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I thought I had replied on Friday but apparently I didn't :)

Danielle - I agree with Megs on how to up your calories. I have found that good protein at all is a great way to increase those calories (peanut butter, nuts, protein bars or drinks, etc.). Not only will you make sure you are getting in your calories but you will make sure you aren't losing any muscle while losing weight.

Megs - Great job on the 3 miles!! Running can be so addicting! I used to only be able to walk and now I"m running 3 miles. Granted it's a faster run and a slower jog but I'm still not walking at all :) Just be careful with starting too fast, to far. I did that and you can over train so quickly. They say to only do about 10% a week on distance. I have also heard a lot of people on here talk about the couch to 3k or something like that.. maybe that would help you get started?

Soraya - Great job on eating so well and working out those 4 days!! Oh and as for that stupid Ad yes, that is super annoying. It was funny I had told my husband that we needed to throw out the pie and he said we would on Thursday, well Thursday came and I went to get my last piece and it was gone, he had thrown it out. It made my craving worse  but then I realized it really helped save calories and now all is good and I'm back to not eating much sweets again :)

Cindy - Great job on your eating.. I too have had a hard time getting all my veggies in I would love any advice you have. Putting them in the eggs is a great way and I will have to try that :)

Me - I've gotten back to eating better, wouldn't say great but better. I still haven't gotten back to working out my 5 days a week yet but this week things have calmed down so I will get in there and do it. I did my 3.3 miles yesterday and I was so proud of myself. I didn't want to go (it was cold outside 24 degrees F) but I went and if felt great.  I will start my 4th week of the new rules, which seems to be going fine, and then run a mile or so after my lifting. Then tonight I'm going to a Metalica concert that won't get over until about midnight so I'm going to be dragging you know what tomorrow. Hopefully that won't hinder tomorrow'**** session :)

Soraya - bugger!! So if I'm losing weight, lifting heavy 3 days a week and doing cardio 2 days, but my micronutritions are super great.. I'm losing what? muscle? I'm just concerned because thus far I have been happy with my rate of weight loss, 1 lb a week. From 168 to 133, but now I'm at that last 13 to 20 I want to lose and I just want to make sure I do it right :)

Megs- I agree with Soraya, you will get there and you will feel great! Just remember it takes time and those stupid plateaus will end.

Danielle - Great job on getting those lbs off~ and great job on getting the workout stuff.

I think we all have days where we could use improvements :) I haven't been eating that well and only working out 3 days a week and that is bumming me out.

I work out in the gym, it's the only way I'll work out. Too much goes on at home.

I too, hope everyone else is well!

I hated pictures of myself especially when I started but it's great to look now and see how far I have really come. So it's not nice now but it will be later :)

As for the all or nothing, yep that does have to go out the door. It makes it too easy to quite when that is going on. That's why I keep looking at the big picture of where I want to be. Today isn't a big deal if tomorrow is good, etc. etc.

The new rules is mostly free weights and some body weight. It has cable stuff in there but no other types of machines.

Angela - I'm glad I'm not the only one.. I felt bad about not posting :)

Are you still counting your calories? I really think it's a good idea to take a picture of yourself either every month or every other month. That way you can "see" the changes. Measuring is hard for me because I don't know where I'm supposed to measure and I'm always concerned I'm measuring in different places giving me different numbers.

I do weigh in every time I'm at the gym (usually 4 times a week) but I don't take the number seriously but once a week (so I "weigh in" on Mondays but I would see three other numbers throughout the week") I would only use that Monday number as my "real" weigh in though. This helps me keep track of things and stay on track.

Good for you for not giving up.. it's hard and it can be frustrating.. I remember when I went on a 6 week plateau.. Man I was really, really cranky!

as for new rules.. I like it.. I'm not following the diet stuff really (though it's not really a "diet" more than just eat at maintenance and eat more protein really. I am trying to eat more protein but the eating at maintenance is scary to me.

I like the workouts thus far.. A bit easier than what I was doing but I'm going to give it a bit of time. It's good to mix things up and I am sore today from yesterday's workout :) I think it's going to be a good program.

Meg - I go to the gym 4 days a week mostly. This week I didn't because I had/will have lunch "dates". So this week is only 3 days but I will work out at least 4 days because I will run on Friday probably and then again on Sunday so I guess that is actually 5.. That is new though. As for when I eat.. I eat at my desk right after I get back from the gym.

I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well.. that really sucks. Can I ask why you would be eating just veggies all day? That doesn't seem like a healthy balance of food. I would guess that maybe that is why you are getting headaches.. Though if I remember correctly Gina is the nutritionist :) The nice thing for me about calorie counting is nothing is off limits for me. I do eat what I want but I just eat smaller portions. I have made healthier choices of food though.. Instead of white bread, pasta, etc. I have chosen wheat, etc.

Also something to think about.. this shouldn't be a diet.. diets end and then you go back to eating the same way you gained the weight in the first place. I have chosen to eat the way I do knowing that I can live with continuing it for the rest of my life.

Kinda long but I hope it helps.

Okay I'm a dope :) I now see that Shapeshifter actually puts her name on the bottom of each of her posts..

Soraya it is :) I'll get it at some point. Where is your name derived from? Are you in the states? I saw that oatmeal cookie ad too and I have to admit I was looking around trying to find a healthy recipe so I could make them tonight. Though I think I'm going to end up making no bakes which are pretty bad for you :) (they are the ones that you have oatmeal, sugar, milk, butter, vanilla extract, peanut butter) YUMMY - they are made on the stove hence the "no bake"

Good luck on the clothes.. Hopefully they will be too big :)

Megs - Great job on the eating and great job on upping the breakfast I was thinking I would be starving if I had just ate a banana (but I'm a breakfast person) :) Do you count your calories or are you just eye balling your intake?

danielle- If that isn't what you want to be referred to as, just let me know :) Awesome job on the food intake! I think it's great that you have a plan and are sticking to it!

Me - So yesterday I went to the gym, did squats, bench press and bent over row, then ran for about a half a mile (didn't have time for more). Today I went to the gym and did HIIT on the stationary bike and then did abs. My eating has been okay but maybe too high on the fat percentage side so I need to watch that. It was my TOTM so I was bloating a bit but it seems to have gone away and I'm still at the 134 today, so no gain and that is usually how it is. I usually don't check in on the weekends with kids and home stuff I usually don't have time but the plan is to take a run on Sunday so I'll let you guys know if I do :)

Thank you everyone for your great stories and help with that stupid BF crap. It really did help to hear I wasn't the only one.

Mar- Good luck on that test! I'm sure you did just fine. I really hate waiting for results! I bet you are getting so excited to come here. How long are you wanting to stay? You are wanting to go to school here right?

Zima - Again thank you for your support! I hope you got my PM back :) Did you get your P90X workout in?

Angela - Finny that you said that picture wasn't you, I had always thought it was, so when you talked about your weight loss I was like .. WOW I would LOVE to look like her :)

Me - Nothing new here.. I had my cheat day yesterday and I felt sick afterwards. I went to TGI Fridays and had a bowl of broccoli and cheese soup and 3 breadsticks. It was yummy but I felt like crap afterward. Then I had subway for dinner (doesn't sound bad right..) well when you have a 6 inch tuna and cheetos.. it makes it bad :) Well back on the eating healthy today and to the gym in a little bit.

Okay, you guys will have to forgive me I don't know your names yet..

Bee - I definitely think the 1500 is a much better number. And Shape is right, you will end up binging badly or worse yet.. after you plateau you may end up eating "normal" again and then gain what you lost and then some. Very few people actually can eat that little and be healthy doing it. I did that right before I found out I was pregnant. I didn't know better, had no idea about any of this calorie stuff. Anyway, I gained 55 lbs during my pregnancy, IT SUCKED :)

Oh and I have found that for me if I do a calorie range it helps to keep me on track and I don't feel so bad to hit it exactly. Mine is 1400-1600 and I usually am around 1500 but if I go to 1600 I'm okay with that too. Also, I usually do one day that I allow myself a maintenance day to keep my body guessing to avoid that stupid plateau.

Thanks for the compliments and thanks for the feedback on the BF test.. I am really hearing that again and again, so I'm going to call bull on it.

K9 - Yes I have seen you on somewhere too but I can't remember where :) Sounds like you and I are doing about the same kind of thing working out wise that will be nice to bounce stuff off of you. Great job waking up early and getting your cardio in.. That is awesome!

Shape - I just really think it sucks that they would do that to someone! Don't think know what emotionally it does! I can't say the word I want to here because CC will cut it out anyway. Not sure where you came from on the weight from but GREAT job on it going down if that is your goal :) I really, really can't stand office drama, in fact I pretty much work only with men because the estrogen is low and thus the drama is low :) I worked in what I called the "hens nest" and I had to quit because I kept getting myself in trouble because I didn't play their games. Hopefully it will get better soon for you!

Me - Today was my workout day off, and my cheat meal. I went to lunch with my hubby to TGI Fridays and got my FAV. Though I can't find the stupid calorie count, I had the bowl of broccoli and cheese soup and 3 breadsticks (CARB OVERLOAD and I feel sick) but man it was good. I will take about a mile walk a bit later so at least I'll get some exercise outside normal taking care of two small kids (almost 5 and almost 2)

I see that you guys have had this around for a while but can I still join?

A little about myself.. I'm in another group so I feel like I'm jumping ship but I'm not I just need more people to talk to :) And you guys seem like a good group of ladies.

My name is Stefanie, I'm 31 (Yikes I've been having issues with this), I'm currently 134 and have lost, tossed, thrown away :) 34 lbs, oh and I'm 5'2" (maybe a half in there, I"m not completely sure). I still have 15 I would like to have off of me, but I really don't care about the number, I just want the jiggle to go away.

I go to the gym 4 days a week of those 4, 3 days are lifting heavy (squats, lunges, deadlifts, overhead press, pretty much any compound movement I can find), then one day of HIIT. If I get my lifting done early I will do some steady state cardio.

I had a really difficult day yesterday, I went to the gym for an orientation with a trainer (I don't have one currently, don't want one, told them that but he offered to do a cardio test and a body fat % test, which I was interested in). When I started I thought I was at 30% or 31%, so when he did the test yesterday I was expecting maybe 26%. Well, no it was 34%.. WHAT!!!! So that would have meant that I would have lost muscle, gained fat and somehow had to lose inches during all of that (since I went from a size 14 to a now size 6 - which is actually too big, I need a size 4). Logic tells me something is off but I keep thinking I am just making excuses because I don't want to believe it. I want to be realistic about my progress. So I was thinking about going to a nutritionist and seeing if they could do a test, cause I also want to have my RMR tested.

On the good news front, I was able to do 30 push ups (yes the full ones not on your knees) without stopping.

I look forward to "meeting" you guys..

Thanks for all your replies so far!! I began to question him when he started saying that he wouldn't suggest for me to lift heavy. He never did give a good explaination as to why. Though he did want me to add more cardio. So I'm going to do lifting for a half hour then cardio for the other half for two weeks and he wants to redo the body fat percentage. Thoughts?

How do you get the number to input it?

Tabby - Your weight fluctuates because at any given time you can have more food in your stomach, you can have more water in your system, you could be close to the TOTM, you could have eating more sodium and retained water (this is different for me than the water in the system because I drink a ton of water). It is completely normal to fluctuate 2 to 5 lbs at any given time. This is why people say if you can't handle it well then to only weigh once a week, same time, same clothes, same scale. If you want to weigh every day then you have to look at more of an average. Some people on here use the trend line to make sure they are seem progress. Again, great job on the weigh loss thus far!

Angela - Thank you so much of the chicken recipe, I didn't end up using it, I actually realized that boca burgers sounded really good :) So that's what we had last night for dinner. Got those thin buns from sara lee and it help to make it better for me.

Zima - Being a Raiders fan I'm surprised you didn't call me a Sea Chicken :) We went to the 1999 game between Raiders and Seattle and it was a super good game. My team is decent, but I think I'm going to get by butt kicked this week! I have TO but he REALLY SUCKS and I need a flex player and the players I have I just don't trust for that. I have TO, Jonathan Stewart, Roy Williams, or Julius Jones. Moss is on a bye week so that is killing me :) Great job on your work out!! Did you get a chance to get in the gym last night?

Me - Well I lost a battle with candy corn last night :( Those are my favorite Halloween candy so I just couldn't go without for a whole year :) So I bought some and last night I sat down with some popcorn and the candy and just kept eating the candy corn.. I had 3 handfuls and big ones at that.. OOPPPSSS :) I was in the gym yesterday and did squats, bench press, bent over row and push up's then ran a half a mile. It was a pretty good workout but I think I could have pushed myself a bit more. I'm still a bit nervous about over training so I'm trying to take it a bit slow to avoid that.

I know for me when I started taking them.. totally TMI but my bowel movements slowed down because of the amount of iron. I ended up taking a lot of granola bars (oatmeal and raisin) to help with it. Though I wasn't really all that healthy when I was preggo, I know there are much better ways to get fiber to help that out. I'm not sure if this could cause weigh gain but if you haven't "gone" then maybe?

Mandy - I'm such a complainer I probably would have started telling people that it was stupid to have such horrible food choices at a gym. I get offering "goodies" but make them better choices!!

Zima - HAHA.. on the boob topic, I completely hear you on that taking over your thoughts :) I'm in the process of meeting with doctors to get an idea of what I want and who will do it :) My team is the Seahawks and I love, love them :) BIG FANS :) As for fantasy, I have Randy Moss (which has done okay), Maurice Jones-Drew, Steve Slaton, Jason Witten, I have McNabb and Big Ben but they are both kinda killing me, Those are the bigger names.

Me - So funny thing, I probably shouldn't weigh every day but I really like to keep a gauge on things. Monday I was 135 and yesterday, well I was 132.5. I really don't trust that though. I guess just because I can't see losing so much in one day. I figure I was dehydrated or I hadn't eaten as much, or something. I weigh the same time, at the same place with the same clothes every time. It's at my gym, at lunch time (before I eat lunch), with my gym clothes on. I figure I might actually weigh a bit less than I see on the scale because I'm not weighing in the morning but it gives me a baseline. My scale at home (one of those needle ones) says I weigh 127 or 125.. which I find funny :) I SOOOO wish I was at that weight :)

Oh and there is new management at my gym and they have hired a bunch of new trainers. I really don't like trainers because half the time they really don't know what they are talking about. However, they manager of the trainers came up to me yesterday and told me that I had a good routine going on and if I was interested I could have a free orientation (they are giving these to everyone in hopes of getting them signed up for training sessions), during that session they will do a cardio test, core test, body fat percentage and a couple of other things. Plus look at my form and offer suggestions. I told him I wasn't interested in training but that all of those things sounded good. So I signed myself up for that orientation. I'm excited to see how I do, it's on Monday.

Man I guess I'm chatty Cathy today.. anyone know of a good breaded baked chicken recipe?