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I used this calorie calculator to figure out my calories for Body Beast. Use everyday/intense as your activity level for this program. It will give you goals for maintaining, weight loss and extreme weight loss. http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm I am not using any supplements. I am having my shake…

Well, I'm not sure where you are looking but there is a lot more than already thin ladies doing this program. I am in a challenge group doing it with everyone from 250lb-110lbs. Muscle burns more fat than cardio, so I would say try this program and forget about the extra cardio, there is cardio included in the schedule. I…

Wait until you do back and bi's today...I didn't know so many areas of my body could hurt at the same time...and I was run over by a cow in July...so that is really saying something! Hahaha. Question for those of you that have done this program. I have been progressing up on my weights like he does for the exercises but…

I have tried that link several times and it won't load for me...says content not found, is it a closed group?

I don't have a bench and have no intention of getting one! I use a stability ball or a chair instead! I have a step that I used for the lunges today and it was great!

How are you doing today after legs Tinkerbell? Haha, I could barely get up the stairs this morning to shower and then when I was trying to do my hair and put my bra on, my arms are so sore...I love it! Hurts so good!!!

I did the Beast legs today! Wow! That is a great leg workout! My arms are sore from yesterday and my *kitten* is sore today! Might be fun going to the bathroom...lol! I started laughing so hard when he tells that poor guy "the beast is talking"....seriously cracked me up! Love it!

Hey ladies, I just started Body Beast this morning and I loved it....Sagi is a little corny with his shirt getting tighter comments, but I loved the workout! I read through the thread and saw someone mention a facebook group. I went looking and can't find one that I think fits the description of you ladies. I'm excited to…

I just started today and I think I am going to love this! I just finished Piyo which I had a love/hate relationship with! I love Chalene, but I really struggled with Piyo, it got boring for me! I felt so awkward. I just felt so much better picking up my weights again this morning! I see there hasn't been a whole lot of…

Sezxy Stef, obviously you have your opinion, and I have mine. You are defending your opinion and I am defending mine. You seem determined to convince people there are no side effects. I disagree. Why, because I suffered through them! It would be like you saying you have never had cancer, but that I am crazy because I do…

Sezxy Stef, you seem to like to be the mean girl on Myfitnesspal, maybe you need to read a post from one of my favorite bloggers. But then again, it's not peer reviewed... http://www.chicagonow.com/baby-sideburns/2014/07/an-open-letter-to-all-poopie-trolls/

So Sezxy Stef, you have no problem admitting that the Mirena causes all sorts of hormonal imbalances, makes your hair fall out, causes depression, bad skin problems, sore boobs, no sex drive...and on and on, but you have a problem with the weight gain??? Why exactly? You do realize that one of the ways that it works is…

I may not have a medical degree, but here is my peer review....this little piece of hormonal coated plastic almost ruined my life! I have always been a positive, happy person and suddenly I was suffering from depression. Then one day I had a moment when I was driving home from work on the highway and I had a sudden urge to…

What misinformation am I spreading? How is any link that you provide any more reliable than one I provided? I also have some personal experience with this....I had horrible side effects from this thing, and no one ever told me that if I was having side effects to contact researchers...that was never mentioned to me! There…

Google Mirena and Thryoid function.... I posted one link, there are hundreds out there! Did you keep scrolling down the link I provided and read all the interactions listed? Including weigh gain. I know lots of people that had thyroid problems for years before they got tested and found out that was the problem.

I'm sorry to tell you my dear, but yes the Mirena does mess with thyroid function.... http://www.drugs.com/disease-interactions/levonorgestrel,mirena.html It messes with a lot of things! Read what this poor woman has been through before you keep putting the rest of us down.…

I totally understand Angierose... I felt like that too. I am still working on the weight loss, it is finally coming off, but very slowly! My hubby just said to me this weekend that I am finally acting like I used to. My house is cleaner, my energy level is still not what it was but way better than it has been. I am happier…

My bloat started to go away after the first week. I was like you, I felt like I was 6 months pregnant...huge bloat. I went to a naturopath and he put me on some stuff to help my body eliminate all the chemicals from the Mirena. I know it helped me get back on track faster.

I truly hope this is your last post on this thread! I find it hard to take anyone seriously who has; no friends, no profile pic and has only made 4 posts on this one topic. I don't know why you are accusing me of being a flamer...I would have to say the same thing about you! I am not a doctor, I did not go to medical…

Boy I wish I was as smart as you! Again I say, good for you that you had no negative experience! I wish I could say the same! Again I say the symptoms don't all start the same day and that you don't put it all together at first! This happened over a period of months, not days or weeks and some of them I didn't even realize…

Go back and read my original post, I gained 30lbs in 3 months while exercising vigorously and eating under 1200 calories and tracking ever morsel of food that I put in my mouth. I weighed and measured everything I ate and still kept gaining. And after the 30lbs was on, I starved and exercised my *kitten* off and did not…

I would not recommend the Mirena! I have had a horrible time with it. Do some research and you will find that there is tons of information on side effects and lawsuits against it! I have not heard much about the copper one, but I am sure there is information out there!

I hope you are just trolling and not being serious, because if you are...that is seriously the most ignorant post I have every seen! The symptoms don't all start the same day and when I went to the doctor, he told me it couldn't possibly be the Mirena! Go troll somewhere else! For the rest of you out there, it has been 4…

I had an awesome smoothie this morning! I love my vitamix! 1 cup frozen cherries 1 cup milk 1 scoop of French vanilla protein powder 1/2 banana 1 tsp chia seeds. 1 tsp of vanilla

I found this topic on January 20th and I couldn't believe what I was reading! I want to thank everyone for sharing your problems with your Mirena. I had mine put at the same time that I had an Endometrial ablasion so I thought that some of the problems I was having were from the ablasion! I had it inserted in September…

I'm an Albertan too. Can't wait for some warm weather in our area of the country!

I get up at 5:30 every morning to workout before I go to work, and it is a struggle every single morning! What gets me up is remembering how good it feels to be done my workout! I try to set my workout clothes out the night before so that is one less thing that I have to think about! I have hit snooze a few times and told…

Adding to my topics! Lots of good information ;)

I knew before I clicked on the topic who you were going to be talking about! I too have been Health_Gal-ed, I have also had several debates with her on crossfit topics, she is epic! She seems to feel that you can get hurt doing crossfit, to which I replied, "you can get hurt crossing the street or doing dishes".... My boys…

This is the same problem I have as well! I train on my treadmill and when I go to a race, I start off too fast and burn myself out right away! Good luck and have fun with it!