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I totally agree, Robin! She's kinda a little too "Barbie" for me, but it totally works with her personality and her job as a motivator to get you pumped to work out. I like how she's a little bit cheesy too. I sometimes feel bad because the guys in the back sorta look a little frumpy compared to the shiny, sparkly outfits…

You will get it! Just keep going! I have to concentrate pretty hard still during some of the combos when you get near the end and Chalene doesn't cue as much, but as she and some others have said, any movement is good, even if you're punching the wrong way or doing the wrong type of jack. You can totally spot Chalene…

Hah I love those boots! I mean not that I would wear them or anything. I think the thing I like most about them is she totally makes fun of them herself by saying she'd be saying "What was I thinking?" later on.

Yes! That's awesome! I'm doing it for me too - I have ALWAYS been overweight and I want to see what I look (and feel) like when I'm not! And I want to live a healthy life for as long as possible. There is a history of heart problems in my family and I don't want any part of that. Some new motivation came out of getting…

Hi all! I'm jumping in. I haven't set a date yet, but am leaning for Spring 2014 as I don't think I can get everything together by Spring 2013 (we just got engaged 2 weeks ago and I have NO idea what kind of wedding I want :)). I've been on the weight loss journey for several years but have been much more committed to…

Hi ladies! I just got engaged a couple weeks ago so I'm new to this group! Right now I've gotten down to a size 14 (I'm 5'8, currently 183 pounds). I think I would be happy as a (street) size 10, but I have no idea what weight that will be. I have my ultimate goal set at 160 - I think that was the top of the "normal…

I finished about 6 weeks ago and went straight into a CLX/TF hybrid. Love it! Congrats on finishing up!

Fire 45 EZ is TOUGH!! Hope you're still feeling ok. Did you eat beforehand? I work out first thing in the AM but have recently started eating a little bit beforehand (usually some PB on toast) to give me energy. Otherwise I am just wasted very early on and staring at the timer on the screen, cursing Chalene under my breath…

Welcome and congrats! I'm new as well, newly engaged, and am already overwhelmed with picking a date and venue. Still, excited to be a bride-to-be!!

Makes sense. I think I am going to swap in Tone 30 and Sculpt 30 for some of the the Lean 3s in the last month! I'm interested in those ones since they never appear in the schedule.

Yay, glad you liked it! I don't think I even know what the "non-vegan" dish tastes like, but I still want to try this version!

Yay! Report back if you do!

Check out findingvegan. com! I always like seeing pics of recipes before I decide to make them, and this site links to all types of blogs with awesome vegan food! I've found a lot of blogs to follow from some of the recipes there.

I've had this recipe pinned for a while but haven't tried it out yet - might do it??? The reviews look pretty good. http://vegweb.com/recipes/general-taos-tofu

I'm just finishing week 3 of Jenelle's hybrid. Still going strong! Sometimes it's a big time commitment, but I like having to push myself (like doing HIIT 15 after lifting...oy!). The TF videos are still relatively new to me, so it's been nice having those mixed in with CLX, which I just finished a round of before starting…

Oh my gosh, didn't know about Apart! Cool. I used to live by one but moved away and am not so close anymore. Haven't heard of Santullos, but will definitely check it out. The bf and I finally hit up Dimo's a couple weekends ago and wow! We got the large size and it was ridiculously big! I'll try to think of some…

I started today! Rocking a CLX/TF Hybrid that I'm pretty sure is going to kick my butt. Which is what I need :)

I started today! I'm doing a CLX/TF hybrid. Go us! :)

From what I've heard, it's tougher than the hybrid on the TF brochures. But I really want to do TF, but want to continue with CLX as well, and a challenge sounded good to me! Hope to start soon (I'm on the last week of CLX!).

I'm mostly vegan as my boyfriend is (totally) vegan and we only keep vegan food in the house, and we eat most meals together. I'm trying to join the MFP community more, although I track calories and fitness on another site. Would love to join in the conversation though!

Nice! I'm starting in 2 weeks (finishing up CLX in a week, then maybe a week of rest). Anyone know of any groups or threads of people doing this now (or soon)?

I am going to finish up CLX in two weeks (hurray!) and am almost positively set on doing Janelle Summers's (Chalean's sister) hybrid of CLX and TF next. Anyone else starting up in October??

One more Powerblock (Sportblock, the one up to 24 lb) user here! Nothing but good things to say about them. I used the 24 occasionally in Push but am mostly using the middle weights in Lean. There are a few extremes for legs only, so for those I will bust out the 18s or 21s but am generally too exhausted to lift too heavy.

Whew! Lean is kickin my butt! I did one week then had a planned week vacation where I couldn't take my weights :( I was active but not doing CLX. Came back and busted out Lean 1 and oh my gosh I was practically crying at the end (I don't think that's the feeling Chalene is talking about when she says "remember this feeling…

I just finished my first go at Lean 3. I don't mind this one as much as I thought since I knew in advance there would be so many pushups. For some reason, I think Chalene saying "lead with your chest" for pushups actually for once made me do a pushup the right way...maybe! Definitely not all the way down, but I think I get…

I'm not a fan of push ups either - mostly because I can't do them and they make me frustrated! I'm ok on my knees for a few. Not looking forward to Lean 3 after reports of push ups! I thought it was sneaky how only one set of push ups was listed in the exercise log sheet for Lean 1 and then two of the breakdown sets had…

I'm almost in my last week of Push (so I'm in the 3rd week of it ;)). Still going strong and amazed I am over halfway done. I have adjustable weights up to 24 pounds and have been doing most leg stuff at 21 - for some reason I am scared to go to the top weight! Pretty weird, but I think it's just some mental block. My bf…

I have the Powerblocks Sportblock (the 3-24lbs one). I just got them a couple weeks ago, but have had no issues with them and find them really handy. I previously only had 5lb and 10lb dumbbells, and did the first 3.5 week of CLX with just those. The Powerblocks are really coming in handy in the Push phase. I'm just…