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This week, I prepared Rainbow Chicken, a recipe I found on Pinterest. Very tasty and easy to prepare. (I divided servings into 5 portions so I would have enough for the whole week.) I love my salads for lunch but it was nice to have something warm today for a change. I added just a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette (less…

If you brine the chicken the day before, it will add a lot of flavor and moisture to it and will help enhance any recipe.

LOL I'm reading it! I was just thinking that my coffee creamer is bad for me and wondering what others were thinking. I can't give it up and I can't do the sugar-free or fat-free versions. They're just not the same :( Can you use agave for sugar? It isn't artificial and I feel like it is so strong, that I use a bit less.

Name: Michelle Age: was 45 now 46 Height: 5`7 Start Weight (1st May): 154 Goal Weight (1st June): 148 1st May: 154 8th May: 153 15th May: 154 22nd May: 29th May: 1st June: Weight lost/gained this week: 1 pound Weight lost/gained this month: 0 pound Successes/struggles this week: Not a great week to be on a diet. I had…

Hi! I am in my second week of Build. So, I just started and wondering if I should increase weights that I am lifting. The most I use is a 10 pound (the next highest we have is 25# which I can't manage). Depending on the exercise, it isn't always a struggle to lift this amount. I'm wondering if I should buy a 15# so I can…

You look awesome! Great job! Was this one time through or a few cycles? I just started my second week.

Name: Michelle Age: 45 Height: 5`7 Start Weight (1st May): 154 Goal Weight (1st June): 148 1st May: 154 8th May: 153 15th May: 22nd May: 29th May: 1st June: Weight lost/gained this week: 1 pound Weight lost/gained this month: 1 pound Successes/struggles this week: This week I began doing the Body Beast workouts combined…

Name: Michelle Age: 45 Height: 5`7 Start Weight (1st May): 154 Goal Weight (1st June): 148 1st May: 154 8th May: 15th May: 22nd May: 29th May: 1st June: Weight lost/gained this week: Weight lost/gained this month: Successes/struggles this week:

I'm starting today focusing on the lean program. I'm planning on mixing it up with t25 which I like but feel like results are slowing. So hoping this will help with better definition.

I have used a heart rate monitor for workouts like this to gauge how many calories I've burned. I think it is more accurate on a personal level for all of the exercises that I do. You just have to remember to subtract out the calories that you would normally burn just for being alive.

I'm in too. :) Thanks for setting this up. Name: Michelle Age:45 Height:5'7" Start Weight (1st May): Goal Weight (1st June): 1st May: 8th May: 15th May: 22nd May: 29th May: 1st June: Weight lost/gained this week: Weight lost/gained this month: Successes/struggles this week:

Sounds like your motivated to keep going so do what you can and if it hurts, just back off and follow the modifier. Sometimes when you work a sore muscle, it can start to feel a little better. Good luck!

I read somewhere that this happens naturally as your body directs energy into digesting food. If you are eating large meals, maybe you could try smaller meals eaten more frequently?

That was so funny! I'm doing this program too and last night I told my kids that the best part about running is being done! They are too young and energetic to get it.

I am at 1230 calories a day, working out every day for 45-75 minutes and hardly losing any weight. I am 5'7" anf 154lbs and want to lose about 10-15 pounds. i am jealous of those who are at 1800 calories a day. I gain weight easily when I eat more. Don't know what I am doing wrong.

Roasted with other veggies is a great way to use it. Barefoot Contessa has a great baba ganoush style dip. It is called "roasted eggplant spread" and you can find it on food network's website.

I always liked the Winsor pilates dvds. There are a few in that series that are about 20 minutes long that I will do after a cardio or circuit workout. I like them because they are low impact but really targeted. My local library has a lot of exercise videos to borrow. Maybe you'll find one there that you can try out…

Definitely water, but I just found a blueberry lemonade seltzer water from Polar which is so refreshing (ice cold). Great for summer.

Stay with it! I just read your post and remembered that I felt exactly the same way at that point in Alpha. I mostly stayed with Tanya for upper body for plank and burpee exercises. I was scared of BETA weeks but found that they were more strength demanding than cardio. (Except for speed 2.0 which is all cardio but kind of…