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Yay! I'm not alone :)

Wait... Are all redheads/gingers/whatever green eyed? Everyone who has mentioned their eye color (that I've noticed) has said Green eyes!

ME :) I use to hate my red hair because I got picked on a lot for it. My mom swore if she ever had a redheaded baby, she'd dye it's hair...that's how much she loved redheads! She ended up with two of us! Now that I'm older and know that we are a rare population (somewhere around 2% of the world's population), I embrace my…

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Find a workout that you absolutely LOVE and that will call you out of bed in the morning :) I also have my alarm clock set with the message saying "You won't get results hitting snooze!!"

The 30 Day Shred is BRUTAL but Start at level 1 and stick with it! Do each level for 10 days and move on if you are comfortable. You will not be disappointed. It does wonders for love handles and thighs. I lost 6 inches just off my belly with my first round!

Good luck! Hopefully you will find what works for you :)

You look amazing! Congrats on reaching goal! :)

I guess I should have added my weights... Also, in this picture, March and April are backwards but the rest are in the correct order. April 2012 - Failed attempt at getting motivated... 143 lbs January 2013 - STARTING WEIGHT (No picture) 149 lbs February 2013 - (after completing Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred) 142 lbs. I'd…

Thanks for all the compliments and encouragement! My initial goal was just to get to a healthy BMI and Body Fat %. But now that I'm in the healthy range and I'm getting the hang of it, I'm excited to see what else can be done with a little work :bigsmile:

Good for you for still getting your workouts in! I've been trying to get brisk walks in while my daughter is at her soccer practices (Their field has a walking track around it!) but that's all I've been managing this summer other than joining them on the trampoline when we go out to play! Congrats on dropping a jean size…

Is that the beginning of this thigh gap thing I've been hearing about? Never though I'd ever have one! I've always had thunder thighs. Even as a teenager

Thanks! I'm a very visual person. I had to do the pics like that too keep myself motivated! When I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere, I'd look at them, compare every little detail and keep going!

Awe, thanks Dionne! So funny, because you were actually my inspiration to keep going most of the days! I would see your workout updates on the days I didn't feel like getting off my butt and I'd suck it up! :) Thank you for that! I Only Hope I can motivate a few people to meet their goals and keep pushing!

Thanks Everybody! You sure know how to put a smile on a girl's face :) I'm 5' on the button. The 178 is the very first picture, holding my baby! The first picture in the sequences is @ 149 lbs! My stomach is not very flat. even still I have a pudge. Just found out not too long ago that I have ab separation so my summer…

:) Thanks! I thought it was funny looking at the side view pics that my "caboose" never shrank one bit! Not complaining!

I didn't combine. I just did the 30 day Shred EVERY day for the 30 days and was happy to squeeze in the 30 minutes of "me time" LOL From 178-134 took from March 2005 to August 2011. Because I hadn't changed my eating or really even did any workouts. I'd get the notion every couple of months I was going to start doing…

Not sure if this helps or not but Here are my Before and Afters of my face, 2005 (almost 20) - 2013 (almost 28)... I'm not sure whether i look older or younger. But, I do know, it makes a big difference and i'd rather look whatever age I look now!

You should be very proud of yourself! 50 lbs is a huge accomplishment! :) Great job! Keep it up!

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LOL I'm only 5' tall but thanks :)

I am planning on getting blood work done in the near future, just to make sure everything is where it should be. I've struggled with low iron and b12 since highschool and I haven't had it checked in 2 yrs. I usually just get it checked when I get to the point where I can't stay awake throughout the day. It probably is soon…

Thanks, just wasn't sure if the fats will affect the weightloss or not. What would you suggest replacing it with? I don't eat meat much, I just don't really like it. I was eating eggs daily but then I started having sever stomach pains right after eating them so I cut them out and basically replace them with sunflower…

I notice I'm having a really hard time staying under for Fat. I don't know how to even that out. Can anybody give me some advice on that. If you look at my diary, I rarely fully log on Saturdays and Sundays. I'm pretty slack. The kids are home and our schedule goes out the door! But the rest of the week is all logged. If…

I love side-by-sides! Real proof of progress! Awesome job everyone! 2005 - 178 lbs (around) 2013 - 125 lbs :)

Thanks so much :) funny thing is, that's probably exactly what I was doing wrong! If I ate breakfast, it would be a sandwich, dinner would be a sandwich (sometimes two) and supper would be from a box of some sort! Seemed like a lot less food but it was keeping me heavier!

Glad I'm not the only one :) I guess you just get it in your head that a "diet" means going to bed with hunger pains, not being able to eat after supper and not being able to enjoy your favorite foods. I never thought it would mean eating 5-6 times a day, having to eat more than what I use to eat and still be able to have…

Thanks everybody :)

I started off eating at 1200 but after reading too many posts about how horrible that was, I upped it. Figured out my BMR and TDEE, don't FULLY understand it but I know that my BMR is a bit more than 1300 and my TDEE-20% is around 1700...so I just try to net above 1300 but under 1700. If that makes sense. My workouts are…