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I gave up everything but the occasional fish a few months ago and am slowly stopping that as well and I have never felt better. I know that doesn't make me a vegetarian but I'm slowly getting there. I eat a lot of spinach/kale/arugala salads, beans, eggs, nuts and greek yogurt and occasionally use a vegan protein powder…

I'm a paralegal as well here in New York City and have visible tattoos with the intention of being fully covered (besides my neck hands and face). One of the partners at my firm is a heavily tattooed female and an extremely successful attorney. I was hired with all partners fully aware of my tattoos. I have not been asked…

We have the exact measurements with height and body parts down to the 1/2", except I'm at 137(not far at all)! I'm not super confident in a bikini yet but when I got down to around 125 I looked good (now looking at pictures. I didn't think so then of course). At 125 I had the "amazing thigh gap," due to wide hips, that…

THANK YOU! Some of my favorite tattoos are either little friday the 13th tattoos, space fillers or one's i got on a whim with little to no time to think about them whatsoever with friends. My big meaningful pieces are just as awesome but i definitely don't think a tattoo needs to have significance to you. I guess when you…

I'll be seeing Mariachi El Bronx (the bronx) on a booze cruise off of Manhattan in late may and then I'll be attending warped tour from Long Island to Florida(roughly a week). Very excited there are actual pop-punk and "heavier" bands back on the lineup opposed to the justin bieber types! That's all I have planned for now.…

In my opinion the more tattoos the better...as long as they are done well by true artists and not "scratchers." I'm a firm believer of you get what you pay for. My boyfriend of 5 years is what I call a throat to toes tattooed fella and it's ridiculously sexy and I tend to be much more attracted to heavily tattooed men. In…

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I did level two a few days ago and my abs are still so sore that it's killing me to just put on jeans! Level one became super easy by day 8-9 but on day one of level two I was one more plank move away from fainting. It went by super fast but boy oh boy did it kick my butt. Good luck! I know it'll get easier after a few days

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This is my same goal! In two pounds I'm allowing myself a new gym outfit or two and once I lose five pounds from there I'll be allowed to make my appointment to get my thigh tattooed. It's definitely keeping me on track!

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http://www.amazon.com/New-Balance-Heart-Rate-Monitor/dp/B003A0QEMU I bought this new balance women's heart rate monitor a month ago and it's extremely accurate! It doesn't get intefered with other machines at the gym and it's ridiculously easy to figure out how to use. I paid $65 for it but I see there are ones for around…

I'm on day 10 of level 1 and i've spread it out over 2 1/2 weeks. When I got to the point that I was so sore that I couldn't perform the moves properly or walk up and down the stairs, i took a rest day. I also combined this with the C25K program. I think it's meant to be 30 days of workouts not 30 straight days of doing…

What an amazing invention! I couldn't help but look it up online just now and I don't think it's an option for me to be without one of these much longer. Even when I set my alarm across the room I tend to hit snooze and climb back into bed or turn the alarm off all together. I can imagine if I'm chasing the dang thing…

I would say your best bet would be to get a heart rate monitor! I was getting roughly 210 with 25 minutes of circuit training with MFP for this DVD on level one but my HRM gives me a read of 188-205 depending on my intensity (heart rate typically between 167-183 during level one). I seem to burn less calories when I get a…

I've found that good fats like avocado, nuts and natural peanut/almond butter are great ways to add quick calories without feeling overly-stuffed.

I've found in the workplace that it's easier for those around us to joke at the healthy decisions we're making than to admit they aren't very healthy. I have a co-worker who works in an office 10 feet away who consistently makes fun of my "rabbit food," as he calls it. He also overheard me mentioning all my trigger foods…

I'm on W1D3 tonight! I'm finding week one to be a little too easy so I've added on a fourth day a week as well as jog half the warm up and cool down. I'll probably add the fourth run on week two as well, but I don't see it being likely for the further weeks as they get fairly difficult. I've always hated running but I have…

I'm currently at 135.5 and my original goal was 120 (what I weighed a little over a year ago). I started at 138. At 135.5 I'm starting to look more toned and in shape than where I was at 120 when I rarely exercised. I think I'm abandoning my goal weight all together and I'd just like to fit back into my "skinny pants" and…

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I've only lost 3 pounds but i'm constantly cold and I'm guessing that's due to my new eating habits! I tend to pick all cold or room temperature foods as my "health foods" (what I would do for a giant warm bowl of mac & cheese!!!) On top of drinking over 100 oz of cold water throughout the day I seem to always need a…

I've been combining 30DS with C25K and that seems to be working fairly well with a loss of 3 pounds since I've started. I get a great workout with 30DS but my heart rate monitor told me I only burn roughly 190-202 calories for it even though I sweat like a pig and have a heart rate of 175-182 the entire time. I personally…

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http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/printerfriendly/Salmon-with-Hoisin-Orange-and-Bok-Choy-356309?printFormat=photo We made the above recipe last night (with less coriander seed). Healthy and delicious as well! We just put it in foil and threw it in the oven for 13 minutes. Paired it with sauteed asparagus and it was a…

That sounds like a great plan. I love the shred but I don't feel like there's enough abwork yet in just that video. Maybe that's just level one, though. Good luck!

I would wait a few days until it's no longer an "open wound." I'd be more concerned of whatever's floating around the gym, the floor or on the equipment getting into a new tattoo than sweat. Every time I get tattooed I don't wait more than 4 days at most. Just listen to your body. If it's healing well, doesn't have any…

Tonight will be day 5 of level 1 for me. I started on February 8th and took saturday off to rest since I couldn't walk up the stairs, and did my regular gym routine that sunday. Yesterday when I did day 4 of the routine I felt my endurance get so much better! I didn't have to put my weights down once in the side lunge and…