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Funny thing - the other day someone FB'd me about body by Vi products. I checked ingredients - Boron! That is an insecticide. Like I would willingly ingest that! I'm an ingredient nazi. I rarely eat out for this reason.

What about a salad??? Throw some cottage cheese and fruit on it? or make it with some black beans/salsa, chicken. Super easy to put together.

I wouldn't replace more than 2 meals with a meal substitute. 1 - they have quite a bit of sugar. 2 - if you go the cheap route they have a LOT of artificial ingredients in them. Have you heard of Shakeology?? We drink that every day for breakfast. It is super delish and has whole food ingredients (…

Great job!!!! Keep it up.

Don't beat yourself up! You've come so far and should be sooo proud. Question: How many calories do you normally eat? I glanced at your journal and am wondering if you're not eating enough compared to what you're burning.

Ditto the others....probably the sodium. Are you drinking enough water????

Love the program! Lots of variety and fun! Weights, cardio, stretching - it has it all!! I totally recommend this! I also didn't have a lot to lose when I did this originally but I lost 9% BF after 90 days of it.

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I never bring my own food but bringing your own healthy dish to pass is a good alternative ;) Than you know you can have that without cringing and stressing over your food. Does he have chicken breasts? Maybe get a package of chicken breasts for grilling to pass along as well. I'm sure there are others concerned about what…

Yay for your awesome burn!!! I would go with the less of the 2 because I also feel there is usually an overestimate in burn from MFP. I have a Bodybugg and HRM of which I LOVE my bugg. It's pricey but so worth it when really trying to keep a close eye on cals burned and taken in.

Also, yes it is difficult to put aside the feelings that you're wasting your valuable time by exercising but you're not. Just taking 1 hr (which is 1/24th of your time) to exercise which makes you a healthier, more energetic, happier mother. You deserve to have exercise be part of your life. Your making time to better…

I usually workout when the kids go to bed. I have P90x and some other Beachbody workouts so it really fits into our busy lifestyle well. We have a membership to the Y because my husband needs it for the pool (he does tri's) but I rarely go. Could you go for a walk/run while the kids are doing their activities? My daughter…

I'm not sure that I would recommend it. It's so intense....I don't know that I'd attempt it personally. I guess I like to be able to put my all into my workouts and doing 2 would be setting myself up to fail. KWIM???? Are you doing Asylum next???

Welcome! You'll find lots of great support! What are your goals? Are you working out at all?

I'm not a smoker but as a daughter who broke/threw-out/flushed her parents cigarettes every day I say GOOD LUCK!! Quitting is going to be one of the best things you've ever done for yourself. You sound like you're ready to quit and from what I hear that is the biggest feat.

"It all works out in the end. If it hasn't, than it isn't the end."

Feel free to add me ;) Welcome to MFP!!! I also have a FB page for support (Healthy and Fit for Life ) please "like" me ;)

Take it one day at a time ;) Set a goal (such as 10% body weight loss) to hit first. THe big numbers can seem scary. Good luck!!!

This week has been pretty good for me. My supply has been fluctuating a ton. AF is visiting right now and my supply usually suffers because of it. I do love my IUD, though. QOTD - being in Michigan has me excited for the beach!!!! I can't wait to get the girls there this summer. Lathered in SPF of course ;)

I'm finding it tough to balance eating well without restricting calories too much. I really would like to drop 10lbs but I'm not cutting back too much on my calories. I'm just trying to workout more hoping i'll see some results. My breastmilk is more important right now ;) I'm working out 5-6x's week. I have 1 & 1/2 hr for…

Honestly, I didn't get rid of all of the weight from the first preg. Only 8lbs left after gaining 55+ . It was tough for me to lose it while bf'ing. It didn't start dropping until after I was done. Yes, I lost some but not quickly. This time I was active the entire pregnancy and only gained 30 (plus the 8 from prev preg).…

4 1/2 months here :) BF oldest 10 months. I also work full-time and am beginning to hate my pump! Weekly check-ins????? How about Tuesdays?

I just may create a Breasfeeding Mom's group for support ;) Awesome to have LC on here ;)

I put it in as high intensity aerobics :)

THis is a great place for motivation and support! Everyone here is focusing on similar goals - healthy! Feel free to add me as a friend ;)

Good read! Thanks for sharing!

I personally LOVE Shakeology. It is quite an impressive list of ingredients and tastes wonderful. I often mix mine with some peanut butter and ice - a fab treat! What's In It Even if you searched all over the world, you probably wouldn't be able to find all of the 70-plus, ultra-high-quality ingredients we've included in…

I buy local and try to get as much natural/organic foods as I can. My grocery budget is $125/wk. I go over a lot. We rarely eat out so it evens out.

For me it isn't about having the perfect body. It's about living a lifestyle that is healthy, fitness oriented and being happy. I feel as though the biggest road-blocks for people are that they are looking at things in the wrong way. Why are you saying you're depriving yourself when in fact your treating your body well by…

Totally normal. This is a great article on why http://chalenejohnson.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-do-you-sometimes-gain-weight-when.html