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Yaah... I think I should try upping my cardio, since cutting more calories clearly isn't an effective strategy for me. I think it can be motivating in its own way, though. By the time you and I slim down enough to see definition, our muscles will be huuuuuge! It's like slowly unwrapping a present! Thanks for the…

I choked on my water when I read this. That's HILARIOUS. I also was struggling to figure out what you possibly could have written, as f-ing cat made no sense. :laugh:

I don't know about you, but while I sometimes struggle to get started, I find it goes really quickly when I'm actually doing it. If you hear yourself listing all the reasons you can't/won't, you need to tune those thoughts out and just mindlessly go flip on the DVD. I second keeping all the equipment out so there's no…

Not even 500, not when I average out the entire week. I'll be really good for about three days and then eat at maintenance for a few, but I log everything diligently and should still be losing 1/4 of a kg a week. I definitely underestimate my exercise calories so it can't be that. I'm definitely not keeping up the level of…

You guys are making me really dread W7! My last W5 is tomorrow and then the first W7 is Thursday. Speaking of, my inner thighs are killing from W5 last night. I really got low into the sumos and it's haunting me now. Now the bad: altogether, while I'm killing the workouts--including daily cardio--I can't seem to get my…

I actually only have one set of weights; they're adjustable from 1kg to 5kg. I currently have them at 3kg and I just use them for all the exercises. I don't have the money or space for multiples, and it works for me. I plan to continue with W9-12 after I finish as part of my maintenance and I hope to work up to the full…

Don't be nervous!! You can modify the exercises, take your time, and use as light of weights as you like. You don't need to keep up with her pace either, so long as you try to work both sides equally. Also, you can always continue with a single phase until you feel comfortable with it. It's important to get into the habit…

Aarrrggh I am so jealous!!! I had to take a week off (turns out I had bronchitis... not awesome) so today was only my second W5. I will say, though, I also flushed away my bad attitude and I did MUCH better. I did the yoga warmup twice to ensure I had it down--starting off frustrated was one of my problems last time,…

I only binge on crappy sugary chocolate, so try sticking to very dark chocolate, preferably individually wrapped squares. Endangered Species has a lot of great options. Anyway, I just got hit with the flu so I'll be taking a few days off. ~_~.

I actually really like a lot of her recipes, and I'm a freakin' no-dairy vegetarian! I just modify them a lot. Her shiitake/barely stew tastes just like this popular vegan Thanksgiving roast (especially because I made vegan andoullie sausages to sub) and I ended up making it for lunch two weeks in a row. (I batch cook.)…

We need a running man support group. I do C1 every day because I love it, but in my head it's never "yay, circuit one down!", it's "one less running man left to go!". At first, mummies were tough too, but at this point I turned almost every other move into some dancey fun version. Except running man. Because it's basically…

That would be tempting if I shipping here didn't cost more than the thing itself. I may grab one next time I'm in the states, though. Thanks! I do confess that I'm not as good as you guys with calories. I usually eat around 1,400-1,600 a day but that's lower than my BMR without active lifestyle or exercise factored in. My…

My BMI is 22, which is fine, I realize, but I was at 20 last year and I'd like to get back there. I'm obviously getting stronger but those extra 5kg hide any visible sculpting in my stomach. I have heard real progress begins in P2, so we'll see! My resistance band isn't long enough for most of the workouts so I tend to…

I cycle nearly an hour every day for my work commute, I run 10K at least once a week, and I am quite fond of the Cardio 1 workout, so I always do that before my strength workouts. I definitely agree that 30 minutes doesn't feel like enough, and I really don't like the idea of only 60 minutes of cardio a week.

I'm going to go back and read all your great posts that I missed, but I just briefly wanted to say that I was crazy frustrated by how much I sucked at W5 but I just finished W6 and it made me feel pretty great. I definitely agree that wood chop two days in a row is lazy/stupid/goes against everything we hear about 48 hours…

I did two workouts today and ate great, but it's 2am and I just got back from a drinking party. I only snacked on my pre-portioned foods (apple slices, edamame, and golfish crackers) but even though I stayed within my calories booze-wise, my weight always goes nuts the next few days after drinking. My weigh day is Monday…

A HRM is the only way to know for sure, but I have an alternate strategy that is terribly inaccurate but has worked great for me for years. In short, I underestimate big time. I always use the lowest speed available when applicable: running, walking, biking, etc.. Today, I walked for 60m at a "very brisk pace" (~330cal),…

I just finished W3 and I honestly didn't think it was too bad until toward the end. Plankups SUCK but I was able to get through them and even mostly match their speed. Six weeks ago, I did my first static plank ever. I could barely do it. Static dolphin plank for more than three seconds was out of the question. Now I'm…

I start P1W3 today... and I modified my schedule so today will be both 3 and 4. You guys are making me dread it!! Also, I see your scale-hating and raise you mirror hating. I've been having issues with bloating, likely caused by potatoes (the only recent addition to my diet) and my weight regularly fluctuates 2kg so I do…

Wow, it's awesome that you push through it. I keep encouraging my parents to workout more but they're both obese and use that as an excuse to avoid even low-impact stuff... which is really circular reasoning (arrgghh) but at least they're doing WW now. It's so easy to invent flimsy excuses and even with a legitimate one…

Thanks guys! The main reason I switched to BR before finishing R30 was the workouts seemed much better for working up slowly and factoring in recovery time. I'm still doing the R30 level two workout once a week to ensure I can easily go back. Honestly, I was sooooo going to slack yesterday. I have an exhausting job…

Hi! I'm on day two of the quickstart (including the meal plan, modified to be ovo-vegetarian). It was very humbling for me to switch from my gym membership to JM DVDs. I thought I was in pretty good shape but my previous strength routine was pathetic and my cardio was always the stuff you can manage to keep up for an hour,…

Today is day 4 of level 2. I definitely notice my planking improvement but I'm still doing regular modified pushups instead of crows... :grumble:

Hey guys! I'm totally new to the community here, though I've been using MFP for almost two years. I just finished day four of R30. (I'm still damp... ew.) One thing: I can get through all of level one with no breaks or modifiers... except the push-up. I do the modifier, and even that's iffy. Does anyone have a success…

Thanks, guys. I was worried that focusing on the scale too much was effing me up, but I also keep reading that women gain muscle incredibly slowly, plus biking/running are especially notorious for *decreasing* muscle, so that's why I feel like I should still fight my way back to the mid-130's.