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That's my problem, is how to incorporate a rest day but not lose anything... I kind of view Aqua Zumba as "active recovery" (is that the same as "rest"?) because it's mostly just sort of bobbing around in the water - probably a similar level of exertion to walking at a 2-3 mph pace, and I've seen lots of posts in threads…

I love when the yolk sets into that sort of gel. So much yum. That's how I prefer my "over easy" eggs as well, and someone once told me that's over-medium, but then I try to order over-medium sometimes and get this blank stare like "that's not a thing, you dummy." So now I'll say "over-easy, with the white set and the yolk…

What a b*tch. That doesn't sound like very good friend behavior. I go to the gym with a friend and we do water aerobics together - I get to about 2-3 classes a week and she does 5. Good for her that she does 5! I noticed the other day that her face and arms/torso are really slimming out and complimented her on it, she's…

I do 12 oz coffee, 8 oz coconut milk, 2 scoops dutch chocolate protein powder, poured over ice - tastes just like an iced mocha from a fancy coffee place with less calories and waaaay more protein. Yummers. :)

I go to the gym with a friend. We do a water aerobics class together 3 times a week - we chat in the locker room before and after, and while we're warming up before class, but when it comes time to get down to business we're each doing our thing at our own level and pace. She's also half a foot taller than me so we need to…

This is great info, thanks OP for posting and for all the replies. I have similar questions. :) Right now I'm focusing on weight loss (have about 100 lbs to lose, yikes) and doing cardio (mostly swimming/water aerobics because that's fun for me and something I can see sticking with for life) and eating at a deficit. I'm…

Pretty sure New Year's is about drunken debauchery, so ... point made! I think a lot of people use Lent to give up something that's bad for them anyway, much like making New Year's resolutions, though. Not saying it's right/wrong but, as they say, "it is what it is."

5'4" SW: 242 CW: 233 GW: 140 Long ways to go, but on the right track... Make sure you take MEASUREMENTS too! that's a real motivator when the scale isn't moving, to be able to see you are still losing inches

I think it's crazy how MFP threads are full of people bashing any lifestyle except "everything in moderation." By cutting out refined carbs, sugars, and over-processed food stuffs, I am eating everything in moderation. I'm just saving up my allotment of sugar & white flour to be used at thing like birthdays on a piece of…

So at New Years it's OK but at Lent it's sacrilegious?

^ This, except the advice to eat sugar. :) The first week of switching to a low carb (which essentially you're probably doing if you're cutting out "white foods") can often cause a "Atkins flu" as your body goes through carb withdrawals and balances itself out. Increasing your salt intake helps (I put soy sauce on just…

If you just started lots of people see a big initial loss - also, I've been told that if you're significantly overweight/obese, it's safe to lose more than the 2 lbs a week and there's a certain percentage to go by, but I can't find that info now so who knows.

5'4" 232 lbs, my range is between 1500-1700 (which my personal trainer said is right on for me) - strength train 3x/week and do 150 minutes of moderate intensity cardio weekly

Just about anything will work if you stick with it. :) I plan to get ChaLean Extreme as a weight loss reward goal when I hit either 40 or 50 lbs lost (of 100, long way to go) and am eyeing up Les Mills Combat which I should really start any day now... ;)

I do strength training (lifting weights) 3x/week, plus water aerobics 2-3x/week (which is techinically a combination of strength and cardio) and am starting a barre class on Monday (woo!) I find it easier to stick to my low carb lifestyle when also maintaining some sort of fitness/exercise program. I want to start Les…

Haha, that's me, but I'm lifting all of, like, 15-20 lbs on the cable machines, or I've got a little 10 lb dumbell and am doing rows, and there's this big buff guy standing behind me like "Are you done with this bench?" while I'm CLEARLY bent over all red faced and sweating and making grunting noises as I heave my little…

I've got LMC sitting on my shelf at home, starting at me waiting for me to start, but just haven't gotten there. Any tips on how to work it in when I already do water aerobics 2-3x/week, strength training/weight lifting 3x/week, and am adding a barre class 1x/week? Haha

Inspiring. :) I work full time, have 1 kid, go to school part-time for my BA, and my house is a disaster most of the time, but I'm making the time to exercise. :) It just ends up being a priority over things like putting away the clean laundry. Who cares about a few wrinkles, anyway? I mean, it's CLEAN... Good enough,…

Nobody just HAS the time to exercise, you have to MAKE time because it's important. I work full time and have a 6 month old son and I find myself feeling guilty going to the gym 3-4 days a week for about 1.5-2 hours a go (with drive time, changing, exercise class, showering...) because I leave my son home with my husband.…

How much weight do you have to lose? Also a PCOS sufferer here, and SOME women with PCOS have issues with their insulin receptors, others don't. If you do, a low carb diet may be the way to go (or you could talk to your doc about Metformin, which is a diabetes drug that helps with the insulin issue). Note that low carb…

Does your gym have personal trainers? The YMCA does a free wellness consultation. Perhaps consult with a personal trainer on where would be a good place for you to start to best prevent injury. Diet has a lot to do with weight loss so even if you're just getting in 5-10 minutes of exercise here and there, that's GREAT with…

Ooh yum, what a great idea!!

I like what others said about changing "cheat" to "treat." It sounds like guilt over the "cheat" is a powerful motivator causing you to go into a crazy sugar-binge to eat away your sugar guilt with more sugar! I've done this too, and reframing your view of your treat and your relationship to food/sugar can be very…

I like to put slices of lemon in my water, it's delicious. Isn't it bad for you to drink salt water, and that's why we don't drink the ocean? (OK, that wording was stupid, but you know what I mean.)

I'm buying a box of Trefoils/shortbread (my favorite!) and will find a way to fit them in moderation into my low carb, no sugar diet. Maybe like 2 cookies once a week as a reward for getting in my 3 strength training sessions or something. Is it bad to use cookies as a reward? Haha.

I use a protein powder (Isopure Dutch Chocolate) with 8 oz coconut milk and 12 oz coffee over ice to make my morning "iced mocha," which I have as a meal replacement for breakfast. I hate all the conflicting information in articles out there, wish everyone wasn't just trying to make a buck and was actually interested in…

Went for my first session with a personal trainer at the YMCA last night, and this slightly older gentleman with a terrific accent (no idea where he was from, but I barely understood what he was trying to tell me...) stopped me on the stairs and told me something to the effect of "When you're hungry, just eat a little bit,…

Wear a heart rate monitor. :)

Would you poop more, or LESS? You'd sure be gassy, which that many cruciferous vegetables!