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I have this but the pooch won't allow me to crunch up. Maybe I'm just doing them wrong.

Thanks for all the advice! Hopefully it's just that I'm losing the fat so my muscles are looking bigger in comparision like you all have said! If that's the case, I'm still losing the mass that I don't want so it's a good thing!! I love being thick when it's only muscle, just not with the flubber. Any suggestions about the…

What doubt?

That's what I've always heard but it can't hurt to try!

Too funny, I can't wear boots for the exact same reason!!! I've tried and tried but none will fit my calves!!:laugh:

When I said thick, I mean muscular. I played soccer for years and was on colorguard in high school to give me the big bicepts (that's the people in the band who twirl the huge flags around). I have always had large muscles, the flab is the recent addition.

Thanks, that makes sense! I've been eating right at 1200 per day so maybe it is working and I can't see it yet! I do want to start working different exercises to try to target the problem areas. For instance, doing scissor lifts (I think that's what they are called, on your side, lift one leg straight up) to cut out the…

I hope so. I definitely would like the definition around the muscles but seriously, if they get any larger, I will look so unproportioned!!!

What does calorie deficit mean? Eat less than recommended calories? I always thought that was severely dangerous.

Thanks but I don't plan to stop exercising. I was told to do more cardio than "working out" but I don't know if that will help really. It's not like I don't need toning up, that's for sure, but I don't want to do exercises that build strength right now. I don't want to look like a man with boobs, I just want to lose the…

These are all great!! Any supper recipes though?

I started this Monday so I'm on day 3 level 1. I hit snooze this morning but I will do the workout when I get home. I am determined to lose this weight and stick with my plan. I am taking Sundays off and plan on moving up a level every 10 days. It's hard and my legs have killed me the past two days but this morning I felt…

Thanks toomuchcupcak!! Those are great ideas!

We spend around 300-400 for two adults, a three year old and a one year old. We shop at Aldi's for everything except if we can't find it there. I'm at 1450 calories per day. I get snacks for the kids, healthy snacks for us when we are at work, lunches and breakfasts for the weekends, and suppers. The kids do eat breakfast…