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I just got certified also! I would not worry about your physique just make sure you rock that class! Not all my instructors were skinny and some were still on their weightloss journey. So just bring it and you will be fine! Heck I envy some of my bigger instructors booties! They can shake it in ways that no one else can!…

Hi, I have my food diary public and I love seeing what others eat.. I am not healthy 100% of the time but figure a little bad and sticking to this is better than going all out for a week and quiting. Anyways, I also am a new zumba instructor - still preparing for my first class and am studying to get ace certified to be a…

Actually kyle '(and not arguing that the fast food should be a daily thing) she is more than likely gaining cause she is in starvation mode. I used to be anorexic.. this is why you gain back a lot of weight when you start eating again.. starvation mode. Also why you don't want to lose quickly.

Most of your deficits are too large. You are putting your body into starvation mode. Then on top fo that the fast food is not the easiest to breakdown so you are even more likely to store it. Try eating as close to your calorie inake as possible. MFP already accounts for your deficit.

Mine hasn't either. But I think its because my calorie intake is already 1200. Is your calorie allotment already this?

I am definitely doing this for breakfast!

I only had one pregnancy but had twins. I am 5'2" and weigh about 120. I want to be down to 100lbs but would prefer 95lbs. I agree that a teeny bit of weight looks like a ton because of our height. I just be sure to follow the calories strictly and to exercise. Also when I plateau I try cycle eating - where I eat a lot of…

I tried to take a look at your food diary but it isn't public.

Hey there, I am not overweight but definitely not what I used to be when he met and married me. He looks amazing and I seem to just be falling apart. But of course he tells me I look amazing with the rivers and all going across my belly from the pregnancy! LOL Well anyways if you want feel free to add me! Good luck and God…

Congratulations! That is so great to hear! Keep up the good work!!!:happy:

Thank rlcruise. Yeah I am in the middle of being restationed so it is so hard to find the time to work out but I get a few minutes here and there. I try to just do as much physical activity as possible - take the kids for a walk, take the stairs, carry the laundry up and downstairs myself instead of waiting for my husband…

Hey there, I am not quite the same situation but gave birth to twins 3 months ago and now am trying to tone up. I have hit my prepregnancy weight (not in a healthy way but I couldn't eat enough calories when I was breastfeeding both of them due to some nutrition issues they had) Now I am just all flab and was never like…

I am definitely sarcastic but I am also pretty damn good at blowing sunshine up everyone's *kitten* too. Let me know, I could use some more friends on this too!

I am definitely sarcastic but I am also pretty damn good at blowing sunshine up everyone's *kitten* too. Let me know, I could use some more friends on this too!

Not sure if this has to do with it but MFP will never bring your calories below 1200 so you won't go into starvation mode.

Obviously intake of fiber but something that has worked for me quite a bit and I have a lot of digestive problems... Activia. I thought it would be gross but really its delicious. The commercial says 14 days for regularity but honestly I noticed a difference after about 4.

I have Just dance 1, I will have to go and get the new one!!! Thanks! PS I cant wait for the zumba wii game!!

Hey there, I have had this issued too, I obsess over logging calories. I have not been able to sit down and eat anything without talking about how many calories are in it. Of course I am restricting myself that is what losing weight is all about. So I have had to take some days off here and there to remind myself and kick…

Hey everyone, I would love to be your friends. I actually cleaned out my friends list last week. All those I don't hear from got the boot. I agree this is not facebook. But I am on here more than facebook! :-) I am from Northern Mass btw and would love some friends in the area too. I need some workout buddies (although of…

I know plenty of people who have. I know people who have overcome full out diabetes by losing weight. So don't you worry too much! Just exercise, eat healthy, you caught it early and you are doing something about it. I admire that. I also know a lot who decide to just let it come and 'deal with it'. Their dealing with it…

Basic rule of thumb about the exercise calories (although highly debated on here) is to eat atleast half of them. I eat them if i am hungry and if not I don't. It pans out to about the same usually.

LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week. Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go! *** TheAmateur- To lose 7lbs (almost there ... maybe I should adjust it to 10lbs ?!?!?) ***…

Hey there, So I had an eating disorder (i think it is correct to say had) but it is difficult trying to lose weight and keep those habits in the past. I got to the point where a doctor had wanted me in an inpatient facility and called my parents...only to get the response from my mother "she is losing weight so she can…

It may very well be the steroids if it is prednisone. That med can do some very screwed up things to a person. I know i used to be on it a lot! You can call your doc and tell them if this is the case but in all honesty if you are prescribed prednisone its because you really need it. The doctors know it screws with you. But…

PS my father also has hypothyroidism and Diabetes (his was diagnosed t2, but then rediagnosed as t1 when he saw another dr - he was in his 40s when he got it so they assumed t2 but he had late onset t1).

I know quite a bit about diabetes. I work for Joslin in Boston (one of the best diabetes clinics/hospitals in the world). He does need to be seen. Do you have any idea what his A1Cs were/are? How well controlled has he been. Usually it takes a while for permanent eye problems to occur (in the beginning it can be reversed).…

This may have already been looked into but as i got older i developed a severe allergy to dust and dustmites. My pillows need to be encased or replaced eery few months and mattress the same thing. Also the sheets need to be washed every week to two weeks in hot hot water (we had to adjust our washer to actually reach this…

Hi Changes4me, It seems that lunch is your biggest problem as far as calories go... why not take a lean cuisine to work and heat it up? Even better than that (I used to eat lean cuisine all the time), there are some super quick healthy dinners you can make. Just think whole foods. Chicken, veggies, fruits, etc. the lean…

Actually let me edit...I also agree with grglander. I was pretty beat up...if its just a sinus infection I would say try it out..Listen to your body.. thats the most important thing.

Corylda, If it makes you feel better. I recently was just sick for a few days. I ate about 200 over my allotted calories and did nothing but sleep. But I still lost 2.5 lbs during those 3 days. So listen to your body give it the time to heal. Focus more on what you're eating rather than how much. And eat when you are…