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This is coming from someone who has obviously never had hot strawberry UNFROSTED pop tarts with butter smeared on top and a cold glass of milk on the side!

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it!

SW: 244.4 Week 1: 240.2 Week 2: 238.4 Week 3: 237.4 October GW: 214

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I LOVE a good spreadsheet!!! Thanks so much for doing this!!!

SW: 244.4 Week 1: 240.2 Week 2: 238.4 October GW: 214

I buy the bags of frozen shrimp at Walmart. They are cooked, de-veined, and no tails (or with tails if you prefer)! lol Because they are cooked, you can thaw them in cold water in about 5 minutes, open a jar of cocktail sauce, and there you have a yummy, healthy snack or small meal. I love shrimp, lobster, crab legs, but…

I can do that!!! Count me in!!!

Mine varies a little bit, but it's basically this: Tues, Thurs, Sat or Sun: Lifting - I do a full body workout that is mostly free weights, but still use some of the machines. I hope to be ready to start Stronglifts soon, but I'm trying to get all my form right before I make the change. Non-Lifting days - Cardio at the gym…

SW: 244.4 CW: 240.2 October GW: 214

I'll plank every day, but I've been working on building up my planks, and I'm only up to 12 seconds! :-( Maybe I'll get to 20 with the help fo this week's challenge!!!

LUV this thread! I am an Inverted Triangle for sure! My bestie says I have "sexy little chicken legs", but I don't think they are all that sexy when I can't get jeans to fit them because my hips and legs are 2 sizes smaller than my waist, and of course, my tops are 2 sizes bigger than that! lol I am so glad to find others…

I like most all of these... with a few exceptions... Go for a hike - Not everyone has a place to hike 10000 steps in a day requires the equipment to figure that, and not everyone has those monitors. Run 3 miles this week... just change to run/walk for those of us who can't run. Burpees - Idk about anyone else, but I can't…

THIS!!! Oh... and a nice tight sexy pair of jeans!!! And to go with said jeans, a tight fitting shirt, since by then, I'll no longer have all these rolls that look icky in tight shirts!

I want in!!! Just that much more motivation!!! WOOT!!!

CW: 244.4 October Goal: 214 UGW: 140

You've done an amazing job so far! Congrats! And good luck on the rest of your journey!!!

I don't know if this counts, but every 2-3 weeks I take my kids to the drive-in movies and I eat hot dogs and fries there. I also occasionally have a hankering and grab a little cheeseburger and small fries from McD's. I always work it off, and even if it doesn't fit my calories and such for the day, it always balances out…

If it's exercise, I would log it! I don't know if you eat back your calories or not, but some would log it since that means they can eat more that day. I would say some of it would depend on how you have your activity levels set. If you are set at sedentary, then definitely log that swimming. If you have yourself set for…

I would say go for it! I use HIIT on the elliptical on the days I don't lift, and I find it to be a really awesome workout! Enjoy!!!

Here are some of my faves from cardio playlist: Supermodel (You Betta Work) - RuPaul I Love It - Icona Pop Kickin' In - Adam Lambert On The Floor - JLo Can't Be Tamed - Miley Cyrus Champion - RuPaul Fight Like a Girl - Emilie Autumn Jealous of My Boogie - RuPaul Don't Stop Believin' - Journey Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C…

So it tells me to eat a certain number of calories to reach my goal in the specified time frame. Is that what I eat before exercise calories, or is that net?

Thanks so much for all of your input Katy_trail! I really appreciate you taking the time to be so thorough!

I've been hearing more and more about interval training, and I tried a form of it the other day on the elliptical. I have done some additional research since then and realized I was a little whack in how I was doing it, but I had the basic idea. I think I am going to add that tonight when I go. I already walked 2 miles at…

Thanks everybody! I feel much better about what I'm doing now! I'm looking forward to being able to share my success stories in a few months.

I haven't cut out cardio all together, and I won't. The health benefits far outweigh my boredom. Right now, I do cardio on my non-lifting days, and I mix it up... 20 mins on the treadmill, 20 mins on the elliptical, and 20 mins on the bike. Spending much more than 20 minutes on any one thing and I just want to bang my head…

I would love to try crossfit, but there isn't anywhere close by that does it. I live in a small town in southwest Virginia. It kinda sucks, because what is available is so limited. I can't even find a Zumba class that doesn't require at least a 30 minute drive one way. And that's one thing I really think I could get into.…

I got all of my stuff online from Old Navy. They have compression pants, shorts and tops, plus lots of tees, and their sizes go up to a 4X.

For workout videos, I saw try Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. It's a little much for me right now because I'm lifting hard 3 days a week, but when I first started, it was all I did. It's a great workout and you can find the vids on youtube.

For workout videos, I saw try Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. It's a little much for me right now because I'm lifting hard 3 days a week, but when I first started, it was all I did. It's a great workout and you can find the vids on youtube.

I didn't know much about form either. I did a search online and there are several places that have videos that show you different exercises step by step so you can learn proper form. I don't have any links, but just start with something like "how to do a squat" on google, and you'll find what you need.