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This made me LOL. However, I couldnt do this, I think I would be sick after the first mouthful but I hate cream :sick:

Yours is one of the 'stories' I wanted to read but had not seen it until today. It really is a huge inspiration to me, My journey, so far, has mirrored yours quite a bit, in fact the only difference is you did the official WW thing and I kinda did my own version (too embarrassed to go in person) I am now going down the…

If you are not ready for the barbell then you can start with body weight squats and then move up to weighted with dumbells and goblet squats (recent discovery for me the goblet and I really like them). The whole point of stage one is getting going, working out where you are strength wise learning the basics. I spent a…

If you look at the table in the book there is a page number next to each exercise. If you go to that page number it corresponds to the exercise required. The first is a barbell back squat, though what weight you start at would be down to your individual strength.

Hi, Yeah, I lifted at the weekend. I do a Saturday morning as regular. Squat - replaced with goblet squats - 35lb KB - Reps - 10/10/10 Push up - 75% pushups ( rotator cuff injury recovery) - 15/15/15 Seated row - 10 @ 99lb / 10 @ 99lb / 10 @ 99lb Step ups - (all 45lbs) - 20 - 6 raisers / 20 - 6 raisers / 20 - 6 raisers…

Well done. Your weights have gone up nicely and you have shrunk nicely too :happy:

I think your exercise cals are off. MFP is really bad for cardio cals as it over estimates them hugely. I did 45 mins on the elliptical and MFP put it at 520 where my actual calories burn was around 330. For lifting I get about 170 cals for 40 mins not 270. So, if you are eating back all the exercise cals then you are…

The worst morning of your whole life? If that's the worst you have got, I want your life. You need to gain some perspective !

I'm not following the nutrition plan. I am far too pickier eater for that lol. I just try to make the right choices and have a break once a month when I eat at around maintenance for a couple of days.

I am sticking to doing workouts 5&6 until my shoulder is healed and I can do all of it again but my current figures are Workout A (10 reps / 3 sets) Squat - replaced with goblet squats - 45lb KB - Reps - 10/10/6 Push up - Wall pushups ( rotator cuff injury recovery) - 15/15/15 Seated row - 10 @ 66lb / 10 @ 77lb / 10 @ 88lb…

Sorry I should of said forward motion doesn't cause me any discomfort. Only moving my arm from front to back and only after it goes beyond the line of my shoulder. But I will take your advice and leave the front squats. I have rested it for a week and it is hugely better than it was. I started lifting again on Saturday and…

Couple of ways to make prone jackknife more challenging. 1, do a push-up on each time you straighten out 2, do them one legged 3, not sure what its called but my gym has these things, kinda like half a ball and a hard flat surface on top ( so you'd try and stand and balance on it). Use this to put your hands on so your…

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LOVE this thread. Its full of ladies who have made me take up heavy lifting. I had to take a week out due to a shoulder injury but got back to it today. I finished my deadlifts with the biggest smile on my face (a guy was giving me the strangest look lol). Never thought I would enjoy working out so much but I totally love…

If my legs weren't so darn sore I would be jumping up and down. Managed to lift today and I am sooo happy. Couldn't do the lat pull down as felt that tweak my shoulder but everything else was fine. Can't wait till Tuesday now. Might have to sub the squats for goblets but I'm happy to do that. I am so pleased I gave it a…

Thanks. The dr can get me into the physio at the end of the month. This morning I am going to try some of it and see how it goes. I 'think' I have worked out some alternatives if I can't do them but I'll see how I go. It's just so frustrating as the rest of me is on it and my shoulder just won't play ball Ahh well. Shall…

Your trainer sounds like a tool. I would try the 'I am going to do this and you have to show me how to do it safely so I don't hurt me or anyone else whilst I am doing it' approach. I am so lucky with my fitness coach as he lifts and had no objection to getting me set up in the rack. If he is not willing to help you then…

So much of this!! I got a pizza for me for tomorrow night. Its 800 cals and I am going to enjoy every last one of them. Its my first day off since I got back on the fitness wagon and I am going to indulge.

Absolutely fantastic job. Such an inspiration.

Just on the lunges, not sure if I am misreading what you wrote but its 15 on each leg. So you could do 15 right then 15 left or as most do 30 alternating lunges. So in total you do 60 of the buggers (across 2 sets). I felt that burn the next day lol If I misread you and this is what you already did, apologies for getting…

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The other thing is to educate yourself about it. Read read and then read some more. Its true when they say knowledge is power. One of the most powerful things I came across was a guys journey of quitting smoking. It's called tales from the quit and its an amazing read. Its something I went back to for months and months…

I quit almost 3 years ago after smoking for over 20 years. I had tried lots of times with patches, champix and various other stopping methods and failed. Then one day I just decided enough was enough and quit cold turkey. It was hard but I came to realise my desire to not smoke was stronger than the desire to smoke. Any…

Work out your maintenance and eat at that for the first 2 trimesters. In the third trimester you need to add about 200 extra calories a day. 1400 sounds way too low for maintenance but I don't know your stats.

Beeps, you have been one of the major inspirations for me to take up lifting. When I first saw you on the NROL4W group and saw your pics you are a big part of what made me believe in it. I have a huge respect for you and your achievements and though 'you' may not be 100% happy with your lower body NEVER sell yourself short…

I weigh in the kitchen, bathroom is tiny and no way it can go in there. Have carpet everywhere else so it lives in the kitchen, I don't weigh naked but if I did, its my kitchen and if I want to be naked in it I shall be, but not frying food. That'd be just silly :noway:

Not quite. I'll use days to lay it out a little clearer - Starting out you do 2 sets 15 reps workouts 1 & 2 Monday - Starting stage 1 - Workout A - 2 sets of 15 is workout A1 Weds - Workout B - 2 sets of 15 is work out B1 Friday - workout A - 2 sets of 15 is workout A2 Monday - workout B - 2 sets of 15 is workout B2 At…

Hi, You are right with the alternating sets. So for workout A you start with squats 2 x straight sets. Then onto 1 set push up then 1 seated row then 1 push up then 1 seated row. Then 1 set step ups (15 on each leg starting weakest leg) then 1 set of 8 prone jackknifes and 1 set of step ups and finish with 8 prone…

I'm going out for the evening and I am wearing a size 12 uk (us8) dress and my Armani watch fits me again after 3 years of not fitting :)

When your gym is set up for it then its all cool, my gym isn't, it has wooden floors and the dude this morning was just lobbing his weights. I have never seen one of the genuine regular lifters do anything other than a controlled drop which is cool but seriously, this dude made me glad I had finished in the weight room…