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I'm assuming by immediate family that you mean parents and siblings and not a spouse, right? Do you live with them? If so, is there any way you can move out and therefore not be sharing space and time, and meals with them? I think you need to spend less time with them. It not only gets you away from their negativity, it…

See your doctor about your heel. When I strained my achilles tendon, my doctor said no impact on it for a couple of weeks or it could tear, so be careful. She even nixed riding the bike and push ups. I currently have a pinched nerve in my back and I'm starting pilates as a low impact way to strengthen my core.

Wow! You look great. How much time was between these two pictures? Were you still eating at a deficit, or at maintenance?

Work towards your goal and reassess. You may find you're perfectly happy at 175. You might decide you want to go lower after all. I'm 5'10" and 143. I'm not trying to lose weight now but rather lose fat. I would be okay if I gain weight, too, as long as it's muscle! I have a very small frame, though. My wrist measurement…

Use your kids as your motivation! They deserve to grow up knowing that healthy eating habits and exercise are the norm. My girls are ages 4 and 13 months. I'm at my goal weight, but not my goal shape :) My 4 year old loves to watch us exercise and asks us every day if we're going to work out (DH and I work out together).…

Unless I want to spend a lot of money on bathing suits, bikinis are my only real option. I'm tall and my height is in my torso; therefore, I can't buy a one-piece bathing suit off the rack and tankinis expose my lower belly (the one part I'd be trying to hide). The issue for me is not so much my size, but my body fat…

I am tall (5'10") with a very small bone structure. I am most comfortable at the lower end of the BMI range.

I understand your frustration! I'm about 6 weeks in to a new program where I'm trying to focus on more weight training and it's hard not to give up. Keep reading the forums, I see so many posts about lifting. It works! It's just not an overnight kind of thing.

I'm pear shaped and I'm at goal weight. Unfortunately, my upper body is too skinny and I'm still holding on to extra fat in my belly, butt, and thighs. I'm doing lots of push-ups and upper body exercises, as well as squats, lunges, and crunches. My arms are looking pretty good already. Hopefully I will develop some decent…

This is what DH and I are experiencing as well. We went up to 3-4 for both sweat and sculpt at 30 days. We did okay for a week but then it got to be really hard to do them back to back. Of course we've also been sick and pushing through. Yesterday we decided to do sweat 1-2 again and I felt like I did better. I was able to…

Here's a link for you to peruse. It takes time and hard work, but it can be done! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/893049-lost-your-lower-belly-pooch-show-it-off

I skimmed the other responses and I think you've gotten some great advice mixed in with the judgment. I just want to say, you're barely at the point where your doctor has probably given you the green light to start exercising. I know I was told no exercise for the first 6 weeks post partum. So you haven't had a chance to…

I'm actually at my goal weight so I'm not worried about the scale, although I keep stepping on it out of curiosity. I won't be upset if I lose a few, but what I'm really going for is less body fat, more muscle. I've seen definite increases in strength and stamina and I can see some changes in the pictures, although nothing…

My 4 year old is my biggest champion. It's so great! She loves to watch us workout and she will get up and do the moves with us. She can do modified pushups, and she'll pick up a 5 pound weight and "curl" it. She also does yoga and stretching. Raising my kids around a healthy lifestyle is one of my biggest motivators. Good…

Awesome, I'm glad to see other people doing it right now, too! DH and I just took our first set of "during" pictures yesterday and the results aren't mind blowing but we can see little changes. I'm hovering right around my start weight so I've lost the few pounds I gained initially. DH is down a couple of pounds from his…

Thank you for pointing towards that thread! I'm trying to find encouragement that I will see some progress while eating more but after a month I keep getting down on myself. I'm going to settle in for a lot of motivation in 500+ posts!

Sometimes I feel that way, other times I don't. It's generally the week before, though, not the week of. Make sure you're drinking plenty of fluids and try to keep healthy snacks on hand so you can indulge a little. If you crave sweet, eat some dark or semi-sweet chocolate. If you crave salty, grab and handful of almonds.…

Definitely go to the doctor. Nothing should be knocking it out of place. I have had a mirena IUD in the past and could not feel it at any time.

I don't have experience with this, but I think you should give your doctor a call to be on the safe side. Pain combined with an IUD could potentially be perforation of the uterus, although I imagine that would be a sharp pain and not dull cramping. I would just call and ask about the IUD in conjunction with exercising (and…

This makes so much sense! I have a tanita scale and the BF% numbers can vary by 3% day to day, and it is consistently much higher (by 7-8%) over online calculators that use measurements to estimate BF%. I carry all of my extra weight in my hips and thighs, so of course my BF% is much higher in my lower body. I've also…

I'm pear shaped so my boobs were the first to go. It's worth the money to invest in a good push up bra.

I am getting stronger, although I'm not claiming anything miraculous. Power90 has you aim for 8-15 reps in a certain amount of time, generally 30-60 seconds, although I don't pay close attention. It is fast paced, but switches muscle groups. After three weeks, I'm able to do sets of 15 pushups (up from 7, I think). I can…

Congratulations! I completely understand your concern. I gained too much weight (40 lbs) in my first pregnancy and had a hard time losing the last 15 pounds of it after she was born. As a result, I got a lot smarter before I got pregnant with my second. I had all the good intentions to exercise throughout my second…

Thanks for all the replies! Honestly, I'm not looking to increase strength without increasing muscle mass, it just seemed like the only solution to two seemingly conflicting pieces of information I see on the boards a lot. My goal is to decrease my body fat percentage by maintaining or increasing muscle mass and reducing…

Thank you! I'm definitely sticking with it regardless, but it's good to have hope that I can look forward to a sudden loss after all the hard work.

I'd like to piggy-back on your thread if you don't mind! I'm 3 weeks into a new routine and I'm up about 5 pounds. Can anyone give an estimate of when I can expect the "new routine water weight" to go away?

I'm bumping this thread because it fits my timeline. My husband and I are on day 20 of Power90. We are both at healthy weights but out of shape and need to reduce our body fat percentages. So far we have stuck to the schedule with just one rest day a week. We have both seen definite improvement in stamina, strength, and…

Bumping because I always need to be able to find this :)

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/ If you haven't read through that and looked at the pictures, do so. I don't have any before/afters myself because I'm just starting this journey. I did change my macros to increase my protein and reduce carbs. I believe that this will…

I have poppy joints and also have a bad habit of popping my knuckles. It drives my husband crazy but the truth is that my joints feel stiff until they pop (biggest culprits are my hips, knuckles, jaw, and neck). Exercise makes my joints pop even more. I thought it was something I could control (like if I would just muster…