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Finished the first week and stayed at 1200 calories though not her recipes. Lost 6.8 lbs. I'm sure most of it is water weight, but very excited.

Congrats!! My friend did the race and it was amazing to watch! You should certainly be proud, it's a challenge to say the least.

best kind of NSV

awesome job and dedication

Love it

Marines incorporate all those over pieces of advice, and work on pullups as well. Be able to do about 100 crunches, (20 would be ideal, but you can go lower) pullups, and run, run run.

I'm 4'11" and 112. While I've lost the majority of my weight from my breasts and hips, I'm still pretty curvy. 34 bust, 28 waist, 35 hips. I'm done losing to retain my curvy figure, but still wanting to tone.

I'm in! This will work with my hip injury quite well and is following my thoughts the past couple of days.

You asked for measurments or progress pics or something. Anyhow, I'm 4'11". Lost 19 lbs. This is what 111 looks like on me right now. My measurements are 34, 28, 35.5. I was doing weight/strength training until a few months ago when an unrelated injury forced me to stop. I think your goal weight should change as you get…

I have a hip tear and may not do anything for days, but today I did manage to walk for 36 mins. So logging/checking it with you all.

mommaschwag: amazing commitment. Just reading your schedule made me tired, and I'm about to join a similar schedule now that I've found a teaching position in our new town. Only downside is hubby is never home, we're hours away from a base thanks to recruiting duty, and so I'm solely responsible for kids. Don't feel bad…

Don't see why it wouldn't. Skiing burns a lot of calories.

Welcome rinzainab: You're right, with moving so much an online group is an ideal support group. Grats on your lengthy relationship through the many changes. Lexxy: hello there! It's admirable how you are planning on taking care of you first before adding to the family. Very wise, I think. The diet seems challenging to me…

phatphd: with all the cardio and weight training, you should be upping your calories considerable. While strength training doesn't "burn calories" like running, for example, it does have a cardio effect on your body, especially if you push to muscle fatigue. Try to do carbs more in the morning and proteins later in the…

welcome Mardill, great goals. Check in as often or as seldom as you like, we post our goals in the weekly goal topic in our group. Personally, if I don't do a daily check in, I don't feel as accountable. But then again, I've issues, lol

Welcome Karena.

have to drop out. My hip is too bad to walk for 30 mins. Hopefully after physical therapy I'll back to my beastly 'lil self.

Rebekah: welcome! I Iove MFP too, and couldn't have come this far without it. This group is active and very supportive. sugarsweet: hello there! My best friend joined, and I quickly followed her. Glad to have this support group as it has me even more accountable, and motivated, than just us two could've provided (though…

Marines

Marines

I consider the eating challenge to be candy, cookies, ice cream, cake, etc. My bfast bar is sweet, and yet I don't consider it as such. Also, found out I have a mandatory Xmas party to go to on Saturday, and military wives get offended often if you don't sample their dessert, which is also mandatory each one of us brings.…

Mine wants to treat me like another Marine, thinking by insulting or telling me to push harder I will. I tell him if he wants to work out with them, he needs to. If he wants to spend quality time with his wife being active and enjoying time together as a couple, then he needs to view it from that perspective. It helped a…

I've wondered the same thing. I've noticed military women are more prone to be overweight than other wives. Even for myself, I see food as a comfort, and the military has added quite a bit of stress to my life. Another thing could be that most wives are very young, just out of high school, and apt to put on weight anyways…

You and me both. Especially recently, my sweet tooth is ridiculous. I need this challenge, it may help me get back on track, but honestly will be such a challenge. I have a hurt hip, and walking is not easy for me currently, but I'll attempt that as well.

I prefer to work out in the mornings as I'm now a stay at home mom, and my kids are in school. But if I don't do it the minute I drop them all off, I tend to not do it. And I have no energy by evening (I'm naturally a morning person anyhow). I do Chalean Extreme weight training dvds from BeachBody three days a week, and go…

Winston-Salem NC. No bases near us. No jobs either :(

I take a cranberry pill (can't stand the juice, and don't want to get the honeymoon disease), and a one-a-day vitamin. If I'm feeling saddened, I'll take a lot of Niacin (it's phenomenal flush-free). To up my protein, I will add a protein shake after my weight training. That's about it.

I have three kids and my husband is a Marine who began (forced into) recruiting in June. We were just married in April. I quit my very secure (loved it) job and moved the kids and myself all the way across country two months ago. I see my husband maybe a half day on Sundays. Anyhow, on top the all the newness for everyone,…

So in trying to be all beastly and "take it to the extreme" as my workout dvd says, I now have a hip labral tear. Honestly, I thought it was just sore muscles and so have been stretching it, still pushing myself for another 2.5 weeks before finally making a doctor appt. Now I don't know my limits (will hopefully find out…

I love yoga too, and did it five days a week several years ago. It toned me up without me doing any other exercise. My wrists hurt even with the frequency in some poses (I believe empress mentioned she did as well). Personally it hurt less than making a fist, that hurt me. It does get better though. And soon downward dog…