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Thanks for asking this- I am at the same place (just finished my first 2 halfs this month) and was just wondering the same question!! :) And thanks for all the advice guys!

First of all, I LOVE your username and profile pic :) Love me some 10th Doctor!! On a weight lifting note, I think it kind of depends on what muscles you'd like to work out. Here are some exercises I do each week, as an idea: alternating bicep curls bicep curls with shoulder press tricep kickbacks chest flys alt. leg…

I like sriracha on eggs and omelettes, in chili to spice it up, on veggies, on meat.. I guess fruit is the only thing I don't like it on, haha!

Shortie here too- 5' 0"! I started out at 144lbs, and I've now been maintaining at 108-112lbs for the past 9 months. Feel free to add me! :)

I've just set my own sugar macro, and as I'm looking back at each day, I do a quick tally of ADDED grams of sugar (in things like yogurt, honey, etc) vs sugar in fruits & veggies. If my added sugar seems particularly high, then I'll be extra aware of my intake for the next few days. Hope that helps!

From 28.1 at the start to 21.5

This has been said, but a more affordable choice than organic (although I buy organic as well) is to buy local & in-season, from farmers markets. Often the prices are less expensive than organic produce, and you can ask farmers directly about growing practices. Many are "chemical/pesticide free" growers but just can't…

I have had a similar situation- I got down to low weight and I haven't had my period for the past 8 months. I've gained back weight but have not gotten my period yet. I visited my doctor, which I would recommend you doing! They tested for Polycycstic ovarian syndrome, as well as ran some blood tests. My new doctor also…

Hi! I'd love a maintenance buddy! I've been maintaining (+/- 4 lbs) since February. I think the toughest thing is figuring out the balance of energy expended vs calorie intake. When I first hit my goal weight, I didn't add back enough calories, and I was still loosing 1 lbs per month, eventually getting to a weight that…

28 y.o 5'0" CW/GW = 108-110 lbs HW was 144 lbs My base calories on a non-workout day are at 1400 right now, but with exercise that's very frequently more like 1600-1800.

Hi! Your post really resonated with me. I have recently (over the past year) lost about 20 lbs (which was weight I needed to loose), and while trying to maintain, I've dropped down to an un-safe weight for me. I've been trying to gain back some weight so I can have my period again, and it's very challenging- I feel like I…

1430 calorie typical day: Breakfast (7:30-11am)- Oatmeal + fruit OR No-fat plain greek yogurt with granola 1/8-1/4 cup granola OR Egg white omelette + spinach + peppers + 2 slices bacon + a piece of fruit Early Lunch (11am-2pm)- Spinach salad topped with a protein and veggies + some veggies and hardboiled eggs OR a cup of…

5x5s - 130 currently! :) and I'm a little shortie- I'm 5'0" and I weigh 108. I was always worried I'd "bulk-up" but that has not been the case at all! Good luck with lifting- it's a lot of fun!

May Lifting goals: Squat - from 125lbs - Goal 130 *Hit it! 5/19 Bench - from 75-80 - Goal 80 *Hit it! 5/14 Row - from 70 lbs- Goal 75 OHP - from 60 lbs - Goal 65 Deadlift - from 125 lbs - Goal 130

No reason to be embarrassed! We all have to start somewhere! :)

Lifting goals: Squat - currently 125lbs - Goal 130 Bench - currently 75-80 - Goal 80 Row - currently 70 lbs- Goal 75 OHP - currently 60 lbs - Goal 65 Deadlift - currently 125 lbs - Goal 130

OHP: 60 (currently 50) Bench: 85 (currently 75) Squat: 120 (currently 110) Row: 80 (currently 70-75) Deadlift: 130 (currently 110)

I'm 5' 0"and I'm currently at 109 lbsand 17.8% Body Fat. Everyone's body is different, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I could get down to the 105-110 range (I started at 144 a few years ago, and when I most recently got into exercise I was at 138).

Hi guys! Here's me a few days ago, at 17.8% BF. I'm 5' 0" and 109 lbs, for reference. I'd like to get lower, into the 16% area, but I lost my period and I don't want to get down lower in an unhealthy way. I still feel like I have some areas (of course) where there's more fat than I'd like, but overall I'm a lot healthier-…

Hi Scott! Here's my 2 cents: Machines are easy to use and often people start with machines because they are essentially assisting you to do the exercises. As I started to add weight lifting into my routine more regularly (have been lifting for 3 x a week for the last 5 months), I have transitioned to free weights. I almost…

Thanks!!

Hey guys! :) Just found this group- so awesome! I'm 5'0", and I just hit my "goal weight" this Monday! I posted my success story here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/891126-reached-my-target-weight-now-the-real-work-begins Feel free to check it out! I'm now working towards and even lower bodyfat %, strength…

Way to go!!! And thanks for the support and the warm welcome, all!! :)

I'm in my 10 week of Strong Lifts, but I'm new to this group- hi everyone! I started at: Squats- 50 Chest Press- 30 Row- 40 Deadlifts- 40 OHP- 30 Now at 10 weeks in: Squats- 105 Chest Press- 60 Row- 75 Deadlifts- 100 OHP- 50 Feeling pretty good about my progress, although I'm taking it sort of slow with the weight adding…

I use either "strength training" under cardio, or circuit training, depending on how intense of a lift day it was. If it was an intense day and I feel like I sweated a lot, I'll log a 1 hour lifting workout as 30 mins strength training 30 mins circuit training.

Hi! Just to give you an idea, when I started my "weight loss journey" in Sept of 2012, I was at 31.4% body fat. I did a 3 month check in at the beginning of December, and I was at 24.7% body fat. I just did another check in today ( cause I was curious!!) and I'm at 20.2%! So that's a loss of over 11% in a little less than…

WOW! You look GREAT! :) Great job!

I'm 5' 0". I'm currently at 112, and would like to get down to 110-105 lbs. BUT I am also doing strength training so If I stayed at 112 or went up to 115 I'd be fine with that- more concerned now that I've lost some weight about my Body Fat %. I'm aiming for 16%!

M/F: Female! Age: 27 Height: 5' 0" Start weight: 144 lbs Goal weight: 110 lbs Time it took: almost there- at 112 lbs currently and it took 5 months (Sept 2012-Jan 2013) Aloted daily calories: 1200, although I "eat back" almost all of my earned exercise calories, so most days I am eating 1400-1600. Did your aloted calories…

Yeah!!! Way to go, my MFP buddy! Proud of all the work you've put in- you are truly an inspiration!! I am currently doing Strong Lifts, but am thinking about checking out NRWFL based on your success with it!