Welcome to DH! And yes you'll benefit more with CBL SA, to add strength to those lifts you want. We'll do our best to be sure to help you reach your goals! By the way, you do look great.

Thanks for the warm welcome and advice. So from here, do people start personal logs /journals that they keep? I see links below ya'll's names.(trying some Texas talk. How did I do. did I spell it right? lol)

Haha I like it! "Y'all" A personal log would be ideal, just because it will help you keep track of day-to-day thoughts and progress, plus questions, and we can chime in on it as well for support, motivation, and answering of those questions.

Wow, thanks for the sweet compliments! That's going to make my day 🙂OK, so I'm definitely going to get the CBL book and make it work for me. The reason I'm looking into this is that I really like the idea that I can add foods into my diet that I've been craving for awhile- like a hamburger with the bun. I've been so strict the last 3 months that my family is getting wierded out Hee hee. Time to change it up a bit.Thanks for all the support.

LOL - they'll now be weirded out with all the bacon and fats you may consume!...bacon....

Wow, thanks for the sweet compliments! That's going to make my day 🙂OK, so I'm definitely going to get the CBL book and make it work for me. The reason I'm looking into this is that I really like the idea that I can add foods into my diet that I've been craving for awhile- like a hamburger with the bun. I've been so strict the last 3 months that my family is getting wierded out Hee hee. Time to change it up a bit.Thanks for all the support.

LOL - they'll now be weirded out with all the bacon and fats you may consume!...bacon....

I think this week I have had bacon with every meal... new to CNS.

Everyday twice a day here...it's insanity...and I found great tasting 6f/6p bacon at costco so I passed on the beef tonight and just ate bacon. It's almost as good as carbs....almost...!

I dont cook quite enough bacon to make it a meal by itself. I do however save the bacon fat. Then use it to cook other foods. Like tonight I had some slow cooked ribs that had some bacon fat for extra awesomeness.

Wow, thanks for the sweet compliments! That's going to make my day 🙂OK, so I'm definitely going to get the CBL book and make it work for me. The reason I'm looking into this is that I really like the idea that I can add foods into my diet that I've been craving for awhile- like a hamburger with the bun. I've been so strict the last 3 months that my family is getting wierded out Hee hee. Time to change it up a bit.Thanks for all the support.

LOL - they'll now be weirded out with all the bacon and fats you may consume!...bacon....

LOL last night, Sat at the table with cheesecake, this morning cooked up a pound of bacon...yep, wierding them out again!

Welcome!I don't think I saw it asked yet, but what kind of resistance training do you do? Is there a program you follow or do you have something you've come up with on your own?The reason I ask is that CBL works best with heavy resistance training so it's best to make sure you're training matches.Amazing physique by the way!

Thanks for the welcome* I've had an online trainer who has made up routines for me.  (he's a quality guy) He had me doing mostly free weights. The basics....no balancing on BOSU balls with a bar on my back and a dumbbell in my teeth! hee hee. It was a 6 month arrangement and that time is up now so I'll miss him a lot. As far as heavy? Well, I'm not that strong but I've been lifting as heavy as I can. (Leg press 180 lbs, deadlift 135 lbs) My short term goal is 120 lbs back squats and 180 deads. I'm pretty new to this so I don't know what "heavy" is. Just hearing what other girls do helps me a lot. Just knowing what is possible pushes me further. I got the 180 number hearing about a girl who is 5'1 and deadlifting that amount. Grrrr that shortie's not going to outlift me! hee hee

Heavy is always relative. So, if you can leg press 180lbs for 1 rep then anything 160lbs (around 85%) or above would be considered heavy. If you don't have a program already I would suggest looking at 5/3/1. I'm a little bias because I have used it extensively but I think it's perfect for people that are relatively new to strength training and it's dead simple.With a good, progressive program I'm sure you'll be able to smash those numbers in no time!

The 180lb leg press is what I can do 4 sets of 10 reps. I have so much to learn. Thanks for the help here 🙂

Woo Hoo! I won “Most Ripped” for my challenge. The last of my family is gone. (woo Hoo LOL)I'm on day 7 in my prep phase! YAY almost CNOn my way to the gym. finally!I finally am alone and can do what I want- I'll probably start a prog journal later today 😉