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you can always delete the exercises that you aren't supposed to be doing, at the beginning of the workout. Then, afterward, you could create a custom workout if you felt the need to put in more time...

Workout 16 - Easy 199 cals 111 avg heart rate Ouch! Somewhere, in the deepest levels of he-l-l, there's a very ticked off demon, who's considering suing EA for the royalties he's due on the torture methods he thought up and then EA stole... 3 sets of mountain climbers? mountain biking and more skipping than a double-dutch…

Congratulations! Awesome accomplishment!!

which is why a banana is great as a post-workout snack...

Thanks, Monique! Did the 3 pounders give about the same intensity workout as the bands?

On the other hand, I'm in the same general ballpark as Baregravity, and I *have been* eating back my exercise calories (only about 150-200 / day) and I've lost the same general amount of weight in about the same time! I think, though, that it's important to note that there's not one absolute answer to this question. And,…

the straight arm plank counts for "core", and these others for "cardio", right? :huh: Get in a few good ones for me, too!!! :laugh:

was that the one where she was standing square to the camera in the "before" shot, and at a 45-degree angle to it in the "after" shot? I was thinking (a few things) looking at that ad, but one was "cmon, now -- an elephant would look skinnier, if you changed the angle that you looked at it!"

Yeah, that's why I was asking -- I've always done lower-body work, and not so much upper-body, so I don't want to buy something that'll be so heavy that I lose form while doing the reps. I don't know what that "ideal weight" would be, though. I figured that, if I knew what the original band corresponded to, in terms of…

workout 15 (easy)... wow -- starting to get intense! only 25 exercises, but 178 calories... not shabby! I still really hate the core work at the end of the workout (two sets of leg lifts and a set of reverse crunches today -- bleh!), but at least I'm starting to see some improvement -- I'm starting to see a little bit of…

I go to "my recipes" and enter the ingredients (don't forget to add things like the oil you use, and any flavorings (soy, etc)!) there, and that way, I can easily log the serving size and calories. Even better, it means that it's already in the system, for the next time I make the dish!

Hmm... I know that there's a trend in racing these days to work on shortening your stride -- it's supposed to take the strain of shins and knees. Maybe he was trying it out?

This sounds painful -- I haven't gotten there yet... what are these? Do you come out of your lunge and immediately kick into a high knee? do you do some reverse lunges and then immediately "jog" a few high knees?

Hmm... if you're not seeing a difference on the scale, are you seeing a difference in your body? Are you still fitting into your clothes the same way, or have you lost inches / gained muscle tone? Apparently, that offsets the weight lost in fat...

LOL.. the computer geek in me couldn't resist -- OS X is the operating system that Apple Macs use, so when you were asked "windows?", I had to chime in...! :wink:

Or better yet, OS X?

I started on 1/10, so right now I'm in my seventh week -- at this point, I'm about 20 lbs down, and (at least) 30 more to go. (Once I get to 180, I'll decide whether to keep pushing for 170-ish, or to stay at maintenance for a while...!)

I'm on the easy setting, so it was "only" two sets of 180 foot fires (if I remember correctly -- I may have lapsed into unconsciousness at one point there :wink:). I think Miss Booty has put the foot fire hex on the whole group of us! (Edited to add:) Oh -- almost forgot! I ran week 2, day 2 of the C25K tonight ... not…

Workout 14 -- easy 196 calories pretty low on the heart zones -- stayed down in the 2-3 range. broke my resistance band (again) -- first one side, then when I tried to grip it by the band on the side that broke, the other handle gave way, too. *sigh* ok ... big formal dinner tonight (and I have about 900 calories at my…

Hmm... what's a "liquid fast of half my calories"?

well, I waited until last week -- so that I'd have the benefit of six weeks of EA SA2 behind me, and would feel a little more confident about being a little in shape). I also wanted to make sure that i kept one day completely free for rest, and minimized overlap between the two. So, the way it shapes up is Sun-Tues-Thurs…

Just finished workout 13 (easy). Not too bad, although the fitness test kinda ticked me off -- no improvement in my heart rate (in fact, through six weeks (3 wk cardio + phase 1), there hasn't been *any* change to my heart rate! Plus, my recovery time went down a bunch last week, but went back up 10 seconds tonight... grr!…

As much as I hate to admit it, pkgirrl is right... we guys are "fixers" -- tell us about a problem, and we want to solve it (even if you just wanted to talk about why it's bugging you). is there something he's good at? is there something that you really want *done* (rather than *bought*)? pick something that's do-able, and…

i like to add a teaspoon or two of cinnamon on top of my coffee grinds before starting the coffee maker. don't know if that gives me any of the benefits of cinnamon, but it sure tastes good!

Amen to that! To tell the truth, I was thinking about trying a bread & water fast one day a week, but since I've been counting calories and getting into a fitness regime (exercise, jogging), I have to admit that I'm a bit concerned that it might throw my metabolism off, or at least, confuse my body and hinder my ability to…

on-screen, mountain climbers look so effortless, but when I'm doing them, I really feel like I'm hopping (which, IIRC, the on-screen voice tells you not to do). How do you manage them, so that your form is good? (Am I doing them wrong, maybe?)

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Me too! I still can't figure out those Mountain Climbers -- how are we supposed to move both legs, while in that position, without "jumping"?!?!?!? anyway, tough workout -- i wonder what phase 2 is gonna look like?

LOL -- I do that, too! I put the grips between my knees, lift my hands up (and it looks like I'm trying to pretend I'm an airplane!), and then wait until it registers the rep...!

I'm an evening/night workout person -- I just can't crank up any intensity in morning workouts or runs!