Julie MacLeod started using kettlebells in January 2009, when the trainer that she was seeing introduced her to them. Both her and her fiancé were seeing the trainer together, and MacLeod lost about 60 pounds and her fiancé lost about 120 pounds over the course of a year – they credit their fantastic weight-loss to using kettlebells.

As the weather heats up, there are plenty of occasions to celebrate and it can be hard to turn down calorie-laden alcoholic beverages. Here's the skinny (excuse the pun) on some of the most popular summer drinks, so you can go forewarned into the season…

Mojitos

This week we spoke with Erin Berube (ErinB), the Supervising Producer of XWeighted.com, about her love of dodgeball.

How long have you been playing and what do you like about it?

When you are trying to make the right choices all the time, cravings can seem to get worse, and giving in to them is one surefire way to sabotage all the hard work you've been doing.

Being able to cook isn't a skill that we are born with, and some of us really are clueless in the kitchen. This makes cooking healthy meals a chore, and it is easy to get stuck in a boring food rut when you don't know what to cook.

My favorite recipe is a simple three-in-one snack pack AKA the Mac Snack Pack. This can serve as a large snack or a small meal. Many times I will eat one of these for breakfast, because I am often on the run. 

Here we are in the middle of week 17, and we know that a lot of the Challenge participants have not weighed in for several weeks and therefore stuck with the Challenge. We at X-Weighted are urging you to come back and keep on going.

The Greatest Prize

Although not weighing in does mean that you are no longer eligible for the grand prizes, there is so much more at stake. You have a chance to get healthy and make lifelong changes that will make your life better.

Finding Motivation