HipsLipsMama

1. How old were you when you had your child(ren)? Were you single from the start? How many do you have? -I was 22 when I had her - her father was my boyfriend at the time - she is my only child. 2. What is your ethnicity, gender, religion and do you think these things play a role in your success/failure as a parent?…

If you can make the investment I would get a heart rate monitor. Everyone burns calories differently, and depending on your intensity from one day to the next it can be different as well. When I got my HRM I found that the calories burned on here were way off from the actual. You can look on amazon. I got the Polar F6 and…

I did raw food for about 8 months.. and i didnt follow any guidelines as far as calories, carbs, fat, etc. I tried not to eat a ton of fat though, because i noticed that i felt better when I had more carbs. I also lost weight, about 20 lbs. When i went back to eating cooked, i never gained those 20 lbs back. (although i…

the first thing that helped me lose was calorie cycling... eating the same amount of calories per week but varying the amounts on a daily basis to trick the metabolism into continuously burning. then i started eating only whole foods, fruits and veggies mostly, brown rice and fish everyday. but i eat as much as i want!…

Hi Veronica! I am a nursing mom too.. i was wondering how many calories are you eating? Maybe its not enough for your level of nursing (full time) and your exercise output. Try not to worry about losing weight right now, just concentrate on keeping you and the little man fed and healthy :) it will come off in due time!…

i struggle with punch kick and jam! it was toooo intense for me!! :cry:

I agree about doing both weights and cardio. Weights do burn a lot of calories because often if you are pushing yourself, your heart is pounding and you are getting aerobic exercise at the same time. (At least for me!!!) Also your metabolism stays revved up for much longer after a weight session than a plain cardio…

thank you everyone for your well wishes!!! i am feeling better today and going to do 20 min to ease myself back into things tonight! then probably 20 min and 3T tomorrow. i would love to use shakeology but its just so *expensive*! i hope beach body lowers the price soon!!! i will have to check out new york city ballet.…

oh i am so right there with you!!!! i am struggling this week!!! :cry:

I am bummin today.. I have been a little sick for the last 2.5 days.. day before yesterday i started to do P,K, &J and I just could not get into it! I stopped after 20 minutes and havent exercised since :sad: i am sooo unmotivated and sapped for energy...please send some prayers/good vibes my way so i can get back on…

I confess to wine tasting on saturday.. followed by a steak and baked potato.. followed by ice cream!!! oh Lord it was good :flowerforyou:

Hi Corinna, I have the set you have as well as the "Fat Burning Elite" set. I got it on Beachbody, it was offered as an extra as i was checking out with the original set. Maybe try going to the site and typing fat burning elite into the search. OR you could get them on amazon (same title), or try to purchase them…

Hey girl! I really like Fat Blaster because it is HIIT. Basically you have lower intensity turbos which is aerobic exercise, and then the high intensity turbos which is anaerobic. doing this in intervals will keep your metabolism burning for a much longer time than just aerobic or anaerobic alone. I burn a lot more…

Hey Amber you are doin good...just get back into the routine of things :) i know I need to do the same. I have been eating bad and I need to really workout 6x a week!!! cuz the scale isnt budging! we can do it!!! :heart:

hey cc! have you had fabulous results with chalean extreme? I am saving up my $$ to get that later in the year as well as some bowflex selecttech weights. what kind of weights do you use? :heart:

Hi sweet ladies! I started a new thread for the week http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/57685-turbo-jammers-6-22-6-28 Welcome to all the new Jammers here!! How exciting to have even more motivaters on the thread! :heart: :flowerforyou: Elyse

i am struggling girls!!! i was down to 134.6 and over the last two weeks have gone back to 136.6. :noway: i know its due to my bad choices, i had a couple birthday celebrations, leftover cake, and lots of starbucks! :blushing: Other than a few high cal meals though, my diet has been great. I am still working out but I need…

GOOD JOB GIRLIE!!!! that is so awesome!!! i need to start to fat blaster everyday like you! YAY!! :heart: :flowerforyou:

I hear ya sister! For me, I just recognize those feelings for what they are and I know they will pass. Keep eating well, keep doing your normal exercise routine. I never WANT to exercise, but once I do I always feel better. Maybe try some yoga or other soothing exercise? You are doing great and making so much progress!…

http://www.burnthefatblog.com/archives/2007/09/why_some_people_drink_alcohol.php http://www.freewebs.com/eddigest/b.htm after a *quick* search..these articles do seem to suggest that while the liver is metabolizing alcohol it cannot metabolize fat...nothing suggests that this lasts for 3 days.. my bad :) :flowerforyou:

yeah id be interested to learn more about it. :)

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im a red wine lover too!!! BUT for me, i have noticed that it does inhibit my weight loss efforts. #1- when drinking i ALWAYS give in to high cal salty greasy foods!!! :grumble: :noway: #2 - a personal trainer once told me that when you consume alcohol (even a little) it takes 3 days for your body to be able to burn fat…

YAY!!!! good job girl! i know what you mean, i have that bit of extra skin from my pregancy too, but it is slowly disappearing! my sister used to have it bad, now her stomach is ROCK hard with a 6 pack and she is at around 120 lbs size 3/5. so we know it can be done!!! cheers :drinker:

ZIG ZAG DIET!!! or calorie cycling... go to http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm , enter your info, and then on the bottom of the calculator click "7 day calorie cycle (zig zag). I would use the middle set of numbers. IT WORKS!!! I have done it twice and lost about 20 lbs total using this method.…

i love fat blaster too! it is intense but it goes by soo fast for me, faster than all the others. it is only 30 minutes but a GREAT workout!!!:heart:

Hey everyone! Checking with ab jam this morning and fat blaster yesterday...omg that workout is AWESOME! it is definitely the "funnest" for me so far and INTENSE! I felt like my little heart was going to beat out of my chest! i loved the tai chi type stuff at the end and i know i burned a ton of calories. interval training…

I have both the maximum results and the fat burning elite set. The fat burning Elite comes with 5 DVDs as well, they include: Cardio Party 2 Cardio Party 3 Fat Blaster 3T Lower Body Jam. If you buy on amazon or thru Beachbody they come with resistance bands. So far I have only done 3T. i have heard rave reviews about the…

that is so awesome about your jeans! i love that feeling! you will have to post pics of all your new fabulous clothes!! :happy:

I actually dont go by what MFP says because I am not convinced they are accurate..they seem a little too broad for me. Here are a few you can try. See if they tell you an avg number that you feel comfortable with. And play around with it! See what works to keep you full of energy but also making improvment.…