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I used to be 200+ (224), does that count? Feel free to add me if it does :)

I don't mind anyone asking me if I've lost weight...I have. It's a pretty big difference how I look now to how I looked a year and a half ago. It's not like they are asking about some secret event that happened in my life. I was fat and now i'm less fat. People are free to ask me anything about it. I much prefer that to…

Hi, i'm Sherry and would love to join

Everyone looks so great. Amazing!

I would still go see your family doctor, or arrange to see a specialist.

My co-workers don't really offer alot of advice, but some have become my calorie police, as they know i've been losing weight. I follow an "anything in moderation" mindset, and eat anything as long as it fits in my calorie allotment for the day. Can't tell you the times I've had a cookie from the lunchroom, or picked out…

Without a test, i'm not sure how he would know you have a degenerative disc. My DH has two degenerative discs in his back, but he had to see a specialist to get an MRI and diagnosed for it. Unless the chiro has x-ray vision, he can only speculate on the cause.

Love lifting, even have my own bench/plates lol. Feel free to add me!

One lady at my gym had to be turned away because her shirt was cut so short every time she would lift above her head, it would raise up past her nipples...and she wasn't wearing a bra. Staff told her she could go change and come back, but she couldn't understand why she couldn't wear what she had on

Losing weight is not causing the pain, but if you are new to biking, that will hurt till your body adjusts

I'm assuming you meant beer intake, to cut down on calories...not beets :smile: Stay on a deficit and lifting, the belly fat should disappear, at least that's what I keep telling myself

I tend to monitor protein and fat mainly. I do try to check my weekly nutrition counts as well, to see how I did overall on the macro and micro's. But for daily monitoring, protein and fat are my main concerns.

If you are already active prior to getting pregnant, it's ok to maintain that activity when pregnant (if pregnancy is ok, and doctor ok's it), however, don't start a new intensive exercise program if you haven't been active before.

If you weigh in the morning and evening, the difference in the scale is the actual weight of the food/liquids you consumed over the day. It's not a true weight gain. Weigh yourself weekly, at the same time of day. Measure/weigh your food (don't eyeball it), so that you know you are eating within your calories.

Do you work out 2 hours every day? Any rest days in there? If not, you are likely over training. Do you eat back any exercise calories? If not, you may not be eating enough to full all that working out.

Probably the best video I've seen explaining how to squat is "how to low bar squat" by mark rippetoe (sorry if spelled incorrectly) on YouTube. It's about 10 minutes long, but he goes through it step by step. Made me realize a few form mistakes I had been making. You need to learn how to do it without the bar first, but…

Pretty!

I gave it up for each of my 3 pregnancies. It was hell the first month or so each time. I pretty much had an order to hubby, as soon as baby is out there better be a coffee waiting for me :smiley:

About The grey pants/shorts thing, yeah don't wear grey. I didn't even think of it until I saw a woman at the gym a few days ago wearing skin tight tights and crop top, looked great until I saw her from back on, The crotch sweat was really, really noticeable

Mine is set at 1.5 lbs a week, but regardless if I set it at 1, 1.5, or 2 lbs, I only get 1200 calls a day, due to my height, age and sedentary lifestyle. I'm just happy to see any losses on the scale, which doesn't happen each week.

Sorry, let me clarify...she should be trying to gain/build muscle. I definitely wouldn't recommend she continue trying to lose. She is already quite slim.

Let me just say I can't believe you are trying to lose weight. If anything, you should be trying to gain. As others have suggested, start a recomp. But if you think you look big now, I don't know how happy you would be if you actually started to get bigger by building muscle.

I only delete friends if they haven't been active for several months. Anyone can have a few bad weeks or a month, where they fall off the wagon, and then pull themselves together and get back on. That is one of the reasons of having friends on here, not only to support you when you are doing things right, but also so that…

What equipment do you have available at home? If you have dumb bells only, there are lots of videos youtube. Also lots of videos for body weight exercises. If you have (or can purchase) a bar/bench/plates, start on a beginner lifting program, such as stronglifts, new rules for lifting, etc.

Wow, amazing! I'm only at 155# yet. You rock!

Definitely do it from the lower. I'm the same. I'm short (5'2), and the racks at my gym aren't quite perfect for me either. I use the lower rack, and squat a bit when racking/un-racking the bar.

Are you being too restrictive when you are tracking/on plan, causing you to binge on the foods/treats you love? Are you eating enough protein/fats/fiber to keep you feeling satisfied? What is your daily calorie allotment? Are you trying to lose too aggressively, so don't have enough calories per day to satisfy you? My main…

I use several packets of artificial sweeteners every day (in my coffees, yogurts), and i've lost almost 60 lbs. Hasn't hindered anything for me.

Unfortunately doctors aren't always right. Get tested to find out your body fat %, and go by that, not the scale weight. BMI is almost useless for anyone with heavy muscle mass. Would you rather be thin and fall in the BMI, or healthy/fit with awesome muscles? :)

When I feel the need to graze, and i'm unsure if i'm really hungry or just in that picky mood, I have a coffee. If I still feel hungry afterwards, I'll grab a snack, usually something high in protein (greek yogurt with fresh fruit, cheese string, tuna/few crackers, etc). Something not too heavy calorie wise, but that…