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Thanks everyone! This is my first time really working this hard toward weight loss/health/fitness and I was at my highest weight ever when I really began this journey but your responses have put my anxiety to rest. I just saw myself in the mirror this morning and panicked. Thanks!

I was reading an article about achilles tendonitis and it mentioned to rest until you can do toe-raises without being in pain. Toe-raises don't hurt but it hurts when I crouch down, a LOT especially in my calf. Do you think Bengay might help? I can take aspirin but it seems only useful to take it if I'm going to use this…

Thanks everyone. It definitely doesn't hurt doing nothing, or even walking. Jumping up and down is the only thing that hurts. Can anyone suggest other kinds of cardio that doesn't involve jumping? Even running hurts them because I'm putting more pressure on that area.

I have considered switching out the cardio day with other kinds of cardio but I feel kinda guilty doing that! Once we get to cardio 2, I might have to. It's the jumpy stuff that kills me! But thanks, it makes me feel less bad thinking of swapping out Jillian's cardio for something else :) Omg yes, I am not alone! Yay! I…

Thank you everyone so much!! I'm going out tomorrow; I've had a look at the menu and I'm going to try and not stress about it!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I'm going to try pulling my belly button in toward my spine. Do you think one of those "weight machines" at the gym where you lie back and it helps you do weighted crunches might help to develop muscles that I could actually feel going into action here? In the mean time I'm gonna work…

I do have very rounded shoulders and extremely poor posture. I am very interested in correcting my posture but I have no idea where to start. You know that stretch where you clasp your hands behind your back and stretch out your arms behind you? Like this: I can't do that because my arms do not GO anywhere once they are…

Tricep extensions does sound like it! Except instead of using one weight, I used one in each hand. It was part of a Jillian Michael's workout. Thanks for your suggestions! I will check out those programs you recommended. You mentioned form, which I know is important, but I also think part of what I was trying to ask was if…

Amen to that! (I also managed to stab myself in the hand with my opposite hand's fingernail while doing speedbag). I actually bled from that one, LOL.

Grrr. I just deleted the MFP one and the fitbit one is up to like 600. That seems super high. Do you think this is right? It seems like it's adding the projected calories of doing aerobics plus what it "senses" I'm doing .

Thank you!!!

Flat boobs for sure. Big ones are too painful!! Unfortunately it is the opposite for me. Gotta do those squats.

Thank you everyone for all of the wonderful suggestions!! Yes, actually, the protein drink is a new thing for me. I've only tried it for 2 or 3 days now but I notice an immediate difference in keeping me full for longer. Before, I would eat toast with peanut butter around 6 and be STARVING by 10am. Maybe it's because I…

Thank you for the suggestions! The reason why I don't want to feel very hungry before a meal is that often when I am, the meal does not fill me up and I am still hungry afterward and I don't want to be tempted to binge later.

Thank you! Your response was very thoughtful and helpful! I don't like pausing, because she mentions she needs us to keep moving and I know because the workout is only 30 minutes, it's continuous for a reason- because it is so intense and nonstop. I think she has a purpose when she doesn't even let us stop to drink water,…

This workout is intense!! I struggle so much with her cardio sessions though. This my second (but my first official one in my 90 day thing so I still have 3 more cardio 1s to go). I can never do the running man for the whole minute. I stop at like the 20 second mark I would think. I just get too winded. I'm really bad at…

This my second time doing Workout 1, but my first time doing it "officially" on the books counting toward my 90 days, lol. I had to stop during the bicycle crunches and some of the weight exercises, but I figure the weight exercises are because I was using 5lb dumbbells with a rod in the middle that definitely doesn't…

Thank you for your input! When I do 30 minutes, I work hard enough so that I am not feeling physically able to continue for another 30 minutes. Should I work less hard and stretch it out to 60 minutes instead? I added this to my original post as well. I have no problem doing 60 minutes at the gym and I'll try that from now…