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I read this whole thread because I'm scheduled to start BR next Friday...just completed Ripped in 30. I would be happy to lose 5 pounds over the course of the 3 months...what I can say is, with Rin30 I probably lost one pound over the course of the whole thing, but my body is way more compact. I have absolutely lost fat.…

I like green tea plain, but only when it's hot. Cold tea is gross to me unless it is sweetened and with lemon. I would say you don't lose the benefits by adding sugar, but you then have to deal with the sugar, the same as if you had eaten the sugar plain. If you can leave off the sugar you will probably be better off. If…

i feel your pain. i wish there was a magic pill i could take to have strong willpower. try not to focus on the less successful days. just remind yourself that tomorrow is a new day, and don't let yourself get sucked under into negative thinking. if you can't get to the gym maybe start with a short walk in your…

Hi! I can't answer all of your questions but I can help with lower body resistance training. Think of bodyweight exercises first: squats, lunges, steps/stairs, calf raises. These are very basic moves, and of course there are lots of variations of them. Start with bodyweight only (two sets of fifteen squats, for example).…

Thanks CreativeFreed...this is the kind of info I'm looking for! I'm sorry if my post is confusing, I realize it's really wordy and that's because I wrote it right when I was thinking about this stuff instead of waiting to process some info. I'm not new to fitness or nutrition, just new to understanding the physiological…

You need to eat more. 900 calories or below per day is dangerous...your body thinks you're starving due to famine or something and begins to burn calories even slower in order to conserve fat (it's an evolutionary trait). In fact, below 1200 calories for a prolonged period can do the same thing. It all depends on your…

Me too, five pounds would be enough to get me into my old jeans, but ten pounds would be great too, and I mean, it's a goal, right? Something to work for. I have a digital scale that reads to tenths, but somehow I magically weighed a round number. Maybe this is another post entirely, but I have to figure out how often I'm…

I'm actually lactose intolerant. There was a period in my life when I didn't eat any dairy at all (because I couldn't, and I refused to take/pay for lactaid, since at the time it felt unfair to me). I use rice milk for cereal but I still like real yogurt. It tastes better and it's less expensive than dairy alternative…

You look amazing in your photos! Insanity looks so hard...I've tried HIIT in the past but it never really stuck. Even 4-5 minutes was seriously challenging for me. I used to be in much better shape before I went back to school (old story, right?). I've done P90X a few times (but only once doing it seriously) and hope I can…

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Hi everyone! Wow, thank you for all of the replies! I'm excited to get to know you guys.