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I just got the polar ft7 black. It has a black background with while digits/letters and seems dim which makes it hard to read the smaller letters. Maybe the battery is not fully charged?

I do something like this but I cut the pocket into two halves. You can easily take a knife and cut it around the edge giving you two whole halves if that makes since. Cover the breaded part with olive oil. Bake until crisp then take out and add the topics and pop back into the oven to cook. Less calories per serving, feeds…

Look up resistance training, then find a cheap pull up bar. That alone will build your initial muscle and burn fat. Start slow with a few pull up, push up routines 3 days a week and walking/jogging the other days. take a 30 day calendar and make your own schedule and check each day off with progress on each day for…

What kept you from completing Insanity? That program will melt the fat right off of you.

Stop projecting failure and start projecting success. Look into personal development and read/listen to it every day especially when you dont want to. You have to exercise the brain. It's what is controlling the rest of you. let me know when you start the challenge.

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How I gained on maintenance calories was to have one high calorie day above maintenance. I dont know if I could otherwise.

Whats your carb intake like?

I always suggest classic. You will burn more fat in the long run through lean muscle than straight cardio. Either way 80% of your results are from nutrition. So your choice will only impact 20% of your results. Go ahead and begin building your strength base for further muscle building. Your muscles determine your…

I pay attention to them but also depends on what it is. Just because it has a low GI may not mean it is that slow absorbing. J

When your fat percents are in that range calipering becomes very unreliable. If you are getting stronger and losing the weight than do not stop what you are doing. When your body fat starts to get into the low twenties, high teens the calipers should come into play. I suggest at this time you use measurements to guide your…

This is normal and very very much recommended. When you stay in a deficit for to long your body goes into starvation mode. It begins to store fat. Do 2-3 days of +100-300 calories then go back. If that doesn't work then add an additional day. That should do it. You will feel bloated because you are not used to it. You can…

Yes! Set it and go for it. You will do this. You know how. J

If you only have that kind of time then it would be worth it if you don't have options. You can also stack the 10 minute workouts for longer workouts. I also use Turbo Fire for cardio. The main reason is because the HIIT routines range from 15minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes which are equivalent to 60 minutes of cardio and…

It's because he is not doing it. Like what jgrice was saying. Add that it's so you can be with him longer and have a healthier life when your older and not confined by your bodies. But the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing. Start with YOU. My wife doesn't exercise with me, and smokes. I am lucky…

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I am spending the next three weeks on the planning but have some rough ideas here: 1. Mass/Toning/Sculpting is goal 2. Cardio Conditioning is not the goal 3. Diet Is Key - minimize processed foods, sugars, etc. 4. High Fiber Nutrition 5. All Cardio will be routines from beginer phases of different programs(Turbo Fire, Rev…

Those look like fantastic hybrids!

What round are you on? Im on my last week. Then going into a mass building hybrid.

GO GIRL!

Its all about getting a baseline to start from. Since we tend to eat the same foods once we get our nutrition right it does work by sheer accident if anything. ;)

women never go below 1200 for long periods of time and men shouldn't go below 1600 for long periods of time. I don't trust the mfp calorie counter because I don't track my calorie burns. Thats to much work. Especially since my workout regiment is pretty consistent my calorie burns stay close to the same week to week. I…

It is all about you creating new habits out of old ones. Notice how most of these sentences will have the word,"you" in it. Make up your mind and get started. Look at your week on sunday and think of all the times it going to be tough and figure out how to get it done before it happens. Takes about an hour to get something…

Since there hasn't been 100% of fiber counting as a calorie, and that most things have small amounts of fiber I wouldnt think if you counted it or not to matter. As long as you come close to your daily calories is what you should strive for not get it perfect every time. You'll go crazy trying to hit that daily and it…

Snacking is what gets you. If you dont eat your body goes into starvation mode and stores fat instead of burning it. So next time you go with out a meal, think of it as gaining weight. Also when you go that long people tend to gorge their next meal which is the opposite direction most want to go. Take in more proteins…

Shelli, That is probably because you are suppressing your metabolism. If you are in the fitness condition and/or shape you want to be in then why change? I am pretty sure that over time this may not be a good practice for you on a nutritional level, but if you are happy with where you are at and not to concerned about any…

P90x mainly and weight lifting. For cardio I mix in P90x, Insanity, Turbo Fire, and Rev Abs.

I would imagine it is the high amount of vitamin c or b. I've been using it for almost two years and love it. I usually put about 16-18 oz of water. I do 1 scoop on cardio days and 2 scoops on weight days. Its a good 4:1 recovery and got even better this year when they switched to maltodextrin instead of fructose sugars…

Hey Hidden, Where did you get the P90x/Running Hybrid from? Coach John

Hey everyone, I think August was the release date for the tropical. I just signed up for summit 2012 and reserved my room at the MGM. Im not missing this ever again! I love being a coach and love being a part of such an inspiring group of people like you all and team beachbody!