carleighsmama Member

We are a family of four. Me, husband, 4 year old, and two month old. I spend between $150-$200 every two weeks. I'm an active sale shopper and use coupons. Most of our groceries come from the other areas of the grocery stores (produce, deli, meat, dairy, etc...)

Evening. I'm not fully functioning in the morning. I'd end up with some ridiculous injury if I worked out in the morning hours.

I eat like normal. My daily calories range between 1,390 and 1,500 a day, depending how much exercising I do. I do not eat most of my calories during the day. I have a 150 calorie breakfast (average). My lunch is normally around 300-350. Snacks come in around 100-150 for the entire day. And dinner could range from anywhere…

Once a day.... unless I am going out later that night and was in the hot sun all day or in a swimming pool. Then I'll shower twice.

My knees are junk too after three separate sprain incidents when I was younger. I have found going for a walk or using an elliptical works best for me on bad days. When my knees aren't acting up, I play Just Dance 4.

Keep doing what you're doing and be patient. I'm on a 1,400 calorie diet as well. I haven't lost much weight, but I feel skinnier and much healthier.

If I am on an elliptical or treadmill, I listen to music. I work out at home 99% of the time to the Just Dance series, so I listen to music all the time for that one obviously. :)

I use Designer Whey (vanilla). I bought it at GNC, but have seen it at Kroger's too. I found a bunch of really good protein shake recipes on Pintrest. :)

So sorry! :( Everyone has at least one know-it-all in the office who acts like that. You want to throw a shoe at them and I'm sure it would burn about 20 calories doing so, but it's best just to ignore said person. Or agree, smile, and nod your head as if you care about their unwanted opinions. :)

The Just Dance 4 Sweat Mode is a lot better than Just Dance 3. A lot better! I've pretty much only played Just Dance 4 in the Sweat Mode instead of Dance Mode. I'm addicted to it.

I have Just Dance 2, 3, and 4 for Wii. I use them all at random times, depending on my mood, for my workouts. I also have the Black Eyed Peas dance game for the Wii as well. I'm really into the dancing games. I have Wii Fit, but I feel the balance board isn't very accurate for weighing. There is usually a 5-8 lbs…

I don't stick to any certain routine. One day I'll do 45 minutes of Just Dance, the next day, I'll just take a 30 minute walk in the evening. Also, I eat between 1,300-1,500 calories a day so my body doesn't "get used" to my new eating routine. If that makes sense. For example, if I eat 1,300 calories today, I eat between…

We have a joint checking/savings. It's just easier to pay for all of our bills. We don't fight over money. Neither one of us are big spenders. When we make big purchases, we pay cash. For the small amount of credit card debt we have, it's easy to make larger payments when our money is combined.

I weigh myself once a week. Usually on Sunday or Monday morning.

I have found that 1,200 calories is too little for me. My daily goal is 1,380. If I ever come in a little low to that, I have a piece of wheat toast with peanut butter. It keeps me feeling full until morning. Very rarely can I pull off 1,200 calories without feeling hungry.

CW - 169 GW - 135-140

We don't eat a lot of fast food in our household. My favorite fast food is Subway. I'll never completely cut fast food out of my life. It's a fun treat to have here and there. I have always taken my own food to work because eating out five days a week is not in our budget.

I'm going to go play Just Dance 4 on the Wii in a few minutes. It's cold outside in Las Vegas today... :(

I'll be watching in a couple of hours. I'm on the west coast. I love the cooking challenges and finding new ways to get delicious tasting, healthy foods. I'm not sure why a majority of people are causing a stink over the show. I like to workout while watching. I liked using Wii Fit Advanced Steps during the Biggest Loser.…

Just a couple things because Christmas is more for my daughter... :) Just Dance 4 (for some fun workouts!) Samsung Smart Camera

Great job! I need to get into lifting weights more.

Las Vegas, NV

I have Just Dance 2, Jillian Michael's 2010 Fitness game, and Wii Fit. I play Just Dance 2 the most. It's a good way to burn a lot of calories and have fun. I don't consider my Just Dance as exercise, because it's just that much fun. There are days I dread going to the gym, so I just pop this game in and have a blast for…

I agree with you. If I go to bed hungry, I wake up starved and very cranky.

I love it when the moon looks like a gigantic peach in the sky. I hope we have a lovely view of it in Las Vegas. :)

I am a stay at home mom to an almost two year old little girl. Working on losing that baby gut. :)

Las Vegas, NV

1,100 shouldn't even be "starvation mode". Especially since most goals are 1,200 calories per day. I can understand if that notification pops up if you only ate 900 calories though.