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Hi! I started last year in June just wanting to lose weight. I NEEDED to lose weight anyways but now we're talking about having another baby. Hoping to start trying in Sept. So now my goal is to lose as much as I can and to be in better shape by Sept. =)

1. My husband works hard so I can be a stay at home mom. 2. My husband is very active in our church and volunteers often with me. 3. He has a great sense of humor. 4. He is a big old softy at heart. 5. He is a great daddy to our daughter and helps out with her all the time. (sometimes I can even get him to change a diaper!…

I used to like it with milk and sugar but now I just add some pumpkin spice creamer to it and that's it.

Thanks! The only problem is I have a gift card to walmart and I wanted to use that towards my new HRM. I am going to return the one that I got yesterday which will give me $37 back. so I'll have like $62 to spend on a new one. online at walmart.com it says they have a proform tx 300 in a store in my city and it comes with…

In January of 2011 I weighed 297. Today, I weigh 222.9 I am so close to onederland. I should probably get down to like 130 but we'll see.

What an incredible story and super inspiring! You look wonderful!

I make my own protein shakes. Right now I use smart smoothie from complete nutrition. (I won it at a zumba benefit! but I will be buying the whey protein from walmart this week since I ran out) 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1/2 cup frozen berries 1/2 milk that's the one I've been making recently or I also like this one…

I am 5'2. I started of 2011 at 297 and today I weighed in at 227. =) I need to lose a LOT more but I'm working on it.

I am a SAHM mommy to a 2 yr old daughter. I have mine set at lightly active. This is mainly due to the fact that I do vacuum, do laundry, and dishes daily as well as other cleaning. I also exercise 5-6 days a week as well. Hope this helps a bit!

Oh my goodness what a transformation! CONGRATULATIONS on your accomplishments! You look fantastic!!! =) I hope you are very proud of yourself! You are an inspiration!

On average I drink 8 cups a day. I buy the flavored water from walmart, clear american. It's 32 oz a bottle. I refill them a few times and then get new ones. So I know if I drink 2 of those bottles a day it's my 8 cups.

haha thats hilarious!

70lbs isn't hopeless! You can do it! I started out at 297 and last friday weighed in at 226. Thats 71 lbs. I still have a ways to go but if I can do it you can do it!

I make my own protein shakes. Personally, I've noticed that when I up my protein the weight falls off faster. I use Smart Smoothie from complete nutrition. It's chocolate. 1 scoop - 120 cals. This morning I made: Smart smoothie - chocolate 120 cals half cup of 1% milk - 55 cals Chobani champions greek yogurt - 100 cals…

TOOT TOOT! Toot that horn! =) Proud of you!

If it's my husband talking to me, I like beautiful, pretty, and sexy. If it's just a random person pretty will do. Cute is what my 2 year old daughter calls our dog. cat. and bunny. haha.

www.zumbacalories.com That's what I use! =) Then, add your own exercise and put in the calories that the website tells you.

I have over 50lbs to lose and I have it set at 1.5/week. Also, I am at light activity. I think I might be getting a HRM for Christmas, if not I'll probably get one shortly after. I am just going by MFP for now. I also try and google my exercises as well to see how close it matches up.

You look great! Congratulations!

For me it was, "Ok, I'll go look around walmart and see if we need anything." We were supposed to be going to the bank to deposit a check and my daughter threw a massive fit for about 30 mins. So I stayed home with her (thank goodness she finally calmed down) and he went to the bank. He was asking if we needed anything…

I don't. But I feel like I need to lately. I have a 2 year old throwing temper tantrums like crazy and I'm feeling more stressed than normal. I think I need to set aside some time to meditate and just calm down. =) I'll have to look into this.

I just found a site that says turbo sculpt burns 564 cals in an hour for someone who weights 154 lbs. I guess I'll go from here and do the math. Hopefully its kind of close! =) Thanks everyone.

turbo sculpt is more of like squats, lunges etc. with weights. Not much cardio going on. I usually log turbo jam under kickboxing but this doesn't seem to be the same so I wasn't sure.

And I'm not sure how I could forget this at all: I know a boy who is about 11 yrs old fighting leukemia. We walked in the Light the Night walk for him last month. My cousin's younger sister has had leukemia and then brain cancer and is a fighter. She just turned 8 not that long ago and has been sick her whole life. My…

My grandmother has pancreatic cancer. She's had it as long as I can remember. She's had numerous surgeries and doesn't have much of her pancreas left. How she is still alive is a miracle. All I can say is God is good. (not trying to offend anyone with my religion so I hope you don't take it that way.) Also, my mother in…

Skinny girl margaritas are yummy! =) Other than that I'm not real sure. I've been wondering this as well.

I totally recommend zumba. I LOVE it! Burns tons of calories and it's a lot of fun! I have used the 30DS and I find I get bored with it easily. It's a great workout but I can't do it for more than a few days at a time. Acutally, I haven't done it in a while my friend now has my DVD. Try out a zumba class. =) It has helped…

I was going to say the same about Jillian Michaels. I HATE jumping jacks personally lol. But she has them in like every dvd.

Hardees has a charbroiled chicken sandwich. I get it in a lettuce wrap. It's somewhere around 250 cals I think.

The only thing I can think of is going to bed earlier the night before so you can be up earlier the next day and still get your 8 hours in.