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awesome. :-) quoting you here: "I've lost 1.5 inches around my waist, above my belly button, 2 inches around my hips, 1.5 around my ribs, and .5 inch around my waist where my pants fit, and none around my arms." you've lost inches....converted fat to muscle. that's what you want. good luck if you decide to do a cardio…

good thread. just wanted to add that maybe you've added enough muscle and could move into more of a shredding fat type of phase. like, strength train to avoid loss of muscle, but lower your cals and up your cardio to take the fat off. this way you probably would not lose much muscle and would take off that extra 6 pounds.…

^this

can totally relate!! i didn't read through the whole thread, but bottom line, sugary fatty foods are highly addictive. when i eat mindlessly, i'm satisfying my reward system, which is to feel different RIGHT NOW. to quote the comedian Jim Gaffigan: "it sure does feel good going down!" cheating and temporary reward at the…

Dead leg syndrome, lol. Did A7 yesterday - squat 105, 8 rep; row 85, pushup on the flat, step up 40 (used 24" box), jackknife 27 rep. All 8 rep except for jackknife. Felt pretty good, I find the A workout harder for some reason. Made some progress on the row at last! Last week of stage 1. Playing with my cals a bit - some…

Another twin - pretty close, not sure how old you are - see above for my stats and feel free to add me :)

Pretty close - I am 49, 5'5" SW 170 CW 148 GW 130 Have 2 teenage daughters, career, motorcycle. Workout about 5x a week, progressing through new rules of lifting for women. Feel free to add me if you want a buddy!

Thanks for the encouragement twin mom. :smile: Redlipsticklyfe if your slamming stage 1 already why not move up go for it B7 update: got 3 sets of 8 reps plus warm up sets DL - 95-105 ODP - 50 LPD - 70 LUNGE - 70 CRNCH - 25lb,20 rep CARDIO - my legs felt dead so I ran just one 10 min mile walked another 8 min, did a…

Holy crap mnsmov, that's great. Getting ready to leave for b7 in a couple minutes - had a late lunch and still feel too full. Did an interval run yesterday legs a bit sore but no worries. I guess stage one is almost done anyway - are you going to do the AMRAPs? Feel like I'm going to be massively weight training for likely…

Jazoo - you're cranking that's awesome. It does seem like a short workout, when I looked it says you can do a bunch of warm up sets which is what I've been doing, I just try to get the last 3 in at the heaviest weight and the prescribed reps. Last workout lasted an hour! Haven't tried body fit yet but it's on my list!…

bump did anyone who went on HRT notice any other improvements, say in muscularity, skin, etc? i have terrible hot flashes, brain fog, dried out sex organs, and sleeplessness, so i'm consider HRT for that reason, but also did some online reading that maybe it is also good for muscle development, at least in the short term.

karen welcome to the club of lady riders - there's an excellent resource online http://www.womenridersnow.com/ they've got great blogs about what bike and other kinds of biker stuff specifically for women! awesome, you're going to love riding for sure. agree with deksgrl - i started out on a honda shadow 750, rode 3,000…

HD dreams are the best ones, eh? My dream this year is to take a longer overnight trip!

wow you're doing great! I would love to be at 28%. last i checked (about 6 weeks ago) i was at 31% down from 34%. i have a shrinking iceberg of belly fat that's been going away slowly. it looks more like an island on my stomach right now. you're right it is slow going, but i've gotten it through my head that i need to…

i've been a nutritarian for 3 years - feel free to add me. mostly use it as a guidelines now, since my weight training program for this year requires much more protein. love fruits and veggies though...a total convert!

thanks jazoo for an alternative, the jefit one is a bit complicated, not un-doable or anything but complicated. i'll check out the bodyspace app too. mmsmov, thanks for the kudos i can use it for sure. fyi, i did pullovers plus weighted swiss ball crunches - between the 2 my back had some serious DOMs yesterday and into…

well i've definitely seen worse arms than mine, but there is that jiggle. weight trained in my 30's then was more sporadic about yoga and weight training in my 40's and just now over the last 6 months getting back into it. i'm just hoping that it's not permanent, that the weight training will help. and maybe the additional…

Thanks for the replies everyone - Cara4fit, it is as much as I thought, weight training. I started the New Rules of Lifting for Women about a month ago, so I'm lifting pretty heavy. I guess my questions related to if the heavy lifting works or not. I've seen some improvement, but it seems like there's extra skin. I have…

Hey NROL4W peeps - missed signing in here. Halfway home as of today in the wonderful city of Columbus OH. vacation week was sort of like treading water - got 2 weight training sessions in and one interval run and ran maintenance for diet. Hard w dumb bells only! Twinmom you are truly an inspiration :) Today did B6 a la the…

Thanks Sabine - anyone else? Details? Does lack of response mean this can't be done? Oh no..... :))

did B5 today - either not completely restored or losing strength. haven't lost weight, so i assume not restored? my hands can't hold more than 95#. unless i have a spotter can't see being able to move up anybody else have this trouble? back and core are weak weak weak. not improving at all. i know this because i can lunge…

I started running last June. After spending about 6 months walking, faster and faster, p to 4mph. Got bored w walking. Started at 5 mph on the treadmill. Pushed to 5.5. Had a hamstring and a quad injury at different points, was running a lot. Had to take about 6 weeks off behind the hamstring injury. Switched to strength…

mnsmov, you cranked it. awesome. 90# rows, you rock. mayaysf, i felt exactly the same way yesterday. i had every intention of running but i could not after my B4 workout on Wednesday. way too tired. and i feel the same way since i was working out 6 days a week - i feel kind of like i'm wimping out on my running but the…

Mnsmov: I feel ya - some body parts are not cooperating for me, others are. Today I did B4: 95# dead lift, 20# dumb bells for shoulder press, but can't get much past 60# for lat pull down - one set I did 10 reps of 70#, but had to go back down to 60 to finish set. Weird-my back used to be strongest. Did 25# dumbbells for…

Cool. I like how you're embellishing the work out! I've also been doing 3-4 sets (including one warm up) for most. I'm up to doing 12 reps, will do a 12 rep workout for A and B this week. I can't push the weight you're doing though. Did 75# squats, 75# rows, 20# shoulder raises, 30# step ups. Pushups are on an incline - a…

@twinmom- Good to have a virtual partner in training!are you a personal trainer? Awesome. I need the help w the form for the heavier weight, but also navigating the equipment and getting more confident with that. So today is A3 if the DOMS from Friday abate by the late afternoon. Haven't lost an ounce of weight or any…

6 workouts into stage 1. Did B3 last night. Did 70lb dead lifts last night - had to grab a pre-weighted barbell since I couldn't find any clamps for the squat rack bar. Was nervous to pull more than 70 off the rack where the barbells were. I know I could do more but having trouble feeling comfortable in the free weight…

what's with the way MFP lets you quote? didn't show my reply very well. *shrugs*

@catdevrandom: thx for suggestions, appreciate it! I've added some salmon and shellfish maybe 1 time a week plus the protein powders and bars. Feeling a bit gummed up and missing my veggies, which are low cal but not no cal, so they have to be budgeted and logged. Will take a look at dead lift video. I'm surprised that…