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MFP already builds a deficit into your calorie allowance. So if you tell it that you want to loose a pound a week, it will tell you to eat 3,500 cals less per week.

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I don't judge, but I do look. I make a game of it and try to guess what they're making. It also give me good ideas when I see something that I haven't purchased in a while.

F4t2F1t - helpful, thanks. Dee - that's a god thought. I'll see if I can find any protein powders that I'd be able to have. Thanks! FixitDuck - there are pretty much no packaged foods out there that I can have right now, which is fine by me. I've been eating most of the things that you mentioned, so I guess I just need to…

I;m going to add you as a friend and maybe can support each other. I'm on day 4 of a 3 week detox ordered by my Naturopath. No dairy, soy, gluten, potatoes, white foods, peppers, certain fruits, peanuts, butter, and I already don;t eat meat. I;m not sure how much longer I can do this either!!

I try to eat meat as little as possible, but still eat it once a week or so. I'd love to add some people that don't eat meat to try to get some good ideas to add to my diet.

Congrats!! With my first, I hardly gained any weight during the first trimester, and it crept up slowly during th 2nd and 3rd tri for a total of just under 30lbs. With nuber 2, I gained it a lot faster, but it evened out and I ended up just over 30. As long as you are eating sensibly (ie, NOT for two!!), and staying as…

You'd need to factor in extra calories for the baby. I think it's something like 200 in the first tri, then it goes up as the baby gets bigger. I also wouldn't focus on loosing weight as that isn't the goal with pregnancy. But definietly focus on eating healthier. In the long run, that will probably help you loose the…

I just took a look at what you were eating a few weeks ago, compared to what you're eating now, and I think you're definitely on the right track. I'd still up your calories a bit though. Especially on the days when you're exercising. You should be aiming to eat at lease 1,200 net calories. If I could, I'd put money on the…

I'm by no means an expert, but 800 is really really low (I don't know how much you weigh though). Perhaps your body was in starvation mode, and now that you're feeding it more, it's holding on to it because it thinks you'll start starving it again. I definitely wouldn't lower your calories anymore. When you're body…

Same as above. If it's a shorter run, I like to have something little, maybe a few crackers so I don't feel like my water is swishing around in my stomach. For something longer, I'll eat a package of oatmeal, 1/2 an english muffin with some PB, or 1/2 a protein bar. And the rest when I'm back from my run.

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Ditto this pretty much exactly. I also love her No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism videos.

I def. notice a difference....great work!!

I plan out for the week on Sunday, and do my grocery shopping all at once. I usually do it for the week, and leave Saturdays open. Up until this week, I was just planning dinner, but I did lunches and snacks this time as well, and I'm already liking it better. I find it SO much easier then trying to figure out every day…

I alternate R130 with some of her other DVDs, and it's great when I want a faster more intense workout. I find weeks 2 and 3 to be the hardest (maybe it's those damn duckwalks in week three that set the tone!!)

I just finished week 2 for the first time. I think there's more cardio involved then week 1, but it's definitely more of a strength training video so I log it as circuit training on MFP. That said, you don't spend nearly as much time on the mat as you would expect for an abs video, and there are a lot of plank, lunge and…

I log all of Jillian's videos as circuit training, general.

I don't so I can't answer your question, but I'm just wondering how much more challenging you found week 2 compared to week 1. I'm thinking of moving up soon, but a little bit scared!

Have and love all the ones mentioned here. There is still a cardio component to Killer B&T & 6W6P, but not as much as with RI30 or I'm assuming 30DS. Your heart still gets up there though. BFBM is mostly all cardio, so I rotate between them all.

I've been doing level 1 for a few weeks (alternating between this and some of her others), and I don't think I'm quite ready to venture onto level 2 yet. Great work out! The squat with the leg raise at the begining...killer!

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These look great! I'm always looking for a pizza substitute!

Hi highly rec Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 or No More Trouble Zones. Ri30 has more cardio and it has 4 levels, so more bang for your buck, but I feel like I get a better work out from NMTZ.

I have the Ripped in 30, which I really like. I've heard a lot of good things about the 30 day shred, which I've heard is easier, so if you're just starting out, maybe that one would be good. I also have No MoreTrouble Zones, which is my favourite of hers.

I'm on week 4, about 1/2 way through. I agree with some others that week 3 is more challenging, but wk 4 is no joke. The burpees + jumping leg crosses just about kill me. I find it a little light on the abs though,

I have Ri30 and NMTZ, and they're both awesome. I just ordered 4 of the other ones mentioned here (6 pack, buns and thighs, 30DS and Yoga) and now I'm regretting not adding the cardio one as well