sweetpea813 Member

I'm 44 and had my kids at 38 and 41. Just now getting around to losing weight. Started January 2016 and I've lost 24 pounds so far. I have about 16 pounds left. I'm doing it slowly because I want a lifestyle change so I'm making small adjustments here and there. I do exercise a lot only because I found something that I…

I love sweet potatoes. I chop about 3 of them up, put them in a bag with minced garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, a little salt, pepper and about a tablespoon of coconut oil and shake the bag really well then cook them in the over for about 30 minutes on 400. Sweet and spicy! Lasts me about 3-4 days.

I used to think like you and tried to go to the gym at the slow hours when it wasn't packed. One day, I just decided to join a class and I found that everybody watches the teacher and themselves in the mirror. I haven't experienced any kind of judging in the classes. I've made so many new friends in my classes and I look…

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Great job!!! I can see a big difference!!!

I had gym anxiety too but I've been going regularly a little over a year now and I've become one of the "regulars" which is not always good because I talk too much sometimes

I have been doing Zumba since the end of July of this year. I do it at my local gym with a certain instructor. There are other Zumba classes but I only go to my instructor. I go 4 times a week for 60 minutes for each class. Her class is not the typical Zumba. It is very fast paced and she incorporates boxing, squats and…

Zumba is the only cardio I will do because it's so fun and I don't dread it. I go to a class but I found a Zumba Wii at a garage sale so maybe I'll give it a try with my kids. Great to hear you love it! Me too!!

I'm pretty sure they don't disinfect the barbels or gym mats and I find that disgusting. My friend got staph and we just figured it was from a mat in a group fitness class.

We do a warm up song then all the songs are super fast. My class isn't typical Zumba. I think it's more hip hop rather than Latin based. It's a hard class and we do lots of jumping and punching along with the dance steps. I get winded more in this class than any of the other cardio classes. I love it!

I wear a chest strap monitor in my Zumba class at the gym and I burn anywhere from 630-780 a class depending on how hard I go. I weigh 170.

My Polar HRM with the chest strap has been reliable for me but then again, I don't eat back all of my exercise calories. I don't wear it for walking, I only wear it for high intensity cardio classes.

I couldn't even figure out the calories yesterday. There were dozens of casseroles and dressing and goodies. Oh well. I banked a lot of calories earlier in the week and now I'll be doing 2 group fitness classes this morning. No regrets. It was a great day, now back on the wagon!

I would faint. I usually have a small banana and 2 boiled eggs.

A friend of mine said, "hey, what happened? You used to have more butts than an ashtray."

At first I ate them all back because I had similar thoughts...that I would feel deprived. Then as my lifestyle became a habit, I don't focus on the extra calories. Some days, I eat some of them back, some days I don't. It finally clicked with me that this is how it will be. Also, I bank a lot of calories now and I'm able…

Some people say that hormones cause weight gain. I know when I got off of my b/c pills, I dropped a few pounds. I got the Paragard IUD because I didn't want the hormones anymore. I still get my period and this will last for 10 years.

Hi! I haven't had a bad cheat day in months but for some reason yesterday, my kids' Halloween candy was calling my name. Along with spinach dip, chips, pizza and Sprite. It was a bad day but it's over and I can't change it. I am back on track this morning and going to my exercise class in an hour. I'm guessing I will have…

I do Zumba! I wear a Polar HRM and burn at least 650-750 a class! I lost most of my weight with Zumba. I used to do Body Pump and it gave me definition and the toned look but I will choose Zumba any day. So fun and the hour goes by so fast!

Half Size Me is a pretty good one!

Scarves. I wear a lot of scarves. I have a turkey neck and I am very self conscious about it.

I thought something must have been wrong with my thyroid and had extensive tests done only to find out that I was anemic, and had a Vit D and B12 deficiency. I was put on B12 shots and take a Vit d supplement (take with Vit c for proper absorption). I have gotten much better but still had symptoms. Then my b/c ran out that…

This 'MFP Community Forum' is renamed 'Groundhog Day' on my bookmarks due to the repetitive questions

I had about 37K at Disney World for one day. I managed to eat back those calories and more with a few Dole Whips

So I used to wash my hair every day and sometimes twice a day if I worked out later in the afternoon and my hair got really damaged. It got brittle and dry. I know it sounds gross probably but I go home and dry my sweaty hair with a hair dryer then put dry shampoo in. Then I wash it the next day. I wash my hair every other…

If I'm hungry, I eat them. If I'm not hungry, I don't eat them. Usually I eat some back because I burn at least 600-700 in my workouts.

I am only losing 1/2 pound to 1 pound a month. I only have about 15 pounds left but once I stopped obsessing about losing "x amount by x date", it clicked that this is a lifestyle change. Once I hit my goal, I'm still going to measure my food, go to the gym, and live an active life. It has taken 9 months for me to lose 18…

Actually, I'm coming up on my monthly this week! Maybe that's it!! Now let me go eat some chocolate!

I'm not following a specific diet or anything. Just trying to keep within my calorie range. I get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. I drink a crap ton of water. Maybe I am just 'off' this week.

I get at least 7-8 hours a night.