Jenelle64

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Stress and taking care of kids make it hard to stay on track. I'm right there with you. Just take one step at a time and forgive yourself when you get off track. And you are a busy lady. I think the way you're keeping your fitness goals up and continuing your runs is awesome. I like my clothes loosing up, it shows progress…

I agree, talk to your doctor. He/she can give you your limitations and suggestions for proper exercises for you condition. Good Luck!

5-10 min of cardio and then strech. :smile:

I think many people would tell you to invest in a HRM that has a chest strap. These will continuously monitor your heart rate during your workout and calculate the amount of calories burned. There are several threads with suggestions if you want to do a search on HRM's. I looked at several of these threads before I got…

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I'm still not being consistent on weekends and this one will be tough because it's the state fair and we will be leaving early Friday morning to make sure my daughter's rabbits are checked in before noon for the show on Saturday. But, my pants are feeling more comfortable and a few are even getting loose. I'm currently in…

LittleCulture, it sounds like your doing a great job. I'm pushing my workouts in the fat burning zone too, trying to reduce the belly and the thighs. Mel, we all have those times, my last one lasted for like 6 months but don't let a few slip ups or bad days get you too down. Maybe sit down and write all the reasons you…

I'm 5'8" about 150lbs now but need to drop 10 more to get to the 'ideal' weight for my height and body frame. My TDEE calulation came out to about 1430 calories a day. I've been sticking to that and I don't eat back calories. Since switching to the TDEE from what MFP recommends, I've lost 1.8 lbs in the last 2 weeks. I was…

Try not to get hung up on what the scale shows. I had the same issue when I started to workout about 5 weeks ago, my weight didn't drop and I even gained a few pounds at first, but my measurements showed progress. It wasn't until this last week that the scale showed a loss from my first weigh in. Your not doing anything…

I'm still not being very consistent on the weekends but I'm not going off the deep end on those days either. This past weekend was a holiday weekend which has really thrown me off but I did do some construction on my daughter's playhouse on Saturday which included climbing ladders and heavy lifting and on Sunday we went to…

I can't go to the gym in the morning (single mom) but I do get up at 4:40AM and workout in my basement. The first 2 weeks were a killer but now I'm used to it and get right up and ready. I do make sure I have everything laid out the night before. It looks like you've got a good plan. Good Luck. It's really a great way to…

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Okay, this is just wrong LMAO!

I can relate. My midsection is the one spot I wish I could make go away first but it's the last place to lose the body fat for me. You are strengthening your abs doing kick boxing but until the your overall body fat reduces, you may not be able to see those strong abs. Dont get discouraged, as you lose, the midsection will…

Well, almost complete with my first week using my new getting serious plan. I've done fairly well most days but there is a lot of room for improvement. I'm getting bloated right now and gaining that pre-period 3-5 pounds that seem to get every month, I hate to say it but bring on menopause and I won't have that to worry…

The lower back is part of you core. It will work best if you strengthen the entire core to give you stability and strength in your back. You need to work on the abdomen muscles as well. I for one don't like crunches or sit ups but I do planks and leg raises for alternatives to the ab exercises I don’t like. Back extensions…

I don't know about the calorie calculations, I usually calculate them or use a heart monitor and enter my own calorie amounts, but I also have a bad knee. What you can do is dependent on why it's 'bad'. In general, stay away from squats and lundges also when you walk, stay away from walking on the road; roads have crowns…

Happy Monday. I did log in over the weekend but I was just recording things. I didn’t do the workouts that I had planned but I did a lot of yard work and picked up a stationary bike that I can use to get in the cardio I need. In fact, I used it this morning for 30 min of moderate cardio. I weighed in and took measurements…

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I would like to join in. I'm starting a new 90 day program on Sunday. This is a great motivator for me to stick with it

You’re doing great Mel. I know what you mean about the fries…they’re a weakness when I’m hungry too. Actually anything that’s not good for me is a weakness when I’m hungry LOL I didn’t do bad yesterday, got in 60 min of cardio and 30 min of weight training and managed to eat 100g of protein without a shake supplement,…

Thanks Mel. Even though I'm not going to officially start tracking for the new program until Monday, I am increasing my workouts. I did 25 min of cardio this morning and I'm meeting with a trainer later today. I'm looking forward to getting rid of the excess fat and increasing my muscle. I'm going to start protein shakes…

I've been looking for a good way to increase my protein and still keep the fat intake down. http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/protein-powder is a good artical about protein powders in general. I'm reving up my workouts and I'm only meeting about 3/4 of my protein needs for my new routein so…

I need to lose the 10-15 pounds, get my body fat percentage down by about 8% and build up some muscle. Because I am a single mom with 2 active kids, it works best for me to plan our meals and schedule my time out in advance so I'm putting together a 12 week plan for me to follow. I would like to reach my goal of reaching a…

Age: 49 5'8" SW: 160lbs CW: 152lbs GW: 140lbs I like to work out with weights and can not do squats or lunges. I want to reach my weight goal before I turn 50 in January but mostly want to look much better and get rid of the excess fat.

I love the discussion; there are a lot of good points made. When I said muscle weighs more then fat I was referring to eliminating the fat and replacing it with muscle so basically I wouldn’t lose weight and may even gain a bit if the muscle volume I obtain is as much as my current fat volume. I think I'm going to…

Now that's funny! :laugh:

I know we can do this. It takes more then the desire, it takes support. Thanks all.