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I personally could never lose the last 10 pounds when breastfeeding. It was the same story each time. My body must have felt it needed those extra pounds for some reason. Then, as soon as I quit...

I leave the house at about 700 and get home between 5 - 6 (depending on traffic). I have 4 kids ages 12, 9, 3 and 1. I completely feel your pain. Being a working mom is tough -- then throw in trying...

I have Hashimotos (hypothyroidism) and I have competed several times (not recently though). I competed after being diagnosed and having 2 kids. Don't be discouraged. After you get your meds right and...

I've been working out for about 20 years now (gosh, makes me sound old) and this is an ongoing battle. Some years, I've done great, been very motivated and even competed. Some years, I scaled back to...

The same thing happened to me for my first figure show. I was overtrained and overdieted and I just stopped getting my period for a few months. There really is nothing I was able to do until I got...

I have a little advice so you don't make a fool of yourself. Yes, you can be ready if you work really hard and eat very clean, but please understand that "looking hot in a bikini" is not going to do...

I gain weight similarly to the way you do, so I totally feel your pain. And yes, I have one saddlebag that is bigger than the other. I just figure that's the way my body stores fat for some dumb...

This has sort of happened to me a few times doing squats to absolute failure. I did not outright cry, but I got teary-eyed. For me it was from frustration. I wanted so hard to beat my previous...

I started my thyroid issues right after my first son was born (I have 4 now). I'm hypothyroid, which means my thyroid is slow. I'm guessing that's what you are thinking you have. I figured it out not...

Trust me, most people who go to the gym will not stare at you or even pay you any mind. Most people there are too busy with their workouts to worry about you.

I felt the same way you did when I...

I think the hardest thing about being fit is the fact that 99% of our lives seems to revolve around crappy food. You see it on t.v., people are always going out to eat, it's in your face at work...

If you are 5'2 and weigh 111, you are not fat. That's first. You may not be toned and look like you want to, but you aren't fat. Maybe skinny fat, but without a bodyfat number, I can't tell.
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Here's my two cents -- for whatever it is worth...

You actually are built a LOT like me, so a lot of this advice is what I've learned with this body God gave me.

1. You are not lean enough,...

If it's any consolation, I am in the exact same boat. I have a very lucrative career in the corporate world. It's okay, but I'm not passionate about it the way I am with fitness. I'd love to go back...

I have time constraints as well and have always believed that a lot of the training programs for competition have too much cardio and too little food. I have competed before with just one cardio...

When I say I recovered quickly, I mean from a physical sense. So, from the actual birth to being 100% back to normal in the gym. I was able to have four unmedicated births -- that is a marathon in...

I could give you advice, but I'd need to know a lot more. Honestly, part of the problem may be the breastfeeding. I found that when I brestfed, I could not lose the last 10 pounds. My body apparently...

I worked out through all 4 of my pregancies. I was even jumping rope in my 8th month last time (I would not recommend that for most people). I found that working out helped me feel better about...

Your program may be some of the problem. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it per se, but there are many different types of gym people. For instance, I am a high-energy gym person. If you...

I'm training myself. I'm training to take the firefighter's physical test (the CPAT) at the same time, so I had to create a workout to kill two birds with one stone. There were no programs that...