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I read on a personal trainer's site (Jeannette Jenkins) that muscular strength/endurance work includes yoga, sculpting and weight training. It will help you boost your metabolism, sculpt and define muscles and try to do it 2-3 times per week. Yoga is also considered flexibility work, as well as Pilates and stretching. This…

I don't "stretch" before, but do warm up exercises. I have bad knees and I can't just go into a routine without warming up my muscles. I most definitely stretch after. The benefits for me are that I am less sore, and I have become extremely flexible.

It is suppose to HELP to speed up your metabolism. I used to drink it every day when I was heavy into my weight loss, but since I'm happy where I'm at, I stopped. So I guess it did work! It certainly won't hurt you to drink it every day - it was other health bennies.

Hostess chocolate cake with a creamy filling - 100 calorie packs. 6 packs, each with 3 mini cakes. The problem is......... I can't eat JUST one pack a day! LMAO

If you check my latest post, my answer would be YES. BUT that is because I'm trying to lose 10 VANITY pounds. I couldn't figure out why I haven't lost weight in a few weeks. Basically, I'm not eating enough based on the calories I expend when I work out. During my average workouts, I sometimes burn up to 1000 calories, so…

We need more info. How long have you been working out (months, weeks, etc.)? How much weight have you lost so far and what is your goal?

Sweet! lol

Makes sense. I'm almost over my limit today and I plan to go bowling. Bringing my HRM with me lol.

Yes, I'm using an HRM. No wonder I'm not seeing a decent amount of muscle definition after three months of working out, and I wasn't that heavy to begin with. Le sigh.... Thanks for the advice.

Holy sh*tballs LMAO. Okay, I will try that. I guess I need to eat SMALL meals, because I get so full sometimes!! Plus with drinking water, I feel I'm just eating, just to eat. Know what I mean?

oooh no, I'm not. By the time I'm done at the gym, most nights I'm so exhausted I don't finish my meal. For instance here was Monday: I ate 1195 calories, but burned 1238. Of that 1195 calories I ate, for dinner was only 290 calories. I'm just not that hungry after working out for so long. Plus I'm sleepy, and then I feel…

AHA. When I do work out I always end up working out all the calories I've eaten for the day. I even drink green tea every morning to speed up my metabolism. What the two of you wrote make sense.

I get bored as well. Now, my favorite workout routine is Nike Training Club (plus it helps they are all professional female athletes). My second choice is Fitness Buddy - both are apps. Nike Training Club is free, and Fitness Buddy is $0.99. My other recommendation is Fleetly. With both Nike Training Club and Fitness…

Daily and then I average it out. The reason is because depending on several factors, my weight the next day will NOT be accurate. It could depend on: - how much sodium I had the night before - did I wait at least two hours before going to bed after eating my last meal - did I drink a lot of water the day before - how much…

If you have an iPhone, I HIGHLY recommend Nike Training Club (it's FREE)! Lots of exercises from professional female athletes, and some you do not need equipment. But I'm warning you - if you do it as you are supposed to, it will KICK YOUR *kitten* lmao. I am ALWAYS sore after these workouts, but I can't get enough of…

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I have the Polar FT7. In a nutshell, you hit the start button at the beginning of your workout and hit stop when you are done (some people let it continue for a few minutes even after their workout has ended). It then gives you a summary of how long you exercised, how many calories you burned, your average heart rate, the…

If you already have Zumba (I'm assuming on a DVD?), and if money is an issue, I wouldn't get the Wii Fit JUST for that. Perhaps if you plan on purchasing other games specifically for exercising and it will be a long term investment. Just as an FYI, I take an intense Zumba class every Monday night at my gym and I usually…

I purchased my Polar FT7 at Best Buy because I had accumulated some certificates through my Reward Zone points program. I love it - I use it for EVERYTHING!

What's your price range? I purchased my Nike's at Lady Foot Locker. They were on sale for under $80. I use it as a training shoe and it works good for running as well.

Because I have an HRM, when I strength train, I put it under cardiovascular and I created an exercise called "weighlifting".

On the days I do cardio, first thing in the morning, I workout on an empty stomach. In the two hours immediately following the workout, I avoid all carbs. That has helped me lose weight the quickest. Avoiding carbs after the workout isn't hard for me b/c I usually workout around 7am. By the time I get myself ready and head…

I don't think so - when I started using my HRM and seeing what MFP had estimated, it was always off. Depending on the exercises it might have been by 50 cals, oftentimes it was off by 100+ cals.

I do Zumba all the time - fantastic cardio exercise! On average, I burn about 550 calories in a 50 minute class (I have a HRM).

There are PLENTY of other exercises you can do besides those. Personally, I'm finding my legs are getting leaner with exercises from Nike Training Club. It's an app for the iPhone and it is free. In case you do not have an iPhone, you can YouTube user Nike Women and they have videos of some of the exercises on there.…

And docs/nurses make mistakes too - after all, they are just as human as we are! Two examples: Last month I was very sick and I knew it wasn't a cold, I KNEW it was a virus. Went to my primary care and he said it WAS a cold and gave me Rx cough medicine, which didn't work. I said okay, no problem. A week later, I went to…

NOTHING. This is your body telling you to stop and give it some rest. Your exercises aren't going anywhere. They will be there when you feel 100%. I was sick for two weeks with a virus - I missed the gym so much. But I knew better. Get well. And don't listen to the quacks that tell you to sweat it out lol. You'll be…

What I've realized, is that doctors don't make any money if you're HEALTHY. Get it?

I use Nike Training Club - it's an app. They have a great ab workout and I do it often. You can use it with a medicine ball or without.

I eat Weight Watchers caramel bites in rich milk chocolate. Fifty-three calories per piece. And last night I just discovered Hostess chocolate cake w/ a creamy filing - 100 calories for 3 tiny mini cakes.