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I've lost 90 pounds, I'm 35 pounds from goal and I have loose skin under my arms and inner tights. It's bad but not horrible or too extreme. I workout a lot and try to lift. Also the extra skin is nothing compare to the benefits from not carrying all the extra weight I used to carry.

I've lost 90 pounds, I'm 35 pounds from goal and I have loose skin under my arms and inner tights. It's bad but not horrible or too extreme. I workout a lot and try to lift. Also the extra skin is nothing compare to the benefits from not carrying all the extra weight I used to carry.

I've lost 90 pounds, I'm 35 pounds from goal and I have loose skin under my arms and inner tights. It's bad but not horrible or too extreme. I workout a lot and try to lift. Also the extra skin is nothing compare to the benefits from not carrying all the extra weight I used to carry.

I've lost 90 pounds, I'm 35 pounds from goal and I have loose skin under my arms and inner tights. It's bad but not horrible or too extreme. I workout a lot and try to lift. Also the extra skin is nothing compare to the benefits from not carrying all the extra weight I used to carry.

I used to click just fine with my therapist because she kept track of everything we talked about. Find someone you feel confident with, also don't be afraid to bring this up in therapy. Best of luck!

I'm starting second week day 1 tomorrow. Thanks for inspiring me

I'm starting second week day 1 tomorrow. Thanks for inspiring me

Repeating a day or even a week is absolutely the right thing to do, anytime you feel the need. That's the beauty of this program. Proud of all of y'all who give it a go. Since being sleeved, C25K is the best thing I've done. I no longer care about the scale moving, only how far I can run. It's a much more fulfilling focus.

I am currently doing it. I am on week 2 day 2. I love it. I love that I can go at my own pace. It's been a while since I ran, so I'm starting out pretty slow. I am doing my walking pace @ 3.0 on my treadmill and the run pace is 4.0. Once I'm done with this one I think I'm going to repeat and do my walking pace at 4 and running pace at 5.

Nothing loses weight and tightens things up like running. If your running 5k 3 or 4 times a week I think you'll smash thru the stall.

It's all about the Water. The whole "starvation" thing is pretty bunked, both food and Water. The metabolism and physiology of the body all move so slowly, it literally takes many, many weeks, if not months before the body reacts and hits that phase, and then even then, most people will never truly kick off true starvation mode in their life, it's just not as common as the fitness people throw around and there is a TON of misinformation about it. It's a real thing, a very real thing, but if it were as prominent as people throw around, our world wide epidemic of morbid obesity would not exist as it does today.
Short Answer: You work out, muscle fibers tear (it's how new, stronger muscles develop), your body goes in to repair mode. In order to do so, you start retaining fluids, water weight, as it's called. Your body fills these glycogen stores and keeps them full for 24-78 hours after working out to repair the muscles and get them back to where they need to be. The soreness, etc, is all part of the wonderful rotation of building new, lean tissue. There have been huge scientific studies about it, but I won't bore you with them here. It's totally normal after starting a program, and having a massive workout for your weight to be up a tad, sometimes as much as 3-4 pounds. If you're holding steady, it's the fat being lost, yet your body maintaining weight via fluids. As others have stated, it is absolutely imperative for you to get in those fluids to help your body recover!

I just ran across this article that references some recent studies.
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/study-diet-soda-increases-risk-diabetes-why-still-192600358.html
Yet another study confirms what people have been saying for ages: Stop drinking diet soda. Like, right now. Drinking just one 12-ounce can of an artificially sweetened fizzy drink per week can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 33 percent, French researchers found. And given that most people don't stop at a single weekly serving, your real risk for diabetes could actually be much higher.

Diet Soda May Increase Risk of Depression
The study, which was announced Thursday and will be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted by France's National Institute of Health and Medical Research and covered 66,118 middle-aged women whose dietary habits and health were tracked from 1993 to 2007.

Diet Soda May Be Making You Fat
The results were unexpected. Though it's well-known that people who consume a lot of sugar are more likely to develop diabetes, the researchers found that participants who drank "light" or "diet" soft drinks had a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those who drank regular, sugar-filled sodas. Those who drank 100 percent natural squeezed fruit juices instead had no additional risk.
Read more about the study.

Didnt tell anyone but my sister. I agree 100% with the original poster

I'm not going to tell anyone but my Mom, Dad, and Husband. I don't want to be the poster child for WL surgery in the family. I want to get my weight off and go on about my life. I know my cousin that had lap band. Everyone is always talking about her. What is she eating? She should have lost more. Things like that. I've stuck out for so long with my weight that I just want to be normal. So did you tell?

Found this recipe and it sounds good.
Ingredients
* 8 – 10 oz ground organic, lean turkey meat (you can use chicken breast)
* 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 4 thick slices of zucchini (or eggplant, summer squash, etc.)
* Olive oil spray
* Salt & pepper to taste
* Toppings: sliced Tomato, avocado, cheese, ketchup, mustard, mayo, hot sauce, etc.
Instructions
* In a large bowl, combine the turkey meat, oregano and garlic cloves, and mix with your hands until fully combined. Form into two patties and set aside.
* Heat a grill pan (or outdoor grill) to medium high heat.
* Spray the zucchini on both sides and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
* Add the zucchini to the grill pan, cooking 2 – 3 minutes per side until you have nice grill marks and the zucchini still holds its shape.
* Add the turkey burgers to the grill, cooking 3 – 5 minutes per side, until cooked.
* Serve between zucchini slices and add your preferred toppings.
* Enjoy!
Notesgluten-free | dairy-free | sugar-free | egg-free | nut-free | soy-free