Bethy25

Thanks Ladies!!

you ladies can all add me too! EBF/Pumping while working here. Need some good motivators! Mom to my sweet 19month old boy and my Sassy/Smarty 5 year old daughter!

I totally agree with you! I cannot wait for Fridays so I can leave the pump in the closet for the weekend! Tomorrow will be 19weeks for me! "patting self on back" :)

Try putting some peanut butter on your toast. Simple change, and it's just as fast as your blue bonnet. The protein in the peanut butter will give your tummy a little more to work with!

September 22nd and my goal is 20lbs by then! How long are you waiting to dress shop?

Love this.... GREAT Job Dawn!

Well said! the How to Survive the Holiday's posts are getting kind of old. It's one day... enjoy it!

This might sound funny, but try putting an ankle length sock over the outside of your shoe just on the Front half of your foot. You'll be able to turn your foot more freely on the carpet. Just hope no one comes to your door wondering why in the world you are wearing a sock on the outside of your shoe ;)

I use the bottle type one. NeilMed is the brand. Way easier than the actual pot, and keeps me from trying to drown myself! I think they great especially after seeing the stuff that comes out! YUCK!

bare minerals all the way!!!

Fruit Salsa 2 Green Apples Diced really small 4 Kiwi Diced 1 Pint Strawberries Diced 2Tbsp Sugar (or Sugar Substitute) 2Tbsp Fruit Preserves (Whatever's in your fridge will work fine) 2Tbsp OJ Mix all together and serve with cinnamon chips. It's good enough I just eat it without the chips.....If you cant find cinnamon…

I just started the Couch 2 5K three weeks ago. My first two weeks I hurt pretty bad too. I upped my stretching beforehand, eat a fruit about an hour before and more water and just this week it's actually become enjoyable for me! I'd give those things a shot and see if that helps. You could also try to change up the surface…

I add up the number of minutes of each. For example, I am on week three of the C25k so have a 5 min warm up walk, two 90 second runs two 3 min runs, a two 90 second recovery walks and two 3 minute recovery walks. So I log 14 minutes of walking brisk pace and 9minutes of running. I garden/mow lawn and take my daughter for…

I recently started the Couch to 5 K. I am on week 3. The British Lady in my podcast tells you to time your breathing with your steps. So as you are running count your steps... She says for every 4 strides breath in and then 4 strides breath out. With my "panting" it seems more like 2 strides in 2 strides out, but that…

mine is the NHS C25k. I like it a lot and it's FREE on Itunes! Music is fairly motivating and has a good beat to keep your speed up!

I would tell her you will do it for her for 'free" but she will need to get your supplies. Give her a grocery list, she will then figure out how expensive it is and in all actualty the 50% family discount would put her furter ahead! The birthday cake would be one thing, but pushing it to EVERYTHING else for "free" she's…

you look fabulous! So much younger!! Congratulations!

Eat a Banana, they are loaded with good stuff and will help get your energy back. At least that's what the british lady on my C25K podcast says ;)

I just ordered Earbudi clips off of Amazon. Hoping they work for me with my ipod headphones. I have the same problem :) I dont want the earbud kinds because I dont want the backround noise blocked in-case of cars and stuff. I hope they will be in the mailbox today so I can try them out! Otherwise I will probably resort to…

I am a single mom of a two year old so have trouble squeezing in exercise as well. If weather is nice, I leave work a little early MWF so I can work out before picking her up from Daycare. If that doesnt work, I do exercise videos or elliptical at home at night after she goes to bed, or get up early in the morning before…

oh my word! I am guessing you have something messed up in your exercise log! If you overrode the calorie burn amount it will stay that way in your recently used exercises and then when you keep adding it, it will be wrong each time. Same goes for the foods. I accidently was added a pork chop for 5 calories one day. Mmmmm…

grilled chicken breast and steamed cabbage with a slice of bacon for some flavor!

the ones that I have that are "supposed" to stay in don't! I'd like to see what people have to say on this one too! :smile:

you are awfully brave right before Easter!

What kind of socks do you wear? Sounds like friction to me. Try a softer/thinner sock, or turn the ones you are wearing inside out so that the rough side is on the outside and smooth side is on the inside. Old trick my HighSchool gym teacher used to do. Also cuts down on foot sweat :)

great job! Very motivating to me! I have legs similar to your "before" ones and have always wondered if they would ever get smaller! Hoping another 20Lbs might get me to your 'now" ones!!!

This post just made me feel WAY better about myself! I do not make my bed other than when I put on fresh bedding or have people coming over (sometimes even then I just close my bedroom door) I have often thought I was the minority but i guess not! Yippee!! I will happily continue to NOT make my bed! ~Beth

If you like Cabbage, this is a cabbage casserole recipe, sounds yucky but is really yummy... Cabbage Casserole 1Lb Hamburger 1Medium Chopped Onion 1Head Cabbage 1Can Tomato Soup 1Can HOT Water 1Cup Minute Brown Rice 2Cups Cheddar Cheese Brown Hamburger and Onion, drain grease. While browning burger, Cut up Cabbage in about…

you are supposed to eat them back so you NET 1200 calories.

I was only doing JM 30 DS about 5 days a week and supplementing 20 min of elliptical on most of those days. I also gained in the beginning and lost a little at the end which left me exactly even on the scale for the entire month. I mostly did level 1 and some level 2. I know it is supposed to be done 30 days consecutive…