CoadyMarie

I did it! 5 minutes straight running. I feel like with another week I can definitely get through all four intervals (3,5,3,5) - I did the first 3 and then needed breaks on the last one. Very proud of myself. Also I just checked my calories after coming home from work and I have an extra 320 or so - I'm not going to be…

My goal was to get to 120 - lose the 10 lbs I put on in uni and then the 5 extra pounds I've always carried. I'm not so sure anymore - I still want to lose fat but also get sexy muscles, which I know probably means that I won't see the number on the scale drop so much. In general though, my goals are to get control over my…

@Kiwi, I must have missed reading about your goal earlier - congratulations!! Good day for me today... didn't really feel like doing heavy lifting after work but I did anyway, and as always after my first set got super into it. Also I'm enjoying being able to cook for myself once again - managed to sneak in a few cookies…

Workout A today Squat 5x5x85 - I know it's probably time to move on from this weight, as it's the third time I've done it... I just want to get form nailed down. 90 next time though Bench 5x5x75 Row 1x4x65, 4x5x60 - thought my new skill at rowing had deserted me on the first rep, until I realized I had gone up by ten by…

Thanks for the motivation, everyone :) yes, I am new to running, only started at the beginning of July. Unfortunately there isn't a gym close to me, I just need to get up earlier to beat the heat Yesterday: Exercise: C25K week 4 day 2 Logged everything: yes Met goal: yes @Kiwi and Betty, so funny, we are all so similar - I…

Kiwi & Betty, I hope you are both feeling better soon! Gen, sorry to hear your back is still acting up - jealous of your massage though :P Yesterday: Exercise: Stronglifts and 8 hours working Logged everything: yes Met goal: yes Today is looking good so far. Didn't have a great run this morning - I waited for a break in…

I have been keeping the bar hanging because my weights aren't big enough to go to the floor without dipping down and breaking parallel. I managed to find some wider 25s while trawling holiday weekend yard sales on Saturday ($5! yay!) so hopefully I will be touching the ground on Wednesday when I go to 65. Workout B today…

Ahhh, I decided to be honest and just log the ice cream as part of yesterday after all - so I was about 100 up. Today did pretty well considering we were having pizza for dinner (homemade, but still) and it was a rest day. Exercise: Worked 8 hours, otherwise no. Logged everything: yes Met goal: over by about 50

I really want to get form nailed down! Hoping to pass 100lbs on squats, since that is my most challenging lift and I feel like I've been stuck for ages. Also I want to get really consistent with food - in July every weekend I had a BBQ or family reunion where I ate way too much and then had to make up for it the following…

@Betty, I agree with Kiwi - I think fluctuations of a few hundred grams are pretty normal :) Decent day for me yesterday - morning run was difficult as it was really humid but I made it most of the way through. I very nearly had a cheat day when my dad made margaritas and my sister made ice cream, but at the last minute I…

Workout A yesterday - totally killed it again :) Glad I decided to brush up on form. Squats 5x5x85, staying here to work on form - can finally start feeling in the hamstrings and glutes Bench 5x5x70 Row 5x5x55 - did I say last week that I hated rows? I'm sorry, rows. Now that I'm doing it right, I kinda love them.

Sorry to hear that, Kiwi. I hope your little one is doing all right. It sucks going over but everything isn't ruined - next week will be better, I'm sure :flowerforyou:

Hello all new people - welcome to the group!

Gen: good luck this weekend - there's always room for one or two glasses of wine, I think :) So I killed it today at lifting - more than made up for my laziness during my workout yesterday. I was completely certain that I was over by a fair amount because I was snacking before work (5-9 with no dinner break, so it's pretty…

Managed to squeak one last workout in for July - missed my regular Wednesday thanks to getting called in to work unexpectedly, so I did it yesterday. Didn't go amazingly well since I was tired after running (C25K on off days), but I mainly didn't want to miss a day. I didn't go for 5x5, just kind of did what I felt like.…

@Betty, nice work! @Gen, congratulations! glad you found a good number @Dana, thirding what the others have said - could definitely been fluctuations due to sodium or hormones @Natalie, welcome! looks like awesome progress already Down to 129.2 today. I'm glad I decided to start weighing regularly, every day this week I've…

@G01ldenW01l11, urgh, that sucks :( hope you got to eat something nice today after that So my lifting didn't go that well, but I mainly just didn't want to skip a day. Definitely went over, but may have logged today's snack for tomorrow. I don't know, I was just really hungry today. Anticipating being over my calorie goal…

@G01denW01f11, you have much more restraint than I do - usually I over eat and make up for it later. @Kiwi, good luck on eating out... I'm sure you'll do great :) @Dana I know what you mean - I hate days that I don't work or exercise because then I'm hungry and annoyed - I prefer to do more so that I can eat lots So I…

Not a great day for me... I usually do my heavy lifting on Wednesdays but I got called in to work unexpectedly this morning and when I got home this evening I had no energy left. So I had a beer instead. I'm kind of annoyed - not at myself, because there's not a lot I could do about it - but I felt really close to a…

@Gen, yikes - hope you heal quickly @Betty, glad it was worth it :) I'm sure it won't hurt in the log run Another good day for me. I was on my feet for about 10 hours so I had some extra calories - now I've mostly paid off my Sunday spillover :) Exercise: C25k week 3 day 3 logged everything: yes met goal: definitely

@Gen very cool on the pull-ups :) they are one of my goal exercises... someday @Kiwi You are so close! That's awesome! Pretty good day for me today Exercise: Stronglifts, took the dogs for an hour walk Logged everything: yes Met goal: Yep. Right back on the horse.

Hi :flowerforyou: I'm pretty new here too, feel free to add me :) Fellow social media avoider, but I've found the people in this group very welcoming and supportive!

Everybody doing some awesome things in the gym this week! I spent the weekend watching form tutorials, since I'm still having trouble with certain things (ahem, squats). Went through all the "So You Think You Can..." series - so helpful! I can definitely see a big improvement in how my bench feels. Plus I think I finally…

@Bettyboag Good luck today - it's hard when other people buy things you are trying to avoid. I'm living with my parents again and they always have beer and nibbles lying around tempting me, but it's not as if I can ask other people to give things up because I lack willpower.

@ Bettyboag - awesome on keeping with the no beer. And have fun with your exercising :) @ Kiwi - good job getting back on track :) So I did not do as well as I hoped yesterday. I tried to stretch out my run as long as possible (tacked on 30 mins walking at the end), ate lightly for breakfast and lunch, but I was still over…

@Dana I've heard it's nice and I was tempted to try... maybe next time :) Did pretty well today - had a quarter's worth of Reese's pieces at work, but after dinner I was starving and I put the ice cream back at the last minute and had a banana instead. Nervous for tomorrow's family reunion - our family parties always…

Yesterday Exercise: Stronglifts Logged everything: yes Met goal: yes, sort of - technically over a bit, but that's still spillover from the weekend. Sigh. I really hate going over for just this reason - eating less to make up for it is so hard, but if I don't, I end up blowing my deficit for the week. Not to mention it's…

@suremeansyes that's awesome! Workout B today. Felt kind of off the whole way through, maybe because I've been eating a bit less this week. Just didn't feel like I could go 100% today. Squats 5x5x95 Felt some form breakdown though. Also I finally took a video to post here, but I might redo it Monday because I don't feel…

YESSS My left elbow does a weird thing where it locks out if I row at the wrong angle (bent over, seated cable... doesn't matter which kind) which makes me afraid to do them because I don't want to break something or mess up my joint. Also I can never feel them except in my arms and between the shoulder blades... Gah. I…

Good job Kiwi! Eating out is tough... especially when it's such good stuff. I'm almost never tempted by fast food or chain restaurants, but put some dim sum or curry in front of me and I can't stop myself. Hi Dana! welcome to the group :flowerforyou: Yesterday Exercise: Stronglifts Logged everything: yes Met goal: yes…