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Interesting, it's worth a try...lol! It is now written on the grocery list :) Oh, the many uses of vingar...lol

I too only wanted to lose 15 lbs initially, thinking it wasn't going to be too hard.....boy was I wrong...lol! I didn't lose a lot of inches either on 30 DS. I liked it, but was disappointed in all of the hype. Out of all of this, I know I"m more in shape and I'm sure physically the exercise is doing something, but I would…

I am going to try this. I have noticed since starting spinning over 3 or 4 weeks ago, my body has adjusted to the intensity of it. I have made some changes to the level and pace I set the bike at but I don't think it is enough. I will either try increasing the intensity more or trying out a different machine like the…

I do use a digital food scale which has been great. I highly suggest one to everyone. As far as sugars, I do have a sweet tooth. But I also found some mornings I am over in sugars even after just eating fruit. That is frustrating too. I am going to reasearch other sites and see what they have to say. I have to figure…

I'm going to have to look it to Advocare more. One of my neighbors sells it and maybe I should talk to her too. This is becoming so frustrating. I think I will research the 24 day challenge here on MFP too. Somedays I'm over on protein and somedays I could eat more. Whatever is happening or not happening, I need to figure…

I'm starting tomorrow too. I am so glad it goes by faster than 30DS. I did up to L3D5. I'm taking more accurate measurments this time around too....lol!

Have to comment on Truvia....I love it! It tastes just like sugar to me and I am a sugar freak! Honey is good too. I haven't tried the agave and I don't like Splenda.

Yep, it is a data hog. I have Verizon and if I use Pandora to workout with I make sure I'm on a Wifi network. I don't think I would use it if I were you and walking outside. Love it though, very awesome!

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Yep, definitely go with the polar one. I have the polar Ft4 and love it. I had a sportline and while I liked that one too, I felt I wasn't burning enough calories and thought maybe it has seen the end of it's days, so I bought the polar ft4 from amazon. As it turned out the sportline said I burned less calories than the…

Love this game! And...scramble and hanging with friends 4for4 nomore

Yep, it gets better has your bladder adjusts, so to speak. I upped my water intake too and I was getting up 2-3 times in the middle of the night...very annoying. But after about a week of that I can now sleep through the night. I think it would help too not to drink water or definitely any caffeine drinks a few hours…

Yep, I hate level 2. The sides of my knees hurt. So much so, that I made my own modified version of jumping jacks, if that's possible...lol! I still keep my HR up when I'm doing them so I don't really care :) Today I did level 1 and then level 2. Level 1 was great and I dreaded having to go into level 2. I can't wait for…

All of the above! :)

Yeah, lol I don't think I want that. I am going to have to pay special attention to labels and play around a bit to see what my body can handle. Thanks for the info!

Thank you for all the comments :) I am going to push through it to the 30day..., and after reading these posts it sounds like I just need to put that scale away and make the tape measure and the fit of my clothes the deciding factor! :)

I should clarify, I haven't lost the weight I think I should be losing. I at least expected to lose a pound from last week to this week. And I will take your advice, I am going to increase my weights for some exercises from 3lbs to 5lb weights. Thanks!

When I was doing level 1 I logged it as 24 minutes circuit training and MFP said I burned 216 calories. When I used my HRM I burned 135 calories...and that was including the warm up and cool down. Now with level 2 my HRM says I burn 150 calories with the warm up and cool down. I don't even know what MFP would log me as. At…

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I log it as 20 minutes circuit training Level 1 I burn 135 calories Level 2 I burn 150 calories Just to give you a rough estimate. I'm 5'5" and 147 lbs 32 y.o. female

Yep you are correct. Someone who weighs more will generally burn more. I was using what MFP said I burned for calories too and then I switched to my heart rate monitor and is gave me a significantly lower number of calories burned than MFP. It was a bit discouraging at first but at least now I know it's accurate and I…

I just did level 2 day 1 and it kicked my butt. I found it hard and I hope I can stick with it. I felt like I had to stop and catch my breath a few times. I usually did the modified version of the exercises in level one but today I tried to do the full version and when I got tired I switched to the modified. I also am not…

Hi-Just wondering if you are also listed under "LifeofAshleyn" I friended "LifeofAshleyn" (21) who has the same profile pic as you. Just wondering who is who...lol. Or if someone is being an imposter. At any rate the results are awesome!

Yep, everyday...not by 10 or 15 grams, more like 30-40 grams. It is discouraging to see how much sugar I'm taking in. I have a horrible sweet tooth. I too, am more focused on my calories than most other things. I don't really like the taste of artificial sweetners either. I have stopped using sugar in my coffee and now…

Wow, such awesome pics. I too am a twin mama (just turned 7) I was in the best shape of my life before I got preggo with them, 128lbs and I did well even when preggo with them only gained 47 lbs....but postpartum I began to despise as one poster said it, my abdominal twin skin. So much so, that I told my self I was going…

Thanks so much for everyone's input. It seems I will be going with the HRM results :) It is a bit discouraging but I know I'm sweating and getting a good workout. And after all the results pictures I have seen I can only hope my body with be toned by the end of it too. Can't wait for level 2! ETA: And I think I will log it…

Holy Crap, GIRL, You look amazing! Hot! LOL! Just sayin' LOL! Way to go!

I just finished L1D6 and I am more exhausted today than other days...not sure why. The first day I couldn't find my weights so I didn't use any. I thought, "okay, this is doable." The 2nd and 3rd days I used 2 lbs weights and still I thought this is doable. I felt the burn in my legs but not so much in my arms. So on the…

Wow....Amazin!. You both look awesome! Well wishes to you and your wife and continued good health. :)

Wow, you look amazing...very beautiful. Way to go!