What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu, RNYers?

oh i was wigging out because I was not sure it was venomous and my dog found it (and we had just been dealing with itty bitty being bit by a copperhead that week) so I was freaking out.

you look perfectly fine! How tall are you, anyway? Maybe your body just feels more comfortable at this higher weight?? You've had a dexascan, haven't you? Maybe your body fat level had gotten too low, and your body was fighting it?? At any rate, I think you look great!

hi- im 5-6. yes had dexa in dec then again in may. gained 10 pounds from Dec, 4 was muscle. this is the first time my liver numbers have not been wonky since surgery so apparently my body is happy with me. the dexa guy said- if you are lifting you will gain initially until you start burning more of the fat up. I've gone up 1 size in pants which was traumatizing lol- size 2 doesn't fit and now i have to wear a larger 4/ or a 6. yes realy world problems :( he told me not to cut my calories which have been 1200 but to up my cardio when I workout to burn off the extra glycogen. I think he is right so been doing that.

we're the same height - our normal BMI range goes up to 154, so you're definitely within range!!

I can kind of relate, though. My weight has been hovering around 150 after being 138 at my lowest point. I'm feeling huge. But I had a dexascan about 18 months ago when I was at 146, and my body fat then was 22%. That's fine - but on the low end of the range. It probably was too low once I got down to 138. I should probably have it run again - I'm curious to see where I'm at. But I'm betting my body fat percentage is normal.

Wow, look at you and those guns!

How much tinier do you wanna be? You look fantastic!

Carrara marble is from my neck of the wood. When I was little it was like a field trip to go to Carrara and see how they cut the marble off the hills/mountain.

first time I've had arm muscles I could see :)

I once could buy a 0 or a 2 at 118 pounds this time last year so I unfortunately keep comparing myself to that standard. I was also quite ill then with hernia and twisted bowel so forget to take that into account.

Bears and snakes, oh my! But you must be made of steel if you can let the snake go where it wamts!

You look great. You are still pretty tiny (though perhaps not in your own mind) and I wish I had that muscle in my arms!

Great pictures and you look awesome, Hillary! I wish my floppy arms looked like that!

You look great and fit!