Recent content by emilynichole

hey there! wow i've been MIA! hope all is well...and im back :)

Shoulders! I always feel sexy after I do a good shoulder work out :)

Wow. Thanks for posting this. Having been anorexic at one point in my life, I'm always interested to read other womens struggles. I can identify with this 100%. I used to think rail-thin, skinny women were perfect - but I now have another idea of what is beautiful. I hope society starts to...

Congrats! Keep up the good work! :D

Ironwings journal is on the second page of threads in this forum (women's fitness). It's about half-way down the page and it's called "ironwings journal." Hope it gives you some insight! She has a great journal to read through!

Oh girl...trust me...I understand. I was actually anorexic at one point in my life...I had to take a semester off from college, move home, and go through treatment. It was devastatingly hard. I was weighing myself 20-25 times a day. I had scales break I was using them so much. I finally got so...

First of all, welcome! Everyone here is great. You'll get all of the advice and encouragement you could ever hope for! Don't be discouraged! You've come so far...and everyone has fluctuations. The worst thing you can do is give up - just power through it. You really can do this. If all you...

Thanks for the link! I think I'm going to try the one leg stuff legged deadlifts. I'm just so glad to hear that everyone else has 'hang-ups' too. And you're right RADAR...no one said it was going to be easy!!! I need to work on my patience! :p

Well, at least I'm not the only one :D I've been doing squats for a while now, and just added lunges about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully I'll see some more improvement. It's good to know that's the last place we typically lose fat...maybe it's just clinging on for dear life. :mad: And of course, I...

So tonight I was looking in a three-way mirror (which was a bad choice!) and looked at my chronic "problem area." For the life of me, I cannot get rid of my "saddlebags." Even when I've been at my tiniest (and I've gotten tiny...), I've always had them. I just gain all of my weight in my butt...

Are the chef jays protein cookies made by tri-o-plex? I plugged it in to google and found: Chef Jays :: Tri-O-Plex :: Cookies Is this them? I'm always looking to try new, tasty protein options!

What I eat before depends on what time of the day it is. If I have a hard work out at night, I usually eat dinner first (fish and brown rice or veggies). Then I drink a protein shake within 30 minutes after my work out. If I work out mid-morning (on the weekends), I usually have some oatmeal and...

Thanks! :D I think I'm going to start using photos...I always look so much different to myself in pictures than I do in the mirror. The mind is a strange, strange thing...!

I've already been checking your journal daily! I can't wait to read more!

Thanks for the information! I guess I'm doing better than I thought I was! My goals are to gain more muscle and strength (while hopefully maintaining a similar BF%). I've never thought about competing or anything. It's just more of a lifestyle change for me...and I absolutely LOVE training...