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My husband is not working o out or counting calories at all. I do 95% of the cooking, so I just make food that I can easily make work with my goals and he just eats as much as he wants of it. He snacks in the evening, I usually don't- but sometimes a save a few calories for popcorn with him. We just air-pop it now instead…

I use Runkeeper that tells me time and average pace- I have it set for every 5 minutes, but I am sure you can change it. I am very much the opposite of you though- knowing how much time is left drives me nuts! I cover the time on treadmills and just set a timer so I am happily surprised when I am finished!

A good stretch after a workout, foam rolling, and a good brisk walk. Otherwise, I imagine the soreness is little monsters eating fat cells and pooping out some good looking muscles and I deal with it. It only lasts a couple days.

I think you need to change your definition of "working out". You don't have to go to a gym or dvds or a programs. You can walk. Go for a bike ride. Turn on Spotify and dance. Pick a small goal and then build on it. You don't have to slog through stuff you hate, find something active you like and run with it.

I did one round. I thought it was too repetitive and the last four weeks the jumping KILLED me! Lol! I prefer stuff without so much plyo-but I will do some of the later weeks in more of a HIIT style sometimes.

I wear a HRM- I am always on the low end, and for straight strength workouts I am usually below the low end. I'm a 5'5'' 32 year old woman. In the 160s.

I made it to the ferry! 2.99 miles to Crickhollow- I'll get by the end of today.

When I realized that my first thought when I saw pictures of what should have been great memories with my kids was "Ugh, I look awful." I want to be able to have memories that are unencumbered and I don't want to pass on my *kitten* eating habits and crappy self worth on to my kids.

I got a really nice treadmill on our Facebook b/s/t page for 100 bucks. I prefer to run/walk outside- but i am a stay-at-home mom to two small kids and my husband works and travels a lot so I use my treadmill a fair amount- usually a couple times a week. I only workout at home, though. 6 days a week, so I knew I would use…

I work out at home. I have a bench, a bunch of dumbells, slam ball, resistance bands, treadmill and YouTube. I usually do FitnessBlender or I write down Alexia Clark's free stuff she posts on Instagram. I like that I have no excuses to walk downstairs. I can crank my music, dance, sweat, take off my shirt if I get too hot.…

I don't weigh everything. I usually do my produce or maybe chips or something that's hard to eyeball- but I don't weigh any pre-packaged stuff, I will measure/weigh ingredients for recipes but I don't weigh recipes and make sure they are perfectly even. If I am estimating, I try to estimate high. I will often but it 1.2 of…

FitnessBlender is my absolute fav. But HASfit is pretty good, too!

Made it to the Edge of Farmer Maggot's Field today. Booking it for the ferry before those Black Riders hunt me down!

LOVE FitnessBlender! Kelli's butt is my motivation. When it starts to burn I just imagine my butt is going to look like hers and keep going. Really, I appreciate the straightforward, simple, no frills approach.

Oh! And- I recommend some cross training- couple days resistance training and a really good stretching routine to help keep you healthy. Hips and hammies get SUPER tight on me.

Good shoes! And run slower than you think you need to. Slow and steady! For me and my mind- I like running longer distances than I race at- my usual loop is 4.2 miles- that way the 5k distance isn't intimidating. Then it's a "surprise" when I am already almost done!

No, I don't skip anything. If possible I look up menus before and have an idea what I want and what is a reasonable meal. Or I may eat at maintance for a day so I can have a margarita. Or- last Saturday my friends and I went to this awesome restaurant that I love to celebrate Christmas and I said "*kitten* it" and ate all…

Make sure you are eating enough, take diet breaks (where you eat at naintance) and work your way into a resistance program to build lean muscle mass.

FitnessBlender is just about all I use. Bikinibodymommy is good for beginners- under 20 minutes a day.

I saw this thread and downloaded it a couple weeks ago- was pretty light on the miles over Xmas, but I decided to read the books with my progress. I encountered the black Rider a couple days ago- I should meet the elves by the end of today. This is fun, OP! Thanks for sharing!

I am an emotional eater. Usually, I can talk myself out of it, but I keep diet coke around for when I can't. The ONLY time I drink soda is when I feel like i NEED sweets and can't turn it off. Then I will have a diet coke, and it's so freaking sweet it usually hits the craving and it's no calories.

They aren't understanding. That's their burn for the day... Which my Fitbit overestimates by about 4/500.

I always chuckle to myself when people use pro-athletes as the outliers. Yeah, Ok- they fall outside the range of a "healthy" BMI, but do most people look like or workout like Tom Brady? No. Let's not kid ourselves. I used to think I had a "large" frame and that the BMI range was too low to ever be attainable. But as I…

My Fitbit isn't accurate- but it's consistent! I want to lose 0.5 a week, so when I am being super tight with logging I keep it set to 1.5 pounds a week and eat most of my activity back and it's perfect. Right now I'm having a tough time with my eating, so I have it set to 2 pounds to try to add a little cushion for the…

Mine overestimates my burn. I want to lose .5lbs a week and have it set to 1.5 and it works out great. I mean- it's been six months. If you are tracking your calories, exercise and weight why weren't you adjusting 4-5 months ago?

Motivation is fickle and temporary. You just have to chose to do it. In the beginning, set yourself up for success. Don't buy trigger foods, find a workout plan you enjoy and can stick to, set alarms on your phone- build the habit. Also, keep your "why" in your head. Mine is my kids, so they have a mom who can play with…

5-6 days a week. 2-3 strength days- 30-60 minutes. 2-3 running days- 45-80 minutes I run/lift/run/lift/rest then repeat.

You showed up and did it!! Great job! You now have the bug. I ran my first in October and have my 11th on Saturday. It's fun! I like competing with myself and collecting the T-shirts!

What do you do in your sleep that has you so drenched that you can't go...sweat in running clothes? I run in the morning, fasted. If I workout on a full stomach I feel gross.

I love to run in the rain! Not a deluge or anything, but a nice refreshing run in the rain is invigorating. I usually have a kick *kitten* time in the rain.