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It's all about the fat loss in general, and everyone has different issues. I gain weight first in my stomach, then hips then thighs. This time around I gained more weight than ever in my life (slowly in about 2-3 years), and couldn't believe the muffin top I developed, including a lot of fat in my back. Now that I lost 8.5…

I haven't given up, I just needed the encouragement to make sure I won't get down because of the numbers. I'm joining a gym tomorrow. Thursday night I went for a long jog/walk (longest so far, 2 miles and was able to jog over 1 mile, which is a lot for me), Friday I took a Zumba class, and a quick walk with the dog,…

I haven't given up, I just needed the encouragement to make sure I won't get down because of the numbers. I'm joining a gym tomorrow. Thursday night I went for a long jog/walk (longest so far, 2 miles and was able to jog over 1 mile, which is a lot for me), Friday I took a Zumba class, and a quick walk with the dog,…

Francl27: no period is not due for a while :) I'm pretty sure this is due to what every one is saying here. I really never knew this would happen.

logg1e: I was walking the dog before, but it was just a quick walk around the block, like 10 minutes and it wasn't every day (we have a pretty big backyard so it's not like he was without exercise) In the past month it's gone up to 45 minutes in the neighborhood, every day, minimum 20 minutes, and then started jogging for…

So how long until I start seeing the weight going down on the scale? I still have 30 lbs to lose so I know it has to start moving.

I love mine. I bought it quite a while ago and still use it. Not always for smoothies though, it completely replaced my food processor. For example to make hummus it takes about a minute with the Nutribullet and another minute to clean it, with the food processor it was 5-10 minutes to make and 20 minutes to take apart and…

Hungarian sausage. It's so good, spicy, savory, garlicky, but I swear every bite has 200 calories in it and almost all fat and sodium. Yet, when I buy it, it calls my name from the fridge and does not let me rest until I eat the whole thing :(

I'm now trying out a gym for a few days and then I know I will sign up. I'm not an introvert and know all the exercises and machines, but it was overwhelming to see yesterday that they had TON of machines, and all I wanted to find were the leg extension and leg curl. Ask for an orientation. We will get a free session with…

It's just regular water pills, but I can see your point, and that I probably don't need it. If water is retained for muscle repair I don't think water pills will help that anyways, so I'm gonna lay off of that lol. I haven't taken measurements, but I have taken pictures when I started and now after I lost 8.5 lbs, even my…

I actually really enjoyed cooking Christmas dinner this time, and not sure how, but I think measuring and logging the food into my recipes made it more enjoyable. It was good to know exactly what I will be eating, how much calories, how much fat, etc. Of course it's all approximate, nothing is 100 % accurate, but it's as…

Those foods that are servings are all my recipes. I logged everything as I made them. So deviled eggs included how many tablespoons of mayonnaise, etc, and then split into servings (1 egg). Or the way I made my soup is I measured how many bowls (the one I use to eat) of water I put in, and how many bowls of green beans and…

the bucket / rocks theory makes a lot of sense :) never heard it explained that way. ok I'll focus on the rocks lol

me, too, me, too :) I joined this site 5 weeks ago and lost 8.5 lbs. I have another 30 to go. I made tons of changes, I log everything religiously, bought a food scale, I make most of the food I eat, I started walking much more with German Shepherd and just recently started to run with him, I've started working out with…

Thank you! I'm pretty happy with the calories, of course originally MFP suggested 1200 but I couldn't do it and I think it's too drastic for me. I couldn't do 1300, I increased it to 1450 on workdays. I'm a teacher, so I'm on my feet all the day, I hardly get to sit down, (so I think I probably burn a little more during…

I agree, the concept of detoxing is strange. Detoxing means getting rid of toxins from the body. I consider drugs, nicotine, alcohol toxins, and some might prefer coffee as well (I don't, lol I love coffee). Food is not poison. If you eat too much sugar, too much fat, too much salt, etc, then you need to cut back and eat…

I use a hula hoop for my torso (it's the heavy kind, not the one you buy at the store, a professional hooper helped me make it) I know you can't spot-reduce, but it really uses the abs and back muscles, and I have seen a difference with regular use. Of course it has to be coupled with calorie deficit and healthy eating,…

I cooked a huge meal (and logged everything in each recipe as I was cooking), which included huge amounts of various veggies, light soup, salad and meat + mashed potatoes. I made so many things, that every side dish was about 2 tablespoonful on my plate, except for the tri-tip roast, that was almost 10 oz. I made desert…

I think that's true. I've only been doing this for a month, so I can't say much, but I lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and then only .5 lbs in the last 9 days, but I feel slimmer. I haven't measured myself, but I'm sure it would show in inches. So I try not to get discouraged, just keep going as before.

Belly dancing does work your torso more than anything, from your hips up to your chest. All those undulations, ribcage isolations, figure eights, etc work your back, lower back, lower abs, upper abs, everything in the area. Hip lifts will work your obliques. Honestly I haven't seen a lot of changes in my butt or legs. Most…

I've been dancing for 12 years, most of it professionally. Obviously I love it. It's important that you find a good teacher, someone that knows what she's doing and the class atmosphere is encouraging (no divas). I'd def. recommend a teacher over youtube videos, because a teacher needs to correct you, and videos can't do…

Thank you Betharin for the link, it really explained things well. It looks like you get what you paid for, obviously the $200 one is the best. It's just too much for what I really need.

Thanks everyone! Maybe I don't even need it, or maybe just a simple heart rate monitor to to check my HR time to time, especially when I exercise. For some reason I also don't care so much how many steps I make in a day, because when I'm at school (teacher) I walk around a lot (or at least standing, and I can definitely…

I use Mapmyrun, and i think it's the same thing. I hardly run anyways, I always walk, and you can use it for both. I like it overall but it's frustrating that I walk in a straight line, yet it shows I'm walking in a wavy or zigazag-type pattern, which I know adds more calories to it. It synchs my workout to MFP, but I…

I'm a professional bellydancer. I've been doing that for 12 years, and used to dance on average 5-6 shows / week. A year and a half ago I mived to a new area where dancing opportunities are scarce, so I have been dancing very minimally. Adding that to the stress of the new job, nothing to do in this town, I gained a lot of…

I add oats to my smoothies sometimes, but it's been always uncooked. I never thought about cooking it before, but it sounds like it might be a good idea :) if you add raw oats to your smoothie, make sure you drink lots of water after.

I'm 5'8" and 145 lb as always a been a weight I could maintain but I also look pretty darn good. I have never been thin, and never will, and although at times I went down to 138, that was a super struggle and could only keep it for a week, even 142 very low for me. I was 184 about 3 weeks ago, now I'm 175.5, so I have 30…

I have been a professional belly dancer for 12 years, and the answer is yes and no at the same time. I used to make my living just with dancing for 4 years, that meant teaching 2-3 classes a week, and performing an average of 5 times / week. The dancing itself didn't help me lose weight, but I'm sure it helped stay in…

I just lost in 8 lbs in the first 3 weeks, which puts me at almost 3 lbs/week. I hope I can keep it up but I know eventually it will slow down. I have this theory lol, that the first few lbs go faster because we gained those last, more recently, and the last few (or even last 10) go so slow because we may have been…

I knew that!! I actually looked at the chemical formula once and I remember, you breath it out :)