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I work out at home using dumbbells. Im currently doing James Wilson's 12 week program. Its AWESOME! I am seeing the best results of my life. And you only have to lift 4 x's a week, do HIIT 3 x's a week. The program is $55. You can sign up on his Fcebook page. Just look for him under "James Wilson Faith Family Fitness".

bodybuilding.com Check out Jamie Eason's LiveFit Trainer. She lays out all the exercises for 12 weeks. I did it - it's pretty amazing!

This is such a great post!!! I love how you broke it down for everyone and used a real life example. I am a big proponent on eating more than 1200 calories a day! Women just dont get it...when trying to lose weight they starve themselves and that JUST WONT WORK. Im going to read your post again because I find it very…

Oh wait, did you adjust the settings of the HRM for your 13 lb loss? That would make a difference!! You would burn less calories if you were lighter than you were before....

I have never done that DVD, but it is perfectly conceivable to burn that much, especially since you say you were out of breath -- meaning that you were in a constant 'cardio' state for 40 minutes. Usually 40 mintues of cardio burns 100 calories per 10 minutes....and you added weights....so yeah, you could burn 545 calories…

Might I also add, that if your goal is to burn fat/flab, than you'll want to do HIIT on our treadmill, rathe than just straight up running. It's shown to burn more fat in 30 minutes than 1 hour of running -- now that's EFFICIENT!! There are lots of internet articles on HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). For example,…

The Shred, or any type of exercise with weights, is a better bang for your 30 minutes, than aerobics for greater fat burn. (And Im a marathon runner)

I successfully completed LiveFit this summer - and I'm currently doing it again! YOu can check out my profile pictures for my before/after. I LOVE IT!! Great results and you can eat 6 times a day :) I dont belong to a gym, so I work out in my home gym. All I need is my treadmill and my free weights.

Hi ladies, I completed LiveFit this summer - you can check out the before/after on my page. I love the program -- it really transforms your body! Yes, the eating takes a week or so to get used to, but your body will happily respond. I started it again 2 weeks ago - I let myself get soft. Darn it!!

I have the same problem! I will eat 4 egg whites and a 1/2 cup of steel cut oats in the a.m. (leaving me quite full!) - and bam, 2 hours later I am STARVING!!! I chalk it up to a faster metabolism. When you're eating right and exercising, your body is in high gear and you just get hungrier faster.

I am doing her 90 Day Meal Challenge and following the workout plan for that. are you guys doing that? I wont reach my goal until 2/16/13. I would love to find someone else that is doing it!

In order to officially join, you need to join the group entitled "20lbs by Christmas". Search for it!

I'm in!! CW 169 GW 149

I'm on here everyday too! I've sent a few of you a friend request - feel free to add me too. I set goals all the time, but here's my latest: There are 21 days left until Thanksgiving. Until then, my goal is to stay within 1200 calories, log into MFP and exercise everyday. I could use the accountabilityduring these very…

Your results are amazing! And I appreciate your very thorough review (with pictures! Pictures are so important!). I also struggled with the 1200 calorie limit, so I am upping my calories. I am currently doing WO 5 & 6. I am constantly sore!

BiancoM - how did the measurements go? Anything to report to us?

Hey Aimer! Glad to have you aboard! We're all in this together! I, too, am looking forward to the challenge. (I have my bottle of Advil ready!) LOL

Brittany, that is an amazing amount of weight to lose in 1 week! Way to go! Looks like your body enjoys Jillians' workouts :) thanks for the friend request and I look forward to following your journey! Amy

Nikki, you are right -- those planks are KILLER!!! The scoop/lunge thing was awkward & hard for me, but I did better on it my 2nd try of the DVD now that I know what to expect. Jillian is really giving us a full body strength work out - totally getting our monies worth! LOL

Thank you :) My long runs are on Saturdays, usually. Are you a runner too?

This week is WEEK 3! Yes, we are doin' it, ladies!! :) My thoughts on DVD 3: it is hard. LOL The planks, ouch. The sunshine scoop leg things. Ouch. However, I welcome the 'ouch' because I was getting used to DVDs 1 & 2. I am sure I will be so sore tomorrow! I have not lost any weight yet, but that is mostly my fault. I…

Hi BiancoM! I look forward to sharing this journey with you!!

Aryerse, thanks for the friend request! I was hoping Week 3 would prove harder because Im sort of getting 'used to' Workouts 1 & 2 now, altho Im trying to make it harder on myself by holding weights during the 'good morning' pose and adding weights during squats, holding my leg up during pelvic tilts. I did not like the…

Chelsibear - I know what you mean about feeling sluggish, it is really hard to function on so little calories. thank God we are in Week 2!

Nikki - thats the best confirmation that it's working, when someone tells you that you LOOK like youre getting smaller :) Scales be damned!!! WE got this!!!!!

Oh, and feel free to add me as a friend :)

You look fantastic -- your midsection totally went down!!! Very motivating pictures, they speak volumes! Congratulations!

I started BR on 8/13/12 and am following the KickStart plan; however, the no carbs thing really made me tired and hungry yesterday! Im a runner and I *need* my carbs! So today I added into my food journal some homemade protein bars with ground oats in it -- and I feel SO GOOD today :) What a difference just a few carbs…

I spend $200 a week on a family of 4. My husband is always saying that I spend too much - but I never eat out, I take my lunches to work and pack the kids lunches too. Eating clean is expensive!

I started it on Monday, too, so I'll send you a friend request! Amy