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I use apple cider vinegar in anything that calls for vinegar. Much better taste. The raw apple cider vinegar also contains probiotics, so there's that. But as others have pointed out, it will not make you lose weight. And too much can cause problems.

Usually a Greek yogurt real early and a cottage cheese mid morning. I find splitting my breakfast like this helps it keep me from snacking. Never thought of this. Do they cook in the same time as the steel cut oats? Often dried cranberries also have added sugar. Not necessarily a bad thing, but something to watch out for.

As was already said, slow down a little. Don't want to hurt yourself. For the bloating, what does your diet look like? For me, bloating usually comes from the foods I'm eating. Have you changed up your diet much? Or have you just reduced your portions and such?

I get out of the shower, put on underwear and step on the scale every morning. I just try to keep an eye on it all week, but I only log my weight each Monday. As for your weight being up, I would chalk that up to the clothes and not log it, unless the next day went the same way.

Impressive numbers, all of you. I know I've done 20 miles in a day carrying a backpack, but that was probably 25 years ago. Recently my high has been in the 10 mile range, but I'm not sure exactly how far.

I usually try to leave a couple of my exercise calories "unused" But on workout days, I always eat some of my exercise calories.

They don't like that you are doing something to make yourself healthier and they are sitting on their rumps and eating way more than they should be. Stick to your program and ignore them.

I'm with you on this topic. I rarely stick to the program as it is outlined. The only one I've been close on is T25. I still changed it some since I don't have the time to do 2 workouts on Friday. I pick and choose what I want to do. If I don't like a workout, I won't do it. For instance, I have P90x3 and there's a handful…

Sweet. I plan on doing some trail running in the Spring. Looks like a lot of fun.

Yep, I log my alcohol. Since I drink craft brews, I usually have to find something similar in the database. But I log them all. I was kind of surprised to find there is a large amount of different alcohol types in the database.

This is the first time I've done the double workouts on Friday. It wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. I had to stick with Tanya about a third of the time through cardio. I expected to be dropping out half way through. I have a pain in my back that I think the Total Body Circuit workout caused. I'll have to do…

I have a hard time keeping up with them. It was really tough the first time I was doing this. Now I don't worry about the speed.

Finished Ab Intervals. That's a pretty tough ab workout. I remember from last time that the V leg lift exercises are tough. I have a real hard time with those.

Jan 30 - 2 minutes side plank (1 min, 35 sec, 25 sec) Jan 31 - 2.25 minutes side plank (1 min 15 sec, 30 sec, 30 sec Feb 1 - 4 min (2 min shoulder tap/tap pushup, 2 min plank hold/plank walk) Feb 2 - 3 min (various planks in T25 Ab Intervals) Total since Jan 30: 11.25 minutes

49 here. Was able to eat anything until I hit 40. Packed on the pounds. Lost 30 last year and plateaued. I'm back and working to lose that last 20 pounds.

I have issues with the jumps as well. The jump turns are a real problem for me. Makes my knees sore.

Am I the only one that brings a big salad for lunch? I add in some low fat cheese and roast or grilled chicken. Add in a homemade vinaigrette dressing. In the past I would bring leftovers, but the son is now an eating machine, so there's rarely ever leftovers anymore.

This is what I do. I figure if I estimate high on the calories I eat, I'm losing just a little bit more. Like others have said, oil is different. If we have something fried, I try my best to find the same thing in the database.

Ugh. I'd never heard of it, but now I'll have to give it a shot. Lots of local stores carry it according to the "where to find it" section. I usually judge the abilities of the ice cream maker on how vanilla tastes. So is the vanilla any good? Or do you need the flavors?

I started drinking Bigelow green tea with pomegranate or with blueberry each morning.

I go to her blog before doing any of the T25 workouts for the first time. I like how she covers the workouts and has pics of each exercise. It's also cute to see her daughter "doing the workout" with mom.

I'm pretty happy with my Garmin VivoSmart HR+. It's waterproof, but I take it off for showers to charge it. Like the other wrist based HRM, it's not medically accurate. The 1 time I compared it to my Garmin Forerunner 305 with the chest strap, it was pretty close while I was doing a T25 workout.

Welcome guys. I seem to remember that I liked the ab intervals last time I did it. But total body is a killer for me. Good luck with your workouts. Last year when I started at MFP, I was 220 and dropped to 190 in about 4 month, I guess. I've been stalled at that mainly because I didn't really put any effort into losing.…

Total Body Circuit Alpha is in the books. I forgot how difficult this one is. I made it through, but had to do modifier moves for some of the hops and some of the push ups. I put in my plank challenge that there was 4 minutes of planks. I count plank holds, plank walks, shoulder taps, shoulder tap push ups. Not counting…

Jan 30 - 2 minutes side plank (1 min, 35 sec, 25 sec) Jan 31 - 2.25 minutes side plank (1 min 15 sec, 30 sec, 30 sec Feb 1 - 4 min (2 min shoulder tap/tap pushup, 2 min plank hold/plank walk) Month total: 8.25 minutes Today's planks were during my Focus T25 workout. I'm counting the shoulder tap push ups as plank since I…

I've thought the same thing. I just leave it in place like it is. I like to see what it tracks. I try to stay under my daily allotment + exercise calories, but do not count the steps calories in that. if that makes sense. It's all personal preference.

As others said, there will be day to day fluctuations. If that's really bothering you, I'd stop weighing every day. I step on the scale every week day when I'm getting ready for work. I don't weigh myself on days off work, unless I'm off on a Monday. I only log Monday morning's weight.

I have a Garmin VivoSmart HR+ I really like it. I was mainly looking at Garmin since I already had a lot of data in the Garmin ecosystem.

All things in moderation. It doesn't hurt to go out an indulge on occasion. Back when I turned 21, I found that it wasn't a big deal to go out drinking because I could do it any time I wanted. Hopefully it doesn't become the norm. Someone on here posted this site. It shows how to get the best bang for your caloric buck out…

Here's the group page. Just go to it and hit join. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/118810-focus-t25-2017