exohrina

YES. I eat like I'm still going to the gym and it doesn't work that way... in a perfect world it would. I feel so confident in my new body I treat myself to rich foods, thinking "I'll work it off tomorrow" and tomorrow comes and I look at myself and go, "nah, my body's good."

Other alternatives to brown rice are quinoa and couscous which are both really good. You can try either of them as a cold salad from the Safeway deli if you live in North America. Most grocery stores sell them in boxes, as well too. But as with anything healthy or alternative, it's more expensive than white rice.

In my experience, you plateau every few months. For me, it's every 2 months and it lasts about 3-4 weeks. It's because you're building muscle mass, and since muscle actually weight more than fat does, you might even start seeing weight gain. Your fitness journey shouldn't be about the number on the scale though, it should…

Oh man! So lemme tell you MY 30DS story... I did it for the first time last summer and I had just moved into this new apartment. There's no A/C and the windows don't have screens, so I can't open them or I'll be sleeping with bugs! So here I am in the middle of July/August doing this work out, drowning in sweat and…

You can totally do this! So you gave up for 6 months, it's so easy (like you said) to give up. It's harder to get started... and now you've done it /twice/! You're back on track now, and you're still 12 lbs under what you originally started with!

Go you! The 30 Day Shred is a kick *kitten* work out! Stick with it, it's totally worth it. You start seeing (and feeling) a difference in about 3-5 days. The sore kicks in around day 2 though! It's so motivating when you move on to level 2, and then later, level 3. Are you following Natalie or the blonde? I can't remember…