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Just completed the first session of 3 sets of 8 reps. Upped all of my weights but didn't change my push-ups. Who would've ever thought doing a push-up properly makes it sooooo hard? Before I started this program I thought I could do 10-12 real push-ups. Wrong!! I had my elbows sticking all the way out - keeping them close…

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I'm getting stronger! Annnnddd... I noticed a few days ago that when I look in the mirror, my abdomen is just starting to get that shape that's like this inbetween my hip bones: ( ) If I look in the mirror and turn just the right way so the light hits it just right, I can see a little indent. Yay!! I even made my husband…

How's it going everybody?? Hope you're still lifting! I finished up week 4 today, so I have 4 more sessions of Stage 1! Time is flying by. I think I am going to do the special workouts so I can see how far I've come! I think my least favorite thing is the lunges. I have to work super hard to get back to standing,…

Ran intervals today after lifting. Dear God, thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest! Ran 1 minute as fast as I could, spent the next two minutes staggering down the street. Repeated 6 times. I had planned on doing a 20 minute run after I was done with the intervals, but that sooooo didn't happen!! I can only…

Finished the Red White & Bluiz challenge today so here's my info for this challenge. I'll soon be going into maintenance, so I'm using this challenge to make sure I lose a little more and transition into maintenance without gaining! Thanks Kristen for organizing this :bigsmile: Current Weight: 125.2 Challenge Goal Weight:…

::::::Team Orange::: 7/04/11 132.1 7/11/11 132.7 7/18/11 130.7 Yay!!! I hit my pre-vacation weight!! Next week it's the 120s! 7/25/11 129.2 --> finally the 120s! 8/01/11 127.9 8/08/11 126.1 My week of hard work paid off! 8/15/11 127.2 8/22/11 126.5 8/29/11 125.9 9/05/11 125.2 GW: 123.1 didn't make my goal but I'm very…

bumping so I remember to record weight after my Monday weigh-in!

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Does anyone else have really crappy runs the day before TOM? I've finally connected the dots and realized that for three months in a row I've had one really awful run/month and guess when it was? :grumble: Bstamps - of course you may join us! :bigsmile:

Problem of running in the dark solved: have guilted my husband into promising to buy me a treadmill for Christmas!! Yay!!!

I'm in for the next challenge! I'll be trying to lose a little/ maintain and I like the idea of having you guys keep me honest!

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::::::Team Orange::: 7/04/11 132.1 7/11/11 132.7 7/18/11 130.7 Yay!!! I hit my pre-vacation weight!! Next week it's the 120s! 7/25/11 129.2 --> finally the 120s! 8/01/11 127.9 8/08/11 126.1 My week of hard work paid off! 8/15/11 127.2 8/22/11 126.5 8/29/11 125.9 9/05/11 GW: 123.1 Not gonna make that goal, but that's okay.…

Thanks for the thread Denise!

I "fake" jumprope for a minute or two (fake b/c if I tried it with a real jumprope I'd fall on my a**). and then I do the stretching things in the book. So do you all do the "pre-lifting" stuff he says to do? Lifting with 50% weight before you start? I only do it on the first lift of the routine. then i forget all about…

Does the protein powder have any "sweetness" to it (mine hasn't shipped from amazon yet)? Because I was using 6 ounces of the plain greek yogurt and without sweetening it, it'll make your cheeks pucker!! Oh! I rolled the thread!!

I am 5'5" and I am pretty much at "goal" weight-wise I would think... 127lbs. I don't have a definite number in mind for weight, but I know I have more fat to lose. I'm still able to grab handfulls of fat around my stomach and inner thighs. And I still have a layer of fat all over. I wasn't really concerned that the scale…

Ohhh.... my weight watcher desserts. Sigh. They are what's gotten me through the last 8 months of losing 45 pounds. Knowing that at the end of the day I got to eat my yummy fudgy cookie dough ice cream.... Sigh again. I suppose I should learn to live without. The thing I don't understand is that my diet hasn't changed over…

I am growing out of my pants - my lovely, lovely smaller pants. What is happening? I've completed 2 weeks of the program now, am still running 2-3 times/week and doing 1 day of yoga per week. The first week I was doing the program I upped my calories from 1200/day (+ exercise calories) to 1550/day (my "maintenance") and…

Had a good run last night - 3.86 miles without runkeeper telling me my pace, etc. I found i can run much further, and happier, without knowing my pace and distance while I'm running. I like seeing it when I'm done, though! It's been so beautiful here - 80 degrees and lowww humidity. Perfect for running!

Another day done! I've now done the level of 12 reps twice. Upped my weights today again - my arms are soooo weak! I can't wait until they're stronger. :bigsmile:

Stupid question time> when the book says we're supposed to increase our weights each time, does that mean EACH TIME we lift, or each time we move to a different rep level? I've been trying to increase them each time I lift and that's really tough, especially since the weights are in 2.5 & 5 pound increments. Just double…

I've been plugging along. Am slotted to do Week 2 Day 2 today after work. I've been increasing weights on some things every time, other things not so much. But when doing yoga yesterday (which I only do once a week) I could definitely tell I was stronger! Yay!! I ordered protein stuff from amazon - thanks for all who…

::::::Team Orange::: 7/04/11 132.1 7/11/11 132.7 7/18/11 130.7 Yay!!! I hit my pre-vacation weight!! Next week it's the 120s! 7/25/11 129.2 --> finally the 120s! 8/01/11 127.9 8/08/11 126.1 My week of hard work paid off! 8/15/11 127.2 8/22/11 126.5 8/29/11 9/05/11 GW: 123.1 Not much of a loss, but I'm trying! I think that…

Good job Acid!! I went for a quick 2 miles run yesterday morning to get warmed up before I lifted. I'll be running again in the next day or 2. Can't wait until it starts to cool off.... I've been thinking about how I'm going to run as is gets later into the fall. I'll have to run in the dark. Anybody done that before?

I don't have a recipe, but when I think of buffalo chicken, I have to have blue cheese with it. So remember that Laughing Cow now has a 35 calorie Blue Cheese wedge. Yum!

Hello all - wanted to get some info on protein powder without throwing out the question to the entire mfp masses. For those of you who use it, what kind/brand to you use and why? And when? Just after working out? Those of you who don't use any, why not? I appreciate your opinions!

Hahaha... Yes, I got this, too. He doesn't want me to "bulk up". I told him that was next to impossible and that I wanted to be strong and lean! I did my Stage 1 Workout B for the first time last night and boy is my butt SORE!! Love it! I'm looking forward to tomorrow and INCREASING some weights from a few days ago.…