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we prefer Gala but have been buying what's cheapest in an effort to save on our fruits and veggies. We go through a 3 lb bag in less than a week.

I would probably keep going and just add in the cardio now. The weights and going heavy are the most important part. I rarely did the cardio that came with CLX. I borrowed it from a friend and only had one of the cardio discs anyway. I do love the one dvd I have though. Although not as fun at Turbo Fire which is what I now…

Love Chalene, love Turbo Fire. I started with Chalean Extreme and now i'm doing a hybrid of the two cause I didn't want to give up the heavy weights. You should love it!!!

That is awesome!!! I started out doing couch to 5k in my backyard. 13.5 laps was a mile. By the time I was given a treadmill I hated that lap. But it helped me lose the first 20 or so lbs of my journey. Way to go on not making excuses!!!

I have a friend who swears by E & E, its a type of energy mix drink made by Beachbody. She says it gives her the extra boost of energy to push through her long workouts. I've never tried it though.

this is also a great idea!!!

I love my crockpot and I'm a stay at home mom. It is so nice to know that come dinner time we will have hot dinner ready to go instead of me spending an hour in the kitchen making something. I would search crockpot recipes and start trying some of them. Good Luck!!!

I started doing a hybrid of the 2 since I wasn't willing to risk losing the muscle I gained doing CX. I just don't think the toning workouts is the same. However I will say that I noticed a huge difference in my core muscles after just one week of doing TF!!!! There are multiple different hybrids on the Beachbody site you…

Sadly I've learned that to really lose weight I need to not eat back any of my exercise calories. There are days that I will eat some if i'm super hungry or if I just need to splurge. Most days though I stick to being at or under my calorie goal, with no help from working out. It also might depend on how much you have to…

It took a month before I felt a difference. I also still had 30-40 lbs to lose so its hard to see the real results right away, in my case. I can totally see muscles now (after 5 months of lifting). But hope to see much more definition as the weight keeps coming off. I still want to lose another 25 lbs at least. I love the…

Its so fun, even if you can't get the moves exactly right (like I still struggle with doing the exact punches when she puts all 4 in a series) you still punch. It won't be exactly like she is but you are moving and burning calories. I'm not coordinated but I have got most of the moves down now and I started in January.…

I completed Chalean Extreme and am continuing to do it with a hybrid. I love Chalene she is funny, and I never get bored doing her workouts. I have gained SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much muscle by doing it. I started out with small weights that I had from my husband (like 5 lbs) then I eventually worked up to 10 lbs. My…

I'm just finishing up the 3rd phase, Lean and its max reps is 12. She says go heavy or go home!!! :)

I'm 5' 8" and my goal is 160. My profile pic is me at 195.

Yes Chalean Extreme rocks. I love Chalene!!

We would keep living life as we are. Except my dh wouldn't have to work away from home like he does now. He could be local so we see him every day like we should. It would allow us the little extra to fix up our house the way we want that we don't have the extra for now. It wouldn't be living the high life but would…

Amazing job!! Congrats on all your hard work!!

checking it out now, looks awesome! definitely has moves I've never even heard of before! Thanks!!

So sorry you are dealing with this. It is abuse all the way around.

I read on the treadmill everyday (well 6/7). Its the only way to keep my focus to get through 3 miles. If I didn't have that I would just get bored and stop. And yes the series is great!!!! Read the whole thing twice last January.

I bought men's champion shorts. they are cut longer than the woman's. They hit just above my knees but I'm tall. Honestly if you are out there working out then who cares what you look like or what people think!!! I say go out and kick butt!!!!! :)

Way to go!! You look amazing! and I bet you feel amazing too!!

Awesome!!! that is even more of a victory in my opinion than on the scale. Your health is improved. Way to go!!!!

All spring and summer (last year) and into the fall I was running like 5 days a week, 2 miles a day. I was very slowly losing weight. I am back down to losing 46 lbs (after gaining back almost 10 over the winter/holidays). I started in February running 6 days a week 3 miles a day. I am finally starting to see my thighs…

I count everything. I switched from ww to mfp last spring. At first I tried to keep eating my "free" fruits & veggies. I wasn't losing. Considering a medium banana is over 100 calories that adds up. An apple, a banana & a veggie serving could easily add up to an extra 250 calories a day. Thats .5 lb worth of calories. I…

Wow and to think I've already lost 40 lbs of fat. How gross was I?!

I have a 5, 3 , & 1 year old. They eat almost the same thing everyday. Either PB & jelly or PB & honey, cheese stick, go-gurt & some type of fruit, (banana, apple or grapes usually). My kids are good eaters though so they usually polish all that off and then ask if they can have something else. If i were in your shoes I…

someone told me that comparison when I was complaining about "only" losing .25 of a lb. Losing a stick of butter seems like such a better way to think of it. Way to go!!!!

I've been running 3 miles a day for almost 2 months on the treadmill. Ran a 5k on Saturday and was sore!!!! Everyone says that its harder on the treadmill but I found the opposite. At least because I hadn't run outside for months!!! I have changed the incline on mine to hopefully make the transition easier next time.

Honestly because on days that I don't run, and then into the next day I have a lot less patience with my kids. I am a sahm to 3 5 and under. Running on the treadmill is my me time and i squeeze it in at naptime. It has become my sanity. Plus I feel so much better and its letting me lose weight. I also find that if I do it…