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It's so awesome that you are doing it with your dad!!!!!!!!!!

OH. MY. GAWD.

Crowhorse: from what I read, it takes years. 2-3 years minimum. As for protocol I would guess something along the lines of: lift heavy, eat lots of good food :)

Oh, I'm the tall-ish person around! 165cm which is not that tall, 5'5. :) Kiwi: awesome that you reached goal!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!! *happy dance!!!* Yesterday was good! I walked a lot at lunch with a friend, then at home I did some gardening (damn weeds in my flower beds!!!) As for my back it's a new thing. I think it just…

Dana: honestly I find MFP's calorie goals a little low. But, that's just me. I have done a LOT of reading on this site and I found that for me, calculating TDEE and eating close to that works a lot better (for my mood and for my body) to eat closer to that while still being in a deficit. It's all a game of trial and error…

CoadyMarie: don't give up!!!!!! I found that after the 5 mins barrier, I could go on without stopping and it felt better than to stop and go all the time. The first 5 to 10 minutes are always the worst (even now that I can run 45-60 mins non stop) and after that everything seems to "settle".. my breathing pattern is…

:drinker: Reading all your posts and cheerleading you girls on !!!!!! you all rock! Went for a super long walk at lunch (almost 6K). Can i still join the party? :glasses:

bettyboag: if you incorporated exercice, it's water weight. Just keep going and it'll flush away.

kiwi: OMG grandparents!!!!!!!!!! I totally agree, they're the worst! bettyboag: good job on the no beer! Well I am taking another effing week off lifting (DAMN!!!) so I am really miserable. And I didnt go for a run last night it was raining and I had a massage scheduled for my back. Which felt like heaven. I wish I had…

Thanks for your input love!! :flowerforyou: @canadianlbs: the injury bench is very warmed up by me so come join!!! I hope you don't warm it up as long as I will though. Good luck with your knee! And with the bee-hornet-wasp thing sting. YUCK!!!

Yeah. It's almost embarassing. lol.

It's normal that you got a higher number. MFP doesnt calculate any exercice so if you tell MFP you want to lose 1lbs per week, it gives you a number. Then you log exercice and he goes "well you told me that you wanted to lose 1lbs, so now that you burned some calories, eat them back!".. I hope I am making sense :) And I…

Yeah, I was looking forward to get good workouts this week. I guess not. Do you think I can do upper body dumbbell stuff or take it completely off??

Great goals CoadyMarie and Golden!! As for me, I want to continue to log accurately and weigh everything so I can really get to know the numbers my body needs. Also I hope my back will be OK soon I really want to get into weight lifting more seriously. Nothing's going to change my body the way lifting will so.... that's…

Hey all :) I missed lots on the weekend!!! I hope everyone's doing well! We had a nice weekend at the cottage. I was semi-good but it paid off as I lost 1lb from Friday to this morning? Oh well! Maybe its also because I didn't drink as much water as I usually do at work. We'll see tomorrow if I go up a little :) I pack my…

I calculated my TDEE using varying websites (they all give a slightly different number but I generalized). My TDEE should be around 2000 per day. So, I settled for 1750cals and logging EVERYTHING and accurately (weigh every solid that goes in and measure every liquid). I went from 149.5 to 146.6 in 1.5 weeks. It's a bit…

Hey ladies Tried workout A today again. So, my back is NOT fixed :explode: I'll have to take it easy, stretch, foam roll, and I get a massage tonight with my massage therapist so hopefully it'll speed things up. Gotta be patient!!! Dammit.

So, after a week and a couple of day's worth of extremely accurate tracking, the stall is no stall anymore and I started to lose again. Thanks so much Stef!!!!!! I ate around or even slightly more than 1750 most days and I managed to go from 149.5 to 146.6. So, will make adjustments and continue tracking my weight daily…

@llama wow what a difference! Congrats :)

CoadyMarie: you did great!!! congrats!

CoadyMarie: I did that a few times, SL two days in a row. I don't think it's all that bad. Except if it becomes a habit. Sorry it didnt go so well though! So yesterday was a lot of guess work around the calories as I went out TWICE for food. Yes, twice. Boo! And we're going to the cottage on the weekend. It usually means…

Seconded!! @canadianlbs: I've been resting my back since Monday. So next Monday will be exactly one week of rest. It feels fine since yesterday, so that plus the weekend I think I'll be good to go on Monday, although very careful. Have a great Friday ladies and an even greater weekend!!

Happy Thursday everyone! My back is back (hee hee!!) to 95% normal I would say!! Yay!!! I can't wait for Monday to be back in the gym. Dana: Well here's a great saying I read I don't remember where.... (lol): Get fit in the gym, lose weight in the kitchen. Totally true!!! I havent done anything this week gym wise and just…

Soooooooooooooo, this morning, 148.2!!! Down 1.3 since last week and after a full 7 days of 1750 cals. I am definitively keeping that number for a while! *Happy dance!!*

@canadianlbs: LOL!!!! I wish i could have seen that. Hilarious!! Great workout too! I guess its the spirit of princess sparklepants that got you through it. :) @perseverance: great job!! wow! My back is back (haha!) 95% I would say. Thank god. I can't wait for Monday to go back to the gym!!!

Oh My Gawd I just got my mind blown!!! You all look so amazing!!! @mymodern: WOW!! And good luck in your bulk/cut cycle! @psych101: geez what a difference!!!!!! you look AMAZING. @massage97: thanks for the compliment!! I love clothes so glad to know I look stylish too hahaha! You look so awesome now, what a difference! You…

Welcome to the group!!!

Yeah, don't screw with feelings in your lower back!! Thanks for the good wishes! It's already a ton better. just a bit tight and sore today. Yesterday's goal of staying under was not reached but I was around 50 over (went to the restaurant with a friend so it's an accomplishment in itself that I didnt go more over lol!!)…

Total calorie intake is what makes you gain weight.

@canadianlbs: LOL I laughed at the donut thing :) Great job!! @suremeansyes: sorry about your plans getting messed up. Hope today is better! @bruerin: haha Princess sparkle ball that's the cutest thing ever!! Glad you are liking your new lifting program. It's easy to fall in love with!!! :) @jcdoerr: pinched nerves suck!!!…