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This little dity answers your question precisely. Dieter's Psalm Strict is my diet. I must not want. It maketh me to lie down at night hungry. It leadeth me past the confectioners. It trieth my willpower. It leadeth me in the paths of alteration for my figure's sake. Yea, though I walk through the aisles of the pastry…

I've lost 37 pounds and it's in part to several things. Drinking half of your body weight in water per day. Use MFP to determine your total fat and look at the total fat on the food labels. Exercise a minimum of 30 minutes per day. Walk every day and shoot for an active lifestyle of 10,000 steps per day. I hope this helps.

So far this week I've burned 10,605 calories. Scott

Try to guestimate as best as you can on the items that you eat. If you don't find an exact match find something relatively close. You can always surf the internet for information and add items too. After you've been using the program for awhile it'll get easy to manage what you eat. The hard part at first is just getting…

Try to get in at least one hour of exercise every day and push yourself for that one hour. For weight loss you need to work out for an hour. Working out for 30 minutes will improve your cardiovascular system but the weight loss comes after the first 30 minute workout. If you can get access to a machine that has zones stay…

You have no idea how glad I am to see another guy doing the 30 day workout. Beginning to think I was the only guy doing the workout. I think it's going to pay off some big dividends in the end. Scott

Hi I read your posting. Have you looked into Aqua Zumba? I've heard that Aqua Zumba is great because it doesn't have the same amount of stress on the joints that regular Zumba has. I don't know if that might put some extra force on your knees. Why don't you try posting a new topic of Aqua Zumba is it hard on your knees to…

I'm in as well. I wish that I'd see more guys doing the video. But I think that I'll get good results from the video and when I worked out for the first time today I was huffing and puffing. Maybe by week two I'll be able to do all of the exercises and put everything into it. Scott

I burned 6568 calories this week. So I'm happy with the results. I took up Zumba so I expect the number to be getting a little larger and I'm going to shoot to do Zumba at least two times per week and maybe 3. Scott

shanae I would love to shake my hips. But to be honest I need to learn how to do it because they ain't moving. Maybe with a few more practice sessions I'll figure it out and I'll be able to start shaking my hips. Right now I'll have to be content with watching and trying to figure it out on my own until I can get them…

What would you recommend as a beginner watching zumba? Should I be behind the instructor or in front of the instuctor or doesn't it really matter where you stand? Scott

TinkrBelz My knees were so sore after I worked out with Zumba that first day. What advice can you give me so that my knees aren't so sore next time? I'm a big guy (320) so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it, but there should be something I can do so they aren't as sore next time. Scott

it's funny that you should mention not doing the moves right. That's going to take a while to get the moves down. I'm a guick learner but my hips and my butt just don't want to move in certain directions. I did read that you should pretend that when your at the gym you should think like nobody's watching so I think that's…

Hi Lilie Think of something that you can buy that when you reach your goal you can reward yourself with something (like a new bicycle, a new dress, a ring, just something to help motivate you). Scott

I just purchased one of the Biggest loser videos today and I'm planning on looking at it tomorrow. Today I'm just going to take a little well deserved break. Scott

Barefoot, that seems odd. Seems like it's asking for trouble. Especially if they might get too close to me and with my big 15 foot size shoe I wouldn't want to squash someones toes my first day. I better be on the lookout for barefoot dancers (lol). Scott

Hi christina When I went to the Y today they told me that the class is free to members and they also said that there might be a little bit of an introduction at the beginning for people just starting out. I can't tell you how excited I am waiting for this tomorrow. Especially the music part. Scott

akoivisto I noticed on the schedule that there were different instructors. So that should keep the program pretty entertaining and I think they meet every other day. From the sounds of it, it must be pretty good because they've just added an evening class as well. Scott

Mhuch I usually bring a towel when I go to the wellness room to workout. Can't believe I didn't think of bringing a towel. Thanks for the advice. I was noticing that several people were not in unison to the instructor and I'll be one of those tomorrow. I'm hoping that I'll be able to finish the whole routine, but if not…

Look into buying a dance video that you enjoy or look for Zumba that you can find online which burns a lot of calories. Scott

Hi Rachlet The first thing I noticed from reading your post is that you need to get back your self-confidence and start believing in yourself. Your not alone in your feelings and you are going to find that from within this site that you are going to find a lot of people to give you the support that you are going to need.…

It's a simple as mind over matter. If you put your mind to it, you can actually help yourself refrain from eating those potato chips. Been there, done that. I still eat potato chips now and then because I like them. My advice is start slow, limit yourself to just one portion of potato chips that are on the label. For…

I went through all of the threads and didn't see the formula for BMR. Where is the BMR number that is in MFP? Is that the recommended number of calories (i.e. 1200)? Please let me know. Scott

Hi Alex Welcome to the site. I think you're going to like this program. It pays big dividends to use this program (providing that you use it). Strive to log in a daily basis and as already suggested make new friends. Scott

It's funny. Right now I'm eating more than I usually have in the past and I'm losing weight. I've tried to get rid of the junk foods from my regular routine like potato chips, nuts, and sodas. That's helped out a lot. I think that since I missed a lot of meals that wasn't good either so now I'm eating on a regular basis…

Hi Adila You've got to get started somewhere. No time like the present to start losing weight and I think that you'll find this program very motivating if you stick to using it on a regular basis and actually monitor and track what you eat (that's the hardest part). It's got a very good database. Scott

Also I happened to look and see that you only had two friends. Increase your network of friends to allow yourself an opportunity for more people to give you positive feedback and help keep you motivated. Scott

Hi Linday The thing that really helped me to start losing weight is that I read the best way to lose weight is to cut back calories and exercise at the same time. I was under the impression that I only needed 30 minutes of exercise. But then I read (for a grad class I'm taking) that for weight loss 30 minutes is not…

This forum is a great way to meet other people that can provide you with the support that your going to need. It's good because the aid of this site surrounds you with the network of people that have the same common goal as you - losing weight. Scott

Hi Nan First off, your not going to be able to do anything about where you are at right now. Accept the fact that your weight is where it's at and start taking the initiative (which you have already done by signing up for MFP) to define your weight loss goals (i.e. you want to lose 25 pounds right). So what's the…