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Late to the party. Look into Strong or New Rules of Lifting for Women, both by Lou Schuler.

I lost inches in my calves with weight loss (I was 60 over), but the thing that made it so I could fit my "large" calves into knee high boots was weight lifting. I lost about an inch and added some seriously sexy definition. Running also helped!

I really enjoyed the New Rules. There is a REALLY great group on here for it. The women on there are SUPER supportive and helpful. Plus people post progress which is helpful. They have a link about how to calculate your cals and can answer most of your questions there. When you start weight lifting, I wouldn't weigh…

Try doing the New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's an amazing book/program. It's easy to start and follow. You won't feel like you're floundering AND there is a REALLY RAD group for it, full of super supportive women, to help you out on here. I also like trolling Nerd Fitness for their success stories...like this:…

You ARE worth it! LOVE THIS POST! :)

Thanks for all the positive responses! I decided to start over, but I'm only doing 8 of the 16 workouts for stage 1 and stage 2 sans the split squats (because my ankle isn't great with jackknifes yet so there's no way split squats are in my future...). Thanks again for the encouragement! Can't wait to break though to Stage…

Great job Lemonaiding! That's awesome! Way to go KaraGrr! You look FANTASTIC!!! Thanks for sharing your pictures and your stats! So when does your fitness modeling job start? ;) You have a seriously rocking bod!

Ugh. You work so hard on so many things for a wedding and then BAM! it's over. It's SUCH a let down. FOR EVERYONE. You clearly were doing this to look good for the wedding and now that it's over, you have no purpose for it. No weight loss direction. It's like when a your pet dies, or you have a break up, you can sit and…

You are having impressive results! Keep up the hard work! You're killing it!

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Hi there! I think most of us have gone through a similar experience while doing this. It's one of those things that just isn't talked about. Mine was with a bridesmaid dress instead of jeans. I read somewhere recently that women can physically only gain 2.5 pounds of lean muscle per month, but you can't gain just muscle…

To my understanding, you're correct on A and B. On C, you're just not supposed to do things like marathon training or other endurance building activities. You can do the HIIT in between the weight days instead if it's easier. And if you were doing marathon training before all this, then doing 10 miles on your in between…

Holy cow! You looked fabulous before, but there is definitely some added definition! I would kill for how tight your booty got and that gorgeous stomach and I HAVEN'T been pregnant! Great job! Excited to see you continue to progress!

Not sure what the answer is but I'm in a similar boat and would love to hear any answers! Hang in there!

You looked GREAT before, but you look PHENOMENAL now! Great job! Excited to see your end results in a few months!! :)

Intervals add strength (because it's actually an anaerobic workout) which helps you run faster in a shorter time. Just adding more miles could cause injury and fatigue and if you're not eating enough protein, can eventually decrease muscles strength. Instead of one of your distance days trade it for intervals. You want to…

I can't wait to see all your results! This is incredible! Way to go!

You go girlie! Great definition in your back! Love seeing the before and afters! You lost some serious inches too. Great job!

Hi Plumsgrl! Here's my experience-I had 9 kneecap dislocations which tore tendons and ligaments and ripped the cartilage off the back of my kneecaps. I also have a crack in one kneecap. I had 2 reconstructive knee surgeries by the time I was 16. So, I understand joint pain! I learned all the exercises to strengthen my legs…

Try the New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's a comprehensive book with the exercises, a suggested meal plan on how to get the protein needed (There's a vegetarian section), and they give explanations for why you should do it this way. There are a lot of women who do it at home and there's a support group on here to help…

They suggested in the book that you have a rest day in between weights days, but you can always try 3 days in a row and see how you feel. You can also just do Tuesday, Thursday, or you could do T, Th, Sat or T, TH, Sun. There's lots of options to make it work! I have to have the non-weight days because I'm exhausted! I…

I've only been at it for 3 weeks (lifting 3 days a week), but I definitely got bigger everywhere and gained a few pounds to start. Now my body just hit the spot where I just lost those 3 pounds out of NOWHERE and my measurements are going back down (except my chest. Hello boobies!). I expect it to only get better from…

Holy WOW! You look great! Way to go!

Let me start this long list with, my dad's family is all long distance cross-country runners and we do a 10k every year as a family and this is what they taught me. :) Put your bib on the front and your time tag (if you have one) on your shoe, and do these before you leave the house to make sure you have enough safety…

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies!!! I'll continue with the shake and change my macros in MFP. So excited. I really think this is going to work for me! :) THANKS!

Hi ladies! I would love to have some more friends on here and especially ones that are trying this out too! I've just started NRoL and I'm on workout A2 in stage 1. I am really loving it so far. Feel free to add me!

I'm feeling this way too. Thanks for the positive spin. I actually needed to hear the same thing today!!! So thank you. Best of luck to you!

I just read your second post about asthma. I also have asthma. So in addition to my earlier post, my biggest advice for this part is start slow. If you feel like you can't breath, you're going too fast. If you can't do the talk test, you're going too fast. Your lungs will take a while to adjust. It's a marathon not a…

The hardest part of running is starting. Not just today, but everyday. It's awful to start, but once you start seeing benefits and getting up and doing it, your body will CRAVE it and your mind will either go with it and decide you finally like it, or it will just shut up because it can't combat runner's high. :) You've…

LOVE! Great job!