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I call it my diet. The word shouldn't be so loaded. The experts say that everyone should eat a diet that is nutritionally balanced - which really is what all of us here are trying to do - so just because my current "diet" is a bit more calorie restricted than the next person's, doesn't mean that I'm not doing something…

Just wanted you to know you aren't alone. I'm in the exact same boat. I'm working with a dietician and at her suggestion was to start entering everything myself as My Food - that way I know that the values are correct. She found several differences between what I was tracking using other people's entries and what the real…

Week 3: Jan 22-28 - Wednesday update. Have been having a rough week - need to step it up! Run/walk 7.5/15- 22 miles 0/125 crunches/sit ups (any kind) 0/70 push-ups (10 without knees!) 1 day of consuming ALL your calories (no more than 10 remaining) - DONE 3 days of 100% tracking - DONE 4 days of drinking ALL your water -…

Last week was quite good for me - I accomplished almost everything (except for those regular push ups). Since I only weigh in at my dietician/doctor's office, I can't really meet that part of this week's challege. Not sure what my problem Macro is - off to do some research! Week 3: Jan 22-28 Run/walk 4.5/15- 22 miles 125…

Big thanks to Maria - this challenge is making me try new things and get back to some key basics!

Week 2: Jan 15-21 Run/walk / 12.312-20 miles - DONE 100/100 crunches/sit ups (any kind) - DONE 75/60 push-ups (0/5 without knees!) - DONE except for the without knees 1/1 day of consuming ALL your calories (no more than 10 remaining) - DONE 3/3 days of drinking ALL your water - DONE Try a new physical activity for 20…

Thursday update Run/walk 12-20 miles - 9.1 Miles done 100 crunches/sit ups (any kind) - 50 done 60 push-ups (5 without knees!) - 30 done (0 without knees though) 1 day of consuming ALL your calories (no more than 10 remaining) - DONE 3 days of drinking ALL your water - DONE Try a new physical activity for 20 minutes. Let…

Not off to the greatest start this week! I think I'll have to start to tackle the crunches, push ups and jumping jacks while watching the Biggest Loser tonight - that should motivate me! Week 2: Jan 15-21 Run/walk 12-20 miles - 4.5 miles done 100 crunches/sit ups (any kind) 60 push-ups (5 without knees!) - am dreading…

I came up short last week on the mileage - only got in 8.2 - and didn't get all the pushups done, but plan to do better this week. I tortured myself and got 4.5 miles done on the treadmill today.

Run/walk 10-13 miles - 8.2 miles done, still have another 2.5 training run that I have to do on Saturday morning 75 crunches/sit ups (any kind) 50 push-ups (you may use your knees for all of them) 1 day of consuming ALL your calories (no more than 10 remaining) - DONE 2 days of drinking ALL your water (that’s 64oz a day!)…

Hi! I'm Wendy - am 44 and live in Toronto. I've been running (slowly) off and on for 3 years now and finally have bitten the bullet and signed up for a half marathon - so now have to get out there and get those training runs in! I think this challenge is just the sort of thing I need to keep me on track. The only thing I…

I do. For me, it is the muscles in my lower back, hip and glutes being too tight (and my hip and core muscles being weaker than my glutes, hamstrings and quads). Stretching and balancing out the muscle strength is what has been recommended to me.

I'm in - I need a challenge like this to get me back on track.

Toronto here!

I have greek yogurt - it is higher in protein than regular. I also sometimes have smoked salmon, turkey or chicken with a whole wheat tortilla.

WOW - the morning after day 1 of level 2 and I'm in agony! Talk about a serious increase in the level of difficulty! I think I twisted my hip and knee somehow doing all those different plank moves - walking, standing and even sitting all are painful.

Congrats to all the lushes who've met their non-drinking goals this week. I still haven't firmly adopted the no drinking during the week approach, but have cut back significantly, had several nights this week with no wine, and have made sure that I counted and exercised off every last calorie of what I did drink. Now here…

Day 5 - DONE! - and feeling stronger every single day!

You only cycle when you want to lose weight - when you don't want/need to lose you eat clean 5 days a week and get 2 "treat" days.

I have cheese every day. I buy the most flavorful kind I can find and have 1oz of it. I'm a huge fan of old cheddar, sheep's milk fetas or pecorinos, and goat cheeses.

Well done Debbie!! Day 4 Level 1 done today - everything is getting easier except the side lunges with lateral raises, those lunges hurt my knees and my shoulders want to give out in the middle of the second set.

Sadly, unless you keep the muscles in good shape it comes back.

After 3 straight days, I had to take a break from the Shred tonight - I'm fighting mightily not to get sick and just didn't have the energy to get through the torture. I'm pretty disappointed - but will hop right back onto my mat with my handweights as soon as the room stops spinning!

I recently gave up WW and decided to track only on here. I found that counting points was driving me mad - I hated that I couldn't just look at a package and know that it was X calories and therefore Y points. I also found that I wasn't losing consistently at all - even when I was well within my points. Since switching to…

I'm 5'7" and large framed. I weighed 125 when I graduated from high school - and looking back at my photos I was too thin. I'm now aiming for a healthy and strong 150.

The one thing that I have found that helps is to strengthen the quad muscle on the inside of your knee - the vastus medialis. The easiest way to do this is do to plies (knee bends) or to use the leg press machine with your feet turned out a bit.

Did my first round today - it wasn't as hard as I remember from last year, which I guess is a good thing. The hard part start on Monday, when I nee dot get up and do the Shred at 5:30 in the morning!

I'm so glad I found this post! Hubby and I decided last week to start the 30 Day Shred on Jan 1, but he's already bailed on me! I want to tighten up (and lose weight, but right now I'd settle for being tighter, especially having better arms) before our cruise in February!

Happy New Year Lushes! I've discovered one of the secrets to not drinking during the week - have your husband quit drinking entirely! My hubby was put on a new medication and absolutely cannot drink while on it. Since we both love our wine, and I know that I'd hate to be in his shoes and sit there watching him indulge, I…

Hello Lushes! I was doing so well - had completely stopped drinking during the week, only had a few glasses of wine on weekends - then the holidays came around. The worst part - during the few weeks I cut down on my wine consumption, I GAINED weight. How is it possible to cut out calories and gain? Anyway - I am at my…