meglo91 Member

I am not a doctor. But. Go back to the gym. If you were working out before you got pregnant, you can still work out at the same level, especially in the first trimester. Because you took a break, you'll want to ramp back up, but for real -- there's no reason not to be working out pretty hard at the moment if you want to.…

Right. So. I'm 34. Not 23 as I accidentally typed. Good grief. I would be the world's most haggard 23 year old at this point.

Hey there. I haven't been on here in, like, forever. What's up canadianlbs? But in the past two months I have rebooted SL 5 x5. Here's where I'm at today: Squats Warmups then 5x5 at 130. The wall is coming. Hoping I can get to 150 before I stall out. OHP warmups then 5 x 5 at 80 lbs. This IS the wall. I touch the wall. I…

Hi! I'm former active duty AF -- current Reservist! Welcome. I'm trying to get back in shape too. You don't look very old to me -- can't imagine why anyone's telling you your age would be a problem. My advice? Don't listen. Do your own thing. Work your own program.

Your problem -- and the problem in general -- is that "clean" eating is a meaningless concept. Just from this thread, you can see that the definitions of "clean" eating are myriad. Sure, it might mean avoiding processed foods and sugars, but what's actually clean about that? Nothing. It's bs. Clean implies purity, or…

Don't call it a comeback. Well, OK, call it a comeback. But I'm back! Some of you may remember that I was active in this group last year, then had to take a hiatus due to injuries. I messed up my left knee and my right shoulder and got told to knock it off for a while. But now I'm back in gym, amping the weights back up.…

Good on you for biting the bullet and checking your form! I have been avoiding doing the same because I just cannot handle all my squishiness on video. Perhaps your example will give me courage. Nice workout.

Workout B today. My right shoulder is still tweaked. Taking time off didn't help. Continuing to work out doesn't seem to damage it further, so onward, I guess. Squats: Warmups 1x8@45, 1x6@105, then 5x5@140. The first set was hard, the middle three easy, the last set hard. As Kenan would say, what up with that? OHP: Warmups…

Thanks, guys. Yeah, workout buddies are not really an option. I work out at off times and don't have friends to go with. And the gym I go to is pretty dead, so there aren't always a ton of folks around. I'm going with the drop it off my back option. Thanks again!

Your cheeks are adorable. You are adorable. You look great. Well done! Sometimes it takes a while for your vision of yourself to catch up with reality. Probably your biggest challenge now is going to be to stop picking on yourself and just acknowledge that you've done incredibly well and that you look good. Seriously, you…

Yeah, I knew what you meant. I'm saying that there are lots of folks on here who started out with the 2.5s.

Workout A today. My shoulder still feels like a bunch of @$$. Fast walk 1/4 mile to gym, then 3 min warmup on the treadmill, then lots of shoulder circles in an attempt to make my shoulder feel better. Chest huggers kind of work. Squats: warmups 1x8@55 lbs, 1x5@ 100 lbs, then 5x5@135 lbs. Fine, though the wall is coming…

@Canadian, love how you were like, oh rest day, NBD, let me just stop by the gym and BUST OUT A BUNCH OF HARDCORE LIFTS

I think I posted the first week I was doing SL and was like, "Uh, this seems too easy, should I add more weight?" And someone wise (can't remember who) was like "TRUST THE PROGRAM". And I did, to include using 2.5 lb weights and feeling like a dork. I've just kind of gotten to the point of eff it at the gym. I do not care…

Yes. This exactly. Lifting is zen for me. The process is the point. It's also totally working in terms of taking inches and some pounds off, but it's just something I go and do, me working against myself. Winning.

Congrats on the OHP achievement!

Canadianlbs, good job working through all that. I feel you on the shoulder pain. Literally. Workout B yesterday. I was working on two days of about 4 or 5 hours of sleep, so not doing well. It showed. I had de-loaded on everything due to my rest week, so should have been easy, but it was all freaking hard. Sleep matters. A…

Yeah, that's probably it. I just always feel like I'm doing them wrong. I'm never sure I'm working the right muscles. I de-load a little bit and everything feels hunky dory, and then I load back up (just 10 lbs more!) and I can DO them, but they don't feel right. They're also one of those moves, for me, that I can't just…

I will limit my advice to two things: 1. Carbs are not evil (food is not evil), but I find that they drop my blood sugar and make me hungrier. I've cut down on them drastically, and it's helped. I eat more vegetables, meat, and fat (fat can be your friend), and I am less prone to cravings and a growling stomach. I am also…

I am totally with you. Totally. I started out with 35 lbs to lose. I still have 30 to go, and it's been months. And I absolutely get frustrated. But. I've been trying to see all of this as a process, an adjustment I am making, a work in progress. Like, I've been losing about a half a pound a week. (BTW, a pound a week is…

Yay, someone started the thread! Today was my first day back after a week-long rest to try to rehab my right shoulder, which is angry at me. Sadly, my shoulder is not much better after resting, which makes me think it's a strain that will take a while to heal. So might as well lift! (Carefully.) I de-loaded 10% as…

For December: - Well. My aspirational BW goal is 168. My drop-dead goal is 170. That weight will put me at about the weight I was when I got pregnant with Minion #2, and 20 pounds away from my starting weight with minion #1. My overall goal is to slowly, steadily get to 150 pounds by the end of May. I'm trying to be…

@crabada, your attitude is always so amazing. Keep putting up dem numbers, girls. @coltsgirl, excellent work getting right back into it.

Hey guys, couldn't post last week due to crappy internet, so here's Friday's workout: Squat: Warm-ups, then 5x5@135. lbs. These felt good but hard. Deadlifts: Warmups then 1x5@150. So far so good. Totally skipped OHPs as my right shoulder has been in serious pain for a week. Tried to do some hammer curls with 20 lb weights…

Hey all. Am giving you a double post because I didn't post on Monday. Monday's workout: cardio warm-up then: Squats: warmups then 5x5@125. Fine fine fine. No problems with these. OHP: 4x5@75 lbs, then 1x4. Could. Not. Do. the last one. Also my shoulder felt like butt afterward. Will repeat or possibly deload next time. DL:…

GORON ROLL Of SHAME! Clearly they are all just disgruntled powerlifters. Love it.

Hey there. So I'm a noob like you, but I've been at this dieting game a while, just not always here on MFP. I also have a problem with binge eating. I do well all day, restrict restrict restrict, I get to about 8 pm, and all hell breaks loose. I am hungry. I am without control. I can easily snarf 800 extra calories without…

Cleanses are crap. Your body cleans and detoxes itself. You do not need to pay someone to do your liver's job, just like you don't need to buy a special pump off the internet to make your heart work extra good*. *Unless you have a pacemaker or other such device, in which case, more power to you. Though I sincerely hope…

I've been doing SL 5x5 for about 5 weeks now and lifting for about 6. I love it. You will progress much faster than you think. You really should get on the SL 5x5 for women group. Everyone there is very nice and supportive and encouraging, and there are people lifting a BIG range of weights, from light to holy crap that is…