TrinaJ11 Member

more meats, cheeses, eggs, nuts, sugar free jello for snacks, diet soda and crystal light for drinks

Does she know that you and the guy "like" each other? She may not want anyone to know that she's set up a date with someone inside the workplace...which is the same reason why you and him aren't together..."yet". If she doesn't know you guys are "talking"...I wouldn't outright assume that she's just lying to sneak behind…

Are we supposed to post updated measurements at the end of each week too? I just took and wrote them down just in case.

I do my 40 minute cardio routine then jump into the challenge. Starting Sunday however I'm starting a P90X/Insanity hybrid in addition to the challenge. Last week I could barely move my legs lol...but this week I'm finding it to be much better. Be sure to stretch!

Week 1 complete! Initial : Situps 30 Squats 37 Dips 12 Week 1 : Situps 34 Squats 25 Dips 27 Loving those dips!

I found that when I first got my old HRM, MFP was underestimating for me too. Trust your HRM. MFP can't calculate your heart rate via interwebz lol. I just got a FT7 today so I'm looking forward to seeing the difference between that and my ****ty old HRM lol *edited to say underestimating...I accidently said over at first.

Keep in mind that you're already doing x amount of squats before it gets to set 5 so you probably did 40 and then some. Don't down yourself :wink:

FINALLY! The weekend. Being that I don't workout on weekends....I AM SOOOO HAPPY!!! My legs are killing me! LOL. I've only completed 2 days of the challenge (doing mon, wed, fri with my other workout)...BUT MAN! Those squats are no joke. The situps and dips are fine.......The squats!!

Eating a Klondike bar and reading through the boards

I don't think it's a binge if you plan for it lol. Anyway, get a good workout in, enjoy yourself and start fresh the next day.

This. I WAS NOT ready for how starved I would feel when I breastfed...Gained 20 lbs post pregnancy. Oops! But with the help of MFP it'll be better and easier to keep track of.

Even while you're pregnant you can do light cardio and walking. As long as you have no health issues you should be fine. Newborns love being rocked and bounced..so when the time comes invest in a good stroller and take them on walks and jogs. I worked out at night when baby was sleeping and now that he's older (18 months)…

Yes. Just work slowly toward them. I wouldn't recommend doing it every day though. Give your muscles a chance to relax. Check out twohundredsitups.com they can help you work slowly towards your goal. They even have a pushups site I believe.

bump so I won't lose the thread :)

Measurements : Waist : 38.5 Hips : 42 Thigh : 24 Calf : 14.5 Upper Arm : 11.5 Initial Test : 30 situps (poor), 37 squats (good), 12 dips (poor) Excited to see the end results in addition to my current workout routine.

I'm in! Since it's pretty late, I'll post my measurements first thing in the morning if that's ok.

I have one 18 month old son. I've been a SAHM since I was about 6 months pregnant with him.

"easy to inflate" LOL :laugh:

Congrats! You are beautiful!!

I have a few freckles on my face...and whether a guy thinks so or not, I find them sexy!

Look into getting a heart rate monitor but until then just go with what MFP says. Alot of people say that MFP over calculates but I found for me when I got my HRM it under calculated.

I just work through it. I find that once I'm finish I feel better. My hardest day is the first day so I usually pop a tylenol or motrin before.

This.

ANYTHING Haagen Dazs

I know what you mean. I'd say for about 3 months of eating my "usual" 1200-1400 calories and yo-yoing the same 1-3 lbs up and down I had to figure out something. Talked to a few of my MFP buddies and did some research and finally decided to try it. After the first week of feeling like I was stuffing my face LOL I actually…

Something I've found that's helped my plateau was eating more. I'm at 1600 cals on days I don't workout and can get up to 1800 NET on the days that I do. According to your diary you net anywhere between 900-1300. Try increasing calories (was scary to me at first) for a month and see how your body responds.

Nature's Own Whole Wheat bread. 50 cals a slice. Only bread I've had since I was a child. Actually....we had the butter bread...which I can't stand now.

I'm still fairly new to running but when I do get a chance to go out I go to the park and run on their trails. Great scenery and lots of other runners/walkers for motivation.

My food scale..that I use every second of the day. I actually use my measuring cups now too. I still have a designated "snack" cabinet but instead of being filled with chips and cookies it's filled with protein bars/shakes & rice cakes.

Your stats aren't tooo far from mine..I'd say that's a pretty accurate burn based on my own results.