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Someone may have already responded to this, but building muscle isn't going to make the scale drop, and in most cases it will go up. I hate the scale, and refuse to confide in it. ;) I just measure inches. The scale can be very discouraging when you're strength training and building muscle. Hope that helps. :)

Try level 3 instead of 2. It was harder, but better. And more fun, in my opinion anyway.. I quit everytime i got to level 2 until a friend recommended I skip it. :)

ha.. I'm the same way. My level 1 only lasted 2 days and then I went to Level 3 because I hated Level 2. 3 is brutal, but I think it's more fun personally, and it goes by faster bc I don't space out from boredom. haha!

awesome! thanks for all your help! That's good stuff!! :)

I WISH I could do an at home program, but i get home and my motivation says peace out. For me, the only thing that works is actually going to the gym, because once i drag myself through the doors, I have to stay and work out, or be the dork that walked in and did nothing for 4 minutes. haha.. I've tried Beach Body stuff,…

Thanks. :) Yeah I gotta stay consistent with MFP too.

haha!! I know!! Everytime I whine about it someone gets offended. I whine a lot. I'm not ready for 30.. I still feel 23. ;)

Thanks! I'll look into "clean foods". I think everything I eat is processed. ;)

Suck it up. :) I HATED lifting weights, but found what worked for me, which was BodyPump.. I needed someone to tell me to what to do, keep me entertained, and the group atmosphere (it's a lot easier to quit and go get a cheeseburger when you're alone). ;) But i stuck with it, kept showing up, and then one day not long…

I chose saline, and thats a total lie that they look or feel "more fake". haha.. No ripples, and it was the best thing i ever did for myself. I think it depends on the size and pre-surgery body as to how fake they look, not what fills them up. One big plus to saline, is if they ever leak, its not dangerous - its just salt…

I lift at the gym - both free weights and Les Mills Body Pump weight lifting classes. I find that it's a lot easier to get lazy and quit when you're at home and nobody sees you. haha.. :smile:

Yep! Honestly, I don't even weigh myself, because strength training is so vital (and awesome), I go by the way my clothes fit / body looks. The scale is very discouraging. It's way more fun to measure yourself or go by progress pics. I did something the other day and caught a glimpse in the mirror of my tricep / shoulder…

haha!! I know.. I hear that a lot at the gym too.. from....... women. Not good. (: Sometimes its too awkward to offer the truth, but I try to offer advice when i can, and explain why that's not possible.

Tulsa agrees. ;)

I think when I got mine, I became even more modest than before, because I did not want to be "that girl", which, apparently is a very busy girl, because many of you have come into contact with her. Most people dont even know that I have them, because I dress modestly, and even though they're a 34DD, they're not oversized…

"See, we don't need men to make us feel like ****, for years we have excelled at doing it to each other. Yay us!" Best, and most legitimate comment in this whole conversation.

If possible, I would attend a Body Pump class at a local gym, if you go to one. Sometimes they'll do a free pass for a week to try them, I'm pretty sure my gym does. It's fun, the music is motivating and you can meet connect with other people. But what I found most beneficial is the built in personal training. I've had…

I'm 5'5, and ideally my scale goal is 125, I'm at 135 right now, and that's my starting weight. That's hard to answer for me, because I'm not a big fan of the scales, I think it's a big fat liar, and discourager. That's why I say it's ideally 125, but I do a lot of strength training, and the scale hasnt changed much, but…

Insurance: and for those talking about the insurance earlier, I don't know if you can through Apple, but through a regular insurance company, like State Farm, I insured my iphone for like 4 bucks a month or something, and it covered it even if it was stolen.

I. Phone. !!!!! But really there are some cons to either situation. I had an iPhone, switched because AT&T are in face, bloodsucking, greedy, shady jerks. (just sayin', extra fees they just make up and add that dont even make any sense.. but thats a whole other paragraph.) ;0 the phone itself, I loved, I switched because…

Amazing job! You look great! :flowerforyou:

and ps.. I don't need a book, bc I work out at Golds (love it) and there's rarely a shortage of men in too-tight Affliction shirts staring at their muscles.. Seriously, i almost fell off an eliptical laughing so hard one day... soooooo intense.. i thought the guy was gonna lick his bicep.. haha..

ha.. I know what you mean, but let me say one thing about makeup! :) I've had girls look at me all nasty and cross-eyed because i walk out of the locker room with makeup on.. STILL on.. because I work 8-5 and hit the gym right after, to avoid obstacles (like my comfy couch). Even if I washed the face makeup off, sorry, I'm…