I recently came across an article I thought was a great read and wanted to share it with the Purenergy group. I find myself trying to justify certain foods now that I'm on maintenance and it just isn't working for me. This was a good reminder for me that there is a reason I cleaned up my diet and need to stay committed to…
Here is an accurately conservative way to calculate your calories burned. Create 2 custom workouts, one for moderate and one for high... each should be 1 minute long and use the list below to see how many calories you burn (depending on your weight) for both moderate and high. Calories Burned for Workouts Moderate…
Does anyone else have a hard time eating when it's hot outside? I'm just not hungry and I don't want to eat. I think part of it is the heat and part of it is the increased protein in my diet. I find myself scrambling to get calories in at the end of the day and I now it's not a good way to manage my food, especially while…
So we had BLTs for dinner tonight and I never get enough when we eat that kind of food so I made a veggie side to go with it. EGGPLANT POMODORO INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium eggplant, (about 1 pound), cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 plum tomatoes, diced 2 tablespoons red-wine…
What do you use when you exercise at home? I have P90X but am a little scared to start it. I use my treadmill too but need a little motivation to keep going with other stuff.
Great job logging this week guys! Looks like it is getting easier to get workouts and water in. Great job with sticking to your commitment as well! How are you guys feeling and what have you learned at this point?
Nolan and I were trolling the kitchen last last night. We were both slightly unsatisfied, had 200 or so calories left and weren't sure what to do with it.....we are either the perfect match or loooooosers.... ;-) He said "How many weeks to we have to do this thing?" Uh oh, bored already? So, as I sit here this morning…
Hi all. I wanted to let you know that Caryn recommended that I check out boot camp by Val Granata. Kitt and I attended her class one night and really liked her. Unfortunately her regular class times didn't work well with my schedule BUT she has considered the request to do a 5:30am class and just told me today that she…
Hi all! I am putting together a Valentines Day Challenge. We will be doing a series of challenges to have fun and promote weight loss and inches burned. Musts for this group are: 1) Two Weigh ins- One on the 1st of January, and the second on the 14th of February. You can weigh in at home. 2) To keep moving. Calories burned…
Hi guys, hope you are all having a great week and have been logging and following the challenge to the best of your abilities. Be sure to log your water for the week and calories burned for the week with exercise on Saturday night or Sunday morning, I am thinking of adding a column for days food logged as well? We are…
