Well, as I've mentioned early this week, I finished up the New Rules of Lifting for Women program on Wednesday. I had my H take my progress pictures this morning and I've updated them (and the results of my measurements) on my blog.
http://raynesgetsripped.wordpress.com/I know that I've still got a ways to go until I'm "healthy" but I'm really pleased with my results so far. Starting next week I'll begin the program from The Female Body Breakthrough (henceforth to be known as FBB) and I'll be focusing even more on cleaning up my diet.

We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?

Re: Before and After - NROL4W
Now...off to the gym so I can work on my problems.
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The change you made in your body with such a "small" weight loss is absolutely incredible. I've never been one to focus on weight (we don't even own a scale) but this really drives the "fitness not weight" message home for me.
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Fantastic job, Raynes. Don't know how you have time to be so disciplined while you are so busy supporting all of us. This is very encouraging to those of us that aren't seeing changes on the scale, but who are noticing loose clothes, more endurance and more tone.
I know I am beginner so I will do my 5 lbs for a while. But how much weight do you use when lifting
Your purse probably weighs more than 5 lbs, so unless that's truely challenging for you, you should be using more. I'm fairly certain that there was only 1 exercise that I ever used 5 lbs for (YTWL's).
I don't have my log sheets with me, but I'm squatting 80+lbs, deadlifting 85 lbs (which really isn't much, I need new shoes and want to try a new grip), for shoulder presses I use 20 lb dumbbells, and if it's only 6-8 reps I can do 25's.
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
I guess you are right that it depends what move you are doing.
I'll increase it for stuff like deadlifts etc but those arm laterals I will work myself up to that.