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Level 1 Day 3 DONE! I had to go easy on the jumping jacks and skip rope, 'cos my left calf was really sore! But still did it with only a couple 5 second rests - much better that Day 1 and Day 2! I did about 5 minutes of stretching afterwards - now my thighs and calves feel worked, but not so painful - looking forward to…

Lunch tip: One thing that really helps me is cooking my skinless chicken breasts on a Sunday for lunches during the week. It will keep (cooked) in the fridge for 5 days. Then, I make sure I have tinned and frozen veggies to add to my lunches in case I don't have freshly cooked veggies left over from dinner. That sorts out…

I'm in... It will be great to have come company doing 30DS :flowerforyou: I did level 1, day 1 on Saturday - it KILLED ME! I had to keep on taking 5 second breaks! Yesterday, even though my legs were in agony, I did day 2 - did much better but my calves feel like they are tearing when I walk :sad: . Thighs pretty sore too!…

Bump!!

You have inspired more than one person :flowerforyou: Thank you for sharing your wonderful success. Six pack, here you come :wink:

Hi. I am busy reading your book "How I lost 125 Pounds by COUNTING CALORIES" on Kindle. I highly recommend it to EVERYONE!!! A real eye-opener and I am now very happy following the COUNTING CALORIE way, including a hamburger once a week and a glass of wine with dinner every night :-) Not stressing about WHAT I am eating or…

I read it a couple weeks ago. My first day of fasting (dinner to dinner) was really easy and comfortable. Then, the second day was a bit harder. On Monday I fasted and REALLY BATTLED, so I had a beef and vegetable cup-of-soup -that did the trick and I manager the rest of the day until dinner. I think you must just listen…

I just read Brad Pilon's 'Eat-Stop-Eat' which goes into great detail as to how and why 24 hour periods of intermittent fasting work. He says that the extra energy on fast days is a common bonus amongst his clients. I wonder if it is because the body does not have to use energy breaking down and digesting food? After a…

Oh, and keep checking out the Success Stories forum - AWESOME people posting there proving that while it may take time, it CAN BE DONE! They are sooooooooooooo inspirational! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Hi - I sent you a friend request - feel free to message me whenever you need to ;-) Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Don't rely on the scale alone - take measurements of your hips, waist and thigh. Do that once a week and keep track that way. The scale does not tell you about body composition - it is affected by too many other factors as mentioned in previous posts. Mine bounces all over the place, but as long as my measurements are…

Are you tracking measurements as well as weight? It is very deceptive when the scale is not an accurate indication of your body composition. My scale weigh fluctuates madly, but my hip and waist measurements tell me if I am still on track or not. If those go up, then I know I have to re-look my eating plan and make sure I…

I have those days, too. I try to do more exercise on those days or the next day. And then I focus on my eating play for the following day, prepare everything and move on ;-) Also, make sure you have a good filling breakfast with healthy carbs and protein, and remember to eat your small meals every 3 hours - this really…

Looking great!

Oh WOW! You look AMAZING - I will picture you everytime I feel like my body can never look like that again! Thank you so much for posting. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

You deserve to be proud of you!!! You have given me inspiration - thank you :-)

For sure - a huge difference - keep on going, you CANNOT stop now! You have built up momentum and it will carry you to your final goal :flowerforyou: Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Wow - Your progress is great! Keep it up, Girl!!!!

Oh, ABSOLUTELY!!!!! I am right there with you on this one! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Would anyone be interested in a PDF booklet on healthy and affordable school lunches? I was thinking of doing research at schools and putting one together..................... I would love to share it if anyone is interested.

I found an interesting homemade alternative to lunchables here that are healthier and cheaper: http://www.squawkfox.com/2011/09/09/lunchables/ Gave me some neat ideas!

Thanks Brian - interesting link - been hearing a lot about this lately!

I have posted an article on my blog that you may find will help you. It is an article by body builder Tom Venuto. I have been an ardent fan of his for many years. He is a no BS type of guy who really knows what he is talking about.…

Thanks all. Great to know! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

Just went to the 'Strong is the new Skinny' website. Not matter what your goal (comfortably slim or defined and muscled) the website is inspirational! Have bookmarked it! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

I find that seeing everyone posting their thoughts and seeing them log in thier results really motivates me. Also, the "Danette has not logged in for 3 days" post was a real kick in the butt LOL. So, keep on logging and reading other posts - especially under the success stories - they are really inspiring. I will send you…

OK, here we go: Pushups, Incline Pushups, Elevated Pushups, Pullups. Burpees – great all-round exercise – upper body, core and aerobic. Plank and Side Plank – excellent for core muscles. Ab Curl, Bicycle Crunch, Mountain Climbers, Spiderman Climb, Bird Dog. Tricep Dips – hectic but they work! I would look at getting…

I have a lot of bodyweight exercises in a PDF that I put together, and you can search on google for demonstrations of correct form. I will put a list together for you and post it here later today :flowerforyou: Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

What an inspiration!!!!! You look amazing :flowerforyou: Keep going strong :glasses: Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

I also find that the scale goes up - yes, very disheartening :sad: But I regularly measure my body fat percentage with a pair of calipers, and as long as that measurement does not go up, I feel a lot better. :flowerforyou: Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools