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I am looking forward to maitenance too - so I've been thinking a lot about it!! I've been doing Insanity - and I HATE it lol - I have ZERO intention of keeping at it once the weight is gone...so I've been switching my brain to start incorporating things that I won't mind doing...hubby and I are buying bikes this year and…

I'm sorry, but what respect is there to be had for a man that dumps his wife and child because he refuses to grow up!? Seriously - the answer is simple yet revolutionary - be a man of your word - discover the meaning of integrity, honour and create a family heritage that few children have the benefit of being part of these…

Thank you! So cardio is the main event....just add the ab strength stuff to the cardio. The lifting program is a little challenging as I have to do the exercise at home - I have 4 little kids, and day care either at the gym or hiring outside sitters costs a fortune, so I get my workouts in during nap time or after they go…

Try googling a vegetarian dish to make every now and then...

MFP is only a piece of the puzzle. It, along with exercise comprise the "how to" of weight loss. What you really need to discover is the "want to". You have to find the thing that makes you want to stay committed to logging calories, and pushing play on that exercise dvd. it's too easy to ignore MFP on a day where you…

Have you ever had Perrier water (or other carbonated water?) My hubby and I just "discovered" it and love it with lemon! This is such a treat - zero calories, a little squeese of lemon - the fizz we're used to in pop plus, it doesn't draw attention to yourself that you're "dieting" making others roll their eyes lol I agree…

Have you ever had Perrier water (or other carbonated water?) My hubby and I just "discovered" it and love it with lemon! This is such a treat - zero calories, a little squeese of lemon - the fizz we're used to in pop plus, it doesn't draw attention to yourself that you're "dieting" making others roll their eyes lol I agree…

SALSA!!! I tried it this week instead of the usual soya sauce and I LOVE IT!!! Just find a good one with low cals, low sodium. Not only is it minimal calories, I belive the hot peppers etc and tomatoes are huge advantages to your overall health!! The only other thing you might want to play with is the temperature of the…

I do not have much info on this - but if pregnancy is a possibility - keep taking the tests!! I found that Dollar Stores have cheap prego tests and when I'm trying ot get pregnant, I grab them by the handfull and keep testing!! It could possibly take a little longer to get a positive. Otherwise, I don't have enough…

There's going to be many more people who can go deeper in this explanation - BUT I looked through your diary and see that you are hovering between 1100 and 1200 cals/day with zero water intake. If this is acurate, and since you've hit your goal weight, I STRONGLY reccomend upping your cals and lifting heavier weights when…

Wow - you are inspiring to me!! May I ask how that 7 months went - did it drop quickly at first then slow down toward the end, or did you go through great weight loss periods then slower then great again? My weight loss really got started Jan 1 and I feel like I look a bit like your starting picture - it would be a dream…

Ok, and to add to this. I do love my coffee but I aim to get 1 and a HALF cups of water in for every cup of coffee - that's the exchange rate so to speak of what coffee does to your hydration. Secondly, find a good protiotic that's in a soft gel - I used to have the hard tablets, but I find the soft gel so much better.…

One word: PROBIOTICS!!! I was craming as much "fiber" as I could possibly get!! Lots of flax etc., nothing made a change in regularity, until I started taking probiotics. Look for one that has 10billion - and work your way up to 4 capsules a day...then once you're regular, go back down to 1 a day for maitenance. FLEE from…

OK - Thanks! This was different advice than I thought I'd get - saves a bit of money too! :) Motivation in general is not an issue for me -there are days I don't work out, but overall, I'm on track to exercising...I just thought I might need that added push once I need to just lose 10 pounds or so, but I'll keep pushing on…

I also did Day 2 Level 2 today!! Killer - I think the worst for me was that it was 55 mins long!! I hated watching that countdown clock - seemed like forever. While the moves were hard, I didn't mind the pace...a little less insane so to speak, but yes, the moves were hard, and as I'm able to do more of them, I can see how…

So excited! I have 21 pounds to go by my birthday in June. The deal is if I hit it, I'm going away overnight to the city. Day 1 will be a shopping spree (out of both necessity and luxury lol - a whole new wardrobe at once!!) Day 2 will be a full spa day. The extra plus of this is that, I'm a mom to 4 kids under 5 years…

SO thankful to be reminded of NSV's - cause the days the scale's not moving - it's nice to be reminded this is all worth it!! 1) My husband's co-worker thought I was his MISTRESS at a dinner the other night, he didn't recognize me at first and had to come back, laughing and apologizing cause he wondered, "who's that cute…

Bahahaha - FUNNY!

I guess I will never be able to trust that guy eh?! He was willing to keep the secret! lol

way to go! First on the transformation, second for getting to the place where you surrender the whole area of fitness and nutrition to God!! :) I'm on a similar journey, I love reading 2 Cor 12:9 for the reminder of where I can draw my strength from!!

Ever hear of "free time"? I know working moms always figure they have it so much harder than stay at home moms. And I don't really want to get in an argument over the merits of either choice - I will say however, that when budget is tight and hubby works a lot (as most do if wife is able to stay home) that leaves ZERO free…

Actually - I found some good routines on YouTube that were strictly stretching - no yoga etc. That really helped me when I was doing 30 day shred cause Jillian's stretches are WAY to short!!

I'm on week 4 now and it is NO JOKE!!! It's so tough!! My best advice: It's assumed that no one can get through the whole workout without stopping for a (many!) break - even Shaun T can't!! lol By about the end of week 2, I was really letting that fact get the better of me. I would take a break every time I felt a *little…

This is TOTALLY not a popular option, I know, but I feel obliged to throw it out there. Natural Family Planning - you can get the book. It requires some effort and diligence on your part to track, and it will take some time before you can rely on it as you need to establish your body's patterns BUT it is 100% hormone free…

Oh - another thing that's cool, while cleaning out my closet last time and bringing stuff to the good will, I neglected to search through my PJ's drawer, thinking it's all elastic waist band, comfy style stuff and should last me a lot longer - NOT TRUE!! lol my comfy lounge pants are WAY too big now too!!

EVERYTHING!! YAY haha - seriously, my weight gain began when I started overeating during my FIRST pregnancy 6 years ago. Over the course of 4 pregnancies, I gained more and more. Now, in my closet is a bunch of way too big "in between" clothes, a ton of maternity clothes (low moment - going BACK to the maternity store…

Go to a proper bra shop and get fitted (read: saleslady coming into the change room and touching to make sure all the parts are in the right place...awkward, but neccessary!) Granted, it's a little pricier than regular off-the-shelf sports bras, but the quality of mine is top notch, I treat it carefully: hand wash, hang to…

Good work!! What were your results!? The scale AND the tape measure didn't budge the first three weeks, but I kinda expected that - I'm starting to see the scale move again - but I'm FOR SURE stronger and so happy for it!! How much did you lose, how much more do you want to lose - what advantage do you think P90X has over…

Two words: BAD ADVICE!!

Bahaha - love it! Dog wisdom!