ruthvbailey Member

I have not been exercising now for at least a month due to an injury and still loosing weight. I have lost 10kg to date. It a matter of having smaller portions and keeping within the caloric limits mine is 1200 a day. I try and eat as healthy as possible and look for alternatives away from all the sweet things and it seems…

I have just come across some info from Jillian Michaels newletter which indicates that the health system is now looking at the weight ratio being more appropriate that the BMI. Can you explain to me how to calculate this as jillian says you divide hip measurement by waist measurement is this really how its calculated as it…

Hi, I know exactly how you feel because that is what I have been going through. I have lost 3 pounds in the last 2 months.. I have done the 30 day shred and did not loose anything. I also combined zumba, aerobics high low, weights, scupt and tone 5 days a week just having the weekend off. I was told by my doctor to keep…

Hi I am 5.4 (165cm) I weight 82.0kg - my sizes are all over the place. In australia I take a size 12 constantly in the uk larger. Waist measurement 84 cms.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong started this diet on the 1st January, 2012. I have been good for so long and have only lost 5pounds. I have plateaued for weeks. Lost 3 cm off my bust, 15cm. offf my hips and 1 cm off my thighs but no further weight change. I exercise 5 days a week. I mix up my exercise. Do zumba,…

How are you all going? I have just finished day 8 of the 30 day shred. I have lost 0.1 in weight this week , 3cm of my bust and 1 cm off my thighs. Not a great result weight wise, but my body is changing. I have been doing other exercises for 1/2 before I start this dvd too as I feel my body needs more of a warm up than…

Hi I am with you am started the 30 day shread on the 31st March. No weight loss to date though or loss of inches. Hard but have got through it ok. Its the jumping jacks and skipping straight after that affects my feet so do what I can and then jog instead of skipping. I also do other exercises for 1/2 hour before hand so I…

You look absolutely fantastic, keep up the good work

It all depends on your fitness level however, I am pretty fit and I am still pushing on Level 1 at present only my second day. I find the warm up is not sufficient to start jumping in the initial stages and am afraid it will cause an injury, so will do a warm up before I start the dvd as I have tenonitis and my feet start…

I wear NIKE shoes they have really good supoort and had my feet tested to locate areas where I need more support. Expensive but worth it. You may not realise it but you should always wear good running shoes when exercising. It will cause stress if you continue to workout without proper shoes.

I started JM's 30 day shred dvd today the sweat is just pouring off me and I exercise 5 days a week. I received the DVD today and plan to do the month and see what difference it makes. Only on level 1 today. Does anyone have any idea what calories you burn with this dvd?

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Hi, I started upping my calories too. I guess we have been in starvation mode. I am eating about 1200 a day but once I exercise I end up eating around the 800 mark. Went through last week and when I weighed in on saturday last had not lost anything. Increased my calories and did not exercise on saturday and sunday as I…

Hi I have used the Zumba DVD'S now for over a year and enjoy it. I do it late at night and find it is good for me as evening is when I would snack and this certainly takes my mind off it. You must have good motivation though otherwise you just wont get the results. Saying that though I think you need to mix up the type of…

I have a gimmi gimmi gimmi workout dvd and I dont much like the workout but I like the music and I think any of the songs off the mamma mia movie are just great that you can sing along to too. Otherwise" My Sharona" or ike and tina turner.

Yes I have already been to work today and the same tomorrow.

I am 5 foot 6 and the heaviest I have weighed was 86.7 after christmas. It wasnt that I was actually that bad but eating cooked meals. I dont usually eat a lot of meat. It was such a shock to the system and promised myself I would get this weight off if it killed me. My goal is 66 kg.

I totally agree Mike. Drink more water as often when you think your hungry your body is craving water which in turn fills you up. So yes drink water and go to bed you might have a surprise in the morning whe you get on your scales.

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I am also in the same situation. I eat approx 1200 calories a day. I exercise 5 days a week. I also walk about 15 minutes to get to my office each way which is quite hilly and I walk from one end of the building to the other and back to do my photocopying at least twice a day some days more. The walk takes me approx 10…

sounds nice but where do you get your egg roll wrappers from as they dont have them local to me. thanks ruth

Hi I do 45 minutes of zumba most nights. In 45 minutes of zumba you burn between 500 - 1000 calories. I usually calculate mine by working out calories used in low/high exercises. There is a website called www.zumba.com which has a calculator and you just need to put in your weight and how many minutes you exercise to give…