GreenEyesBright

I mainly notice it when doing the flat bench press. My left arm shoots straight up and my right struggles a little then when I'm about 8 reps in, my right sags a little and the whole bar starts to lean to the right. I'm also terribly uncoordinated. I can't even walk in a straight line Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

While lifting weights this week, I noticed that my dominant arm is decidedly my weaker arm. Somehow my left arm dominates my right arm by quite a bit. Any tips for evening out my strength levels? Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Spent all day yesterday working at a Cinco de Mayo festival I've been helping plan at work since January. After burning a few hundred calories doing set up and lifting heavy things, I burned a few gazillion more doing event photography (which I love doing for fun), dancing, and talking with almost everyone I met. The trouble with Mexicanos is that they want to constantly feed you and tell you about their brother/cousin/nephew/friend who is single and don't worry I'll have kids soon. Cracks me up hysterically but still it was nice to be thought of in that way. All in all, a great day and a great way to be active all day. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Heard a guy yelling while benching. Looked at my BFF and deadpanned "Yup, he's a screamer..." Its amazing what you hear when you aren't wearing headphones. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Walked/ran 5k this morning. Joined gym. Lifted weights. Job interview at gym tmrw Today has been awesome to me! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Sounds like a small cyst which tends to get bigger when they get rubbed. Typically they just get drained if they're on the surface though. My sister had one under her shoulder blade that got huge. Had minor surgery and was working out 4 days later. Hope its nothing major! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

In that case Big, welcome to NF. We're all nerds here :grins: I'll check that out. My biggest fear is that I'll miss out on some incredible book series that could possibly change my life. I'm always on the lookout for something new to read. Thanks for the suggestion! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks! I'm so happy to finally see progress after feeling like nothing was happening. But even after going off paleo for three weeks, I finally saw the scale move down. Yay! Whats the name of the book? Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Bought my first little black dress today and I'm finally back into a large after years of being in a 3X. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Down 22 lbs from when I first joined nerd fitness. So excited! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Did my first real weight training today. Benched 55lbs 3 reps of 10 And lots of other stuff that I don't know the names for but I feel like a boss. One of the exercises on a machine (Yes evil I know) I did 100lbs. Some kind of press but in the middle of my third set of reps my ADHD got the best of me as I remarked to my BFF "OMG did you see that chick's shoes. I love them! Think she'll notice if I steal them off her feet?" Of course this was while the music died all of a sudden and half the weight room started laughing. Thank god she did too. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Love this! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

^ Day Made! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

^ This is outstanding! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

So I kinda flipped out in class today and cussed a classmate out. Basically the teacher was giving us a last minute assignment. I asked for clarification. The classmate kept making snarky remarks and all sanity went :poof: then I briefly told the kid off. I was told to get out of class. Now I never lose my temper. And the last time I snapped was maybe 5 years ago. But I did manage to shut the kid up and surprise my classmates. Is it bad that I kinda feel like a bad ass for saying how I felt?? Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

I'm kind of iffy on the quitting the job deal now. My advice... Have him keep working for a few months and set aside enough money to cover his share of the bills while he's job hunting. It will suck for a couple of months but that money will go a long ways towards you not feeling resentful when money gets tight (which it will). I worked at a job I hated but paid well for a year to help cover expenses for the next year when I worked at a non-profit for a year at $800 a month. Because I saved so much, the money went a long ways to keep us from having a restricted budget. And I was able to pursue a job I wanted without stressing the ex out. We each put money in a household fund for bills/food/savings. Then put money into our IRA. We also had a monthly allowance which we could spend on anything we wanted and didn't have to ask permission. Big purchases were bought out of allowances as well as gifts. This went a long ways to keep us from fighting over money because we both were able to live well below our means and buy what we wanted. Just my imput. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Writing a piece on fears and the term vulnerable has come up a lot. However being an analytical person, its not an emotion I really understand. So I thought I'd ask y'all. How do you define vulnerable? What makes you feel vulnerable? Your thoughts? Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

I couldn't take any of the birth control pills. They throw my hormones so out of wack, its insane. The only thing that got everything under control was losing a ton of weight and cutting out sugar. Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

^So cute! Poor guys have to come up with great proposals so their girls will have a story to tell. And girls wonder why guys don't propose. The pressure!!! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Now thats awesome! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

I agree. Make it unexpected. Surprise her at work all dressed up. Do it at a family gathering. Choir idea is cute. It doesn't have to be expensive and wildly public. Just do it when it feels right. I'm excited for yall! She's a lucky girl! Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk 2

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sammiches!!! Go Big or Go Home! Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk.

Had to jump off full Paleo bandwagon. With my food budget being $30 a week, I spent a lot of time fasting. And only had a ten lb drop in 3 months. That being said I'm not going back to all carbs either. Just reintroducing some much needed cheaper food. Like cereal and pb and j sandwiches. Go Big or Go Home! Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk.

Happy Birthday Seriously though I really appreciate you sharing your story with us. Reading about your failures and successes reminds me that I'm not going to get it right the first time around but if I keep trying, I'll get there. Thanks for the great post! Go Big or Go Home! Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk.

In an effort to balance out the Forum, we need a thread to post happy thoughts. Went to the beach today and like a true nerd, I thought I'd do a little people watching and see who men (not boys) checked out the most. And was pleasantly surprised. There were plenty of women with teensy weensy bikinis, some fully covered up and everything in between. Yet the one woman who was checked out the most was about 25, had on a black bikini bottom that fit well, toned legs and get this, a loose form fitting tshirt. She wasn't stick thin, just healthy and fit. Maybe 5'6, and a size 8. She effortlessly looked amazing with a slight tan, and her hair down. Yet every man around us couldn't take their eyes off of her as she walked in the water, played with her kids and had a great time. All of the women who dressed similarly received alot of approval from men. The scantily clad women were checked out but shortly. There wasn't alot of mystery as to what they had underneath. I'm totally doing this when I'm down 20 more lbs with a geek/band shirt. (Made my day cause I realized that I wasn't too far away from my beach bunny goals ) Go Big or Go Home! Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk.