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You look amazing!! Congrats on your hard work!!! Inspiring!!

xoxoxo Love you inside and out girl! You are one of the Beautiful People!! You look amazing and are a sweetheart to boot! Congrats on being strong and courageous and changing your life. xo

I have read through all the posts looking for an answer about this subject.. I am day 3 into upping my calories from 1620 a day to 2100 which is TDEE minus 15%. I am more hungry than I remember being in months and starving at the end of the night...Like ravenous hungry even after a protein shake after dinner. I didn't even…

Are you seeing results? I have been a cardio junkie all my life. It is my safe zone and helps me feel great. Giving it up or only doing it once or twice a week is going to feel insanely weird for me. I have a hard time with the calories to. I am dairy and gluten intolerant but I cheat every so often because I need to get…

Nevermind......I found my answer after reading this morning... I'm starting stage 3 of 7 stages on Monday (finished stage 2 today). The book is definitely worth the $12.99 (I bought it on amazon). You strength train 3 days a week (you can do 2 but not less or no more than 3). You dont do much cardio if any at first but I…

Thank You so much for responding to my question!

THANK you so much!! I appreciate your kind words of advice and encouragement!! i am looking forward to some changes!

Oh and I have one more question... What if I don't burn 474 calories in a day? Do I cut the amount I eat by the difference in calories?

I LOVE working out at home. My favorite is Turbo Fire, but that is more HIIT Cardio with a mix of resistance training. I have done p90x, chalean extreme, JM 30 day shred, and most recently I am doing JM Killer Butt and Thighs. I need to add more strength training for sure and am going to look more into the JM videos.....

You have no idea how grateful I am for you taking the time to reply to this! I am going to give it a whirl. I am at the end of my rope of options. I have tried everything else and cannot seem to break the plateau...This has got to be it....I have not been eating enough. THANK YOU!!! xo

Very interesting post. I am new here and have been on a plateau since October. I could barely shove down the 1600 calories I was set at for months...Not hungry at all. I upped my calories yesterday and today and the later half of the day today, I am HUNGRY for the first time in month. Like I need to eat! I am hoping that…

Hello! They call me Turbo here. I am a Married 37 year old Mom of two. I began my weight loss journey in January of 2011. I exercise 6 days a week doing Turbo Fire and have been tracking my calories and lost 30 lbs. BUT I have been on a plateau now since October. No inches, No sizes and No weight on the scale. I started…

Holly, all the girls have said it perfectly here. You are an inspiration!!! I am sorry you are going through this. I have gone through a very similar struggle since last October minus the lack of period. I went to the Dr. for Bloodwork and although my thyroid levels were "normal" I was told by a high end vitamin shop that…

This is such an inspirational thread!! I love everything about what you wrote! I used the Mom Excuse for over 10 years and in those 10 years I lost my dignity and self worth. I was depressed, angry and very unhappy! I did the same thing last year...Evaluated and stopped making excuses. I couldn't get myself to the gym, so…

Bump....JB you should not be gaining. I would guess that you are somewhere near 2700 with your TDEE on your most active days. I range from 2200-2600 depending on my activity level. You are more active than me I would say. I eat 1600-1800 calories and sometimes less in a week and I have stalled out losing weight since last…

Turbo Fire has changed my life! I am a SAHM who felt more comfortable working out on my own schedule at home. I have been doing it for over a year and I am never bored! WELL worth the investment!

Funny...I sat poolside just a couple months ago in Miami next to two girls from Brazil who had big augmented breasts and they had them done in Brazil. They were visiting Miami. We actually had a conversation about how surgery there is so prevalent that it is SUPER cheap to get them done. Like $5k less than the US. We won't…

Neither of these is 100% true...Do you research and you will see why. They do not completely remove your nipple and if they did that to your SIL then she had a botch job and that is why she probably was laid up for weeks. The scar tissue you are referring to is a common complication that can happen and also CAN be fixed.…

I am getting a lift plus implants next week and I couldn't be happier. It is also my reward for losing 30 lbs and the tolls that plus having 2 children will take on a poor set of boobs. To Jannspizziri and any other women who thing this is a societal issue....I am here to tell you that for me it has nothing to do with…

Holly, you are truly amazing! The dedication and hard work and numerous hours you have invested in yourself are truly inspiring! Something truly amazing and something a lot of people don't know anything about these days. You worked your *kitten* off with diet and exercise. Hard work = Results Kudos to you my friend! To the…

Thank you for writing this! I so needed to hear it! Patience is key.

I love LOVE LOVE these girls. They sell hair extensions, but they have a great video channel where they do tutorials and reviews. Here is their review on Sigma Brushes. They look amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KIzWK-y6rU&list=PL048A1A69D81E7851&index=6&feature=plpp_video

If you start eating cleaner with the upped protein your muscles might tend to shine through more. Are you going to add a little more weight training to your daily routine? If you did that plus the increased protein, I think you will get more toned. IMHO.

The clerk told me to give it a month....So I am going to because of the difference I am noticing in the improved texture of my skin.

After things settle down from the holiday I am heading over to our MAC store for a look around to see what they have and to talk about foundation with them. I have heard good things about it and I would love to see what it is all about.

Was recently having the same issue. I upped my calories and stopped exercising for about 2 weeks. I am going to resume after the new year. I was getting overly obsessed with it and it was making me stressed which I know can have effects. So I decided to try and not obsess for now. I am still eating clean and healthy and at…

Yes! I take measurements and photos for visual reference. I got stuck about 6 weeks ago. No more inches or lbs lost....I just changed things up now so we will see what happens. My clothes are still fitting o.k. It is just a mental thing I guess. Being that I have come so far and worked my butt off to get here, it is hard…

Thank You! I guess I am just scared of getting fat again. I also have a vacation coming up that I want to look hot for and I didn't expect the weight gain. I hope I don't go any higher on the scale....or maybe I should stay off the scale better yet. I think that is a better idea. 4 weeks is a long time! Ugghhh.... I wanted…

Thanks for the tip. I upped my intake by decreasing the 500 deficit to 250. It is worth a try. A couple other people told me I might need to eat more. That is always scary to eat more...but I have heard how it can work. It upped me from 1360 to 1600 a day. Do you eat your exercise calories back? I do now, but just want to…

Thanks for all your replies! Sounds like I am going to have to add some weight training to my routine...I sort of have been thinking about it for a while now, but dread weight lifting...The cardio dance gives me a high....Maybe I will have to do both. I am 5'7" to answer Lozze's question. katcena~ MFP has me at 1360…