found muscles? :D I've completed workout 5 for both A & B now and can dead lift 90 lbs, squat 75, bent over row 67 and shoulder press 23. My step ups (44) and lunges (36) aren't very impressive yet but that's why I…

I use a scale and just weigh it right into whatever I'm eating out of.

I think she looks amazing and she's actually one of my inspirations. I saw her a few months back and was so impressed, not just with her physique but also with the fact that she started at 52 (is that right?) I'm 40 so that was very encouraging to me that it's never too late to start! Yes, she is older and her body isn't…

Shellfish. I'm allergic so it would kill me but I love it and miss it. If I'm ever on death row and have a final meal it'll be a shellfish buffet! It would probably kill me before I hit the chair. :)

Olive oil packed sardines with hot sauce drizzled over them. Peanut butter and pickles.

I finally figured out how to post an image! I did this cake yesterday for my nephew and his cousin. This was for their Eagle Scout ceremony.

Now I can see it! Fun!

It didn't work. :(

I don't know how to upload but here's a link to my pinterest board. This isn't all of them but it's a pretty good sampler. I actually have a three tier Eagle Scout cake for my nephew that I'm delivering tomorrow. Hopefully that will come together well! http://pinterest.com/knittnponder/cake-i-ve-made/

I have to agree with Collinskye's advice as I did much of that when I was struggling with very painful PF. I had stepped on one of my sons marbles and injured my foot at the heel. I do taekwondo and pretty much refused to believe that I'd have to stop permanently and always wear shoes. I'm a barefoot girl! Doing very…

As the child of an alcoholic who never successfully quite your story brought tears to my eyes. I know I don't know you but I'm proud of you! What a gift to yourself, your wife and your child. Excellent work and very inspiring. And congrats on your sobriety!

I usually only pre-log my Taekwondo workouts because they're in the evening but I don't like to do even that at the moment because I've had so many car problems I haven't been making it. If I do pre-log and then not do the workout I will remove it from my diary and accept the consequences if I went over. My daily strength…

The plain yogurt will give it that tang unless you sweeten it up a lot. I like to use honey greek yogurt if I'm using yogurt at all. Bananas and pitted dates are both good healthy ways to sweeten a smoothie without using sugar. Banana will also give it a creamier feel. I use a vanilla protein powder that's low carb and…

I just got back from my Taekwondo class. Tonight it was from 6:00-7:30 but we also go to a 7-8:00 class. Sometimes we'll even go to a longer one or a promotion test and workout that can last until as late as 9:00 PM. The only down side is sometimes I'm a little wired after and need to mellow out before I go to bed.…

Several years ago I had just lost 50 pounds and was totally done having kids. Then we had our little "love child". I was pretty upset initially and tried really hard to come to grips with the situation. It was a struggle but I finally resigned myself and of course was planning to love the baby no matter what. Then I went…

If you didn't even go over your calories why feel guilty? Sure you could have made a 'healthier" choice but sometimes the healthy thing to do is indulge a little bit. (Please note, this advice is coming from a woman who had a bowl of Coffee Lover's Favorite from Cold Stone Creamery tonight. I didn't go over my calories…

Mmmm, that sounds good! And since I live in Washington I should be able to find them!

Just know what they go for new in your area per pound. A lot of times you'll see them on CL for half that but if you don't know what the going rate is you won't know if you're getting a good deal or not. Often you'll see a package deal where they want you to take the weight bench too. You can get a really good deal this…

Compression shorts/pants or those Fat Free Dressing Yoga pants that have a "slimming" panel (works just like compression shorts and they're $20 at Costco!) Keeps the belly from slapping you in the face.

1. When my husband woke me up to get ready for church he'd already poured me a cup of coffee and had it waiting for me in the bathroom. 2. We've had car troubles for over two months and right now BOTH our cars are down. Today we drove to church in a friend's van that they loaned us for a couple of days just to get by. 3.…

I didn't trust anyone and it took me a long time to know he was "the one". I married him with the thought that if it didn't work out I just wasn't going to get married again. It was after I learned to trust him (and it took a few years) that I realized there is no other for me. Some people may have the heavens open and…

I love her while she's living in another state. Daily doses might cause me to drink. A lot.