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Love this! My body just responds better to heavy lifting. I want my body to reflect the inner strength I feel!

Love this post! Love to lift! But need to tone the arms.. at my age they have lost the definition. :( Nice to see so many women on here that lift!

You may add me if you would like. I can't always respond as most days I am working on my phone app and it makes it difficult. But I do log in daily and offer support as often as I can! Best Wishes Lass!

Sorry langurmonkey... I was trying to agree with what you stated but apparently I do not know how to Quote correctly!! :/

"Log everything - I've logged days where I've been 2000 cals over. There is no shame in it. That is hard to make yourself think, but it's true. No-one really should be judging you for your log. The log is there to give you information and to help you get to where you want to go. It's also there to make you think twice…

Strength!

How Awesome and inspirational!!! You look fantastic!! Congrats!!

Scarlett Johanson and Charlize Theron... beautiful bodies that look natural.

Best answer yet!! :happy:

I'm really too old and too married to comment... but my thought would be it is between the two involved to decide that and no one else. With that said, Alcohol sure can voice its opinion pretty strongly sometimes!! lol

Wow... Thanks everyone!! Hexahedra: I am not lean and do believe that the majority is the fat layer you speak of. I am trying a 1200 calorie diet and work out 4x a week with cardio and strength. Need to lose 30 lbs! jim9097: Thank you for so many exercises to try!! Gotta figure out how to print them off!

I'm glad you're seeing a counselor! Surely they have spoken with you about Post-PartumDepression. Do not take it lightly... it can become very serious if not treated properly. (Speaking from experience). Take baby steps... just like your daughter. I recommend making healthy changes at home but focusing more on getting the…

I just started the 1200 calorie intake about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I have been going over by 200 calories or so. I also eat my exercise calories. I am doing okay with this... feel I can do it (by that I mean get to 1200 and maintain). My problem is that I am not seeing any results!! I've toned up some but no seeing weight…

Hey there! I'm from Southern Indiana... 20 minutes from Louisville, Kentucky.