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I'm basically in the same situation, except I have adjustable dumbbells that go up to 20 lbs and sadly no resistance band. I've been doing ChaLEAN Extreme as my beginner's program, and it's worked fairly well so far. They do also show you how to use resistance bands in place of heavier weights, so maybe that would be a…
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Yes! I make a protein shake (with unsweetened almond milk, peanut butter, and cocoa + protein powder) and it fills me right up for HOURS. Sometimes I add a few drops of sweetener and whipped cream and it'll serve as my dessert for the day. But yes, I definitely recommend a protein shake a little while after--it helps with…
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Yep, I feel that fairly often! Sometimes I want to stop the video in the middle of the warm-up, haha. But I don't, I just stop for 5-10 seconds and then keep going. Eventually it gets to a point where it's like the warm-up's over and so is stretching and that means that there's only 15-20 minutes of the actual "insanity"…
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I'm 5'3" and current weight is 124.6 lbs! Goal is ~110 lbs give or take a few lbs (I don't care much for the scale, so it'll depend on my body composition)
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I'm also doing this, so bumping to see responses! Currently midway through week two--I'm definitely a lot stronger, lost a bunch of inches already (I'm also doing insanity, though) and FINALLY broke out of my plateau! Love Chalene!
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My month 1 results: Weight: 127 lbs -> 125.6 lbs Biceps: 11.5" -> 11" Small of waist: 28" -> 27" Belly button: 32.5" -> 32" Hips: 38" -> 36" Upper thigh: 23" -> 22" Lower thigh: 18" -> 17" Calf: 14" -> 14" Basically, only 1.4 lbs lost, but a total of 6" lost! Currently doing month 2 and ChaLEAN Extreme (just started) at…
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Tanya definitely bugs the crap out of me! Someone else who has started to get on my nerves is Anna (Kaiser)' whenever we do the wide football sprint, she scurries around and scrunches up her nose and it's SO obnoxious. There's another girl, too. I can't remember her name, but she wears all black in one video (black tank…
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You look incredible!! Amazing transformation!
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Damn, I'm sad I missed this thread yesterday. This was hilarious though--bumping (just in case).
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Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for posting this--I'll look into a 'free day' for stall weeks (or just because)!
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I'd like to join, too! I'm in month 2 of Insanity right now and starting CLX today, too!
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Hey guys, I'd love to join you! I'm a third year (I think? I switched majors, haha) uni student--I didn't have a freshman 15, I had a freshman 40 roughly. Down to my original weight now though and losing the last 10 to my "goal" weight. Feel free to add me. (:
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Gorgeous!! Everyone's had such amazing transformations; you all look great! (Too lazy to quote everyone, haha)
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Awesome info! Commenting to remember later
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I can only have one goal? Here are a few that I just love! Would love to wear this and not look like I'm wearing the baggier clothes to hide something This is just too cute. I'd love to be able to rock dress pants like this. I think this is the winner; I'm obsessed with this outfit. If I could find this top--but not the…
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I'm sure most pharmacies carry them, but you have to ask because they're behind the counter. I get mind at Safeway for a little over $7 (they're called Ketostix); there's 50 of them in there! They're for telling you whether or not you're in ketosis, but can be faulty if you're dehydrated as they will still change color…
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I didn't strictly follow induction; I just used it as a guideline, so I may not be of much help. However, I found that I was in ketosis throughout all of induction and even today with my 50-something carb intake. You can buy ketostix if you want, that's what I used to initially determine whether or not I was in ketosis but…
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I guess I'm a little late, too, but I start week 3 on Sunday and would love more Insane friends (both doing the program and otherwise). Feel free to add me! (:
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Here's a wealth of ideas (she has other categories, too): http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/snack_recipes.html
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If you want to maintain, I would just raise my calorie level by 100 calories a week until I notice that I'm no longer losing weight and am gaining/plateauing instead. If you've gained, then you reduce it by 100 to find your maintenance level. I'm not completely sold on this way of testing it, but I have no better way of…
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I always carry Lindt's 85% dark chocolate around with me in case I get a craving! If I'm wanting something sweeter, then I usually make a chocolate protein shake with 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, and a few drops of splenda for a shake that tastes *just* like Reese's. Back when I wasn't low…
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Maybe it's because you've gotten so far. (Congrats on your weight loss, by the way!) What I mean is, maybe you're bored with the lack of the challenge so you sabotage yourself so it feels like you're exercising/eating clean for a reason again rather than just for maintenance. Not saying that this is it, but I know that I…
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http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/dessert_recipes.html My all-time favorite dessert (from this site) is: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/pumpkin_bake.html with whipped cream I usually make it into two pies or 24 mini muffins and it ends up being around 1-2 net carbs per serving. It's SO delicious, tastes like a mix between pumpkin…
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Hey! I consume around 1800 calories a day and exercise 6 days a week (Beachbody Insanity). It took about two weeks for the weight to start coming off again, but I don't know if that's because of the increase in calories or because of my muscles retaining water from Insanity. Either way, I've stopped depending on the scale…
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I've also been wondering this! I've almost bought the Atkins bars on several occasions, but every time I read the nutritional info on the box I see that it's net 17 carbs or something along those lines that's outrageously high for an Atkins bar. I've double and triple checked and it's ALWAYS high (and yes I'm not counting…
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Pure Cardio today--my least favorite workout, but that isn't saying much since I love them all (I especially like that all of the exercises are only done once, but I am just terrible at the Level 1 Drills). But I drank wayyy too much water before and during the workout (32 oz in the course of an hour) and I just felt like…
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Thanks for your response and good to know! Do you think you would have gotten just as good results with just 8, 12, and 20 lb weights?
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I'm back after being sick for over a month after my second week last time. I realized I probably wasn't going to get better anytime soon, so tomorrow's my last day of week 1 (restarted)! Is it just me, or does anyone else get irrationally irritated every time the camera zooms in on Tanya and she's shaking her head while…
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I usually have a two egg omelette with bacon bits, cheese, mushrooms, ham--fried in butter--with a black coffee w/coconut oil stirred in (sounds weird, but it's good, rich, and creamy!) if I have time, and if not then I'll either have a low carb chocolate protein shake with all natural peanut butter or if I'm REALLY in a…
