jenstrausbaugh

thank you for all the great ideas!!!!

oh i want to get some kettlebells for my house to use but they are so expensive!!! i may just have to invest in some of these.

oh and I started taking a kickboxing class and that is a WONDERFUL workout!!!

I can burn anywhere from 600+ in my Zumba class. I am an instructor. So it all depends on how much you put into it. I know when I do my circuit training, if I push myself to add more weight (ya know really push myself), I burn more calories. oh and i weigh 241.

Wow. Has he met a milestone yet? If not maybe he is a little jealous. I would be mad at my husband too if he did that! If you like it, leave it in! I got my nose pierced last year and I have some that like it and some that hate it but it is my nose so it doesn't matter! HUGS!!!!!

I am actually a Zumba Instructor and I did lose weight last year (along with eating right)...I gave up eating right and gained some of it back......but now I am back on track!!!! You should try to get into a class in your area!!!!

Thank you all!!! See I need you all! GREAT SUPPORT!

It can be low impact or high impact. That is the beauty about Zumba.....you can make it your own! If there is a move of a new song that I teach my students, I teach them 1-2 different variations they can do. That way if one step is hard for them they can modify it down.

I too have to lose a lot of weight but I took the plunge and became an instructor in June 2009 and I LOVE TEACHING!!!!!!! It is awesome!

Check out www.zumba.com and see if you can find another class near you.

ME ME ME! I am a Zumba Instructor!!!!! I love it!!!!

Yes. Keep with the Zumba! I am a Zumba Instructor and have seen a lot of success stories. Maybe find a class close to where you live and take that. Go to www.zumba.com and you can search for a class on there. From there you can contact the instructor if/when you find a class to get the information on it. Zumba is great and…

wow what a difference!!!

And if you can, take as many classes as you like/can! I take: 1 class Monday 2 classes Tuesday NO CLASSES WEDNESDAY (rest day) 2 classes Thursday None on Friday 1 on Saturday None on Sunday

OH OH OH!!! I love Zumba! I am actually going in 25 days to become a Certified Zumba Instructor! I burn 800-1000 calories and hour....depending on how hard I push! It is such a fun exercise/class....I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE!!! Please make sure you wear good flexible shoes, drink lots of water, and if…

Thank you for your replies. I actually have no swelling, little to no pain. So I am not sure if I just twisted wrong or what. I am still taking it easy and I have been swimming! I love to swim so I figured that would be good for me. I never heard any popping or clicking...just pain. Like I mentioned...the swelling has gone…

That is so awesome! So glad your numbers are going up!!

Thanks! I figured squats! UGH how I love to hate squats! But anything for nice sexy legs and butt!!!

Yeah congrats! I am running my first 5K in August! I am hoping I can do just as well as you!

That is so awesome and a great inspiration! You look fabulous! I just hit the 30 pound mark this weekend!

I signed up to run my first 5K race in August! I am super excited and now I need to get started training for it. Does anyone have a good training podcast that has all the weeks on a Couch to 5K? Everyone I have found only has certain weeks!!

I will do it!

It does not look like you are eating enough! I know it is hard to imagine but if you do not eat all of your calories a day......you can gain weight. you are putting your body through a starvation mode when you don't eat enough. Even when you are working out...you still need to eat your calories.....you just don't have to…

CONGRATS!!!!

Congrats! You both are doing great!

You look absolutely STUNNING!!!

I am looking for a healthy and possibly low calorie Ham and Bean soup. Thanks!

Thanks everyone! Congrats to everyone....I absolutely LOVE this website and I am so glad I found it!

At last nights weigh in, I lost another 4 pounds bringing my total to 23 pounds!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!! I know I can do this now! I am over 20 pounds and anytime I tried to lose weight...I NEVER LOST OVER 20 POUNDS!! :happy:

TWL for me is now at 23 pounds! I finally got over 20 pounds!!! WOO HOO!!!!