glreim21 Member

I was 232 lbs. I finished it and that sense of accomplishment was an feeling I will never forget. You CAN do this!

The premade plans are based on fitness level, they even have one called couch to triathlon, for absolute beginners:) You are going to do great!

What a fantastic goal! I went from obese to overweight and was able to complete a triathlon. I am doing another one this spring to see my progress. Check out beginnertriathlete.com for great tips, training programmes and training logs. Good luck to you!

That is the method that I used to start running 4 years ago. Great programme!

Not necessarily a mud run, depends on who set the course, sometimes you are running trough shopping malls, fields, parking lots, cafeterias... And yes, there will always be beer at the end...and sometimes during:)

My vote is for the painkillers. Whenever I am on antiinflammatories I put on some water weight. Nothing in the pharmacodynamics of the drug should cause water retention but it does with me. Usually about a week after I am done my medication, the scale will go back down.

Yup, if you login to your MFP account, you can add as many different measurement sites as you like:)

The following is just my opinion:).... If you want to monitor your heart rate during exercise they are a great tool. If you are using it to find out how many calories you burn during exercise, remember it is just an estimate. I guess you have to ask yourself, why do you want to monitor your heart rate? For me, I use mine…

Red wine contains resveratrol which is a potent antioxidant, which is great for you health;) So in my mind, it is actually a health food:)

Ask the cooks/chefs, they should be able to provide you with a nutritional breakdown.

Grains are fine, apples are fine!!! It looked pretty darned good to me, except I would swap out the breakfast cereal for one that has a higher protein count because I would be starving by lunch time:)

I think this is a terrible idea with absolutely zero benefits.

My last pair were $140, worth every penny. Running is one of the few sports that doesn't cost any money so why not invest in a good pair of shoes. Also, you can cause all sorts of injuries wearing poorly fitting shoes, it is worth it to spend the extra.

I just started New a Rules of Lifting Supercharged. I like it because you can chose your exercises and design your own program so if you can't do a certain lift, chose a different one. You can tailor it for your needs.

I use a pen and a piece of paper then save the workouts in a binder. Technology changes so fast, who knows if next year the app you were using will still be functional...old school:)

Read a The New Rules of Lifting for Women, even if you don't want to follow the program (although I don't know why you wouldn't:)), it will teach you how to go about it. Great for a newbie!

First...you have to log EVERYTHING! Even if you are way over, log it. If you find you don't have enough calories left for dinner, maybe reevaluate your calorie goal. Set some calories aside for a snack after dinner. I cannot tell you how many times I have done the ' I just cheated....might as well continue eating like crap…

I have worn both Mizuno and Asicx, I love the Mizuno. Just make sure they are the appropriate shoes for your gait.

I did not follow the food plan...it seemed a bit...boring:), not for me.

First workout today! Dang that was fun...excerpt for the push ups...I hate push ups...:)

Haha...great minds think alike:) I Started New Rules of Lifting Supercharged this morning.

I add it to my yoghurt every morning, love it!

Join the NROLFW group on MFP you will find some great tips there:) I just finished it last week.

I found his equations for my weight/age category were severely off! It was less than my BMR. I followed the TDEE minus 15% goal, so I did eat at a bit of a deficit but don't cut too much....you will be hungry:)

You might want to check out some of the vegan bodybuilding site or 'Thrive' diet cookbook.

Starting this Monday, December 30th...anyone else out there about to start?

I would probably try a 5%cut from your TDEE, reassess in 3 weeks, adjust calories up or down as needed.

My tattoo still looks good but it is a completely different shape.

I think that sounds like a really good plan!

I am very excited for you, I only have one workout left in this program. Take measurement and progress pictures now, do not rely on the scale to see your results. Trust the program, as written, it really does work:)