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Are you kidding me? You are fit, healthy, and fantastic; definitely not "ridiculously too thin". From what I understand your goals to be, they are appropriate, attainable, and most of all maintanable. I think the voice in our heads is much harder to change than the physical things like exercising and eating appropriately.…

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Best thing ever!!!! I sort of miss having my books on display, but I love having a book wherever I go. I downloaded the Kindle app for my Droid and all of my books sync, including the last page read.

Late post, but I'm in.

I'm 5'10 1/2". I started around 162 and am currently 150.2. My goal is 147ish. I am pleased with my weight and body tone right now, but still have baby pooch to tone up. No pictures, but I have dropped 2 sizes and am currently a size 6-8. My goal weight should be in conjunction with my goal of 21% body fat, currently…

I haven't used a regular stroller for jogging, so I can't give input on that. What I can tell you is I am so happy I invested in a BOB duallie jogging stroller 3 years ago. My kids are close in age, so the double stroller was convenient. The BOB has a locking front wheel and the seats are rated for 50 lbs apiece. My 4 an d…

I havent' broken through, but I am stuck at a 5 month plateau. I am choosing to work on body fat percentage and building running endurance rather than the scale for now, but I want to see what the responses are to this post.

Day 1, level 1 complete. Will post starting.measurements later in the week.

Just a quick note as I am running out the door, but I would like to be added to this list. Thank you!

When you are crunched for time, use your baby as a weight. My kids all loved it when I would do squats and lunges while holding them. I would pop them in the sling and do walking lunges up and down my hallway. Do you have stairs in your house? Use them as a stair stepper while holding your little one. Get creative. It…

I would do some squats and lunges holding my baby when my little ones demands didn't allow me to get to a gym.

To show my children what it means to live a healthy life.

Don't forget the importance of a good night's sleep and keeping a positive attitude along with just getting used to eating better and exercising.

I've switched to natural peanut butter. Starting out, it was a little peanuttier tasting, not as sweet as the regular stuff. Now I prefer it to the sugary tasting regular peanut butter.

It's taken me about 2-3 months to be comfortable with my daily eating habits to the point that I log for about a week maybe once a month. I still have to be very conscious of my cheat days and how many of them I have a week.

I had one for about a year, then DH and I decided to have another baby. I loved the Mirena for birth control. The only other BC I have been on is the pill and I definitely did not have the side effects with the IUD I did with the pill. No problems with getting pregnant again after having it removed. I am one of the users…

Just a couple of other thoughts, I haven't seen mentioned yet. How are you sleeping? Are you getting enough sleep? How are you feeling throughout the day? My weight loss stalled when I wasn't getting enough rest. Are you taking any rest days from your intense exercise routine? Try taking a day a week where you don't burn…

A personal trainer is totally worth the cost! A personal trainer can help balance your nutrition needs with your exercise needs. A trainer can customize a program taking in to consideration your time constraints as a student plus your different health issues. I say if you can get a personal trainer at a reduced rate, go…

I could have written your post! I've never been a runner, but started a couch to 5K routine from the Cool Running website. I'm still struggling to get to 20 minutes of continuous running, but I am getting there. You should check that out. I am working with a trainer in a fit camp class and she just had us do hill intervals…

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I got stuck on week 4, too. It took me 2.5 weeks to bust through it where I felt like I rocked the workout. One the days where I physically could not do the 5 minutes, I shortened up the running intervals and did 3 minutes, walk 1 minute two or three times during the workout. I tried the scheduled work out again after 3 or…

I'm currently working week 4 and am repeating it for a second week as it is tough! Good luck to those starting out with the program. It's been a real confidence booster to know that I may actually be able to run a 5K when I thought I'd never EVER be a runners. It's also great motiviation when you really rock out one of the…

2 large whole milk, with whipped cream mochas PER DAY. This change is a wallet saver!:happy:

I am a full-time working mother of 3, ages 4, 3, and 18 months. I understand trying to find time to exercise as a working parent. My husband works crazy hours, so I can't always depend on him being home to get my time in. What finally worked for me was sitting down with my kids and playing with them for 15-30 minutes…