JustMichelleB

Ugh. This "piece" in question is 18 and just had a baby 4mo ago.

Oh goodness, I just saw that you are 18 and have a 4month old (and a 2.5yo). Sorry, but this makes your husband a bigger jerk, you are young, JUST had a baby (still plenty of time for things to snap back into place, especially given you are so young), and he's suggesting plastic surgery? Is this for real?

Wow, your husband is a jerk. It's one thing for YOU to want to surgically"alter" yourself, but for your husband to suggest it? I'd be hurt and seething!

For a 5'10, 180lb female, 1400cal/day sounds really low, especially if you are doing P90X.

5'3", 131lb currently goal of 125#. I would look downright ill at 105!! You look aweswome, don't worry about the number!!

I'm finishing up month 1 of Chalean Extreme and am waiting on TurboFire to be delivered (planning on a hybrid). Add me if you'd like.

Stop enabling your husband. There are a whole lotta issues going on here besides your exercising that sound unhealthy and toxic. I work f/t and have 2 kids (aged 5, 7). I don't belong to a gym, b/c i know I wouldn't go. I commute 2h/day and can't imagine going to the gym at 4a or 8p. So, I have a treadmill and Beachbody…

Graduated in 1991 Was about 185 then Now 132.

Ditto.

I really enjoy jackie warner workout videos. she has several out at this point.

Mia Clarisonic, DHC salicylic acid face wash and Retin-A.

Funny, I am just about to order this workout (instead of doing P90X2). Have heard good things about it!

Wow, fantastic!!! Did you stick w/ their food program?

I'm 5'3", 133# give or take. I was 185# at my highest (in college). I got down to 125# using WW several years ago (wasn't working out nearly as much as I am now). I have a curvy type figure, unhappy with my stomach and thighs, but feel stuck at my weight. I'd love to get down to 125# I feel I look my best there. I can't…

?? Thanksgiving was less than a week ago!

I don't find the P90X cardio to be very challenging (other than the PLYO, that is challenging). I burn at most 300 for Cardio X and the Kenpo and 400 for Plyo. But it depends on your size, fitness level. I wear an HRM for all P90X workouts. And no cardio from P90X competes w/ Insanity, IMO.

Toned arms on a woman are so very sexy, rock it!!!

Most of the new pills have fairly low doses of hormones, so they tend to cause less weight gain than the older "model" BCP. I took Loestrin in the past and did not have weight gain.

Walking burns far less calories than you might think (it's still good for you, though, esp if keeping up a good pace, doing hills if possible). An average woman should expect to burn 100cal/10min running (6mph), I would potentially have that burn for walking (4mph). Machines (treadmills) and MPF calorie burns are often…

Granted I did not look at many diary entries, but the past two show pretty unhealthy, low nutritive food choice (baked beans for b'fast?). You may want to track your sodium intake and aim to keep it under 2000mg/day. Increase your overall calorie (your intake was 800cal short of goal), but with HEALTHY foods - unprocessed…

Yeah, I was really big in high school. I weigh 50 lbs less now (started losing weight senior year in college, and have fought the fight ever since). I do wish I had my dedication to being healthy and fit that I do now - I would've had a killer bod (-; I have my 20th reunion in 2wks and am actually looking forward to it (-:

There are a lot of good circuit/weight training videos/workouts out there. I started out with Jackie Warner and now do P90X and P90X+. I'm lifting 10-15lb weights for 30-60sec at a time. STarted with 3-5lb weights and gradually got stronger. You can totally do it.

In our home office turned home gym (I run on the treadmill or do P90X workouts). During nicer weather, i also run outside.

I got an HRM and logged it as my own exercise using the HRM to calculate the calorie burn.

More protein.

You need to get up. JUst like any one who has a job that requires them when it's dark (and cold) out. Don't give yourself the choice. Pushing snooze for one and a half hours is just insanity. Think of working out as your job, you don't get to push snooze all morning if you need to work - you'd get fired. Either that, or…

I do. For some bizarre reason, I weigh the least the first day of my period.

Vitamin C/Ascorbic acid aids in the absorption of iron. YOu can take it in any form, an actual Vit C pill will work fine. Have you been evaluated for any malabsorption problems?

You had a baby 6mo ago, you are in prime post partum hairloss time. You could also not being eating enough 1000cal/day? Does this include exercise? Are you nursing?

If I'm reading your stats right, you gained some weight between round 1 and 2, that doesn't tell you something? )-: You are a "success story" b/c you lost weight while taking this "medication", the true test is to keep it off after you trash your metabolism and stop taking the HCG.