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wow...you certainly had a lot of curves thrown at you. Great job in actually making it in ! It was my first day back after a year. So I can understand your hesitation. You can do it again Wednesday. I have complete confidence in you :) !

Congratulations on your journey ! You're story is just the inspiration I needed this morning :D

last week I upped my calories to 1770 and my protein by drinking a whey shake every day and I lost 2.6 lbs. this week. I started on Nov 1st and the scale didn't move ( until xmas week - it went up ) With my cardio calories added on, I ate almost 2000 each day this week and I finally saw the scale move down...I have to…

Hi Ladies, I finished workout B for the first time. I really enjoyed it ...much more than A. I had a really hard time with the front squat push press in A. The bar ( 45lbs. ) is so long, it was awkward to push up and keep my balance. And I'm not a small person, so I can only imagine someone shorter than me pushing it up…

thanks Keri, I joined in over there !!

weighed in at 185 this morning. My kids bought me a laptop, so I have to find my google spreadsheet and bookmark it. My kids are awesome:love: I plan on making this last week before the end of our challenge a good one !! It's been a pleasure keeping tabs with you all. I love having to check in and be accountable. Ace -…

Good morning, I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday. I had a nice low key relaxing day. Happy the shopping and rushing and baking is over. I really haven't logged any food all last week. Too hard with all the weird miscellaneous items I ate. I did manage to hit the gym most of the week and today starts stage 2 of my rules…

Good luck in your surgery....speedy recovery !!

I stayed the same this week. 183 lbs . Looking forward to the holiday break from work. I swear nobody needs a job or they are all really sick all of the time. :noway: We have worked shorthanded every day for the last two weeks and it's getting really old. Sorry for the bit!#! but I'm exhausted today and feeling whiny now.…

Keri, I hope you have a wonderful Anniversary next week-:bigsmile: 29 years - fantastic !! Sam- you're doing great. I hope you're better soon...man flu- that's a crappy gift :laugh: tannyb- you'll get there by Christmas...I have complete faith in you. I decorated the tree and cleaned the house all day yesterday. Then off…

My calories are manually set at 1550 with macros at 40-40 -20 . Those were given to me by my trainer back in April , although I was at 1250 calories then. I upped them in the summer due to being in better shape. I still need to lose about 20 lbs. to get to my healthy BMI, but my weight loss slowed to a mere .5 a month…

Finished my Stage 1 workout 8B in Rules of Lifting for Women....next is two special workouts where you use your starting weight and do as many reps as possible. Then take a week off before starting Stage 2. I'm pretty excited about it. I started my squats at 45# just using the bar ( 2 sets 15 ) and ended at 90# ( 3 sets of…

183.6 today. So no change really. The first step on the scale said 179.3. I stared at it a few seconds knowing it was my goal for this challenge. But as always, I do it 3 times and take the number that shows up the most. At least I can say I saw my future :laugh: :bigsmile: Hubby was laid off yesterday for the first time…

Hi ladies, Fighting a cold this week but I was feeling excited to get to the gym thinking it was my last workout before my special ones. :bigsmile: Well it wasn't. :laugh: I finished workout 7 B today. I did get to increase my weight on a few so I am really excited for that. Deadlifts are still at 95# Shoulder press is now…

185 for me....off to work, gotta run

Turkey day was wonderful. Had a great time hitting the stores to shop all weekend. Found amazing deals, bought a new pair of pants and two sweaters all for less than $30 total. Whoo hoo !! I managed to get to the gym Sat. Sun and tonight, so I feel accomplished. Not sure what the scale will say in the morning, but I…

I had a successful week. Family- shopping- fun and food. I didn't weigh in today. I'll wait till Tuesday. I hit the gym on Saturday and today with my daughter. We had an amazing weekend shopping. Everything is done for Christmas gifts except for a gift card for two family members and my ladies at work. :wink: I don't know…

183.6 ....a half a pound. I'll take it. I will plan out my turkey day so it won't be too bad. Certainly going to make sure I get my workouts in this week. Every step closer to goal is an achievement and I am super excited we are almost there. Keep on moving ladies !!

hi Ladies, Half pound for me this week.:bigsmile: I plan on working out all week- along with Thanksgiving morning. There are 13000 ( yes , thousand ) people that come to Buffalo to run in the Turkey trot ( 100th anniversary of the race ) and I plan on doing something. Maybe not the 5 miles, but I will certainly move…

hi, I'm in week 3 of stage one. It's my understanding that The book shows 5 different angles to do your pushups in. If you can't do them at one, start at an easier one. ( pg 188) You can start by almost standing upright against a wall. I started using the bench, but my husband said my butt was too high, so to get proper…

Week 2 workout A last night. I still used 65 on my squats, but I felt my form was really good, and I seemed to get lower, so I am going to add weight next time I do this workout. I upped my rows to 90 lbs....that was really good. Not crazy about those step ups, my knees just crunch by the time I get to them. I was doing…

I did the same thing. I usually weigh in on Tuesdays, but I recorded mine today because I was down. :laugh: :laugh: glad to see you back ! I just got back from a 2 hour hike with my honey. We went to the bottom of the Niagara Falls whirlpool. A great fall morning ! Had some curry chicken for lunch at a little place on the…

I weighed in today.......... lighter !! I was a bit surprised because I'm lifting heavy weights now and don't expect to lose anything any time soon. 184 !! Only 5 more to my goal. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I spent the morning hiking in Niagara Falls down to the whirlpool. They lower the water at this time of year…

welcome to the new ladies ! Stage 1 week two workout B yesterday. I upped my lat. pulldowns to 75 # and totally feel it across my back...in a good way :bigsmile: My deadlifts are still at 75 #. I also lost 1 1/2 lbs. this week !! Super excited to say the least. I did a core and more class before my set and realized that I…

It's Sunday and I am weighing in Ladies....184...a new number for me !! Yea, those weights must be working. I did workout B on my program ROLFW yesterday which includes lat pulldowns on the machine.( up to 75 lbs now ) My back across my shoulders REALLY feel it. ( in a good way ) :bigsmile: Spent 1 1/2 hours in a…

congratulations...your workouts are paying off. I can't wait for that moment !! :bigsmile:

Stage 1 week 2 workout B tonight. I added weight to the barbell this time. So my squat sets are 65#. Made me sweat. I warm up on the bike for 10 mins, but then I get right into it. I figure it's just enough to warm up my leg muscles, then I stretch when I'm done. I upped my seated rows to 75# and it felt really good. I'm…

Glad to see you re-motivated- your scale is moving in the right direction. Good luck to you...you sound like your in a great frame of mind. Leila

I did stage 1 , week 2 workout B last night. I lift on Tu, Thu and Sat. On off days I do some type of cardio or class at the gym. It's only week two so I am still figuring out what works best for me. It's exciting to have the new group here . If anyone is closer to the beginning and wants to friend me feel free to send a…

Finished stage 1 week 2 B today. My calf is still sore, but it's not unbearable. I'm still pretty stoked about all this . I feel so far behind everyone. I really like the dead lifts . I wasn't sure how much weight to start with. I put 30# on , so it was 75 total. Tomorrow will let me know if I over did it, but it felt fine…