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Regular full fat, full calorie ice cream is usually around 150 calories per serving, which is 1/2 cup. You don't save yourself any calorie favors by eating low fat, Skinny Cow, fro yo or fake ice cream. All the same calories, essentially. Eat the real stuff. You'll enjoy it much more. Just make sure that your serving is…

I put an egg in my oatmeal. 1/4 c. oatmeal (not quick/instant), 1/2 c. water, 1 egg, mix it all together and microwave for 3 minutes. Add a banana or some strawberries or peaches or apple, whatever. The egg makes the oatmeal a bit more "pudding-y" I guess, like bread pudding maybe? It sounds strange and kind of gross but…

I measure both--my "natural" waist (thinnest part) and at my navel.

Hi All! I'm still here. :happy: I didn't do much of anything over the holidays and it turned into 2 1/2 weeks of no lifting. Boo. I'm back at it and after another deload am back to: Squats 90# OHP 60# DL 125# Bench 65# Row 70# The problem I'm having now is all in my right wrist--I'm starting to think I broke something. It…

Calf raises, calf raises, calf raises. And rest. Is it really your calves that hurt, or possibly where your Achilles tendon attaches (about midway up the back of your lower leg)? I've experienced Achilles tendonitis all the way to stress fractured tibias and what has made the most difference is strengthening my calf…

OR you could just go with the healthier food choices, exercise, and smaller portions. Genius.

I've been struggling with the same thing--I have a ton of stuff that's too big that I feel like I need to save. Time to clean it out and go shopping I think!!!

Join the group - it's a great group of very supportive ladies doing the SL workouts, all different levels. Basically, the workout is 3 days a week, every other day. Week 1/Day 1 = workout A | W1/D2 = B | W1/D3 = A Week 2/Day 1 = workout B | W1/D2 = A | W2/D3 = B and so on and so forth. Also, I highly recommend the app.…

I disagree with this 100%. Heavy weights will help transform your body composition, and even if the number on the scale doesn't go as low as (you think) you'd like, you will look slimmer and be stronger. Heavy lifting FTW. And yes, I do think you can get down 30# in 11 months--it will just take hard work and determination,…

Congrats on your awesome weight loss so far! And good for you upping your challenge and adding in running. However, I will warn you that actually running is very different from running in place. 2 miles in 10 minutes = 5 minute miles, which is elite runner pace. You will find that running on a treadmill is very different…

I just ran my Garmin report and ended up with 189.6 mi for the year, which is disappointing for me, but really not that bad considering I was out with injury until mid-March and then again from May to August. Suffice it to say I eased back in when I restarted in August and strength training is now taking up some time that…

Hi all! I haven't been to the gym since last Thursday but it was a great workout. While I was there I met a very friendly and helpful older gentleman--he gave me some pointers on my form (head UP on Pendlay rows) and was super nice about it, saying he hoped he didn't come off as pushy. I said NO! I need all the help I can…

For Pendlay Rows, I use little stands that keep the bar high enough that I don't have to squat or bend over to get the bar all the way to the floor. It helps a ton. Also, I had a friendly guy in the gym last week tell me to keep my head up (back flat) which surprisingly helped a lot.

I think I was doing more of a leg press before. I was coming out with my quads killing me and not feeling anything in my glutes or hamstrings. I thought a lot more about lifting my rear end to get back to standing, instead of pushing through my feet and it made a world of difference!

Woo! Just back from the gym and I think I rocked it! After watching some Rippetoe on YouTube, realized that I've been making my squats much harder than they should be, so fixed my form and had no problem with 85x5x5. 60# on OHP and 135# DL--I was SOOO excited to have 45s on that bar. Felt badass. :glasses:

Just got back from a trip to the gym...ran there and back, a mile each way, and deloaded, since after last week's session I could hardly walk for 4 days. Squat 70# Bench 55# Row 65# I have to say it felt much better and I could actually think about my form instead of just trying to lift the weight. I had really been on a…

Holy cow I'm sore! I realized that I hadn't been to the gym in almost two weeks when I went on Wednesday. But I picked up right where I left off - 80# squat / 60# OHP / 115# DL (was supposed to be 125# - stupid gym math!). It was tough, but I made it through. Then yesterday, a bit sore and went for a 3 mile run, thinking,…

Saw this and had to share!

Hi all...just checking in. It turns out I've taken this week off--it wasn't on purpose originally, but that's just how it turned out. Spent the weekend baking, managed to get in a run yesterday, and will be hitting the road in the morning and gone for the whole weekend. It actually feels pretty good to give my body a bit…

^^Totally agree with this--There are little bar risers at my gym--they are like two little tripods to set the bar on, and are just the right height to start from for rows. It made a HUGE difference in how I felt I was doing last time.

Emergen-C + 4 ibuprofen works for me. Good old fashioned aspirin works as well. Emergen-C is 25 cals.

Heehee. Agreed!

Foam roller. And pigeon pose.

I made it through day 5 yesterday--squats 65#, bench 55# and row 75#. Definitely feeling it today--not bad, but a little bit everywhere. I'm trying to get a friend to start with me, and wish there were mirrors in the "power pit" so I could see how bad my form is. Oh well. Happy Monday all!

Your shoes might not necessarily be too small, but the wrong shape. You need extra room in the toe box because your feet swell and your toes spread out when you run. Go get properly fitted. :wink:

Thanks for the feedback ladies--I guess I'm mostly doing it right....:huh: My plan is to lift 3 days and run 3 days, so hopefully I can get the "best of both" and keep losing fat and feeling stronger! ^^ Every time I worked out all the numbers, I kept coming back to this, and it seemed to simple that the numbers just…

Hi all! I'm new here too--just finished day 2 this morning. I could only find one 2.5# plate, so I went up to 55 for squats. And was pleasantly surprised that I could deadlift 95#! Yay! One question I do have, as I have been lurking around for a while......Do "heavy lifting" and "eating more" (TDEE) go hand in hand? It…

I had the same experience the other day on an elliptical. I entered my age and weight and after 28 minutes the machine said I burned around 425 cals, but my HRM said 294. Interestingly, MFPs calculation based on time was close to my HRM (but I use my number). I was surprised how wrong the machine was.

That's awesome! My weight, goals, and calorie calculations are almost identical to yours and I've been toying with the idea of bumping my daily calorie goal to 1700 (instead of 1400) and not worrying so much about exercise calories. I've seen it work here time and again but have been hesitant....I think now I'm gonna go…

those look great!