powerpuffgirl66 Member

I love to workout. If I'm at work, I'm at the gym during my lunch. I also aim to go on Saturdays. Most weeks look like this: Monday: Lifting (5x5- style squat, deadlift, straight-leg deadlift, row, lunges, good mornings, overhead press) Tuesday: Lifting (5x5-style bench press, pull-ups, chin-ups, some other random things…

Do you have a gym near your place of work? I just go during my lunch. It is the only way I can fit it into my day.

As others have already mentioned, it is mostly all about your diet. Eat at a deficit to lose weight. Lift big weights to maintain as much muscle as possible. You'll be a lot happier with how your body looks if you maintain (and even built) your muscles. Plus more muscles = burn more calories = eat more food. :) I…

I used to take the les mills body pump class in my gym, but also found I suffered from knee pain after. I normally lift heavy (squat 175 lbs, deadlift 215 lbs) and no knee pain at all. But there's something about that class that messes with my knees. My theory is the pace is too quick and you do not have enough time to…

Wow. You ladies are so inspiring! I need to work on my lifts a bit more, I think. I've been lifting for over a year now. 5X5 bench: 90 lbs (ugh) squat: 175 lbs dead: 215 lbs

It took me about a year. As I did not watch what I ate at all. So the progress was really slow. I'm a lot stricter with my diet now and have managed to lose an additional 12 lbs in the last two months. So my current weight is 155/156 lbs. I should post new pictures, as those 12 lbs made a big difference.

I have always been very flexible, but I found myself becoming tight and stiff after lifting. The stiffness would impede my flexibility. I started taking yoga. Just once a week. This has made a world of a difference.

I have been incorporating SL5x5 three days a week since day one (I also include yoga one day and a hiit-style step class another day). Here's my progress thus far: I've lost around 22 lbs. Many, many inches. My current main lifts: 155 squat, 205 deadlift, 65 overhead press, 80 bench, 90 row. I love it and find it very…

5x5 means five sets, five reps per set. The lower reps allow you to lift heavier weights.

I personally have found success with 40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat. I also found this website helpful: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ It really depends on your goals and finding a balance where you feel satiated.

Thank you, everyone! Yes! Don't listen to the scale. Focus on fitness instead. There's only a couple pound difference between my Oct 2014 and April 2015 pictures.

Thank you so much. I have doubted myself so many times. I still don't feel small. But keep going! Lifting takes much longer to see big results, but you will be soooooo much happier with your body when you get there. Recomposition is the way to go. The more muscle you have, the more you can afford to eat. I wish I had…

Yes! I've been lifting heavy, 5x5 style, since day one! I have only been cutting my calories since beginning of February. I'm in the weight room three times a week. Yoga one day and a hiit style step class another (want to keep my heart healthy). Everyone should lift. Your bodies love muscles. Plus. Nothing beats feeling…

Thank you. You will get there too. Just keep moving forward. :)

Perfectly fine, as long as you're using proper form. I press almost 300. You'll be surprised how strong your legs can be. :)

I was very diet focused at the beginning and it only took about 3 months to drop 20 lbs. But then my focus moved to fitness and not the scale. I put on a couple lbs as I changed the composition of my body. Inches are much more important than the number on the scale. Eat well, move more. The slower the transition, the…

5'6" - 184 lbs to 168 lbs. I lift heavy 3x a week, yoga one day and hiit another. I don't really watch what I eat, which is what I am working on now.

Love my flex. Had it for over a year before I lost it. The band undid and it fell while I was out. I didn't notice until I had already returned home. However, I contacted Fitbit and they gave me a free replacement! Amazing company.

The heavy weights also became too much for my wrists. And my callouses would get torn open every time I deadlifted (200#+). Not fun. I found a pair of small Harbinger gloves with attached wrist wraps. Callouses are gone and wrists feel much better. Do what makes the experience comfortable for you. Don't worry about others'…

Vodka + Diet Coke = ~ 60cals

I'm slacking in the upper body lifts, but working on them. Have been lifting since May. 5x5 Bench: 65 Squat: 130 Deadlift: 200

As many have mentioned, the more than likely case is that the friend who can eat anything, is really not eating as much as you think. The BBC did a documentary covering this very topic. Here's a link to that part of the documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSOCZZh1CC8

If he gets re-elected, I will seriously consider moving.

Skipped Tuesday, so I doubled up Agility X and Yoga last night. Agility was fun. I did a bit of modifying for all the pushup plyo moves. I can't spring myself into the air. Still burned 300 cals. Yoga was good for yoga. But that guy Ted. Wow. I wish I could pull some of his moves off. I definitely have a long way to go.

Yes! Alcohol affects the same part of your brain that controls emotions/thoughts. If you google this, lots of studies come up. Here's an article roughly explaining what happens: "The three areas that were mostly working in the process of lying were the anterior cingulated cortex, the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and…

We have identical stats. Same height/weight. I got down to 166 lbs before xmas, but then stopped everything and went up to 170lbs. On my first week (actually started last week, but became sick with flu). Are you following the diet?

My fave is the Folgers Vanilla Biscotti kcup. Yummy! And only 2ish cals. I also have the reusable kcup to brew any kind of coffee.

Is this a trick question? I feel like it's a trick question...

Completed Total Synergistics last night. Burned around 270 cals. Although that's debatable, as there was little cardio involved. Wow. Do I suck at pullups! I can't even do one! I cheat and sort of hop up, while using the chinup assist band. I'm still working for it, as I try to hold myself up once I cheat my way up there.…

0.7 - 30" waist and 43" hips.