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WTG! We have very similar body types and weights, and it's inspiring to see your progress!

You DO look awesome, my friend! But I think your attitude is even hotter. ;)

You look fantastic, and happy! Congratulations, and thanks for the inspiration!

I've only just started doing them with barbells, and it's a lot different than with dumbbells! My last set was 115 (if you include the bar--you do include the bar, right?). I've noticed that I do best at deadlifits when I focus on driving up through my legs, rather than pulling with my back and arms. I'm sure this is a…

The other day I was using the incline sled leg press on the "boys' side" and had to go borrow additional 45lb plates from different stations. 450lbs later, half of those boys had their necks subtly craned to look in my direction. ;) I felt no shame, and nobody ever gives me a hard time.

Would they be comfortable in a swimsuit? They could take some water aerobics classes, or just lane swim. And don't discount bodyweight exercises like pushups and squats!

Congratulations! It's inspiring to hear stories like yours, that it's possible to reach a goal that you never have before (even as a teenager). It reminds me that all things are possible!

I'm a SAHM of twin toddlers, so not quite sedentary, but not exactly delivering the mail either!

I know exactly what you mean. People are asking if I've lost weight since I started lifting heavy, because I'm looking better, but the scale isn't moving. And hey, it's great that I'm getting stronger, fitter, blah blah blah, but I'll never be able to work out enough to LOOK like I'm 125 when I'm really 180 (and 5'2"). So…

Unfortunately, the only way I'll be able to really lose mine is with surgery, because I had twins and the skin stretched too much. But I'll get to my goal weight first and strengthen my core as much as possible. I don't have any problems with having a tummy tuck, but it's the recuperation that I'm afraid of. It sounds like…

My husband considers me a MILF, but his taste is questionable. ;) However, I live in a neighborhood of yummy mummies and don't exactly want that either. What I want is to be able to chase my toddler twin boys around the park and not feel self-conscious or held back by my own ill-fitting body and hypervigilance. Basically,…

Scooby gives me a BMR of 1545 and TDEE of 2395. Fat2Fit gives me a BMR of 1519-1551 and recommends 2034 based on 3-5hrs/wk exercise. So I guess I'm really just eating a bit above my BMR, and not even that if I'm burning extra calories in exercise every day. Should I shoot for about 1800 instead? I've always felt that my…

bumping so I can read this over and over again when I get discouraged! Thanks!

Samantha, I started before Xmas, then tore my meniscus! That was the end of 30DS! Now I'm ready to try again...

I'm planning to start it tomorrow, and do it at night after my kids are asleep, instead of snuggling down with chocolate and a book. Feel free to friend me for mutual support!

You're doing so awesome! Thanks for inspiring me every day!

Congratulations! We have similar body types, so you've inspired me to visualize success someday! WTG!

How much peanut butter? Wondering if this could work with vanilla powder...

Thanks for all the motivation, people! I love seeing threads like this, because it reminds me that IT CAN BE DONE!

Thanks! I hadn't realized it was so close to Rippetoe.

I think it depends on your ambitions. Personally, I recommend going to school first and establishing some kind of career that you find challenging and fulfilling. But then when you marry/meet the right person, spend some time on YOUR relationship before bringing little people into it. DH and I have been together 18 years,…

Anyone can feel free to add me too! I'm home with 19 month old twin boys.

Bump for later. Thanks for the inspiration, fellow shorties!

Ditto!

I hear you, bm! If I had any spare time in the first year, I used it to SLEEP! I'm only starting to get back to somewhat normal sleep now, but I still only get it in chunks of a few hours at a time (one of mine doesn't STTN yet). But at least now I'm not a total zombie and have more energy to work out.

I love hearing everyone's success or progress stories. I don't have the excuse of big babies for my weight, though! I was overweight before, then gained a little more from IVF meds. I didn't gain much in my pregnancy at all, maybe 13lbs. But then I was hospitalized at 30 weeks with preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome, and put…

My twin boys are 19 months (17 adjusted) and I managed to get back to ppw last fall with the help of MFP. Then I tore the cartilage in my knee, and totally derailed, regaining almost all of the weight! I'm back on track now, bit sometimes it feels like I'll never get to my goal. And despite getting stronger and losing…

Can I join? I need to kick the diet soda habit! Damn McDonald's $1 drinks in the summer just kill me!

I have a hard time with this too. Sheer fatigue coupled with laziness makes it hard to stay on track. Recently I highlighted a bunch of new classes at the gym to try, to see if something new might rev me up again. Also bought new workout clothes, which I'm looking forward to wearing. Right now I'm trying to make the best…

Feel free to add me! I'm at around 182 right now. I dropped from 193-173 last fall when I started on MFP, then got derailed and depressed by torn knee cartilage, and chocolate binges did the rest. Then I was back up where I started! I'm trying to stay motivated now and look at this as a long-term project. I look at…