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I am so happy to read the comments on T25. I am approaching it differently, though. I put Les Mills Combat, Rockin' Body, Piyo, T25 and TurboFire all into a spreadsheet and now I have a hybrid workout schedule. I had done the first three workouts once, but this is my first time through with T25 and TurboFire. I started on…

Great job! For myself, I would add bored eating.

I say schedule. If I worked out when I felt like it, I wouldn't work out at all. To me, it's something I need to do before I can do something else. I've done the skip a day because I'm lazy and it turned into a week. :-(

What I noticed first is that you look happy! Great work!

I would SO eat your chili! My husband makes chili, but it's very meat heavy and very bland. I like getting chili from Wendys. It's not too bad calorie/fiber-wise, but I think it's fatty. But it beats a burger.

Do you use a mint leaf or an extract?

Great suggestions! I actually like cucumbers anyway. I've never tried kale, but have read that you can actually bake it into chips or something.

I feel you. I've never been a water fan, but here's what I do: Try buying some bottled water, but as you drink them, refill the bottles with filtered tap water. (I actually like our tap water so no filter necessary.) The nice thing about refilling the bottles is that you can take them out of the fridge nice and cold, and…

I am doing Beachbody dvd workouts. I like them because I don't have to think up an exercise program, they do it for me. I imagine any type of dvd program would be the same. (I am with you on the running...I just can't do it!)

You have lost a whole person! Great job! I love that you're still losing, but "content" with your current weight. It really sounds like your lifestyle is permanent.

My husband has been doing Slimfast shakes for about 5 years now. On the weekdays, he has them for breakfast and lunch. For him, it's all about convenience. His idea of a good breakfast is a meat and potato skillet, so for him a shake is a much healthier alternative. I'm an oatmeal person, myself, but I'll grab one of his…

No judgment here. I'm a Filot o Fish fan myself.

If you are out on that motorcycle, you won't be eating! Get it now! ;-)

I've had a couple run-ins with PF in the last 10 years or so. It does get better. You know those things you freeze that go into a small cooler between cans of pop or beer? I used to rest my foot in the groove, especially the heel. Also, I put some heel cushions in my shoes, and that helped, too. Didn't need them in my…

Name: Dani Age: 59 Height: 5'6" Start Weight (1st March): 184.9 Goal Weight (1st April): 174.9 8th March: 180.3 15th March: 22nd March: 29th March: 1st April: Weight lost/gained this week:-4.6 Weight lost/gained this month: -4.6 Successes/struggles this week: I always struggle with weekends. Saw a movie and so I had…

Are you talking about something from a can like Slimfast or a powdered base like Shakeology? If you use a powdered nutrition base, the benefit is that you can add all kinds of great things like fruit and vegetables, yogurt, peanut butter, etc. I am not much for veggies, but they are totally cool in a cold shake.

I know that what you're dealing with is true. As I struggle through pushups and other Piyo moves, I have to remember that I'm pushing probably 40 lbs more than I should have to. Imagine doing a pushup with 8 bags of sugar sitting on your back! And I don't run at all. I did try it a couple of times out doors during karate…

There are lots of foods I don't like, but the one I just refuse to eat is beets.

My goal is a long way off so I don't have any plans. However, I believe in rewarding my efforts along the way. Every month I have a "me" day. Usually a Saturday at the end of the month I'll do a home workout or a spin class, then go to my karate class. I come home, shower, and then go out for a pedicure. Then I'll go…

I come to this part of the forum just to look for success stories like yours! You must feel like you can walk on air! Thanks so much for sharing. It really inspires!

You look like you've lost way more than that, frankly. I am impressed because P90X scares me!

I have Turbofire scheduled for this year but it makes me nervous. It looks hard! Has anyone done Les Mills Combat and can compare it to Turbofire. I loved Combat. Right now I'm doing PiYo, which is hard in its own way. Not so much jumping around, but lots of strength required. I do like it though. (I also have T25…

Dani 59 5'6" Start: 184.3 Goal: 174.0 (How to do it: No fast food, exercise every scheduled day, hit my 1200 calorie target)

I would have said chocolate before 2015, but due to some gastritis, I've been off my diet Coke since January 1. I had headaches for a day, and dozy afternoons for about a week, but now the physical signs of deprivation have vanished. All I have left it the psychological symptoms. At night, watching tv. At my computer…

I was out here searching for diet Coke in some posts to see if anyone has given it up (or HAD to give it up.) In my mind, I always knew I should find something healthier to drink, but a few months back, I developed stomach pain that the doc thinks is gastritis (I thought ulcer). So caffeinated beverages are out for a while…

Congratulations! You are one of the reasons I keep coming to this area of MFP. It's so inspiring to hear about your success. I wanted to add that since you have given up sweets, you will eventually lose the craving for it. My daughter told me that and I found it had to believe, but when I got serious and cut my calories to…

Eating out is one of the biggest challenges, if you ask me. Like Beldona1 said, it helps to look up the restaurant online and pick out your food ahead of time, but sometimes you end up at some local restaurant that doesn't have any online nutritional data. Or you get there and everyone else's food looks so good. I know you…

sodakat, I think it's because it's so easy NOT to. I am not a long streak yet. I had over 30 days, but didn't visit the site one day. I thought I could just go back and put my food in for the day, but, alas, it didn't count. The streak means a lot to me because if I am here, I am going to log my food. I agree that it would…

I was going to post about the last 60 days and my NSV today and then saw this thread! I just returned from a week's vacation and was putting away the clothes I just washed. I decided to tidy up the drawer where my jeans are and, on a lark, just decided to try them all on. I was almost floored to find that they all fit.…

I am not trying to make light of your sadness, but I used to get totally cranky and out of sorts. Everything bothered me. My husband used to say it was PMS. It is not, I would snap back. But you know what? It was! I could almost set my clock to the time of the month that I would feel that way. Now I'm through menopause…