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Natalie's Rap, for sure.

Decaf tea.

Get on Amazon, go to the library, or search around Exercise TV and find a workout you like. I've never been to a gym even once. My favorites for beginners are anything Biggest Loser. They incorporate cardio and strength, which is good because you can build muscle all day, but if you still have fat, you won't see muscle. I…

Take a rest day if you feel like you need it. I took them and then didn't count that day as part of the 30, so I still did each level for 10 days. If you look at the tips on the DVD menu, it says to take a rest day.

This is why I'm failing?! Thank you so much. I feel enlightened now.

I follow the schedule, but I still do other stuff like run and bike ride.

Abs 10 and Fire 45 EZ today..week 6 is officially done!

Have you ever seen a big person running and thought "wtf are they doing?" I know I haven't. Yet, when I first started running, that's EXACTLY what I thought people thought about me, so I avoided running with people around at all costs. Now, I don't care. No one is thinking badly of you, even if you don't run well. I'm slow…

As everyone else said, get some weights (just 3-5 pounds). That's basically it. You can definitely do it at the weight you are. I did it at 230 and at 208. It's hard and you'll have exercises you absolutely hate and you'll want to not do them, but they get easier. Once you finish that, you should (if you're not sick of…

I don't know; I don't think she got a fair shake because of who her team is. It's harder for older people to lose weight because your metabolism changes and blah blah, and I think she's doing the best she can with what she has. Hopefully they'll keep her around for next season so we can really find out. Speaking of keeping…

I like Ramon, too. He's definitely my pick to win. Also, Dolvett has become my favorite trainer ever since he said "it hurts to look good; I'm in pain everyday". Cracked me up so hard.

PETA has recipes on their site, as do Vegetarian Times and VegWeb. But if you just Google "vegetarian recipes", you'll find a lot more.

I'm doing the TurboFire/ChaLEAN hybrid right now. I've lost about three pounds so far, but I'm losing inches like crazy and gaining muscle. I'm eating anywhere between 1400-1700 calories most days, depending on how hungry I am and how many exercise calories I earn.

Well, I haven't had a job in quite some time, so sleeping in is kind of my life. However, my goal has been to gradually get used to being up at around 6:15. I was going to start getting up at 7:30 this week, but I've been waking up at 4 and not falling back to sleep until after 5, so 7:30 just feels like torture after…

Nice! I lost my walking/running/biking partner (aka my boyfriend who broke up with me over hedge clippers..for real), so it's a little harder for me to get the motivation to actually go. My goal has been to run in the morning in order to A) avoid him, and B) not miss my shows, but waking up early enough is proving to be…

I read this and immediately felt the laziest I've ever felt in my life.

After losing a bunch of weight, I am now 13 pounds away from my high school weight. I'm actually wearing jeans from high school right now. I'm in way better shape than I was then. In P.E. my sophomore year, I remember we had to run a mile. If we did it in 10 minutes, we got a 100, 11 minutes, 90 and so on. I told my coach…

Totally the right thing to do! You don't deserve it and you don't want your daughter growing up thinking it's okay to be treated that way. Your life will be much healthier by leaving and your daughter's future relationships will be, as well. Be strong; it sucks, I know it does, but imagine how much worse it'll be if you…

8 days..sigh.

Sigh, people are dumb. When I was vegan (I'm vegetarian now), I got asked all the time if I ate fish. Boggles my mind. They still ask, btw, but that's because a lot of people say they're veg when they're really pesca.

Baby Benadryl! Lol jk. Toys, snacks so he doesn't get cranky, and if you let him watch movies, bring some DVDs and a laptop or portable DVD player.

I'm doing the TurboFire/ChaLEAN Extreme hybrid right now and love it. It's super fun and definitely effective.

All the ab classes kill me. All. Of. Them. Lol..oh well, they're important. As far as netting more calories, maybe a protein shake (or even two)? They're great for helping your muscles recover, too, which is important with CLX. Basically, calorie dense HEALTHY foods, like peanut butter and avocados, if you're trying to net…

I did it for 4 months and lost 20 pounds. I did a shake and a 100 calorie yogurt for breakfast, a meal bar and usually pretzels (100 calories) for lunch, a 500 calorie dinner and then two or three 100 calorie snacks during the day. It taught me to look at serving sizes and about how many calories I should aim for at every…

I second the couch to 5k. I felt like I was going to die the first day (running 1 minute), but now I can run for way longer. Also, if you're concerned about not losing fast enough (although 7 pounds in 5 weeks isn't bad), make sure you're eating healthy and do some more workouts. Like 5 days a week instead of three. Google…

I have a really hard time holding onto the 25 lb weight in my left hand only. I use those ones when I do lunges or squats, and after about 5 reps, I can feel it slipping.

I've never done P90X, but I'm doing the TurboFire/CLX hybrid and I love it.

Of course I can't find the link for it, but the Lipozene commercial where they have the testimonials and the one lady says "you just can't do it on your own". That line gets me every time!

You should probably up your calories. Have they been set at that number for awhile? That could be (at least part of) the reason you're stuck.

I decided to take a break yesterday, so I didn't do Fire 45 EZ. I had the energy today, though, so I did yesterday's workout on top of today's. That's Fire 45 EZ, Abs 10, and Push 1. Kicked my butt, but it was defintely worth it. I burned 1100 calories and feel awesome! :smile: Just thought I'd share.