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Packet of oatmeal, two eggs, tbsp flax seed, half of a banana, half cup blueberries mixed together and made into a large pancake. I'll be putting a tbsp of maple syrup on top. YUM.

I enjoy the cream and sugar in my tea in the mornings.

For now, I'm eating at maintenance and using exercise to create the deficit to lose weight.

I really enjoyed Les Mills Combat dvds.

I enjoyed Les Mills Combat. P90x, Chalean Extreme and Turbofire are pretty good as well.

Thanks for the info. :) I"m going to be looking into second hand equipment such as barbells and a bench. Always after I complete the weight routine, I think to myself, wow this is amazing on one hand I do sweat doing it but it doesn't feel that hard. I'm used to doing intense cardio, HIIT workouts or my mountain biking…

I was doing this (http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html) monday, wednesday and friday for about three weeks along with cardio and bike riding. The only problem is that my highest weights are 20lbs. I wasn't sure that was going to do much for me until I buy something…

I'm a 47 yr old female. I've had two weeks of vacationing and probably a few weeks before that at maintenance. Had to garner motivation again after not succeeding in weight loss since I started at the end of June. I'm going to get very serious about losing some weight starting tomorrow. Or shifting fat into muscle.…

I started the beginning of July. Rate = 1 to 2 lbs a month. But I might not see any loss this month, so we'll just say 1 lb per month. I hope to increase that rate just a bit once September comes.

I usually have eggs with veggies but today I went with oatmeal mixed with pumpkin, eggs and pumpkin spice. Mix and fry in fry pan for pancakes. Sprinkle with maple syrup and pecans. YUM! I even put some cool whip on top.

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html This is what I've been doing for about two weeks.

I would work on your sodium intake and figure ways to lower that. Maybe find a whole grain bread as well. I know that I'm sensitive to sodium levels as well as grains and too much of those can make me feel tired.

I upped my calories to 2000 and made sure my protein was 100g and lost 2.5 this past week after being plateaued pretty much since I started at the beginning of June. I"m 5'3ish, 47 and 157.5 lbs. We'll see how the next week goes but it's making me a believer of the whole, you can eat too low thing.

Update. I stuck to around 2000 calories per day this week and lost 2.5 lbs. Wow. I'll keep this going to see if it continues. Also I measured some things instead of eyeballing the last two days. Peanut butter I over estimated and spinach/sweet potatoes I under estimated by one half. Guess that kind of balances out, lol.

My BMR is around 1400 and TDEE is 2400. Sooo if I stick to the 1950 and not eat back exercise calories, I should lose about .5 to 1 pound a week. I could eat a bit less on days I don't exercise.

When I log in my goals at this site, I put in to maintain and MFP gives me the 1950 goal. I'm assuming that this number is their TDEE? I've gained 10 lbs from February of last year until February of this year. I always gain the weight on my holidays...five pounds a week usually. Sooo, from this past February I have been…

Regarding p90x... I use bands instead of doing pull ups and for a long while I could not do full push ups. Now I can do a couple before I finish the rest on my knees. As for yoga X...if you have the time try to do the full dvd. If not, find another yoga dvd to do or just do as much as time allows on yoga x. Sometimes you…

Went from 1700 to 1600 to 1500 to 1400 to 1300 with no success. Now I'm usually at 1900 calories five days a week and two days around 1500. I burn around 500 with exercise, five or six days a week. Finally went down 2 lbs and we'll see how it goes at this level. Might end up having to eat more as my work day that is…

Add other workouts to it. I seem to only be able to stick to something for 3 weeks. Soooo, to keep me going I just add other workouts in. Keeping a 3 day strength training and 3 cardio days a week type schedule. Some times I"ll alternate. Like a p90x week and the next a mix and match type week. Back to p90x for a week. Or…

I use resistance bands instead of pull ups. I don't use yoga blocks and just recently got a yoga mat. Weights I use right now are 8lb, 10, 12, 15 and 20s. Just had 3s, 5s and 10s at first but every so often bought other ones I needed. I've never done the full program but I use it as a base and add other dvds into the mix…

I've heard that HRMs are not accurate when you are at rest and not getting your heart rate up. So maybe look into that to make sure.

I think why he had that menu for a cheat day was because it's healthy and curbs craving but the calorie amount was low so you could add more for that day to make it a cheat day but still be not go overboard like those gals did. Have a donut or whatever you wanted in addition to it. That way your calorie count would not be…

I burn about 350 per weight lifting routine and about 500 to 600 with plyo. But I haven't had an HRM for about 3 months now. Now I"m curious to see if I have any change at all! Wow, that many when you sleep! I wore an HRM for a 24 hour period. A day that I didn't work out and it said 1600 for the whole day. I think the…

Definitely lift a little heavier weights and also work on your form and getting deeper into the moves. Like on Plyometrics, sink down into the squats and lunges plus jump higher or farther. This will keep your calorie expenditure in a higher range.

Is p90x, p90x+ and One on One with tony horton enough weight training to get results? Or do I need to go to the gym to use the machines there? I also throw some bob harper workouts in when I want to do something else that is different. His workout routine uses lighter weight and alot more reps.

What does MPF give you as a maintenance goal, calorie wise? If I were you I would set myself up at maintenance and eat back exercise calories. That way you can build muscle. Try to make sure your meals have a protein source. Monitor your success and if you start losing any more fat, increase your calories. I've read that…

Just Dance 3. It has a sweat mode and boy if you really put effort into the moves, you get a great workout! Feels like high impact aerobics. Also it is cute and funny. Great if you ever want to do something with other people. With another person or three, you do dances that have different moves for everyone.

Guess I better get busy with a big deficit for awhile. I gained 5lbs over the last 4 days. It sure comes on fast. Took me months to get five pounds off. A bit depressing how you have to work sooo hard for so little loss and gain it back just like that. Ohhh wells.

I agree! Even higher calorie things, if I want to include it in my lifestyle, then it better rate more than 8 on an 1-10 scale. Makes it easier to say no to things.

I"m 5'4 also, 45 yrs old. For myself I selected a sedentary lifestyle because other than exercise I"m just puttering around the house. Since I'm 148 lbs and want to get to 125, I chose to lose half a pound a week. My calories are set to 1370 which should have me losing half a pound a week. I exercise 6 days a week, usually…