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I follow up my SL sessions every MWF with 15min of HIIT and do my regular cardio (walking 4-10 miles) every day if I feel like doing it. That's usually most days unless I'm going out of town. I also do all the regular yard, house and animal work every day. I'm still progressing normally with SL. I'm not eating at a huge…

I do 15 or 20 minute intervals after lifting on my lift days. Other than that, I have a treadmill desk set-up for doing anything pc related, online shopping, forum browsing, etc. Lets me get a few more miles in where I would normally have spent that time sitting.

As of today, I am 5'3" and 234lbs. Because of my strength training, I get to eat more now and also presumably when I reach my goal than I would get to otherwise. After the initial gain/stall/whatever on the scale for a few weeks when I started, my weight has since resumed going steadily down. My measurements have declined…

135lb today! Finally got to use the 45lb plates. My hips, thighs and calves have only gotten smaller since I started lifting.

I read/own NROLFW. I had already been doing Stronglifts for a few weeks by then and with it being so simple, I've stuck with Stronglifts. I did add 15 minutes HIIT after my lifting ala NROLFW and upped my overall calories since reading it.

There's a cream cheese/greek yogurt blend at Walmart that's amazing on baked potatoes. Especially sweet potatoes.

I did a mountain bike, trail a bike (5yr old) and trailer (3yr old + groceries). Ditching the bike train for a solo seat & baskets was a huge difference.

My kid's weight class, they go to parallel. Weighted, I go as low as I can before I feel the weight start shifting off my heels, then I come up. I started above parallel, am now at parallel and hope will get ATG eventually. I also do bodyweight squats ATG with balance assistance. At least to me, ATG feels like it does…

Here's a link to some seated leg toning exercises. Many are included in my physical therapy instructions as well. http://www.wikihow.com/Tone-Legs-While-Sitting I'll bet there are several resistance exercises for the legs that can be done with resistance bands too. Maybe some of them would work well for you. Anything…

Not sure if it's helpful to you or not, but I'm currently rehabbing my ankle and doing squats. I don't get the full range of motion on the weighted, no ATG yet, but am now at least getting to parallel. I wear compression socks and get an alleve and ibuprophen beforehand, ice after. Bodyweight squats I was doing holding on…

I was losing before starting out. Had 3ish weeks of maintaining or up to 8lbs more after starting. Lost several inches over the month though...7+. Now suddenly dropping again, though I did adjust my macros to 40/30/30 last week which upped my protein & I upped my calories as well.

TY for posting this! My stats are nearly identical and I've always "carried my weight well" too. I can't see any change in myself, but I see them clearly in you. It gives me so much hope.

I bought fractional plates. 2.5's from Walmart ($10 for the pair inc shipping) and 0.5lb washers from a Fastenal store (couple bucks each). That lets me go up 5lb each time on my stronger lifts and only 1lb each time on my weaker lifts.

I don't know about the DVDs because I've never seen them. I do have an Oly" set, squat rack and a resistance band set. I use all of it depending on what I'm doing and where I am. I used the bands along with body weight and assorted household stuff until I got the Oly' set. Now the bands are mainly for travel, warm-ups for…

+1 Start now. :)

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There is/was a school program...Power Panther Pals...I think it's a national program through the USDA. You could check with your kids' school or your local extension office. You can find some of the resources by googling "power panther" or "eat smart play hard". I'm not finding it, but at one time I remember a really kid…

I thought this one was really good for bodyweight. http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/ The set I got off Craigslist included a squat rack, bench and 315lb Oly' set for $250.

No gym access here. Probably couldn't afford it anyways. I started with body weight, soup cans, milk jugs, whatever I could find. Then I remembered one of my kids had a Bodylastics band set ($40-$50 set maybe) that went up to 147lbs. I sorta absconded with that and began scouring craigslist everyday. I started stronglifts…

I agree with everyone who recommended different attire, tighter and slick, even on the insides. My actual sweats all got donated. They were the cause of most of my discomfort. I've also gained relief from cooling talc. There's a couple different brands. I've used Johnson & Johnson and Gold Bond.

I'm switching from resistance bands to free weights as we just got a set. I was at 100lb with the bands but started with the empty bar (45lb) yesterday and plan to start over. Whole world of difference having to balance that bar!

I've got ham steaks and green beans in my crockpot today. Three ingredients if you count/add water. You can throw in onions, peppers, potatoes, etc. too. My family also loves ground sausage and sliced cabbage. Like a bierock sans the bread. Can be served over toast, on a bun.... A whole chicken, same as above poster. Guess…

I started out with an injury. Basically chair bound, but losing by staying within my calories. When the doctor cleared me for walking, I decided to tackle the house stairs. I was incredibly slow and it was painful. I went 3 minutes twice a day and thought I was going to die. Gradually I upped it to 5 minutes, 3 times a…

We raise our own and the first go round I was disappointed because it just tasted like chicken. People had been telling me forever how much better it would be than store bought. I didn't "get it" until I had some regular store bought chicken at a later date. It was tasteless and well, mushy. Free-ranged birds, the meat is…

It took a bit to locate as our Wal-mart keeps them tucked away on the top shelf over by the straws and plastic utensils. It's the only place I've located the disposables. Dollar Tree here sometimes has re-useable ones 10 or 12 in a pack and we do have some, but I prefer the disposables. Make sure if you do your own apple…

If a serving is 1/3 cup of the dry and you used 1/2 cup of the dry with water only and ate only half of the cakes, then yes, you had 1/4 cup of the dry. Personally I would log it as one serving. If you really want to break it down more, there are approx. 5.3 Tbps in 1/3 cup. You can divide the nutrition facts for a 1/3cup…

When I used to make lunches, some common lunches would be things like grilled cheese, veggie/beef stew, taco meat and fixings for the main course. Honestly I often just made extra dinner and portioned out their lunches the night before. I required at least one fruit and one veggie, their choice. Apples, bananas, Cuties,…

Not necessarily for your primary entree, but hopefully of some use. What started as a time saver for me has become not only a time saver, but healthier eating for the whole family. I bought snack size baggies and disposable mini cups. Instead of boxes of cereal, we now have the pre-portioned bowls or snack baggies with one…

Maybe useful or not, but when I had a gym membership many, many years ago and became pregnant, I was told wearing a HRM was required. It was a little box on a chest strap with a watch that wirelessly synced. It was also free to use from the service desk. I would hand over something....my license maybe....don't remember,…

If you enjoy spending time with him, I say go out and have a good time. It can only become something more than a friendly dinner if you allow it to do so.