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spinning classes are great for calorie burn and leg toning!

you have to give yourself a cheat day, once in a while. You admit that it happened, learn from it for next time, and keep on moving:)

This is a great site for encouragement! The MFPeople have a wealth of knowledge if you ask! I am sending a friend request :)

Use your anger when you are working out! It will motivate you to keep doing better! Take measurements of your body now, so you will have another way to tell your hard work is paying off. Remember there are many others taking this journey with you--YOU CAN DO IT!!

Jillian Micheals says punches are a good cardio if you have knee/ankle problems. It does get your heart rate up! Stand feet shoulder width apart and squat (if possible, you will burn more calories). Hold your abs tight and punch right, left, etc. There are different variations of punches you can do, I am sure you can look…

That is amazing work! GOOD JOB!! Your success gives me so much inspiration to keep working at it. I will get there! Thank you for sharing!

Exciting! It is likely that if you are just beginning you will lose a lot in the first week! But as a forewarning, don't expect that every week and don't let a bad day get you down. Good luck!

Even though it takes a while, it is much better to make your own recipe calculation and save it. Then you know what the content is for future makings! And you could be surprised it may be better (and probably is) than other options :)

if you can, schedule a session with a personal trainer, they can make your body work in the right ways and get you through the plateau!

planning and packing food!

If you are exercising more you may be building more muscle. I know that doesn't help on a day like this but I have felt the same at other times. Don't get yourself down. Do the best you can for today and remember tomorrow is another day. It isn't always about the number on the scale. You also could be falling into a…

That is GREAT!!!

I must have messed up my first calculation because this time my monitor says I burned 786 calories! woohoo!

I did the best I could for that day. I have also been doing the 20min video and my muscles have been killing! I am going to do the 40 minute video again today and I will let you know what my monitor says.

The first time I did it with my monitor I burnt 450 calories, but I am at 220lbs.