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Once I got to a certain number, the muscle right above my knees would ache even with proper form. I was actually encouraged by this, that maybe I was strengthening this muscle which will in turn strengthen my poor knees. My bum still aches from this challenge (especially the band of muscle right underneath the bum) and I…

To reply to the cellulite question, I have no secret. :embarassed: The only thing I can think of is that my legs have always been quite muscular/strong, and I do spend a lot of time walking. I seem to hold weight more in my stomach and breasts, and a bit in my arms and face. I guess we are all made differently! I wish I…

I did not do the challenge with weights as I felt my own body weight was enough of a challenge to move up and down! LOL :) Also, since this was my first time doing squats I felt it was extremely important to do them correctly. I focused every day on having proper form (getting parallel to the floor, keeping my chest up,…

Thank you, Pixie! Once I hit day 20, I really wanted to quit because that is when it got really really hard to do. My legs would knot up on me and I would have to take breaks. Glad I continued. Shazzy, you're right, I may not do a single one tomorrow! LOL But, I do plan to do at least 50-100 3 days on 1 day off from here…

YUM! I have all these ingredients in the house...wonder of wonders! Yippee!!

Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate all the suggestions. I'd say I have circumstantial depression some days...for sure...but, it's not an all consuming sort of things...except on those days...you know, the days when the baby is screaming off and on every 20 min all day long and you're the only one to make her happy,…

Thanks for all the lovely suggestions everyone!!!! Before I posted this forum, I had mashed an avocado, added a bit of onion powder, and garlic salt and my son and husband went gaga for it on their burgers and such. I loved it as well which made me wonder if that glorious awesomeness could possibly taste any better at my…

No problem Mrs! Those are actually good ideas for the brussel sprouts too....my daughter isn't a fan, but boy does she love her bacon! :) The bean sprouts look like they really would be great for a stir fry. Thank you for the suggestions, everyone! Last night, I made a veggie burger and topped it with tomatoes and brocco…

And ^^^THIS^^^ I've always heard you should "HALT" when you're Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired... now, this is coming from the girl who has been eating too much the past few days, but seriously... I've stopped beating myself up. What is the point? Stop it. Just realize that it's way easier to eat and have instant…

^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm on Day 7 of a 30 Day Squat Challenge. I looked up how to do a proper squat and found this youtube clip. Very helpful! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPYCiuiB4PA And wouldn't you know it, I was doing my squats incorrectly! Lucky for me, I have 21 more days to perfect them!

WONDERFULLY informative! Thank you everyone for responding. I am definitely going to go with the FITBIT One after reading all of these posts. The flex sounds awesome, but as a poster mentioned the feeling of sweat under a rubber type wristband, I realized I dislike that as well. Looking forward to payday so I can order…

Yes, I think my biggest concern would be losing the other one... Thank you so much for your input! I'm quite competitive myself. Glad it's working well for you!!!

Smile and firm features :)

Stunning results!! You look handsome, happy, and confident!!! Great job. So proud of you for sticking with it. I'm on the road to losing the pounds myself.

Congratulations!!!! I'm restarting my journey from scratch after two babies and feel overwhelmed. I see this and realize that step by step, little by little, I can get there too. SO proud of you. GREAT job!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

Awesome! Thanks, everyone! Can't wait to shake my groove thang...yea yea :)

When I was 15 years old. I baby sat for a family with a swimming pool. After swimming every day possible, I came away in a sz 4 with 6 pack abs. Lord, I hope to be in that great of shape again someday...maybe not that skinny because that's unrealistic to want to be as tiny as you were in 9th grade, but yea... I was in my…

I went to photobucket, uploaded my photo, and then copied the image code. When I pasted it here, I changed the IMG to img so the picture wasn't super huge. Hope that helps! :)

So glad everyone is here and doing their best to be more healthy and fit! You should all be very proud of yourselves! :flowerforyou:

I have not, but I have read on Dietbet that they take a percentage out of the pot, so it's not a split of what's actually in the pot now---I think they take out 15% before they split the pot, so that definitely brings down the amount that we would receive depending on how many people actually lose 4%....

Hello Isabella---nothing like the state of our health to get us back on track, right? I'm glad you are working towards being healthier and not just "accepting your fate" so to speak. Good for you!!! I will help as much as I can to be a good friend and help motivate you to make wise choices. I need the same sort of…

Yay! So happy you all are here :)

So do you!!! I'm trying to get back to where I was before the baby, but seeing this thread reminds me that I totally can! Just takes time and commitment :)

Thanks!! <3

April 2011 186+lbs November 2011 164lbs (just found out I was pregnant) January 2013 185lbs (5mo post baby and working to get down to my goal weight!) Love this thread! Everyone is doing amazing, and it really helped me to look back at how well I did and remind myself that I CAN do it again! <3

LOL I'm totally guilty of this as well. pfft, hahahah!

Totally guilty of this!!! If you stand looking at packages in the grocery store over and over to make sure that the ingredients/calories are mfp approved

Are you considering being a single parent, Sherie?

I'm going to do more research on this, but just like in our own lives, I don't think for a SECOND that if they are working out that much they aren't eating. That's bull hockey. Sometimes I lose more if I eat more along with my extra exercise. They have it down to a science at Biggest Loser and I think it's awesome. For all…