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Until you can get equipment, you can try the 7-minute workout. No equipment needed, just a chair. If I am not doing another workout that day, I will usually do 3 or 4 rounds of this without stopping in between. It definitely gets your heart rate up. You can google for the time clock for it and that way you don't have to…

low-fat cottage cheese with cucumber and tomato slices plain non-fat Greek yogurt with blueberries & strawberries Vitalicious VitaTop muffin (deep chocolate is my fave - surprisingly low in carbs and high in protein & fiber, only 100 calories and fills me up). These are my go-to low carb breakfasts when i just can't eat…

P90X ~ absolutely love it!

i eat it raw with Laughing Cow cheese wedges - i also cut up the celery with other veggies (peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini) and mix with some shredded reduced fat cheese, grilled chicken, and almond slivers with just a bit of salad dressing. Enjoy a different salad without lettuce...

Hal Higdon training plan ~ he's gotten me through a few half marathons in the last year and a half. good luck!

After completing Ripped in 30, i highly recommend her Extreme Shed and Shred ~ by far, this is my favorite JM workout. I am currently doing P90X and there is no way i could have done it without doing multiple JM DVDs ~ completely prepared me!

stop weighing yourself!!! eat healthy, do what exercise you can and weigh yourself once a week. I am sorry you are injured (how scary it must have been for you), but you aren't helping yourself by weighing daily... keep your head in the game and away from the scale!

and try eating the hummus with vegetables (like assorted raw peppers or cucumbers) instead of the rice cake - that should make a difference too!

I am not a nutrition expert; however, I noticed that you have consumed no vegetables. You really need to add those. Also, instead of eating a carnation instant breakfast for lunch, try eating a salad with protein (like grilled chicken, tuna, hard boiled egg). You will feel more full and get a better variety of nutrients.…

i am currently dealing with a stress fracture and peroneal tendonitis in my right foot - i am doing upper body workouts (P90X) - you just need to keep moving with what you can do and keep your head in the game. At least it is *only* one week... it could be much worse. don't let yourself slip from your goals or stop your…

And the pointe shoes KILL my feet and toes - but i just can't stop! been dancing for over 30 years now and i think they'll have to carry me, kicking and screaming, out of the studio!

I have 13 and love each and every one - I am not classless or trashy, I just enjoy telling my story on my body. I am finishing up my PhD in Epidemiology at a Medical School and consider myself to be quite intelligent and do not believe that having ink changes this fact. While people are of course more than entitled to…

reading the original research paper published on it.... um, tumors in lab animals? no long term data on other health effects like increased risk of myocardial infarction? no thanks - i'll just keep eating healthy and working out as much as possible!

Lindsey - i am a huge fan of Jillian and with her DVDs i have lost over 60 pounds in the last 2 years. however, I truly believe she does not do a long enough warm up or cool down. the best thing you can do is take a few minutes before pushing play and do some jumping jacks, running in place, ballistic stretches. Then…

when i end up having to workout later than i like, i usually have a glass of chocolate milk - acts as a great recovery drink and fills me up.

i started out with 30DS but continued on with a lot of her other workouts (Ripped in 30, Shred It with Weights, Yoga Meltdown, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, Extreme Shed & Shred). By far my faves are 30DS, Yoga, and Extreme Shed and Shred.... Extreme is crazy hard and kills me each time i do it (i do the full dvd, about 1.5…

i ran 2.25 miles this morning and will be doing P90X Yoga X this afternoon (93 minutes long - ouch!).

I am on day 58 of P90X and I absolutely love it ~ i eat as clean as possible and i have lost a few inches and a few pounds with many cheat snacks thrown in (ice cream is my downfall).

i would recommend 30DS - i lost a lot of weight doing it and have arthritis in my right knee, which makes exercising very painful at first. now i have virtually no knee pain and can run up and down stairs without thinking about it. the great thing about Jillian is that she gives tips on how to modify... also, once you…

I am currently in love and in hate with P90X ~ wonderful workouts! However, I am a huge Jillian fan and my absolute fave workout of hers is the Extreme Shed and Shred ~ there are so many different kinds of moves in that, i haven't gotten bored with it at all. i also highly recommend her yoga meltdown DVD.

good for you for starting this journey! With South Beach Diet and Jillian Michael's DVDs, I lost 70 pounds ~ crept back up a little and now i am doing a "hybrid SBD and Weight Watchers combo" and P90X ~ the inches are melting off and the pounds are slowly following. Best of luck - i highly recommend JM DVDs... they are…

i have my Bachelors in Psychology and am currently finishing up my first year of a PhD program in Epidemiology ~ wish i had discovered what i wanted to do about a decade ago! :)

I love 30DS and tried Ripped in 30 and had a hard time with most of the moves (level 3 especially) - my knees couldn't take it and i had to modify most of the moves. Try her Extreme Shed and Shred ~ by far, this is the best workout i have ever done. i've lost 3 inches off my belly by doing the whole workout 3 times a week…

it might help to try a completely different type of workout - if you typically do cardio, add in some weights. go take a dance class, yoga, or kickboxing ~ just changing up the type of exercise you do should help jump start your weight loss again. good luck!

Hal Higdon ~ he got me through my first 2 and I am in week 3 of training for my next half at the end of April...

I have been doing the Extreme Shed & Shred also - doing both workouts at once and it KILLS me ~ but it feels so good! on my "easy" workout days i have gone back to 30DS, but i add weights to each move in the cardio and abs circuits ~ drains me but it is such an amazing, quick workout.

i have many of her DVDs and 30DS is my go-to when i need to drop a few quick pounds ~ if you get bored with it, there is no reason why you can't intensify it... add more weight. I also like to keep track of how many reps i can do in each interval (e.g., trying to improve on how many push-ups i can do in one interval) -…

moderation! have a glass (8 oz.) of milk in the morning and then have berries, 1/2 banana, or an apple for either a snack or for dessert. natural sugar is still sugar, so just be smart about what other foods you are eating along with your fruit or milk. combine with a serving of protein and it is a healthy food choice.…

I have completed the 30DS several times and just use it as part of my regular rotation of workouts now, which involve a bunch of other workouts by Jillian. My most recent is her Extreme Shed and Shred, which take almost an hour and a half to do both workouts on it ~ it is crazy and amazing! I also really enjoy her Yoga…

I usually eat a piece or two of low-fat cheese, a handful of almonds, and raw peppers... helps me bounce right back!