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Yep. I always enter mine as circuit training.

Hi Clare! Good luck! I just had to say that I love your name!...Clare (MINUS the i) It is our 4 yo daughter's middle name after Saint Clare!

I am within 1-3 lbs of my goal weight. I think my goal is to lose an even 40ish lbs which is 1 lb away, but then I am so close to 115 that I think I want to go for that. So anywho...I will surely be maintaining very soon and am a little scared. I've just been in losing mode that I don't think I am going to know how to act…

Same here! I also gain 1-3 lbs while ovulating, stay that weight for 2-3 days and then after ovulation I go back down to my previous weight! Ovulation for me is like a mini-period...minus the period! lol

I also log it as circuit training... I LOVE THE FIRM DVDs!!!

I think if I remember correctly....wrap your hand around your wrist...if your middle finger and thumb don't touch you are large build, if your middle finger and thumb touch you are medium build, and if your middle finger and thumb overlap you are small build. Someone made a good point in saying that people are built…

Holy Moly is right!!! I am 5'5" and when I was 154 I wore a tight 10 and some 12s. I am now 124 and I am in a 6 or 8. You must be a small build. I am medium build and am amazed that some people the same height and weight as me are in 2s! You lucky girls! ;)

I've been thinking about what I'll give up this year. I usually give up junk food or cokes, but I've already done that when I started trying to lose weight. I may give up meat, but it won't be that far of a stretch for me saying I don't eat much meat lately. I feel like whatever I give up should be somewhat of a challenge…

Well, I haven't posted in a long time. Last time I did I told you guys about my knee hurting me. Well I totally quit excersing using my lower body at all. Next day my ankles and other knee started hurting as well. About a week later my left ankle and right knee started swelling. The swelling didn't get better for several…

I have been MIA for a few days. The last time I did the shred was Tuesday. I had such a wonderful day that day and got a second work out in. I tried to shred Wednesday and I couldn't do any of the the cardio because with every jump I felt like my knee cap was going to pop out of place. So I took a rest that day and…

Had a super busy day! Got dd to pre-k, went to get ds his first pair of shoes, grocery shopping, had lunch with my sister (did very good...had subway!) and got home in time to work out. Did day 7 of level one complete...then did 30 minutes of yoga, got a shower and now its just 20 after 2...heading out to pick up dd from…

Were you using 5 lb weights on the side lunges with anterior raises on level 1? Wow! I tried it one day and it KILLED me. I use 3 lb weights most of the time. The rows and chest presses I use 5 lbs but I can't handle them on any of the other strength exercises.

Way to go girl!!!

Level 1 Day 7 complete!!! Yay! I felt so good afterwards that I also did 25 minutes of yoga/pilates. Now I'm starving! What do you guys eat after you workout? Something high in protein, I assume...I just can't seem to find something high in protein but low in calories. Any suggestions?

sparkpeople.com has B12 on their list of nutrients you can track. I think they have about 75 nutrients to choose from. They also have an app for your smart phone much like myfitnesspal. The only problem I have with sparkpeople is they don't seem to have as large of a food database as here...from my experience not even…

Level 1 Day 6 done!!! Wooohooo!!! I did every bit of it without stopping once...I actually did all the anterior raises!! My push up was almost proper technique, but still on my knees of course! I am so proud...woot, woot!! Just to think before I started I was so not in the mood to do it but when i got started I felt…

Just finished day 5 of level 1! I can tell my endurance has increased a lot! I actually kicked my butt today doing butt kicks! I have found with the cardio it is easier for me to follow Natalie and do the bigger movements for some reason. It seems like the smaller movements hurt my legs more. Just wish I could get a proper…

Well, I just ate my weight in cholcolate cheerios...ugh...there goes all the calories I burned today and much much more... :explode: :sad:

Well, missed my day 4 yesterday (the kids and I were out running errands ALL day!) so I jumped back in and did my day 4 level 1 just now. The cardio actually seemed a little easier but those side lunges are KILLING me...my arms just won't raise those weights like they should...lol. Just wondering how everyone logs this…

Thanks! I'm really gonna try! I've decided to not weigh or measure myself until the first 30 days are over and that, I hope, is gonna keep me from getting discouraged. I am just gonna push through the 30 days and feel good about doing something good for myself!

Thanks so much for the quick responses and advice everyone! I took my measurements for the first time day before yesterday when I started the 30 day shred. I am going to remeasure after the 30 days...if I can hold off that long..lol. I do think I have an obsession with the numbers and I have pretty much decided the scale…

Finished L1 Day 2 yesterday and can't wait to do Day 3 when I get the little ones down for their naps! I am a little discouraged though...I weighed yesterday and have gained 1 lb in a week!!! I have been doing some sort of circuit training with weights incorporated pretty much everyday for 4 weeks and I was just wondering…

My youngest turned one last month too!!! On the 16th! I have been thinking....Oh its baby weight...I just had a baby...uh, not so much anymore. It hit me at his first birthday party that I could no longer use him as an excuse...lol. I started my journey the very next day!

Well I'm a little late starting but I am up for the shred challenge! I finally got the dvd today and just finished DAY 1 L1! Yay! I feel like jell-o!!! Guess that means its working! I have been really on course with my (most recent...lol) weight loss journey for about 4 weeks and have lost 10 lbs...which all came off in…

Wish I could help...but I am frustrated because I am ONLY losing my boobs...Don't get me wrong, I am SOOO glad I am losing them. I have always been pretty endowed, but for the last 4 years I have been either pregnant or breastfeeding until just a few months ago when my son weaned himself and they have been HUGE...even…

Thanks for all the info...I am definatley gonna try it. I have cut out pretty much all my dairy to cut calories and fat. I LOVE my dairy products so it will be easy to use that to add my calories and some protein. I will just have to switch to some low fat versions of some..like cottage cheese and shredded cheese, which i…

Where did you get your protein shake powder?

I've hit a plateau and am getting pretty discouraged :sad: As a pp said, this is usually when I just give up and gain all the lost weight back. I just have a few questions that some of the pp touched on... As far as milk/dairy products: Did you get the full out 24 oz or 3 servings a day as some advertise or just a little…

Hey girls! I was just curious who all drinks their water "straight". Drinking my 8+ glasses a day has been a work in progress for me due to the fact I don't like water all that much. I have started to really aquire a taste for it but I am still "spiking" about half of mine with crystal light. Anyone else do this and what…

I want to be at my goal weight and maintaining. Then focus on toning up some! I also want train for a half marathon....I would have NEVER thought I would want to do someting like that, but just in the last couple of weeks of working out I have found that I feel a world of difference when I exercise! I can't imagine what…