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My boyfriend is doing this with me, and he's retired Army and HE was dying lol! We both said there should have been an intermediate level between 1 and 2, like 1.5 ;) It really is a big jump and we were both feeling pretty confident with level 1.

Good luck with your journey and best wishes for you, Fay! I have several of her other DVDs (30 Day Shred, Trouble Zones, etc.), but have NEVER struggled with a workout like I have this level 2 ab workout... sheesh, it makes me feel like such a weakling, lol :) Search My Fitness Pal for Jillian and I remember someone…

Hi, I'm still on the fence about this program, although overall I'd say it was a good purchase for me... I've never done much Pilates or yoga, so I think it is good for me to get to know these moves and improve my flexibility/core strength. With that said, the calorie burn isn't enough (so far) for me to see this being a…

The Buns workout is my favorite so far, but I barely did it... I spent most of the time looking to see what she was doing, lol, and I was already sore today from the 2nd level of Jillian's ab workout I just started. Looking forward to the next time, though, as I really liked the moves on this one :)

Exactly. Also, olive tapenade.

Wow, that is fantastic! My HRM for upper body today only said 44 cals

Good for you with the nutrition! I've realized over the past 3 weeks, I am averaging 5 'on track' days and 2 'off the grid' days, lol. Hopefully, I can reduce the binge days and start to see some results on the scale.

LOL, have had all those thoughts at one time or another ;)

My local Kroger and Publix both carry PB2; I just bought the chocolate one yesterday :) There is a whole forum for recipes (under Message Boards) or you can search by name... I like using it for pb&j sandwiches and on pancakes the best. I've also stirred it into yogurt :)

Do you have any farmer's markets around you? That has been such a blessing to me, to have one near! It REALLY saves me money on 'healthy' foods :) Also, the pick-your-own farms are booming around here right now and I got a huge thing of blueberries (a gallon bag stuffed) for about $6.00... I'm using them in everything now.…

I just did "Core" and it was a tough one! Unfortunately, my HRM isn't working, so not sure what I burned, but it definitely showed me I have lots of room to grow in balance and core strength :)

Awww, I'm sorry it didn't work out for ya! I WISH there were some foods I found 'uck', lol... I truly eat everything, sheesh. Except flour tortillas, for some reason those gross me out. I was just fantasizing about liver last night, haha!

I've been eating PB2 once or twice a day lately, just had it on a banana and pb sandwich... love it on pancakes! The first time I tried the stuff a few years ago, I couldn't take it, but now I'm liking it, thank goodness (45 calories is way easier to fit in than 200!)

Good to know! I'm determined to do the full 60 days and look forward to see what changes I notice :)

Hi and welcome! I work out at home, also, mostly because the traffic is so bad in this town I can't stand to drive to the gyms lol :) Sending you a friend request!

Thanks so much for the adds! Looking forward to 'losing' with y'all :)

Lose perfectionism and strive for personal best instead :)

I looked ahead, too, and saw the 'new' thing on Wednesday (Core) :) I'm cranking it out every day, but so far the only time I really feel like it is a workout is 'Sweat'... I see it progresses, though. I AM noticing my wrist/ankle strength (flexibility?) improving! She says at the end of lower body, "Ok, let's move into…

Welcome! I just added you :)

Definitely trying this one!

I added the folks that posted requests and accepted those who sent FR... I appreciate y'all! About to go run now ...well, MY version of it, I'm on week 3/day 1 of C25K and at my fastest parts only go 5 mph ;) Hope all of you are meeting YOUR goals today, too :) Angela

Someone, maybe you, Jen? just sent me a FR and I happily clicked 'add' before realizing there was a message attached lol... so, whatever was written, I missed :( But, happy for the addition! REALLY leaving for work now ;)

Great! Looking forward to seeing y'all and what progress we all can make :)

Thank you! We will help each other :)

CHEESE, cheese, and cheese... Going into Whole Foods, Fresh Market, or Trader Joe's is like entering the Disneyland of cheeses. I cannot leave without a hunk of something awesome (which I generally eat in the car on the way home, ugh!). Right now, I do have some that made it home and I've been eating ONE serving a day with…

Yes, I did take the whole dosage the whole time... it 'kicked in' about day 3 and I lost about 5 lbs by the end of the second week. Over the next few weeks, the binge episodes came back and by the end of the second month I had gained back all I had lost :(

I bought a Jawbone UP24 and sent it right back because it did NOT give me an accurate calorie burn during exercise...I bought a Polar FT60 and it is doing exactly what I want it to do (accurately record workout calories burned). If I fall into some extra money, I may go back to an activity tracker, but would probably go…

Another thing I eat a lot of that would be vegetarian: bean tacos The ready-made shells are usually about two for 100 calories, 1/2 cup flavored beans about 100 calories, then you could even add avocado/cilantro/etc and be in your range. Finally, when all else fails, a pumpkin pie smoothie is good :) I just use 1/2 cup…

I'm not vegetarian and I'm not doing the 5:2, lol BUT I've been eating a lot of polenta w/ homemade marinara and it is super low calorie. I have added kale, etc. to it, too, but it's very filling for few calories :)