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Kendal- how are things going for you? Sarah- INSANITY is well, pretty insane. It's a whole lot of cardio. The warm-up alone is pretty crazy. Even the people doing the video often have to take breaks, so I often have to as well, but is getting easier. Some moves I still can't do properly, or very many of, but I'm working on…

Victoria- I've totally been obsessed with food recently too.... not really BAD food per say (let's pretend the donuts didn't happen), but just any food sounds good. Like, I'm already thinking about my mediterannean lunch tomorrow, and I want it so bad, I might "pre-game" for lunch today (I'm not excited about my lean…

I want to respond to everyone, but I've been out and about all day, and after exercising and such, it's 8pm and I'm just sitting down to dinner. ugh. Did 4.07m in an 11:06 pace... my legs actually weren't tired, which I couldn't believe! Then did INSANITY, like I needed to after my donut fiasco. Here's my check in for the…

Noelle, I think people have different philosophies about weighing in. Some like to do so once a week, some more often. I personally step on the scale almost daily for a few reasons. It keeps me accountable to myself. I start to stay away from the scale when I'm not eating as well because I don't want to see the number.…

wichelle, thanks for checking in. I edited the chart to include you now.

Finished INSANITY as planned. I think I recovered with my eating today after going out for brunch. Here's my log for the day... though I'm sure there's more calories eaten than logged... just probably that brunch was more caloric than logged... 1405 eaten / 831 exercise calories (yeah under 11min mile!) / 626 left over My…

The results: KRISTINA 182.4 / 179.8 / 178.4 week: -1.4, 0.78% Challenge: -4.0, 2.19% VICTORIA 192 / 191.75 / 190 Week: -1.75, 0.91% Challenge: -2.0, 1.04% KENDAL passed the past several weeks, so I didn't calculate. I'm going to need a starting weight for you at some point LACEY 206.6 / PASS / 208.4 Week: passed last week…

I've been a vegetarian for 11 years now. I try and eat vegan frequently, but I love cheese way too much to give it up completely at this point in my life. Feel free to add me!

Just a quick check in this morning. Happy Saturday! Was up before dawn to take Emma out, and then go for my group Saturday run. The time kills me, but it was nice. Just under 4 miles according to mapmyrun/dailymile, but our chart said it was 4... I logged conservatively. The course was VERY hilly, so I'm proud of my 11:30…

Amy- haha... glad you got a taste of Shaun T again. It's pretty crazy, right? I hear the second month of workouts is considerably more intense than the first, and the first is already pretty dang challenging!!

Morning ladies! Check in from yesterday: 1476 eaten/ 1118 burned/ 842 remaining-- ate less of my exercise calories than I'd planned, but I know this didn't account for everything I snacked on at the potluck, so it's probably more like 400ish under. Let me tell you... I do not recommend doing a 4 mile run, waiting about 10…

Potluck is over. Could have went better. Could have gone worse. I logged the major things I ate (brownie AND rice krispie treat.. THE SHAME!), but there were little bits here and there, so I know my caloric intake for today is considerably higher than what I would like. I'll be very good at dinner and get my calorie burn…

Kerry- the point is that you got out there and moving! So what if you were slower than you would have liked? You were moving and you'll get faster!! Souns like you're already having a great fitness day, miss superstar! Today's a potluck day at work for St. Patrick's Day, which could be deadly, but I'm going to try and…

Just got back from my run with my friend. She's faster than me, but a nice medium from my other friend/coworker who's a speed demon. The result? A little over 4 miles at an 11:03 pace! I was FEELIN' it. I could run it, but was pushing it. Emma went with us and was a champ! An 11minute mile was basically where I was at for…

Kerry- I saw you asked a few posts back about how some of us started running. I can't speak for everyone, but I know both Victoria and I started by doing the Couch to 5K program and then continued to up our distances from there. It's a challenging program, but completely do-able. And i was NOT a runner. I think when I…

I've got to catch up on posts from this afternoon/evening. Busy day, but I'm tired and am going to hit the sack early. Just a small update. Checking in with numbers for today: 1466 eaten/ 681 burned/ 415 left over Was supposed to run. Got home and dressed up for it... thought it was sprinkling outside, but it was worse…

Amber- glad you checked in. Keep us updated on how c25k goes. Such a great program! Amy- spring would be lovely to arrive. It was 20 something this morning when I was walking Emma, but it's supposed to get up to around 40 today, and up to 50 tomorrow, which is hard to believe. Though it's supposed to rain later today,…

Noelle- great to hear from you. We've missed you! Suzie- the recipe was amusing, though it took me some time to actually figure what the instructions were! Checking in for the day at 1602 eaten/ 720 burned/ 318 remaining. I was really under for a while, so ate a bit more this evening, egg white sandwich and a scone (mmm).…

The day has flown by. I was not feeling hot this morning (headache, hadn't slept well), so I came in late to work and have been going non-stop since. Just finally got a break, and I'll be leaving soon. I want to take a tour of the new building we're moving to in a couple of months, because I'm trying to decide between 2…

Lacey- sorry to hear you haven't been sleeping well. That's the worst! I've been sleeping sort of poorly as well. Fall asleep quickly, but lots of walking up in the middle of the night. Don't know what's up with that, as I've really never had a problem before with it. Unresolved issues can certainly lead to issues down the…

I track my runs on there--- I'm afadingvoice there. Feel free to add me!

Karen- YAY for getting to the gym for three days! Way to hope back on that wagon girl! And don't compare fitness levels. We're all at different points. Remember, some of us have been part of this group for close to a year and a half now (WOW!), so we've had time to improve our athletic level. Keep and it, and you'll be…

Amy- I just made your chocolate ginger scones (used your ww flour substitution, but still used ground ginger, and chocolate chips vs. chunks). DELICIOUS!! I used light vanilla soy milk. Mine came out to 198 cal/scone when I did a recipe calculator. Plugged it into the MFP database. Am bringing in a bunch of them to work,…

Victoria- I don't know how you do 8 miles on a treadmill. I'm in awe. I don't like doing more than like 2 on a treadmill, so way to go! Sorry the weather is crappy. It was in the mid-30s and cloudy here, but just fine for an outdoor run.

Just checking in briefly before I eat some breakfast and run out to the grocery store. Just got back from a 4 mile run that I was supposed to do yesterday. Felt pretty sluggish until 3 miles in when I started to pick up the pace again, but definitely slower than I would have liked. Another INSANITY workout this…

Hello ladies! TOM has arrived and my uterus is trying to kill me. Nice way to start the post, right? haha. So my calf muscles were uber tight and sore this morning when my alarm went off. The group run was just not going to happen. My first time with them on a Saturday I didn't want to be hobbling. So instead of getting up…

I just started INSANITY this week... 4 days into it. It's pretty intense, but not horribly so, but I think it's because I'm still learning the moves and am not able to go nearly as hard/fast as they do in the video, but imagine I will, as I get better at it. Always up for some extra support for getting through the program.…

Just a quick check in before I collapse for the evening. 7:15 group run tomorrow morning. Not so down with that on Saturdays, but I can always nap. Then an insanity workout in the afternoon. I did another insanity workout this evening, which went pretty well. Again, there were some moves I couldn't do, which required a lot…

My scale was up again a wee bit this morning, but will weigh in officially on Monday. I ate pretty well yesterday and was under my calories, but I think it might be all the water weight from the intense exercise. So, day 2 of insanity went well. Plyometric cardio circuit. i was able to get through most of it. It really is…

Lacey- I'm glad you got to the gym and you're continuing to up the intensity level! I know a lot of people cover up the monitors on the machines so they can't keep looking at them. I'm a compulsive checker to see how I'm doing/how much time I have left, and I don't think it helps! I agree with Amy... especially with…