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T25 is great for beginners and mid-level as well. I did T25 when I was overweight, albeit in conjunction with strength training. I did hurt myself after strength training legs and doing T25 (lots of hops, jumps, lunges, and squats)... My legs gave out while walking down the stairs because they couldn't support my…

For light colds and congestion, I'd still work out even though my workout will be affected (better to do something than nothing!). However, I'd take it easy if I had the flu or something else really nasty.

I have mine set to sedentary, because for 8-9 hours I am sitting all day, which is hard on the body. I log the exercise I do (under "cardio" option) for caloric credits that I later eat up. The Garmin should help you get a better analysis of the calories you burn and would be more accurate than the MFP guesstimate.

Awesome progress!

The things I once "sacrificed" (ie. TV, fast food, sweets) weren't much of a sacrifice once it became a habit. Good habits are awesome!

Broccoli and cheese rice & 2 tilapia fillets.

I like to take weekly progress photos of all my body parts. I then use a photo editor to look at my before/after photos to see my progress (otherwise it's just not as apparent to me because the process can be slow). I'm always pumped to keep at it when I notice changes. ☺ Also, always work out to music that gets you hyped!

Walked around my building at work for 15 minutes, but otherwise it's a rest day. I feel the soreness in my glutes and quads from yesterday's leg day!

Do both! Cardio is a good fat burner, but it can burn muscle too. Strength train to keep and build muscle while burning fat. Plus, I've heard that some strength training moves continue to burn fat for a couple days, whereas cardio fat burning stops shortly after the exercise ends.

You're not alone! That was me too!! I do T25, and I'd say that practicing good form should come before speed. Allow your body to get familiar with the motions. Modify, if needed! (I typically have to with burpees) Once you've the moves down and you're going at a steady pace, pick up the speed and try to stay with the…

I love Drake and Childish Bambino! Most days I turn it on Pandora's Today's Hip Hop Hits or whatever. It gets me pumped to hit the weights.

Strength training chest and arms: 1.5 hours.

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I love beans: red, black, garbonzo, and navy are staples in my home.

Still working in it, but we'll see!! ☺ I know when I take off the top, my belly is a lot firmer, smaller, and tighter. When I don't wear it on the weekends, the skin around my belly is much looser. I've noticed so much difference that I wear the bigger top (the old one I wore when I was 20lbs heavier) at night. I wear the…

Healthy BMI range for my height is 160-180lbs. My goal is 180 because losing 60lbs is less frightening than 80lbs. Lol. I figured I can always adjust my goal at 180. ☺

You're strength training and muscle does weigh more than fat... Instead of eyeing the scale, have you tried measuring your inches? You may be slimming down but the scale gives a false reading due to your muscle mass. Other than that, I've read if you stick with it then your body will naturally overcome the plateau. I…

I've started this week, day 2 (Alpha). I'd say it's too early for results, but I'm mainly doing it to up my speed and cardio. My main focus is building muscle and losing weight via weightlifting 3-5x/week.

Squats!

I wear the spanx-like underbody garments under my clothes M-F, but not for the appearance of looking slimmer. The compression makes my tummy appear tighter and I'm trying to prevent and tighten the loose skin in that area as much as possible.

Down 22lbs; goal is to knock off about 60lbs total.

Visibly seeing my body transform. I take pictures of my body every week. If I feel like I'm not making much progress because the scale told me that I only lost 1lb this week, I take a look at my before/after photos for validity and motivation.

For post-workout lunch, I had a foot-long Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki on wheat at Subway. No cheese, and extra extra extra spinach, red onion, and green bell peppers. I did it for the carbs and protein. I try to up my carb stores on the weekend. I'm still playing around with macros and how it will benefit my strength…

I put more focus on strength training and only do about 20 min of cardio (high resistance cycling) after weightlifting. I never go more than 3 days (lately it's been no more than 1 day) without hitting the gym. Add more weight training to your routine. If lunges aren't your thing (I know squats hurt my knees), I'd take a…

There's an app called Zombie Run that actually puts you in that scenario, where you have to run to collect supplies for your camp without getting captured by zombies. I absolutely love it!!!

I lift weights and think about how much strong I've gotten since I've started (these are thoughts outside of the focused counting of reps and controlling the weights). I know this will sound weird, but I'll imagine that I'm some sort of superhero in training.. Lol

The time it consumes to read nutrition labels, meal prep, and I work out for 1-3 hours at a time. Sometimes I have to decide if I'm going to work on my studies or workout, which is a hard choice for me right now because I want to workout!

I no longer drink my calories, and have not drank soda for about a year! The last time I drank soda, the carbonation hurt my throat and it was really, really too sweet for my liking anymore. It's crazy what our bodies will adjust to...

My cube neighbor mentioned eliminating all carbs from her diet. I tried explaining that it's an important macronutrient and that carbs are not the devil. I cannot be too harsh on her though; I subscribed to the same philosophy as her at one point in my life.

I used to be afraid of free weights and DawnEmbers is correct in saying to just do it anyways. When I'm at the gym, I'm hyper-focused on counting reps and trying to maintain form, that I don't notice what the other gym goers are doing. When I realized that everyone else at the gym wasn't watching me, I relaxed and…