Burn The Belly

"Oh and I find not being able to build muscle at a calorie deficit confusing, as my shoulders were definately more muscly after doing the Shred and I was on a calorie deficit then??! "


Yeah, skinnny, I've been a bit unconvinced by that myself, as I think my biceps are pretty solid now compared to a few months ago. Have been meaning to follow up on that for a while.

I think its supposed to be difficult, but not impossible, and certainly easier on a calorie surplus.

Wow! @cookie241, that's brilliant!

First thanks everyone for the congrats!

Amaretta- I have an IUD and they say you sometimes don't get a TOM. But you may no physically get it but I believe that my body still thought it was because look at my results!

Caloires burned 1355

Lost 2.2lbs
Waist-same
Bellybutton-Lost 2" 37.5-35.5
In Between- Lost 1" 38-37
Hips-lost .5" 41-40.5

WOOO HOOO!!!!

great losses!

Wow great job ladies!
@Maggie I have no input on the increase, so sorry but the water weight sounds very possible.

However my weigh in day is actually Thursday but I stepped on the scale this morning just t= make sure my numbers weren't crazy. And as of today it claims I have lost 1 lb but I will find out for sure Thurs LOL. My measurement were no shock they were the same
My calories burn from Tues to Tues was 3030.

Wow, awesome inches lost considering only a little exercise! You must tell us your secret and we'll all be doing it!

Hi everyone. I've been M.I.A. for a while because I wasn't feeling well so of course my calories burned for the week came in at only 898. Aside from that here are my measurements for the week:

Previous Measurements:
Waist: 41
Belly button: 41.5
hips: 47

Measurements today:
Waist: 38.5
Belly button 41.5
hips: 45

I hope everyone has a great day! I'll log later how my work out goes for the day

Well HELLO

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you did real good....you lost INCHES!!!!

We are PROUD of you girlie girl!!

@amaretta: Ya burned the belly that's for sure. :laugh: An inch off is FAB-u-lous!! I think I will try to monitor my potassium intake because just as it happens I've had more potassium rich foods this month and haven't had too much of a problem with the dreaded bloat.

Thanks Frannswaz! I really would like to go nuts like the rest of you gals, but will continue to be sensible.

Kind of pushed for time at the mo too, only just over a week till we go away for most of a month, and tons to do. I'm concerned about not being on MFP for a while, it's quite an addiction isn't it?! Separation anxiety... I know my monitoring will have to go out the window, but I'll be more physically active than in my working life, so hope things won't get out of control. Looking forward to some scuba diving if we can, and that's a mega-workout! Shame my HRM won't do 30 metre depths.

Exercise is addictive!

So many things to reply to – I’m doing it in a word document and copying it in!

First of all, big congratulations to everybody who has stuck with it, whether you’ve lost, gained, or stayed the same. I’m sure it will pay off in the long run.

Thanks, whoever it was who told me that a canteloupe is a melon! There was me, thinking I was going to try an exotic new fruit!

Thanks, acg67 for the input on muscle gain. It could be memory with me as I used to do quite a bit of weight training, but it was a few years ago. Not sure if my muscles would remember that far back, lol!

Welcome back, acarter, and wow! What a performance!

Jen, I agree with Frannswaz – you’ve got a great attitude; you are the one who knows her own body, and what you can and can’t do, and you are doing so well within those paramaters. We’re going to miss you when you are away. We’ll expect a full report of course, especially on the scuba diving!

Armaretta, I’ve been suffering quite a bit from cramp in the feet at night recently, and guess what? Everybody says potassium helps to prevent it! So seems like it might be a wonder-food. More bananas for me, for a start.

Frannswaz; do you mind me asking why it’s difficult to eat those calories? Is it because you feel stuffed, or something else?

And well done as usual, Skinny who is suffering from insanity!

As for me, I burnt 900 and something today; cross-country skiing (no,not really,it was the bike again), very brisk walking and ‘Banish Fat Boost Metabolism’.

OK, night night everybody. See you tomorrow. x

OK so reporting in for today. I burned 660 calories doing 1 mile walk and 30DS lvl 2 and 1. I wanted to do something else but not so sure I should I still have a lot to eat and more exercise means more food LOL so prolly going to take it easy for the rest of the day

So todays burn is, Insanity Pure Cardio 411, walking 160, total 571.

Amaretta forgot to say congrats on your inch losss too, well done....exactly how much potassium does one need to make a difference? My belly always looks bloated :ohwell:

I read a source somewhere that you should have 1.5 to 2 times the potassium as sodium. I try to keep most of my potassium from foods. doesn't seem healthy to me to take the extra supplements. I weighed the same this afternoon as this morning (I weight several times a day. I"m obsessive. I've accepted this :laugh: ). This means that some of my lack of loss HAS been hiding under water weight from TOM (inevitable not matter how much potassium I have), but maybe I haven't gained as much water weight as usual, so I've bloated at the same rate as fat loss, or nearly the same. Also, the girls have lost an inch as well (maybe more :ohwell: )

Eating a slightly earlier dinner, then exercising, so i'll check in with that later.

Great job acarter!!!!!! Very impressive!

I hope you have a fantabulous time Jen! (I make up my own words to express extreme enthusiasm sometimes :happy: )