Rosiesan

I've noticed this too and have started thinking about unsubscrbing from his newsletters, but I love the app and program!

Another lady here to break the cycle! Like the others I just naturally don't eat breakfast and when I do my stomach usually gets crabby at me. Now that I have a term for it, I just have to watch my pre-bed/nighttime snacking. I do 16 hours fast. I do drink a cup of coffee in the morning with lots of water and usually eat lunch between 11-12. I just recently stopped IF and felt pretty miserable and noticed I wasn't performing as well so now I'm back on. I'd say try it for a while and see what you think. If you have any of the symptoms other people listed go back to eating your normal schedule.

Thanks for this ladies!! My daughter will be 2 shortly and I've been lifting and losing weight like crazy, but still have a mommy pouch, this may be the reason. I had never heard of this before and hope this will help!

Wow that's a lot of stuff going on! Hopefully you wont burn out.

Still not sure how to embed. Overhead press. I can't quite figure out how to bring it around my head without leaning back. Any tips?

Also, how do I embed the video?

Trying to squat deep, but I feel like I keep leaning forward too much. Also not sure I am going deep enough.

Wednesday I made it to the gym and used the Daily Yoga app and completed the breathing exercises. Difficult, but I loved it! I need to make time to complete some yoga everyday if possible. Then we went on a family bike ride to the park and back. Yesterday (Thursday) I had to cover for my boss due to a family emergency so I wasn't able to go to the gym at all and we had to run errands/pack last night. Today! Made it to the gym, but felt dizzy and lightheaded right before my deadlifts so I just did the warmup and left it at that. I did make some videos though and once I figure out how to edit and upload them from my phone I will share. SQ: 55lbs 5x5 really felt I went down deep, it was a struggle I'll admit but I felt better like I was actually accomplishing something. OHP: 50lbs 4/5/5/5/2 I was doing really good until the last set I started feeling dizzy DL: 165lbs 1x5 This weekend is going to be a challenge; we're going to a friend's cabin. I'm going to try really hard to stick to eating mostly meat and veggies and limit my alcohol intake. I'm also going to try and sneak in a few yoga or meditation sessions if possible.

I' sure you've heard this before, but audio books and podcasts are great ways to make the workout fly by!

5Ks are a great way to get motivated! I convinced some friends to do the Color Run with me this past weekend and now they are addicted, doing one every weekend for the next month.

I'm in the same boat! Hoping that some yoga on rest days will help open up my hips and give me more balance.

Yes please! That'd be great!

Squats: 45lbs. I just don't understand why I can't go very deep. It seems with now weight and up to 40lbs I can go somewhat deep, but I can't with the actual bar. I tried taking a video of myself but it doesn't show my legs so it wont help at all. I hope to make a better one next time and post to get some form help. Bench Press: 65lbs 3/5/3/4/5 Row: 65lbs 5x5 Assisted Pull up: -105lbs 2x4 It can be so difficult to stay positive. I keep beating myself up over these squats and the Press seemed to bring me down further even though it still is progress. I'm really starting to think about going to the gym and doing yoga on my rest days. I feel I could use the balance and flexibility help. I never can go when there are classes, and I'm a little afraid to start on my own in case I hurt myself. Maybe I'll try a little tomorrow depending on how busy work is.

I feel like it only focuses on calories which is what I do then inserted of the quality of the food. It's also really hard to find good how much protein and other things I actually need to track. It also seems difficult to track real food because so much is estimated. I end up spending 10 minutes inputting one meal and even then I'm not sure it's correct so it seems easier to eat prepacked food. It also is home life. Last night my husband kept bugging me about what we should do for dinner and I said I just wanted a salad so it didn't matter what he wanted to make and hr got all mopey and wouldn't do anything unless I made a decision for him. We ended up making tacos.

Love that video about the Power Jack! I'm interested to see how it goes for you. It is interesting how the first 6-12 months can be spent tweaking and getting everything comfortable for exercise. I think I tried 3 different cellphone holders and different shoes. It's all a matter of finding balance. Hope the shin splints go away soon!

How has your pullup progress been? I'm at the same point as you and feel very frustrated by what feels like very little progress. Have fun on your vacations!!

Awesome Job!!! Keep it up! What is your next goal and prize?

Basically sums up my weekend! I had a blast completing the color run with my friends. Still finding glitter everywhere though. We had friends from SD and IA come for it. So much fun!! Unfortunately I think I had too much fun and yesterday I had a really bad migraine all day. I actually was going to go to the Dr. today but around 5 am it finally went away so here I am at work. Going to head to the gym in about an hour. I think for Squats and DL I'm going to take a few steps back again. I really want to work on going deep with my squats and working better on my form with my DL. I'm guessing this is how it's going to go for a while, work my way up to a PR then go back down and refocus on form. I still haven't been eating the best though. Focus focus focus!

Been sick, then had a panic attack yesterday. All good today so I made it to the gym, but it was a little rough. Squats: 110lbs 5x5 - I don't feel like I'm going deep enough. I can go very deep without any weights but once I add weights everything seems to change. Maybe I need to scale back again and push deeper. Standing Press: 50lbs 2x4 2x5 - still proud I was able to do this much! Deadlift: 195lbs 1x2 I could feel my back starting to curve and didn't like it. I think my back still hurts from the sick/painting that's been going on. I'm going to do the Color Run on Sunday with a few friends. Pretty excited!

Made it to the gym on the fourth! Deadlift: 195lbs 1x3 Overhead press: 45lbs 5x5 Squat: 100lbs 5x5 As I was in the middle of a deadlift some guy walked over and said "That looks heavy." No really? Ha. I was pretty excited about the overhead presses. Those have been my biggest struggle and it wasn't terribly difficult this time. Progress! Today I am working from home with the little one because her daycare is closed so we tried going to the gym. She wasn't having it, but I was able to complete some squats and bench presses. I really needed to focus on the squats. I kept leaning forward. Squat: 105lbs 5x5 Bench Press: 60lbs 5x5

Today I stuck to the strong lifts app to switch things up with the added assisted pull ups. Squats: 95lbs 5x5 Bench Press: 55lbs 5x5 Barbell Row: 65lbs 5x5 Assisted Pullup: -105 3x5 I was surprised how easy the bench press seemed. I've always had a lack of upper body strength so I'm excited to push myself with them.

I do use myfitnesspal and track every little thing. It does keep me on track most of the time.

Yesterday's workout went well. Deadlift: 185lbs 3x1 135lbs 1x5 (I can see 200lbs getting closer and closer!!) Dumbbell Rows: 60lbs 4x8 Incline Bench Press: 65lbs 1x3 60lbs 3x5 Assisted Pullup: -120lbs 3x4 -105lbs 1x3 That 185 felt really good!! Within the month of June I completed two life goals: Graduate and get my motorcycle license. I know it doesn't have much to do with fitness, but sometimes it just feels awesome to complete something and it helps me focus on my other goals such as fitness. I do need to put more of a focus on eating better though. Yesterday I was so hungry I ate an entire frozen pizza. Not good. Today I have some grilled chicken for lunch and we're having steak for dinner. I need to remember to eat more veggies and less potatoes or noodles. I also need to get back into the habit of eating a bag of veggies everyday. That really seemed to work for me.

Pretty darn close, my motorcycle tipped on me during my classes. Scraped my leg up pretty bad. I still ended up passing my license though!!!! Back at the gym today. Will update later.

Oofda, motorcycle lessons are exhausting. I am so excited to be doing it though. I am so sore and tired from the past couple of nights. I'm still going to head to the gym today, but I am staying away from any leg work. I also need to up my squat game. Tipped my bike during lessons and was taught how to lift it which is like a back squat with a moving weight.