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Glad you posted this Fran. Lot's of great info here I needed also!

Woohoo!!! So excited! Got a '07 Scott Contessa Cr1 Team bike tonight. Steal of a deal since the owner upgraded to a Cervela. All components are 105, with upgraded Ultegra shifters and derailers. Thanks everyone for all the great info!! Look forward to really hitting the roads now! :-)

Wow. So much great information guys! Thanks!! I have started riding out on the road, as I find I like the privacy of it more then doing circle around our housing area with some path and street riding. I can turn my music up and no one will know. ;-) I was doing about 5 miles a day, today I did 11.5, I could totally see…

My vote would be Insanity (if you don't have bad knees like me), or Tae Bo. Loved them both! They were both under and hr.

I had never heard of that before (like I said, I am a major newbie, even though my husband has been big into cycling in the past). I just googled it, and wow those are pretty cool! Thanks for the suggestion. I will have to keep those in mind when I make a trip to the bike store...someday.

My husband is really trying to get me to get a road bike (when the finaces allign). But I really want a bike I can take on the dirt roads too. My current bike route has a 1/2 mile of very rough dirt road (ie, huge potholes and 1' deep tired tracks from people going through it in the mud), I can't see a road bike handling…

Thank you! Lot's of great info! I would love to get some better *cut* muscles. ;-) I am at about 24% body fat right now, but my goal is 18-19% like I was 3 years ago. And luckily the one part of my body that is in good shape is my core, after having kids it's pretty important to me to keep it flat. ;-) I know I really need…

Thanks for the info everyone. I do think I will upgrade my bike in time. I KNOW Walmart is about as cheap as you can go. But like I said I wanted to make sure I was going to use it. ;-) I bought a pretty nice Trek right after having kids and never used it. Ended up selling later on for a loss. Learned my lesson that time.…

I have used my heart rate monitor when hooping before and it seems like (for me, everyone is different) I was burning about 100 cal in 15 minutes. Here is a link to my youtube channel where I have 4 hooping videos for you to laugh at. ;-) I am seriously a newbie, but I like to have fun with it. Sure would like to get…

Hi Steve! Welcome to the group! Good idea about the name. It would be nice for the group to grow some more. I lost 25 lbs with BFL back in 07. Unfortunately I let it creep back on after keeping it off for 2 1/2 years straight. It was the best I ever felt in my life! I'm struggling now working around very bad knees and low…

Thanks Gwen, that worked! But they just came out way huge. I don't have time to resize them now, so I will try again later.

Welcome! I don't think I have heard of Transformation before, I'll have to look into that. If it's made by the same guy as BFL it must be good. How are you liking it so far?

Mmmmm. Well I tried. lol. Not sure why it won't work.

Looking good! Good job! I came on here yesterday and I was thinking....there is now way I am going to post my pix. I am so unhappy with where my body has gone over the past 2 years, after working so hard 5-6 years ago to get it in shape and keep it there. But maybe posting them, will hope motivate me to change it, so I can…

Love the music lists on here! I am not curently using a playlist since I started using Pandora. I listen to the following Pandora stations.... Pop and hip hop power workout Pop fitness radio Workout plan radio Techno radio Great music on there! I love music with a fast beat I can jam to. It helps keep my heartrate up. ;-)

I don't think I could keep up with the demands of homeschooling, keepingup the house and fitness/healthy eating if it wasn't for the support of my husband. We trade, I get every other night off. Starting at about 5pm. Or 4pm if I need to go somewhere or have a mno. But usually it doesn't start till about 6, because I have…

We are a very scheduled home. Have been ever since my kiddos were babies. They always did so good on a schedule. Plus I think it has helped them be so much better behaved, because they always know what is going to happen, their days are not constantly changing. It doesn't work for everyone, but it works great for us.…

Wow Dusty, your going to eat the same thing everyday for the next month? I thought I was bad. Lol. Jk! I usually eat the same thing 2-3 times in a 10 day period. It does make cooking easier. I do have the same thing every nightfir dinner though. Ok, so we don't eat big dinners here. Never have. Well not since having kids.…

Totally agree! I increased my weight on week 3, then flip flopped my excercises on week four. I plan to do this 3 times during the 12 weeks. I think it makes a huge difference. I can't imagine doing the same excercises the whole 12 weeks. I know my body well enought that it would be laughing at me. "Nope we are use to…

Way to go everyone! I am staying pumped! Loving the workouts, feeling better and better everyday. Even today I noticed my cheek bones just a little more defined. Loving the little changes too! SW: 147 CW: 142 (gained a pound on my free day) :-P GW: 120 Let's do this!!

Hey Everyone! I am Bethany, married for 11 yrs and mommy to a son age 6 and a daughter age 5. Currently living near Dallas, Tx . I have been homeschooling for the past two years (since pre-k). I was one of those people who said I WOULD NEVER HOMESCHOOL. lol! I was homeschooled for 3 or 4 years growing up and hated just…

Raised a good part of my teenage years in Alabama. My dad still lives there. From far NE AL. Living in Dallas now. Sure do miss the trees and mountains back there. Although I love it in Texas now.

I didn't know you were in England. ;-) How fun.

Wow, glad to see lots of other homeschoolers on here! Thanks for all the responces. :-) I love meeting other homeschooler mamas that know what it's like to fight the battle of staying in shape while educating our kids. For the person who was asking about socialization. That is the least of my worries. Actually it makes me…

Yes I love the flavored greeen tea bags. I currently have green tea in lemon flavor and pomigranite. I usually put 1/4-1/2 tsp of honey in with it., Yum! I think I will go make some right now, it's chilly right now in Big D. ;-)

I'm a Georgia peach but I got to Dallas as fast as I could. ;-) Lived in Dallas area for 12 yrs now. Currently in far, far north Dallas.

Ill be your friend. I'd love more ideas too. I do a lot of cooking from scratch. I would love to have a few more friends to help keep me motivated.

I have started drinking a couple cups of it in the afternoons and I have noticed a huge boost in my energy. I feel like an energizer bunny at times. I can clean the whole house in two house flat. Lol. Believe me with two small kids homeschooling I'll take all the extra energy I can get. I would imagine more energy would…

Hello. :-) From far north Dallas.

Loving it! My day starts every morning at 5:30 for coffee and reading and then a workout before the kids wake up. I love that alone time in the morning. I always feel so great after my workout. I increased my weight the beginning of week 3, then the beginning of week 4 I switched up the excercises I use On day 28! Down 5.5…