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Author: Gail Anderson-Dargatz "The Cure for Death by Lightning" "A Recipe for Bees" Author: Jeannette Walls "Glass Castle" "Half Broke Horses" Author: Joseph Boyden "Through Black Spruce"

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I gain 3 lbs just before and for the first 2 days of my period as well. I still weigh myself every other day but don't freak out when I know I am just about to get my period. By the time my cycle is done, I am either back to my original weight, or if it's a good week, down a pound!

30 Day Shred is a great workout if you are short on time. You start at Level 1 and continue with it until a) it's been 10 days or b) you need a harder work out and you move on to Level 2. The idea is to work out every day for 30 days. Some people take a rest day once a week, others between levels, so every 10 days. If you…

Great thread, BUMP!

My co-workers and I have been doing a variety of workout videos including 'Biggest Loser Cardio Max' and 'Biggest Loser Bootcamp'. '30 Day Shred' is easier on my knee (which sometimes gives me problems, esp. with lunges). JM's 'Ripped in 30' has a lot of plank moves which can be killer on the wrists. My favorite dvds would…

You are a beautiful young lady! Congrats on your healthy journey and finishing your goal :]

Way to GO! I've shared your post with my husband who started the New Year at his all time heaviest of 295 lbs but has lost 25 lbs so far using the lean schedule of P90x. Even with 25 lbs gone, he is so motivated by how his clothes fit better and some are too big. He wished he took some before pictures as he is determined…

I tend NOT to log those days!!! They don't happen all of the time and usually will not eat back my exercise calories the following day if I was over by 300-400 the day before. I figure it will even out by the end of the week.

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#1 is a great dress (1st choice) #2 is not flattering #3 is lovely and a 'safe' dress if you are leaning to the conservative side (2nd choice) #4 is good, v-neck is always flattering for the girls however, there's a lot of cleavage which is not so conservative ;] (3rd choice) PS: thanks for a fun post, I usually comment on…

'Invisible white priviledge' is exactly what came to mind when I read the very first post. I've used this concept in poverty workshops with teachers. Most of the teachers that I've given the workshop to are not of colour and have never considered their lives up to now as being 'privilegded'. For example, when I go through…

BUMP, looks tasty and I've made cauliflower in place of mashed potatoes before, they were great too!

Well, I shut the dvd off 1/2 way through Day 3 of Week 3 the other morning. I like it about as much as Week 2. So, not at all. I am super regretting lending out my 30 Day Shred to my girlfriend as I am pretty done with Ripped in 30. I either cannot do or really dislike all of circuit 3 in Week 3 and don't like much of…

I hear ya on not being able to put the dvd in Jen! I walked for a couple of hours yesterday as we had our local cancer 'Relay for Life' event - hard on the knees though, we were walking on a brick pathway the whole time. I've also been out in the yard planting my flowerpots and weeding flower beds. Today I went for a quick…

Jennasan - welcome back! Don't worry, I am behind anyways as I hated Week 2 and used as an excuse to only work out twice last week. Back to it this week (sort of). Day 2, Week 3 completed this morning. The plan is to do Week 3, 7 times. The only circuit I am not super crazy over is 3, so much improved over Week 2!…

So I didn't work out to Ripped yesterday but I did walk to my 7pm meeting which is 10 min away. I did the first 2 circuits of Week 3 today for the first time, not bad, don't hate it like Week 2 anyways. I'll try to do circuit 3 sometime tonight, I ran out of time this morning before work.

So I tried to find the bootcamp group today but I think I had the wrong location as today is a 'running' day :[ I guess I'll have to go home and get in a Ripped workout or be at Day 4 with NO exersize. I gotta say my motivation is in the gutter at the moment. It is 6pm, I haven't eaten dinner, I have a meeting at 7pm and…

Exciting Update! My husband is going to start P90X this week when the weights and resistance bands come in the mail! A co-worker has the dvd set that we can borrow FREE! Who knows, I might even try P90X too :]

I have been crazy busy for the last 3 days, not logging food and haven't done Ripped in 30 either. I'm going to try Week 3 tomorrow and skip over Week 2 all together. If Week 3 sucks, I'll try it one more time then move on to Week 4. If they both suck then I'll be moving on something new! I was just invited to joing an…

30 Day Shred is great intro to ciruit training. She has 2 other people working out with her - one doing advanced and the other doing beginner moves. I found that I could do some advanced but not all. After completing 22 of 30 workouts on 30 Day Shred, I moved on to her latest dvd, Ripped in 30. Both are great as they are…

Really great article, thanks for sharing the link!

I weigh myself almost every morning, I find that it keeps me in check food wise. I write it down on Tuesdays & Fridays and once I know for sure that I have infact lost at least 1 full pound, I update my profile here on MFP. I also take measurements every 3 weeks. I noticed that I plateaued for awhile with the muscle that I…

Last winter there was a TV show called "Villiage on Diet" (http://www.cbc.ca/liverightnow/village/), where an entire northern community in British Columbia had the opportunity to workout together to change their lives for the better. They had 10 weeks to lose 1 ton and they did it! Anyways, on one episode, a competitor…

Ok, Day 2 of Week 2 and I already hate this week. I'll do one more day and then either try 3 or go back to 1 for the rest of the week. There are way too many plank moves in Week 2 and my wrists can't take it either! I did the mountain climbers from my ottoman instead of the floor which helped during that cardio set at…

Quinoa for sure. Often called a super food, it is a complete protein (has all essential amino acids) and is gluten free as well. You can make a larger batch and keep it in the fridge for up to a week. I bought a really great cookbook from Costco called "Quinoa: The Everyday Superfood 365"; it has breakfast, lunch, dinner,…

Ditto on the cottage cheese comment. Sooo much sodium in regular cottage cheese. I've switched to dry cottage cheese, WAY less sodium! And it seems to stay fresh longer too.

I personally don't take sandwiches to work as I prefer them toasted. When I do make them at home I usually make tuna or BLTs. If you have a microwave at work, frozen dinners are another option. I buy the "Blue Menu" ones from Super Store (I live in Canada), the Blue Menu was launched during the 2010 Olymipics as healthy…

Ripped in 30 should kit your but! I did 30 Day Shred first and liked that one too. I've also done her 'Frontside' and 'Backside' dvds and 'Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism' is a killer. I haven't tried the other ones that you have but I am sure they are good as well. Good luck! If you are interested, I have a thread going with…

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