Time for us Moms! Group

Kimi - did you buy the whole set for Turbo Fire? ) I have heard awesome things about it. I just got Turbo Jam (along with 6 other BB programs!) but haven't looked at it yet.

Heather - that is great. I had my calories at 1800 an tried to stick with that, which was fine. But, now that I've added more exercise, I decided to go with the 1200 calories that MFP gave me and then I make sure to add all of my exercise in and eat all of those calories. There is a calorie need calculator at team beachbody (I think it's free too, not part of the club membership) and it has me set at 2000. They don't list all types of exercises (like running, but not walking) but I think it is a pretty good estimate. Especially if you are using Turbo Jam or one of the other programs they sell. Your hubby is going to be nice and surprised! Great job!

Kaitlyn - Motivation is the key and it is hard when you have to do it by yourself. I can't have any of the junk in my house because I have no willpower. I eat all of it until it is gone. I will say again though that eating enough protein has helped me not to crave the sugar and crap. Cutting calories will get you weight loss, but it won't be sustainable without exercise. I learned that when I lost the weight with Weight Watchers. Can you go for a walk early in the morning with your daughter before it gets too hot out? I know you are busy with work and going to school. {Hugs}

Today is my birthday and I got a great birthday present. Since I have upped my calories, I lost another 1.2 lbs. I'm thrilled. I was bummed when I went to weigh-in on Saturday and had gained 2 lbs. So, I've been focusing on getting plenty of water too. I wanted to repost what I put on facebook this morning as well:

We are halfway through week 10 of P90X and I just wanted to share some stats: I started at 30% body fat this round; I am now at 23% and have lost 16 lbs of body fat and gained a pound of muscle (hey! that muscle was a lot of work!) according to a pretty crude calculator. I will take it though. I can see the results ...and once again, my favorite jeans that used to be to tight are becoming diaper pants.

Fiber is at 36 g. That is if I get my Chocolate Shakeology in today too. Here is the recipe I am trying today: http://carldaikeler.blogspot.com/2010/08/chocolate-panshakes.html That will be my birthday dinner/dessert!

Have a great day everyone!

Lisa

Cory - hope your little one is feeling better. What did they say she has?

Heather - That is awesome! Great job. ) So what four parts did she measure?

KCampbell - good job! Yes, the walking probably did help some. Today is a new day - you are right. No need to dwell on what you did and let yourself go. Great attitude. There are things that I used to always want when I went to the Boardwalk or even at potluck when the Filipinos would bring the sweet rice balls. But, I found that whenever I ate those things the oily aftertaste just killed it. So, even if you mentioned what you had, I would probably think about that and be ok.

I was dreading getting up this morning and waking up. I had a headache when I woke up and I have been congested the past couple of days. Took some Excedrin and some Benadryl and pressed play with hubby. Even though I really wanted to crawl back in bed in the beginning of the DVD, I was happy that I did it. I don't have to worry about getting it done now, my nose feels clearer, my headache is gone, and my day is ready to start.

Have a great day everyone!

Lisa