Jennyfaye13

Thank you. I too would be extremely shocked if it were muscle. I will report back with changes (which are hopefully fluid retention) after a few more weeks of practice :)

As far as "how it feels"... It feels like I'm burning a million calories :) From the calculators I've used 500 calories is the low end. Since I don't eat my workout calories, i should ideally be losing or at least maintaining and posted this question to see if anyone has had experience with Bikram and weight gain.…

I don't wear a monitor and I DO NOT eat my workout calories as a rule. This is where I get a lot of "calories burned" info and livestrong.com as well. http://www.healthstatus.com/perl/calculator.cgi Have you ever done Bikram? I've done insanity and I have to say the intensity level was similar in my experience.

I estimate the caloric burn from the average of several calculators that have been generally accurate historically... they state the calories burned as being anywhere from 500-900 in a 90 minute period.

The only help I can offer is that your numbers are off somewhere. Whenever I am having a rough patch I can usually go back and see what's been going on. For example, if I spent the weekend out and didn't have exact measurements or caloric values, I will often see a lack of progress. Reading through this thread, it seems…

Log everyday. You can win this battle. :)

Very nice!

Maybe become MFP friends with people who make their food log public so you can see what they are eating. This might provide you with some good ideas. The real issue seems to be that you aren't ready to make the change which is totally understandable because it's such a difficult thing to change your mind set and…

Don't look at the big picture if you can avoid it. Look at your first small step. Step one, is your first day. Set a goal that you will have ONE successful day in which you will do some exercise and stay in your calorie range. Track your food and go for a walk. That is one day... You will feel great and will be even more…

My old favorite excuse was "I don't have time!" I never could seem to find time... funny how you all of a sudden have time for other things that come up. I work out at least 6 hours per week now and I still work, I didn't lose a kid or husband and I didn't gain a maid... I MADE time for it because it became a priority.

I know how it feels to need to feel like half of yourself... We are all in this together and I am so happy with the changes that I've made (the first time I've ever stuck with anything too) that I want to shout from the rooftops "I love MFP and I am now a RUNNER!!!!!" However, people who aren't on this journey don't really…

I personally, could never make a diet last that cut anything out completely. I need balance. fortunately with MFP I have found that. I eat what I want and stay within (usually under) my alloted calories. As a result I will still grab chocolate but it's a much smaller piece and followed by and apple later... or something…

I completely agree with this. Whenever I am unaccountable I veer off course.

SMARTIES!

I work out to feel good and to know that I will be able to keep up with my children throughout their lives. I want to look better in clothes (and out of them for that matter) I don't care what size I am or what my scale reads but more how I feel and look in my mirror.

The more often I eat the more I seem to lose. That is, if I eat small over the course of the day I seem better results. On weeks that are exceptionally hectic, where I inadvertently consume far less than my allotted calories, I see less loss on the scale. Your body enters into starvation mode and your metabolic rate…