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I do group ex classes and they make the biggest difference. It also helps that my gym has an amazing morning group ex group. We all just show up every morning, knowing that people are going to be there with smiling faces and working with you towards similar goals.

My thing is I don't like putting anything in plastic containers. I'm phasing them out of my home and replacing them with lots of glass that vary in size. If I have to take two or three, I take two or three and put them in a lunch box. I have a dishwasher to clean them, my lunch is BPA free, and nothing is warped or stained.

Sweet corn, zucchini, and fresh tomatoes (as many as I can get)!

I add egg whites to my scrambled eggs in the morning to up the protein content, I use Whey Protein to up my protein on days that I know I'm going to work hard, Greek yogurt, black beans, lean meats, chick peas...the list goes on and on.

I weigh myself once a week, first thing in the morning after I pee. It's always a Friday morning - it keeps me from going overboard during the weekend.

I live for Taco Tuesdays. Tuesdays (and Thursdays) are my guaranteed two-a-day workouts so I have something to motivate me to get through the second one. I either do Lettuce Cups or Low-Calorie soft tortillas with grilled chicken and homemade taco seasoning, a little sour cream or plain greek yogurt, a southwest salsa,…

I'm starting it as well on April 13th. My friend is BeachBody Coach and she is doing a challenge group locally, but I need all the support and motivation I can get haha. I'm going to be cross-training with Focus T-25, Group Cycle/Spin, and Lifting.

I use Vega preworkout. It's not the best tasting thing in the world but it works and I don't crash after. I also find that I workout better when I'm hydrated so drinking the preworkout with 12 or 16oz of water instead of the 6 recommended works best for me.

I do my workouts anyway, cardio and weight training. They'll make you feel better (most of the time) but if it helps I tend to avoid the treadmill and do spin instead. It's something about sitting down instead of jostling all over the place.

The YouTube Channel FitnessBlender is a favorite of mine when I can't get to the gym. Just pop on some music you like (not louder than the TV) and go to town.

Sure. I love Pizza and all of the other things that we're not supposed to eat while dieting. CICO. As long as I stay in a deficiet I lose weight. I feel better when I eat healthier. I have more stamina, more energy, less bloating and other stomach issues, plus I get to eat more often, which is always a plus in my book, but…

I turned the alarm off on mine. I also reset my settings because the high it gave me was WAY too low for my workouts. I routinely go above 170 and it was set at 155. Work out by doing what's comfortable for you. I know when I'm pushing my limit (above 180 I can feel my heart, my breathing, everything gets a little off and…

Sometimes, when I'm really craving some thing sweet I try persuade my boyfriend "wanting" it too so I'm not the only one doing something naughty. I can't snack by myself, the guilt is just so high. I should feel more guilty because I'm making him eat stuff he doesn't need.

I've got a funky stomach and even when I'm eating right my system doesn't always work well. A half dose of miralax every 2-3 days works perfectly.

Movement is the best cure for DOMS. I started lifting again after a pretty long hiatus and I was literally crying the day after but the pain got better as I moved so I stayed pretty active on my rest day. It's when I laid down to sleep that I had the issues.

This week: Monday: BodyPump AM, Spin/RPM PM Tuesday: Double Spin (AM and PM) Wednesday: Swimming AM, Chest, Tri's Thursday: Double Spin (AM and PM) Friday: Lower Body, Bi's and Back Saturday: Running/Elliptical (60 minute minimum), Yoga Sunday: Rest (except I'm not because we're renovating our house. Plenty of heavy…

If you're looking for an online retailer for Asics, I bought mine off of Zappos. Free shipping and it looks like the GT2000 is retailing around $80.

Also note that MFP is calculating that you'll lose/maintain/gain with your allotted calories for the day. Exercising, you just have more calories that you can eat. They're saying, as long as you're in the green, you should still be meeting your goal. I log my exercise and food, being generous on my intake, and slimming…

I routinely hit 170 while running, but while I'm doing an exercise that I'm more familiar with (cycling) it takes a bit longer, and a bit more effort for me to reach it, but again, it's not uncommon. If you're working hard and moving a lot of those big muscle groups, your heart rate is going to get up there. I've reached…

I agree with the person above me. There are too many variables to calculate calories burned on those days. When I lift I make sure my protein intake is a little higher on those days. If I take a class, like BodyPump, you can log it into MFP but even the advertisements for the class say they can't predict how much you'll…

I did that exact program (Pump, Combat, RPM/Spin) 2 days a week when I was in college. I was absolutely exhausted at the end of it and slept well that night. You can do it, but make sure you're hydrated. And don't be afraid to take a breather, or perform at a lower level if needed. You don't want to get so tired you forget…

I've used it and I probably still would if I didn't have an amazing gym membership to my local Y. I liked it, the workouts are varied enough to keep you interesting and you can yell at the people on the screen without them yelling back. The only thing I really didn't like about it was the tracking for your motion. The…

Three words. Heart. Rate. Monitor. Mine is a Polar F-4 and it's $100 from Amazon and I've had it for more than 14 months. It's the best investment I've ever made. The stationary bike and MFP are making estimates on how hard you've worked and occasionally they'll make a more accurate estimation if you can input your age and…

I actually feel more energetic during that time of the month (the fatigue is 2 or 3 days before). I take Vega Preworkout. It's Vegan and has no funky ingredients (I have food allergies). It gives me enough oomph to get moving and going and once I'm in a workout the endurance athlete in me kicks in and I can go from there.

I love compression and fitted myself (and mind you I'm not tiny by any stretch of the imagination) but Target has a pretty good selection of activewear by Champion including loose fit capri's. I've also done the Danskin ones from Walmart and they're ok.

If the battery is running low or my strap is gross my heart rate will bounce all over the place. A trip through the washing machine or into the shower with me and a replacement battery usually does the trick.

Swimming is my sport. Fun thing about swimming, you don't know your sweating. When I started running and doing spin, I found out that I sweat buckets and it isn't pretty. I don't care though. I don't care what I look like while I'm kicking butt. It is a little gross when I get off my spin bike and go to stretch and slip in…

I have one mean sweet tooth. I can have a great diet day where everything that is going in my mouth is planned and on point but 15 minutes after my healthy dinner, my sweet tooth attacks me. It's a struggle to stop myself from eating. What I did was figure out my triggers. Sitting on the couch watching TV is a big trigger…

5'7", at 198, with a goal weight of 150. It's at the top of the healthy range, but I just want to be healthy. I'll set another goal weight when I get there. End goal somewhere between 130-140.

My Heart Rate Monitor was the very best investment I could have made for myself. Less than $100 and 18 months later, I've had to replace the battery in the strap only twice (and I use it for 60-90 minutes at a time, 6-12 times a week). I find that the calorie estimates on MFP are about 200 calories over estimated for me…