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You should look for protein and fiber rich foods. I usually have a cup of Greek yogurt (140 cal) and a banana (100 cal) or a Multigrain English muffin (130 cal) with peanut butter (200 cal) and a banana (100 cal). Either option lasts me about 4 hours until I feel hungry again. Also, try to fill up on water.

My go-to is stuffed peppers. Bell peppers (boiled until just starting to soften, still has some crunch, one is usually enough for me, split in half top to bottom) Rice (any kind you prefer. I usually stick with uncle bens long grain wild rice - not the fast cook version) veggies (sweet corn or any small veggie that'll fit…

Screw him. There will always be haters in life, you just have to ignore them and do what you want to do. Good for you for wanting to make a change in your life for the better. If he can't handle it, then it's his problem, not yours.

Go for sushi. I love california rolls and shrimp tempura rolls, or anything will eel and eel sauce.

As long as you're at a deficit as far as calories in v calories out, you should be ok. On the other hand, you can eat more food and get better nutrition if you make smarter choices (because healthy choices usually have fewer calories).

I'm in the same situation as you. I'm 5'4", currently right under 180 and want to get to about 140. It's alright though, we got this! I have to agree with everyone else here, you do look amazing!

Me too! I just bought a fitbit over the weekend to help with that. Hopefully it'll work.

Your socks contribute more to blisters than shoes. Don't use cotton socks, they have special running socks that won't make you blister.

I would think it'd be okay if you didn't do it all the time, like if you have something planned that you have to go to when you had a run scheduled. Your body needs that time to recover and you could risk injury if you run everyday.

I just started back up this Monday from a couple months off. I'm going M/W/F and am on w5d3 this Friday.

I had signed up for the color run, and after that back in June, I think thats when I lost it. I should sign up for another 5k to keep me motivated. The local Oktoberfest has a Hasselhoff themed 5k that looks fun. :happy: I did go out after work yesterday and started back at w4d1. It wasn't so bad once I got out there. I…

That's what I used to do. I guess I should get back into the habit.

I agree. I had a hard time with W5D2, but then I moved on, and found it wasn't so bad. I think the break in day 2 killed my groove.

Do you mind if I ask how far you go?

I finished W5D3 last night. In the whole 30 minutes, I went 1.99 miles (jogging at a 4.3 pace). I consider it a victory because a few weeks ago, I was breathing so hard after 4 minutes of jogging.

What part of CO? I live in Denver and just bought a hybrid this weekend. I don't plan on riding in the mountains, and there are a lot of paved trails throughout town.

I've been doing it on the treadmill since the beginning. I have a C25K app on my phone, and I adjust the speed to where I feel comfortable. I walk at 3.3 and jog at a 4.3 speed. It's not too intense to where I want to give up; speed isn't the point. Starting week 5 today.

It would be best if you bought the DVD. You could also find a torrent online to download if you're comfortable with that sort of thing. But 30 day shred is split into 3 levels. Basically it's 30 minutes (with stretching) of increasingly difficulty interval training. It's best if you take days off, Jillian even said herself…

I've cut out fast food and sodas. I get my caffeine fix from tea now.

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From what I saw in your diary, you should be eating more. Find out your BMR and don't eat below that and eat back your exercise calories. Some days it shows you net under 1000 calories. You're probably in starvation mode.

I would like to know also. ...and Great job!

Don't forget to stretch your thighs more than she does in the video. The day after my first workout I was so sore. it was hard to get up from sitting. I just moved on to level 2 over the weekend (which everybody hates, but somehow I don't think it's all that bad). The program is really easy to follow and Jillian is a good…

I stared last week. Day 1 was awful! I never work out, and it showed. I huffed and puffed, took breaks and wanted to turn off the video, but I made it through. The next day I was so sore it hurt to get up from my chair. I took that day off so I could recover a little before pushing on. I was kind of dreading working out…

The headaches are from caffeine withdrawal. Eventually you can ween yourself off caffeine, but you will have headaches until you're over it. Try drinking tea instead. Not only does it have a smaller amount of caffeine and no calories, it also has antioxidants.