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You cad do lots of sit ups & push ups & jumping jacks. I would go check out the YMCA. My kids used to cry when I dropped them off in a nursery but quickly realized it was fun. You need you time so quit the excuses. :)

Great job! Looking great - go treat yourself to some new pants!

Addictive Sesame Chicken & Jasmine rice. The recipe for the chicken is on all recipes. It's sooo yummy. My kids and husband can't get enough of it. Tonight is leftovers from Sunday.

Wonderful! You look great.

My HRM is always way lower than the machine I'm on. The only machine that was dead right was the stairmaster. I have mine programed for me & got it because I felt the machines at the gym were over estimating. I ignore the machine and go with my monitor.

I have just enough bfast to get my metabolism moving in the morning. I have Carnation Inst Bfast with the cup of 1%milk. It's super quick and I can drink it slowly why getting the kids out the door in the morning. Sometimes I'll have a yogurt too.

I got a heart rate monitor (Polar FT40) recently for this exact same reason. I do a lot of walking in the neighborhood & hiking. Time & the specific type of workout are good indicators of how many calories you burn but if you are working out too hard it's not effective. I got the HRM so there would be no doubt how many I…

I bought my Polar FT40 this week and have used it 4 times so far. I absolutely love it! Walking in the neighborhood or hiking it gives you a sense of how hard you are working. At the gym the machine I was on picked up my heart rate & displayed it on the machine (the polar machine was right on, the other machine was a few…

Hi Nancy! I'm new here too and I'm pretty determined to do it this time! You can too! Good luck. Peggy

Hi chocawmom78! I'm 37 and 177 pounds in Nevada. I'm mostly a stay at home mom but work a bit when my kids are in school. I so agree with you about how your husband deserves a wife with a hot body! I'm soooooo there!! I will happily support you in your weight loss! Peggy