"You should be ready to collapse, not just a light sweat. " LoL! Best way to put it! That is absolutely how I feel! I am always DRIPPING with sweat and...
Hey~ Here's what I do on the treadmill 3.0 mph is about a 5 for me 3.5 mph is about a 6 4.0 is about a 7 4.5 is 8 5.0 is a 9 RPE 5.5 is a 10 (my high point) ...
I'm right there with ya Alyssa. I have a friend who is following Weight Watchers and seems to eat nothing but fruit all day. She looks like she's "thinning...
WOW! That is just fantastic Mary Kay!! I bet you are just tickled pink (as we sometimes say in the south) :o) You are setting a great example for the rest of...
Those are awesome results!!!! I can only pray I will have those kinds of results. I am on week 7 and have had okay results so far. Not crying about it...
I, too, get the "are you still on diet?" questions. or the "have you started a new diet?" question. I just tell them no, I've set a goal to run a 5K, I'm...
My husband cooks all the meals and our house and he ONLY uses the eating for life cookbook. He loves it. You do get some hardcore folks that don't like the...
That's great Marion. Thanks for all of your other posts--they give me food for thought (and some good thoughts for food--recipes). I love your attitude. ...
Multiply percentage times total body weight. Example: If you weigh 150 pounds and have 25% body fat, you pounds of fat equals: 150 X 0.25 = 37.5 pounds of...
Yay!!! I am down 2.5#s!!! I have also lost this week: 1 inch off waist 1 inch off bust .5 inch off hips All in all this was a great week. Week 8 starts...
Remember - if you're planning to follow the BFL weight plan, then you need to use a range of weights (ie, 4 different weights) for each muscle group. Marion ...
So glad you came out of hiding to share your news; we'd love for you to stay out of hiding too! Maroin ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Jenny - another option is to find someone from the group who is able/willing to be a one-to-one online buddy with you. I've seen some women come here, post a...
To take Barbara's explanation one step further..... At 150, with 25% body fat, you have 37.5 Pounds of fat. That means you have 112.5 pounds of Lean Body Mass...
... I think your friend is misguided (diet-delusional) in her food choices (and doesnt realize it which is sad)you can have probably more quantity/quality with...
... Actually for some exercises, like lunges and squats many people use no weight(s) when starting. Others start off upper body exercises with as little as 3...
That's a pretty broad question. For areas like my legs I began seated leg curls at 30 pounds-ish...for side raises I started at 2 pounds....And for different...
You really shouldn't worry about what other people are starting with weight wise....I was so embarrassed because I couldn't use the Shoulder Press Machine with...
Glad I'm taking some time to catch up--I like this thread. Kind of related, I have been working on being more positive. Instead of focusing on the fact that I...
Jami, That's smart. I am just healing from shoulder bursitis/tendonitis (3 months), which I think I inadvertantly caused by lifting too heavy. Candace...
In the books! Today is free day and my bridal shower! I didn't go too crazy. had an omelet w/ lots of veggies and fruit and ok, I had a piece of cake. Down a...
I did weight watchers FOREVER and I lost my slider a loooong time ago... For an estimate, here's what I used, and it worked for me! 50 cal- 1 point Then I'm...
