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Awesome work, everyone! @DaceyG1990 : I'd buy tickets to THAT gun show! :-P Way to go, girl!

Welcome, welcome to all of the new members! Happy to be on this fit journey with you! :-)

I usually try to eat at least one salad a day and then a veggie snack if I can (carrots and/or celery), but working as many greens as I can into dinner has become one of my favorite challenges! Things like zucchini boats, egg plant pizzas, stuffed peppers, pasta primavera, and vegetable stir fry can help sneak them in as…

You'd be shocked at how great I've gotten at "vegetarian-izing" recipes! :-) tofu, beans, and the Morning Star "chicken" and veggie patties can sub for most any meat!! I always seem to forget about curry-type recipes...my fall back is always Mexican or Italian cuisine, so I will definitely break out the curry and give it a…

This is my second week back to school + working with trying to do my workouts and I've been surprisingly really good about it...I only missed one day in the very beginning because I couldn't convince myself to fight through those burpees! ;-P I'm waking up at 4:45 two days a week to get my sweat on before heading off to…

I haven't reread previous pages to see who has them, so I apologize if this question is redundant, but does anyone actually have the Barre and Abs fixes? I have 10 min abs and it KILLS, but I so wish it was longer because I know my beer gut could use the extra work! :-P Is there any place to purchase Barre + Abs? I…

Welcome to all of our newcomers! This group is really taking off and it's so exciting to have such a great community of support!

I measure everything raw! I know the norm found in recipes for veggies is to measure raw, then cook. But even now with 21DF I measure my pasta, oatmeal, rice, spinach, carrots, peppers, onions...truly everything...raw! I think that the extra calories you'd be consuming would be negligible at best when comparing measuring…

@randilast: I'm glad to see someone else who has La Croix! :-P My fridge has an entire row dedicated to my La Croix addiction...coconut, lemon, and lime! That little stand/holder you have for them is nifty!

My stats are almost identical to @synacious! Starting weight: 133 Chest: 33 R arm: 11.5 L arm: 11.5 Waist: 34.5 Hips: 39 R thigh: 22 L thigh: 23 Final weight: 126 Chest: 32 R arm: 11 L arm: 11 Waist: 32 R thigh: 20 L thigh: 21 Total lbs lost: 6 I followed diet and and exercise plan exactly. When I wasn't able to eat all of…

What's everyone eat for breakfast? As much as I love my English muffin + PB2, oatmeal + cinnamon and fruit, and smoothie rotation, I'm getting bored and need some quick/easy options that I can take on the go with school starting back up. I typically have eggs as snacks, so I try to shy away from just plain old eggs at…

It's ironic that I was on the other side of this just a couple of days ago. But now I've had to step away from the scale. I'm assuming it's because the sore muscles are back and I haven't been drinking quite as much water, but I'm gaining weight again! AH! It can still be so discouraging even though I know better than to…

That's awesome @Randilast! Glad to hear it! @Ladybug1250: That's great! Those first few days are so hard, but you've obviously got the will power to push your way through it! Lower fix is one of my favorites next to pilates...they burn so good! :-) Keep up the good work, ladies!!!

In the beginning, I kept thinking about just FEELING better. I felt so sluggish and like a blimp...it was killing my self-confidence. For the first few days with those aching muscles, it was really hard to get going. I started writing down the inspirational chalk board notes on the back of the workout wall in the videos…

@jennimben I think that the food prep is actually the hardest part (aside from the burpees...)! Just getting organized and really planning every meal and snack out is so time consuming! I think you'll get into the swing of it in no time, though!

It's really important to keep in mind that your muscles retain a lot more water than normal when they are growing. That's why when you first begin working out and you've got those sore muscles, it's really common to first gain a pound or two. Just make sure you are getting in a gallon of water a day (or as much as you…

So excited for you, @synacious! :-) Tomorrow is yoga and then it's two-a-days for me as well! I'm really looking forward to kicking some butt (although I am expecting mine to be kicked just as equally in return ;-P). I'm just so excited by the progress I've seen so far. The weight isn't coming off as drastically now as it…

You shouldn't feel anything in your back, upper or lower. Try contracting your booty and glutes while simultaneously pulling in your abs. A good trick a yoga instructor once taught me while planking is to try to "push the earth away from you"...that way your shoulders don't creep up and you don't feel that tension in the…

I'm right behind you, Crosby, on day #9! I was really dreading total body cardio because it KICKED MY BUTT last week, but I'm only very minimally sore AND I was able to really push my way through the workout (whereas I was kinda dragging and felt like I was dying last week). Today was upper body and I had so much more…

Can you even imagine what your final measurements/weigh-in day will look like though!? I'm getting excited for you just thinking about it! Hang in there...you've got this! :-)

Yep, it's just an Excel spreadsheet! How'd the zucchini boats turn out!?

Today is my day #7! With the first week coming to a close, I've lost ~3 inches total and 4 pounds! I'm proud of that, but I can't wait to see what next week brings! :-) The yoga today was so nice! Happy Monday, everyone!

Here's what next week looks like for me: I would upload this present week's menu, but it was such a disaster...I wouldn't recommend it to anyone! It took me a while to figure out how to properly divvy up the protein and which groups to have at which meal/snack in order to keep myself from feeling starved...hoping week #2…

I just spent the last three hours on Pinterest and the internet, but FINALLY have my meal plan for next week! Woo hoo! I stumbled upon a few very yummy looking recipes and thought I'd share the links! Incorporating them into the upcoming week! Egg Plant Pizzas Zucchini Boats Garlic Tomato Spaghetti Squash I also found:…

I feel like the pilates yesterday really helped reduce my soreness...I at least didn't have to barrel roll out of bed this morning, so that's a plus! :-)

Woo hoo! How does is feel!?

It might also be helpful to share our weekly meal plans as well if anyone would be interested and/or willing! :-)

YES! Thank you for starting this! I'm vegetarian and on the 1,200, so I'm having an extremely difficult time finding meal plans...I've been eating really basic (as in no recipes aside from a salad with some black beans thrown in) and I am getting bored! I'll have to set aside some Pinterest time today (there has to be a…

When I initially found this group I was anticipating it would be old with no one presently working through the program, but what an awesome surprise! :-) I'm in day #4, just finished my morning workout, and am loving the results so far! So sore I can barely walk, but it hurts so good! :-P I'm down 3 pounds!

Really interesting. I'll have to do some more investigation for sure.