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Wow, you look great! Keep it up!

you're going to have to start punishing them. they are WAY past the age of being able to get away with not listening to mom. definitely. if they have a car, take away car privileges. if they have a girlfriend, take girlfriend privileges away. it's as simple as that. they'll have to figure out which is more important to…

Open your diary so we can see what you're eating and how much. You could be burning less than you think or eating more than you think. You also could be not eating enough. If you started with 1200 calories and working out and lost, that's great, but you may need to eat at a NET of 1200. (Net is calories you ate MINUS…

Great job!!! Keep up the good work.

less reps, more weight builds MUSCLE. less weight, more reps builds ENDURANCE. depends on your goals.

If you are a nurse and work a lot, you should be lightly active if not active, especially considering you say you run around with your kids a lot. I would say don't log work, just change your goals to lightly active (it sounds like you're set to "sedentary") and then log actual exercise. If you WENT for a walk, did yoga,…

Yep! I love em. I don't get to wear them much anymore. I work in retail (8 hours on my feet - no thanks!) and rarely get to go out. Sad.

I've been lifting since day one.

If their wives intend to let hubby help out, YES, they should get leave. If not, then no. My boss is taking two weeks, when my other bosses say last time his wife didn't let him do anything, and he ended up just laying around the house, wasting vacation time. So... *shrug* I think it depends on the situation. I hope my…

A good macro balance is VERY important. I'm set at 45 carbs/25 protein/30 fat. Even if you don't eat meat, you should still be eating things like peanut butter, whole grains, greek yogurt, fish, nuts, seeds, beans, etc. to get your protein. Also, some vegetables have protein as well. Are you trying to lose, or maintain?…

MIGHT not be eating enough is a ridiculous statement. You are not eating enough food. Period. You must eat at least 1200 NET calories. As in ... 1200 calories of food AFTER exercise. Especially when doing something like 30DS. You need protein, you need fuel.

oh, hell yeah! a coworker brought a dozen donuts to work this morning & he was trying to tell me it was okay to eat one (i ended up eating one - but only one! a victory for me, seriously) and i was like "um, no, ONE donut is like one meal for me!" ridiculous.

Twice a day usually if I get enough fiber - sometimes three times.

Wow, big difference. And what someone else said, your waist is FABULOUS!!!!

Yup! Taking my man to a Stars game on Friday for his birthday. CAN'T WAIT!!!

JUST KEEP GOING. Do what you can, at your OWN pace. I was doing Ab Ripper X three times a week and after about 2 months, still wasn't able to do the full video, but I could feel a difference in my muscles. Last night, I did my first Insanity workout and literally thought I was going to die. My chest and throat were burning…

Holy sh|t, girl, you look GREAT!

I buy VERY cheaply. I work in retail so I have a discount and that comes in handy. Today I got two polos, two tees, a cardigan, a pair of jeans, and a dress for $67. If you're in between sizes, go smaller than what you wear so you get more "wear" out of them. Right now I fit perfectly in a 12 jean ... until I wear them…

cranberry vodka is my go to. for a small one, they're under 100 cals depending on how strong you like it, lol. also jack and coke (or diet).

Sorry, but if 2 1/2 years in and he doesn't even want to talk about the POSSIBILITY of marriage, and you do, there's a problem. My boyfriend (also of 2 1/2 years) and I have talked about marriage from the beginning...when we wanted it, if we wanted, how we wanted it ... I mock-proposed on leap day and he said he thinks…

I pretty much only talk to women in my gym. There aren't a lot of impressive young guys at my gym, so *shrug* meh.

I'd just be flattered. I don't make a big deal unless someone tries to ask me out or get my number. THAT is annoying. Admiring my hard work is really just a compliment to me.

lately with brown sugar and maple syrup - but it's a LOT of carbs sooo, i don't eat it that way often. it's good with berries & honey though, also. that's my go to.

You should not stretch before you work out. You could injure yourself. You should warm up (try searching jillian michaels warm up for strength - and go slow on any cardio you're doing, before you start). Stretch afterwards so you don't become sore. I've noticed a BIG difference in having a warm up and cool down than not.

I've heard things like vitamin e, drink lots of water, exercise, etc. and they will FADE. I have them all over my breasts, thighs, love handles, etc. Now that I've lost weight, and they're not pink anymore, they're hardly visible.

I work in retail. I'm a Lead Associate at a Tommy Hilfiger outlet store. I love it. :happy:

Great job!!

You could. I'm trying to get back into 1 1/2 hour workouts for strength days. You SHOULD be getting at least one hour of cardio 5-6 times per week, and at least 30 minutes of strength 3 times per week. Obviously strength and cardio would have to be done in the same day at least 3 times per week ... so that would be an hour…

YAY! I love it on a juicy green apple or with celery.

I eat Barilla plus multigrain pastas. SO much easier, and it tastes great.