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If you haven't tried fresh ground almond butter you should! I'm not sure what kind of grocery store you have access to, but some stores have nut grinders in the healthy food section & you can literally see pure almonds (or peanuts) being ground into butter - and the best part is there are NO added ingredients. It's WAY…

Thanks guys!

I agree, running is my "zen" time :)

I'm finishing up my Masters this semester. The dreaded thesis! Argh. It's definitely hard not to stress eat (for me at least), but just think of how awesome it will be when you are through!

It's a MIO Classic watch. It's the kind where you have to push your middle and pointer fingers onto 2 censors for a few seconds in order for it to read your heart rate. It's not the best, but it was around $50 so it's not bottom of the line either.

I try & think of my breathing like lamaze (you know pregnancy breathing "he he hoo hoo") and do that each time I step when I'm first starting out. You have to be conscious of it at first but soon it becomes 2nd nature. Also my husband says he counts when he runs to stabilize his breathing so that might help too. Good luck,…

It's kind of dark, but it keeps me running! My July Running Playlist (1 hr): Airplanes - B.O.B. feat. Haley Williams Fighter - Christina Aguilara Everlong - Foo Fighters Pain - Jimmy Eat World Machinehead - Bush Zombie - The Cranberries 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists Art is Hard - Cursive Got You Where I Want You -…

I have all of her DVD's & love them. 30 Day Shred is good for a quick but intense workout. The Metabolism one is the most intense in my opinion it's 45 min circuit training, heavy on the cardio along with a 5 min warm up and 5 min cool down. The No More Trouble Zones is like a longer version of 30 Day shred and is more…

BBL is from Beachbody, here's a link http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/best_sellers/brazil_butt_lift.do?tnt=BBL_SHAKE_A1&code=BBHOME_CONTROL_BBL It's kind of pricey but you can definitely FEEL it.

I hear you! There are things that we have to do for ourselves because it makes US happy. Sometimes it's just that simple. Also just telling yourself that whatever the tempting thing may be (i.e. pizza, beer, wine or cookies) it is just not worth giving up what you've worked so hard for. I think in the past I didn't reach…

Thanks for all the responses. I was really hoping that someone would say "YES! It's absolutely scientifically proven" - haha - but of course in the real world, weight loss the facts are hard to swallow (so to speak). Anyhow, I think I'm going to just shift my workouts to the early a.m. My hubby gets up at 5am for work so…

I count the warm up and cool down. It's probably more than your resting heart rate is and it will average out with your highest HR % so that's why I include it when I work out.

You look great! Congratulations on all the progress :)

That was definitely informative...now I have to muster up the will power to adhere to your advice!

I use Smart Balance, or you could try some other sort of vegan butter substitute. And Olive oil is also a healthy alternative to butter, in moderation.

Thanks for all the supportive comments! "Middle of nowhere" is Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo TX. I know there are worse locations, but it's an adjustment having always lived in Florida with a beach and a big city less than 30 min away! San Angelo is about 4 hours from any big city's so it's quite a trek. I am definitely…