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Thanks for the advice! I'll check out that thread about the rows. @hwillmott - 165 is were DL suddenly got very difficult for me as well! A friend has me a little scared of DLs because her doctor told her that is the number one move for back injuries. Ever since she said that I've been scared of them. I completely stopped…

I want to keep up on this thread more but we're a bunch of busy ladies! In regards to what we wear, I almost always wear capri running-type bottoms and a tshirt. I hate the way those moisture wicking shirts seem to make my gut stand out more. I am small chested these days (B cup), although I was once somewhere between a D…

Unfortunately it's not so much that I just feel it in my back. I saw a girl doing curls today with dumbbells. She was clearly struggling with the weight and was moving her whole upper body to help get the weight up. So hard to explain without showing you. So what I think is happening is I'm not keeping a flat back and kind…

I just feel like part of my upper back moves with the move rather than it just being my arms pulling. I don't know if that makes sense. I think it's just a little too heavy so in the last few sets I start to use my back more than I think I should...

You guys are so inspiring! I worked out TOO much last week, I think. I know I need a good rest day... I just feel guilty when I take them. I got my three lift days in last week but I don't think I checked in with them. I finally hit my reps on an increased weight for squat and bench. I'm pretty sure a really good nights…

You guys are so inspiring! I worked out TOO much last week, I think. I know I need a good rest day... I just feel guilty when I take them. I got my three lift days in last week but I don't think I checked in with them. I finally hit my reps on an increased weight for squat and bench. I'm pretty sure a really good nights…

I agree with those telling you to put away and ignore the scale. I'm working on that myself. I put the scale away on April 1 and only pulled it out when I was sick out of curiosity. I had a stomach bug and was interested in the difference between being well hydrated and obviously dehydrated. I have noticed that I am WAY…

In for Mr. Rogers! My middle kid is singing Mr. Roger's Neighborhood songs in his music class, and my youngest LOVES Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, so I introduced my kids to Mr. Roger's Neighborhood last weekend via YouTube. I gotta say, I loved the show as a kid. I love everything Mr. Rogers stood for and his take on the…

I was desperately trying to find a teaching job and interviewed at a school for children with disabilities. I was interviewing for a preschool co-teacher position and the principal was telling me that they had a big need for one-on-one companions for some of their students. He wanted to set me up as the companion for an 18…

Was the man's name Michael Scott?

You ladies are impressive! I'm jumping in. Yesterday I had to do things out of order due to the gym being super busy. I did bench 1st. 85 pounds but failed on my last rep of last set. Didn't have a spotter so I had to do the roll of shame. Squat 135x1x5 - then I didn't want to push it anymore because I wasn't using the…

Have you changed what you were doing and have you seen different results since then?

THIS is what I'd love to see! I'm mostly beyond caring about the number on the scale. I just love feeling strong. I love to eat food. And I'd love if my pants were a bit looser. :)

So you made strength gains at a deficit but not at maintenance? Wanting to keep gaining strength is a driving factor in my interest in eating at/around maintenance...

I just ordered Vibrams after a friend raved about lifting in them. They should arrive today. I can't WAIT to try them! If I hadn't really pushed the limits lifting Friday and Sunday (and a windy run Saturday) I'd be tempted to go try them today!

We had a table just like that in the last dept I worked in. We called the table the hog trough.

Ok this had me laughing. :) I'm with you on the first one... except trouble is I'm now recovered and my hunger level for the past few days has been through the roof. I guess I need to try those gummy bears!

A) You look awesome! I'm super jealous of your flat flat tummy! B) YAY StrongLifts!!! :)

I know the kind of responses your post got without really looking. Everything in moderation, etc. Probably jokes about what a crock it is to claim to be addicted to sugar. However, I get where you're coming from. I am recovering from an ED, and in doing so I'm constantly learning what my triggers are. I know there are…

Thanks everyone. The Bod Pod is an hour away at a University and due to my/my husband's schedule, I can only make an appointment on the weekend, and they only take appointments when they can group them together (to make it worth the professor's while to come in). I emailed her on Friday afternoon and she said she had some…

Prenatal vitamins made me really sick and I was talking to my OB about the importance of them. My doctor first of all said I could take children's chewable vitamins, such as Flintstones, twice a day (spaced out to help me not get sick from them). He said in all honesty, the baby is going to take from you what it needs to…

Yep! Well, the closest bigger city to me is - Toledo, Ohio.

Take it one day at a time. I agree you probably need some counselling. I'm working to overcome some long term ED behaviors. Learn your triggers and patterns that you fall into. Avoid those triggers and try to find distractions or ways to create new patterns. Be honest and open with someone you can trust to help keep you…

I think I will just aim for 2 30-40 minute runs a week. Cardio helps my mood, but I'm enjoying the lifting, so I guess ultimately, that is my main focus.

I'm glad to see there are others that are doing the same and dealt with some exhaustion the first couple weeks. Today was my first running day (alarm didn't go off on Monday morning), but I feel ok. It probably didn't help that last week it was TOM. I'll push through! :) Glad to have found 5x5s and this board!

I have been using gloves, mostly for deadlifts, although I have used them for rows as well. My gym defiinitely has cheese grater bars! I didn't want to spend the money on gloves at the moment, so I'm embarrassed to say I'm using batting gloves. :)

YES! I just posted about this last week. It seems to be calming down a bit this week (maybe?), but for the past 3+ weeks I've had sweat just running down my arm when I was sitting doing nothing! Although it's in the 40s at night, I still turn on my a/c in my bedroom at night. I think it was Thursday night that I woke up in…

I understand where you're coming from, although I don't have anything helpful to add except understanding... I have weighed more for the last week than I have since I originally lost 70 pounds on VLCD after having my now almost 6 year old. Ok... well there was another pregnancy in the mix, but I now weigh 7 pounds more…

More great tips - thank you! I do have a HRM but the battery died this week. There is a new one on order. :)

Boo! I lost my reply! I guess I'll start over. I redid the spreadsheet after I knew my BF% from BodPod. With my workout game plan in mind I entered my numbers to get a current, accurate TDEE estimate and my cut goal is based off of that. I did just realize that I underestimated my mid-high cardio exercise minutes by…