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I have a 1220 calorie allotment and Planning out meals/snacks ahead of time helps me; otherwise, I tend to overeat. Lean protein (chicken breast, salmon, other fish) with a baked potato is great for me for dinner. Add .5-1 tbsp light whipped butter and it really helps to satisfy and fills me up. I can stay under 400…

Did 90 minutes of gardening this morning and am getting ready to do 30ds. Had planned on dong extreme shred but after the gardening, I'm just not up for it. Gotta have enough energy to keep up with the kids this afternoon. It's spring break!

1/7 with extreme shred. Thinking good thoughts for you Heather! I remember those last days! Try to enjoy the quiet of 1 child while you can!! :)

5/7 with extreme shred today,

4/7 with extreme shed & shred and 90 minutes of gardening.

I missed posting yesterday. I'm at 3/7. Today is a rest day. Yesterday was to be only cardio, but I just couldn't get into it so i did a level of 30 day shred. Happy hump day all!

I have wii fit and, although it's fun, it's not really great for exercising. If you do boxing or maybe a fast island run, you could burn some calories. Otherwise, I'd say it's more of a game and not so much of a good exercise routine.

80s sounds awesome ivy! We've been having that kind of weather but it was cold and windy here today! I'm at 2/7 with 45 min of extreme shed and shred. First day doing it. It was okay, but not nearly as intense as ripped. Kinda looking forward to an "easier" routine for a week!

1/7 today with my last day of Ripped in 30 and 18 min on the elliptical. Startng Extreme Shed and Shred tomorrow!

I've missed posting the last several ads. I've been sick, my babe has been sick, and nwmy son is sick! I have managed to keep up my workouts though. I've been so afraid that if I skip, i'll get off track and not get back on again. I should be 4/7 today. Did elliptical on Tuesday, 4th level of Ripped yesterday, and am…

2/7 today with level 4 of ripped. It was a really good workout and I was surprised how well I was able to keep up on my first day doing it. I can definitely tell how much stronger I've gotten After doing the shred and ripped. Ivy... If you've ever done the 30 day shred, it's very similar....just more intense. I can tell…

1/7 today with level 3 of ripped. On to level 4 tomorrow!

Estherpab...hope all goes well at the docs this week! Starting level 4 tomorrow! Guess it's time to order a new DVD from amazon!

5/7 with 3rd level of ripped.

My first 2 are 25 months apart. My son was so upset when he walked into the hospital room and saw me with the baby. He just cried! What really helped was a small present to the baby in the hospital (a book) and another present (Thomas set) from the baby when we got home. It made such a HUGE difference!

I'm 4/7 with level 3 of ripped. Plus, I moved furniture and toys and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned ome more, I'm so exhausted!

I agree! 37 weeks and doing an our of Zumba is amazing! My 3rd child was 2 weeks early and at 37 weeks, I didn't want to do much other than get all the baby stuff in order and I didn't even accomplish that! How far apart in age will your kids be?

I've done level 3 twice now and both times I hear JM say that it's time for the cool down and I can't believe that it's over! Not sure how I keep losing track of which circuit I'm on, but I guess that's much better than waiting for it to be over! Overall I like level 3. There are a couple of moves that have trouble with…

Hang in there! I've read that when your muscles get used and are sore, your body can retain some water to help the muscles heal. I've had a lot of issues with my weight fluctuating up for a couple weeks and then it will go down. It's so weird! I'm def going down overall though.

3/7 today with 25 min of elliptical.

2/7 with levl 3 of ripped in 30. Has anyone tried Jillian Michaels Shred it with Weights or Extreme Shed and Shred? Starting to look for my next video! :)

Starting level 3 tomorrow. I know it's going to kick my butt, but I'm getting bored with level 2. I really seem to need a lot of variety these days. If anyone else has done level 3, let me know how it is!

1/7 today with my level 2 of ripped. Yesterday was my day off, but I walked with my daughter while she rode her bike for about a mile and then I played baseball with my son for about 30 minutes. I love the warm weather! It's so much easier to be active! Oh, and we are in the DC Metro area. It's supposed to be 70s all…

5/7 today and I'm done for the week! Did Ripped in 30 - level 2 and 10 minutes on the elliptical. I also started spring cleaning my son's room. Took out 4 garbage bags full of junk and a big bag of toys that are too young for him now and started organizing all his toys again. Couldn't believe that I had just done this less…

I hit a plateau that I had a heck of a time breaking. I had to drop my calories, up my water intake, take an extra rest day (2 days per week now), and vary the duration and intensity of my workouts. Once I did that, my plateau broke in 2 weeks. Oh,and I watched my percentage of carbs, protein, fat. I'm a balanced oxidizer…

4/7 today. Did 2nd level of Ripped again and it was a bit easier. Yesterday was my day off so I cleaned my daughter's room and reorganized toys and tossed a garbage bag full of stuff. I have a fit bit and usually average 10-15 flights of stairs, but yesterday I had 45 flights from all the trips up and down the stairs…

I've had that happen before too where the first couple of days are easier than the last. I think it's that I'm working harder because I'm more effective at the moves and am doing them correctly. Let us know what you think of week 2. I'm on day 2 of it tomorrow!

It's a heart rate monitor. Not sure what all they can do though.

Haha! I sucked at some of the modified moves too. I did elliptical today and tomorrow is my day off. Kind of looking forward to giving it another shot on Thursday though. Second time on a level is usually easier! You're probably right about your heart rate. I'll bet that day 2 will be higher!

I'm 3/7 oday with 30 minutes on the elliptical. Day off tomorrow and then back to Ripped on Thursday!