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Congrats on fitting into them! Not to many men can wear skinny jeans and get away with it. I am glad you can fit into them though!

My girls know when I get my workout clothes on, that we are going to be working out. they get out our water bottles and hand towels.

I lost my first 20 pounds without exercising. I maybe walked twice a week, if that. Then I plateaued around 180. That is when I started exercising. I started doing couch to 5k (c25k). I mixed that with done Jillian Micheals 30 day shred. Then I plataued again around 162. I took one week off from restricting calories ( I…

You are doing great! I would love to look like your during picture!

It is a very intense workout program. I use something similar. I have Insanity. Love it! They cost around 150 ish. If you are serious about exercising it is good. I won't lie, it is the hardest thing I have ever done. You workout 6 days a week. I just finished week 1. I start week 2 today!

My goal is to be fit and toned by Christmas so I will not be so self-conscious!

Your goals are not that far off from what mine were. I started at 199 with a goal of 155. This was in January. I am now down to 158 changed goal to 145. That took me 7 months to lose 40 pounds. Just to be sure though do you think you will be able to realistically walk 2 hours every day? That is a lot. Plus your body needs…

Turkey salsa burger! 4oz turkey combine with 2tablespoon salsa and cook. Then your choice of bread. I use.select wheat sandwhich thins. they are 100 calories. Depending on your turkey and salsa you get a burger around 280 calories with a lot of flavor!

Thank you. That is great, simplified answer!

I am going to go with your motto. For my life style eating completely "clean" is not an option. I am going to stick with the healthier options for my lunch and dinner of making my own meals. Breakfast will probably continue to just be cereal. even though it is the most important meal it is the hardest one for me! So here…

Aaahhh no I am sad :( so then would a slice of deli cheese not be considered processed?

Thank you. I just book marked it! I have been looking for something like this until I can get my food scale!

I an so happy for you!

You are amazing!

I love celery and salsa. One serving is only about 30 calories. Laughing cow cheese is one of my favorites at 35 calories a wedge. Fiber one chocolate bars at about 135 calories. Chobani yogurts around 130 to 160 calories. A serving of almonds around 170 calories. Special k cracker chips between 110 to 130 calories for 30…

I never thought of salsa on my celery. I use laughing cow cheese and put salsa in my turkey burgers. Thanks for the idea.

If you have been eating very clean and then dumping all that stuff on your stomach could definitly cause your stomch to get upset. I find that popcorn does that to me now. It has a lot of fiber in it and I already eat a lot of fiber. So I have to be careful when I eat popcorn!

High intensity aerobic exercise is what I would recommend. If you can afford it I would recommend to get a heart rate monitor. It is a lot more accurate. You can get a good one with a chest strap for around 40.00. I am doing Insanity too. Feel free to add me!

I burn more with my jogging stroller. I usually burn 200 30 minutes running. With the jogging stroller I burned 400 in 49 minutes.for me it is an extra 2 to 3 calories per minute. I hope that helps.

I'm 23 and watch it. I was technically a teen mom. Had my first daughter at 19. But I was married had a place to live and a full time job. It still annoys me that I was put in that catagory. I feel the show at first was trying to give teens the idea of what being a teen mom was like. I hate going to the grocery store and…

What about mommies doing Insanity? I know it is only 60 days, but still 6 days a week. Plus day one kicked my butt!

Here are a few things I have learned about heart rate monitors. One thing, I personally recommend one with a strap. This is completely my opinion, but I find having to put my finger on the watch when I am trying to workout annoying. I have an Oregon Scientific SE102 one that I bought from their website for about 40.00. I…

I would definitely check out Lansinoh. You can get it in the baby section at places like walmart. It is 7.00 a bottle but last forever. I have one tube I used for breastfeeding for both of my girls, who are now 2 and 3 and I just started using it for when I run.

I wear bermuda shirts for that reason. Regular shorts are way to big in the legs.

Doing my fit test today!

I'm going to ask my doc about both the runners knee and the IT band. We will figure it out! I'm hoping I can still do Insanity at least, but there is so much jumping with it. Just frustrates me. :(

I did a lot of research first. Most people say they have a love hate relationship with insanity. As long as it gives me results I am happy. I need something to complete my weightloss journey. I'm down 38 pounds. These last 15 have me struggling.

I absolutely loved couch two 5k. It is the reason I can now run a 5k. I didn't follow the program exactly though. I found it hard to run and then stop and then run. So at week 4 I started running for about 10 minutes then walk 2 run 10. . I did that then just ran a littles longer each week. It took me a total of 7 weeks to…

When I was 145 in my teens, I was a B. I got pregnant gained 55 pounds, went to a D. I am now down to 165 and a C, however the C fits me funny, but the B is to small. I am hoping to be a large B or small C when I am done. Hope that helps!

I still sometimes get caught with calories per serving vs the calories in a package. Like kraft fruit snacks. Only 80 calories per serving but 2.5 servings per bag. That one got me the first time.