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4oz Chicken breast, 1/2 cup of rice, 1 cup of steamed petite beans. Less than 400 and filling! Not to mention the 16ozs of water!

Good morning, I completed 50 minutes of Aeroboxing with Michael O early this morning. Oohh the sweat and the calorie burn! I love it! Turbo jam may work for others but I truly love the art of traditional kickboxing. Lots of laundry to fold, the kitchen to clean and meals to plan. I plan to skip my double workout since the…

Several good ratios are the 40/30/30...50/30/20 or 40/40/20..sometimes our bodies respond better with one and not so much another. I have used 40/30/30 with sucess after babies but then changed to 50P/30c/20F to reduce carbs as I can go carb crazy if I splurge. Try the 40/30/30 and after 3-4 weeks change accordingly. On…

If you are watching your sugar intake then any protein and veggie combo will work for you. Create a salad with tons of veggies, sliced eggs, avocado, bacon bits and chicken. LC Fajitas with chicken, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, refried beans, etc Egg omelet or even a spinach quiche is always great. A homemade beef stew…

Unfortunately that is the reality of our bodies. Some women can lose 10 lbs and drop a jean size..as if... make that 15-20 lbs for my endomorph body, Stick with your inches to see where the weight is coming from..remember that the fat comes off like the layers of onions. Another possibility is the water weight that is…

Greek yogurt is higher in protein and definitely has a creamier consistency. Fage is a great brand and some do come with fruit at the bottom. They are definitely more expensive to purchase running around 1.69 per container but they are delish. hth, Michelle

1200 calories are basic and less than than results in starvation where your body actually breaks down your muscles to give itself the nutrieints it needs. Think about the skinny person who just lost a lot of weight but there is no tone to their bodies. Regardless of this less than 1200 is unhealthy to your body. It will…

On your rest day then make it an active rest day where you are not looking to workout higher than 60-70% of your heart rate. Walking, playing with your kids or dogs, swimming, light dancing....if you are doing Xtreme then you need at least 1 day of rest..this is when those changes occur and muscles repair themselves which…

Hey Ladies, Slow Monday for me but I did complete my exercise hybrid. I mixed Lower body on Muscle Max with Upper body frm Denise Austin's Body makeover(don't like but I borrowed from Library) and then kickboxing. It was a great 80min hybrid so I'm glad that I burned those calories. Muscle Max will be used in this new…

Hey Ladies, Slow Monday for me but I did complete my exercise hybrid. I mixed Lower body on Muscle Max with Upper body frm Denise Austin's Body makeover(don't like but I borrowed from Library) and then kickboxing. It was a great 80min hybrid so I'm glad that I burned those calories. Muscle Max will be used in this new…

A couple of my friends have the bugg and I was actually going to purchase when I opted for a good HRM, food logging and exercising instead. If results don't occur with those things by my b-day in March then it will be a birthday purchase. However some of those friends who bought the bugg sometimes forget to wear it on…

Good morning Ladies, After three weeks the scale finally shifted. If you are doing weights and cardio this is normal so don't panic. Muscle is tight and heavier compared to fluffy fat cells:tongue: I'm also tracking my inches in my personal spreadsheet as those are more important to me and those clothing designers:wink:…

Sometimes having a workout buddy is great motivator. Another option is of course to just take it in small steps. For instance start exercising on weekends only, create an appt with yourself and get up and do your workout as if it was a job requirement. As a stay at home mom there are days when I'm too tired but I will set…

Brenda, With your success I will accept that as gospel and move on. What an inspiration you are to those of us on this journey! Nina- If you are doing dual workouts and there are intense then you definitely need to consume at least 1500cals. Even if each workout gave an additional 400 calories then you are using 800cals…

Shimmy actually works up a sweat than my class did...Souffle that is too funny!

Skinny cow makes some great reduced fat ice cream bars, etc using Splenda. I bought the Mint cookie flavor for my daughter, strawberry creme which is packed in vanilla cookies, and chocolate for my hubby! Calories are 140 with carbs approx. 16, they are really good w/o that gross aftertaste.

I have never heard of that one. What about supergreens which I use in my protein shake. I also use B12 drops in the morning.

Jessica, That is a great gift to give your daughter...her mother's health. Those dvds are great and will work up a great sweat and if you combine all routins you can get a great 40 min workout..plus it includes an abs section. I did Bellydancing last year with agroup of women but it did not burn anything......FitTv has the…

Good Morning Ladies, Started the morning with some kickboxing using my gloves and it was great. Now it is off to gymnastics with the girls. Tomorrow is Kenpo for me as I miss my Tony from P90x and I love Kenpo actually. Off to shower, grab something healthy and hit the road. Maybe a trip to the Whole Food Market also for…

Hey Fellow Mommies, I did my Cathe Friedrich Bootcamp this morrning and then it was off to run errands with the 3 yr old. I'm logging my meals and then it is time to cook some Cream of mushroom chicken with rice and green petite beans. Although my trip to the grocery store had me thinking of something sweet or crunchy, I…

Erika- Ripped 1000 is an interval workout which uses the step for cardio drills for a minute between exercises. It was truly one that I used two years 1x per week to help with a plateau. I did it this week and my HRM clocked in 800 cals burned or so. It has always been a hate/love relationship with that one but it works.…

I'm definitely a pear shape which hubby appreciates! Remember that pears will lose our lower half last as it is usually the place that puts on the pounds first. Total body workouts are great along with cardio esp. those that work the legs.i.e kickboxing. Usually for me lots of kickboxing or the dreaded run along with…

As they say Abs are made in the kitchen. So you can exercise all day but if your eating is off chances are you will just become the skinny "fat" person.

Hey Mommies, I'm Michelle and a week new to the site. Congratulations to many of you with those great weight loss stickers:bigsmile: I want one of those soon! I'm a SAHM of two girls, one 3 yr old and a 9 yr old 4th grader. After hubby returned from Iraq we were maintaining two households until they could relocate him back…

GM ladies, I woke up woth back pain, additional bloating and the beauty of aging and womanhood this morning. On my schedule is a double routine which I may have to shift to Friday as my body is asking for a light day or just a lazy day. After looking at your schedules, I feel guilty for taking a day off considering both of…

Oh my Ladies, My Shock cardio dvds are here and I'm reviewing Hiit for tommorow:noway: It has been a while but I can do this. Plus I left a note on Cathe's FB page and she answered me:love: LOL Michelle

GM Ladies:flowerforyou: I did Jari's Get Ripped 1000 this morning which felt great to get my workout completed early. I forgot how tough those football drills on the step were and the heartrate was definitely at the 85% mark. Not to mention her push up party! Whew Megacalorie burn! Laurie- I bought mine from Amazon from…

I use protein powder in my coffee especially if I wake up hungry and I have a cardio session, especially if it is HIIT. Ian- For those of us who try to keep our consumption of protein up without the additional cals of carbs, protein powder is great especially when dieting. It is necessary for maintaining muscle and growing…

Good afternoon, Late start due to a major headache this morning! Finally tackled Billy's Amped Full throttle which clocked in at 844calories burned:love: Laurie- I don't own Shred but love the other two. I hate Yoga and Jillian and Yoga would be too much for me. I rather she stick to her Drill sgt type kick butt routines…

Unfortunately I noticed that when joining last week. As my strength routines usually burn more than 400 calories I just log the workout under cardio instead and just title the exercise as Weight training. HTH, Michelle