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I tossed mine (gave them to a friend) but mine wouldn't have made a super striking before/after photo (went from a tight size 6 to a loose size 2). I'm having the same benefit but kind of opposite...my other half is gaining (on purpose) and I'm starting to eye her clothes and ask "do those still fit you? can I try them…

For me, I cut back on processed foods and concentrated on eating whole foods (unprocessed meats, fruits, veggies, homemade meals from whole foods, etc). I feel way better and have pretty much no digestion issues now. I had an upset stomach pretty frequently before. It's also a lot easier to keep calories and sodium down if…

I was looking to get one a few months back but decided it's really just a fancy pedometer so I got a pedometer for wayyy less on Amazon and then later when I started working out, I got an HRM (Polar FT7)

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Thanks for starting these challenges :) I love squats - they're so easily adaptable to any fitness level and are a great compound movement! If I someday learn to lift heavy, they will be first on my list. The only thing stopping me is that I have no one to teach me. For beginners, feel free to use just your bodyweight and…

Thanks for the links! I know the exercise in the first video as flutter kicks which I find easier. I do these: http://gamentrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/scissor-kicks.jpg which I find more difficult. I always put my hands under me when doing scissor kicks side to side because otherwise my hips grind on the…

Current challenge can be found here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/850385-squats-and-scissor-kicks-week-2 It's set up so that you can alter it to your needs and fitness level. If you need help setting a reasonable goal just give a shout :) Good luck everyone!

I do a mix of yoga and stretching DVDs (the stretching ones geared toward old people are kinda corny but have some good stretches especially when you're starting with not a lot of flexibility).

So...I hate failing especially when I chose my own challenge. I did 20 push-ups while getting showered and dressed, thinking I had hit 100 so I did 6 negative pull ups after. Now I see I needed 10 more. *5 min pause* Struggled through 10 more! Totals: Push-ups 100 Mileage: 8.2 Maybe whoever wins picks 2 exercises and…

I think we see where our respective strengths lie lol

Push-ups 70 Mileage 8.2 (personal record!) Gotta try to get some pushups in tonight or tomorrow morning but my shoulders are beat!

My biggest challenge has been and still is underestimating myself. I'm so timid when it comes to diet and fitness and think I'm not capable of certain things. But I took it a day at a time, made small goals that I felt I could achieve and those have snowballed into great progress. Some things I always said "I'm just not…

My goal is a full unassisted pull up and I've been using that plan. I did the dumbell rows and got up to 25lbs for 10 reps so I moved to inverted rows which are HARD. I think I'm at the lowest notch on the smith machine that I can actually get under so I'm going to move my feet to a bench when these get easier. I'm about…

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So I have a 1 in 3 shot at naming the next challenge? Score! Yeah I'm in lol. I goal set pretty much daily (I also have a list that I add long term goals too) so I like doing that sort of thing. Here's my post-gym totals. Hitting the treadmill this afternoon. Push-ups 70 Mileage 5.09 I moved from incline push ups to full…

Thanks! I've been reading fitness related articles, blogs, etc daily so I'm glad to have more to add to my list :)

I definitely agree that gympact and eardit are geared toward differently motivated people. My issue was that I worked out 3-5x a week for about 3 months and because I missed 2 workouts in that time, I got $2-3 overall. So it was just making me feel bad about my progress lol

haha and what would the response of yes indicate to you? To me, it would indicate they're financially conscious. This is coming from someone who got a bachelor's and a master's from a well respected college with a high price tag and ended up with an awesome job right next to grads from the state school so I don't buy that…

About to head to the gym but as of now: Total... Push-ups 40 Mileage 5.09 Hopefully I'll get 30-40 push ups in today!

I use the almond breeze unsweetened vanilla as well for cereal, tea and coconut chia pudding (1/4c almond milk, 1/4c coconut milk, 1T chia seeds, 1t honey, 1/2T shredded coconut. Mix. Refrigerate overnight). It does taste and look different but it's an easy way for me to cut calories and still enjoy my milk.

I used it for 3 months but cancelled it last week. You can see my recent posts for another post about it. My workouts averaged about 40 cents each. A missed workout is $5 so if you miss one, it takes 13 workouts to recoup it. That was insane to me. I understand they have processing fees but seriously? I found it made me…

No one? I know there are personal trainers on here...

I used it for a while but deleted my account last week. It was just too buggy for me to be comfortable with them having my credit card info. It has great potential though. I didn't like that if you tried to schedule a break it doesn't confirm it in any way so you just hope it worked. I also had it fail to update my pact a…

Never had them but if you like them, there's a Groupon going on right now...$39.99 for 24 packages. Not sure what the usual retail is.

Chia seeds (1/4c coconut milk, 1/4c almond milk, 1t honey, 1/2T shredded coconut, 1T chia seeds and let it sit in the fridge overnight) Beets (boiled, peeled, sliced and put in a salad or eaten plain) Brussels sprouts (roasted)

My brother was talking about this a while ago and how awful his college gym smells because of the guys who overdo the protein. He said your body will get used to the higher amount after a while though. But you may have no friends by that point ;)

I was never particularly fat or big (but I'm also 5'2" with a pretty tiny frame) but I was definitely overweight and I've never been thin before this other than due to illness and even then I was skinny-fat. Over about a year and a half, I lost 25 pounds and many many inches. Now I've been thin for a couple months and…

This is the best way I've found. I used a bench at the gym. You can also do regular pushups but do them shallow so you don't go all the way down. Then just gradually increase how low you get. Sometimes even just holding at the top of what would be a pushup can help you develop those muscles too (similar to planks but…

Rowing, done properly, is a full body workout and mostly in the legs. Done improperly, it's an injury waiting to happen. Swimming is a good low impact alternative but realistically I'd go with a full body circuit workout that focuses more on upper body with just a little lower body thrown in on non-running days. I've been…

I agree with this. I've been in the situation and while I was working out, the soreness went away. It hurts like hell sometimes afterwards but at that point, you've gotten your workout out of the way :) It'll get a lot better. If you get actual pain like joint pain or a sharp muscle pain, then definitely take a rest but…