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MWF I have a small Cafe Latte with soy (switched from vanilla latte) and its 178 cals TR I have dunkin donuts small vanilla latte with skim for 90 cals! I can't give it up! Its the only thing that keeps me awake all day and just about the only way I can go to the bathroom o_O Good for you for not giving it up completely!…

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I agree with those recommending the C25K program! Even if you don't have a device to download the app, you can get their intervals online and follow them with a stopwatch or treadmill. I started C25K a couple days after new years and I can now run a little over two miles or about 20 min w/out stopping. And I only do this…

Thanks for the advice! I bailed on my Jillian Michaels DVD because she had me in squat hell, but they are one of those exercises where you can feel immediately that you are being worked!! I'll try to work them back in to my routine and cross my fingers that my knees will come out of hiding!!

I was about to go searching through the threads for this exact question! My thighs don't seem that big to me but I have really big calves. Actually, you can barely see my knees!! And I am just under 130 lbs. Like you said, the stomach is getting flat and jeans are fitting so nice in the waist but the legs are not budging!…

I sorta had a double lunch...Before my 11 class I had a Wheat bagel thin with Veggie Smear from Einstein's That veggie smear is freaking delish! And not that bad in calories! and after my 11 class I had nachos with black beans pinto beans grilled peppers and onions lettuce tomato guacamole and SALSA Although I have a lot…

That sounds awful! Have you thought about getting a part-time job? Maybe you could turn that 60 a month into 60 a week and make it easier on your folks. I am the type of person who hates the word "no" so I know how helpless you must feel. Don't give up on your weight loss. If you love riding you will continue to do it and…

haha thanks everyone! I've lived in NC all my life and my neighbor growing up had muscadine vines that I used to play inside. I sure do love the taste of the wine, it is so distinct! and delicious! And yes I'm sure it is packed with calories. I'm kinda glad that It wasn't in the database. I just logged it as sweet red wine…

True blood and big love are my two HBO shows! I can't afford HBO so I download them all the day after they come on TV.

ME ME ME!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! I don't think I can keep up with that! I just did my first 25min run yesterday and thought I would puke! I was so happy to leave the gym when that thing said "workout complete"!!!!! I'm thinking of doing two days of the shred and then the next day only C25K. Keep me posted on how your routine is working for you!!

Hello all, i have completed two days of the shred and then i took a day off from it and did C25K to stick with that program and hopefully give my muscles a break! I just finished W7 of C25K which means its just straight running for 20-30 min from now on. Is anyone else using the shred and C25K together? If so, tell me how…

In my state, tap contains arsenic and other metals that are also damaging to your health. I am also concerned with the levels of fluoride as well. I have stopped buying plastic bottles, but I do buy the 5 gallon jugs at the store--which is still plastic, but a lot less. I also pay attention to the number on the bottom of…

I started yesterday. I hope to keep up with this group. I can't wait to hear about and see everyone's results! Take a before pic!!!

Well, I just did day 1!!! It was so hard and after reading so many reviews I didn't think I would make it, but I did. I even made my skinny little boyfriend do it and I was so much tougher than him! HA. I can't wait to see everyone's before and after pics!!! Make sure you take a before!!

I hope to start it today!

Congrats to that! My boyfriend is a foot taller than me and weighs nearly the same. He always eats dinner around the time I do and usually before bed wants to go out and get something else. Its always Cook Out or Taco Bell and I want to eat everything he is having!! Thanks for keeping me accountable and showing me that…

A little boy I work for in-home eats lots of avocado. His mom always leaves the rest in the skin and puts it in those snap Tupperware or plastic container things in the fridge. Always looks okay to me!

Yeah I really love it while running because I don't know all of the songs that they play or I just haven't heard it in a while, so I focus more on the music and less on wanting to stop! :)

I'm a 90s kid so I love to listen to Blink 182 radio on Pandora while I run! Fast pace and awesome songs from the late 90s! I also like Miike Snow radio every now and then! techno-y kind of stuff.

98' Honda Accord! Updating soon to the 08' model! HONDA FOR LIFE! lol :)

Yeah, its so funny because at first I loved it when i first had it removed because everything I ate never stayed for too long. At the time I was 14 and really overweight and I lost almost 30lbs 6mos to a year after having the surgery. Then it got all messed up. I hate meds. I used to do the whole Mirilax thing, but it was…

I haven't been diagnosed with IBS, but I have definitely had stomach issues ever since getting my gallbladder removed. I am just the way you described. I can go 4 or 5 days without going and then it's all I can do to make it to the bathroom. Here lately, it's like I have had a divine intervention and it is all because of…

Your max heart rate is 220 - your age from there you can calculate your "target range" which would be that 70-75% of your MHR. I had a really good Health/PE class last year as a college freshman and my professor would have us calculate our target range, which for me was about 141-151 beats per minute. So if you have a…

I think you look younger than 21! People just don't know how to accept change. People are just used to seeing you how you were and think any bit of change is negative. Keep pushing forward! They are probably just sad that they are getting older and don't have your youthful looks!

Just thought I would ask everyone out there: How do you keep your mind off of the running? I find that if I stare at something or someone while I'm running for too long, it really makes me want to stop running for some reason. I run in a gym on a track, so aside from watching people play basketball below, it gets a little…

Thanks everyone! This really helped me too. As for now I am just keeping a steady pace and trying to complete the runs.

WAY TO GO! You will be my motivation for week 5!!!

I'm in the same boat as Jenn3878! I start week 5 on wednesday as well, and I am super SCARED! That second five minutes from week 4 was hell! Good luck to everyone! WE CAN DO THIS!