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I try not to. It always says I weigh more.

Good job on the weight loss! Keep it up! You will make it. With a positive attitude, you are halfway there!

Killingaurora - I'm going to switch mine back to light and just add walking slow pace 2.0mph. How many hours do you log for that?

No Additives - I do have a cal goal of 1200 a day. I always mostly reach that!

MJT - you are right. I never thought I could be logging them twice. I don't know what I put in as my activity level. I will need to adjust that.

I see some really cute women's polar HRM watches on ebay. I might just have to get one for Christmas!

I hope your hubby gets well soon and you can pick up on your exercises. That must be hard with two small kiddos! I need to invest in a heart-rate monitor. What brand did you buy, Jaycee? I really want to know how many calories I'm burning throughout the day.

You're right, Lorna. This is definitely a lifestyle change and not a diet. I"ll try eating all or most of my exercise cals today to give my metabolism a boost. No, I haven't measured yet. I plan to pick up some measuring tape today and take my measurements and before pics for the Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred program I'm…

What is fortnightly? Lol. I have never heard of that. No, I have not measured myself. I need to. Can't find the measuring tape. I'm probably going to have to pick up a roll.

Jaycee - Do you eat back all of your exercise calories or just some? I'm trying to figure out what works best for me. I'm only eating back about half of them.

I agree. I think it's harder for most people to lose weight when they only have like 10-15 lbs to lose compared to someone who has like 50-75 lbs to lose. Maybe I should zigzag my cals too. I always seem to eat about the same amount (except on my one cheat day a week). I should also wait and weigh myself like every Sunday…

numberscolors - I was a few hundred cals under a few times this week. Yesterday I was just 35 under, then I exercised with Jillian Michaels and was like over 200 cals under. I didn't eat after and just ended the day a little over 200 under. Maybe that is why. My goal is to eat back half of my exercise cals which I ate back…

Thanks, Tonya! I did your formula with my weight and got a 177 calorie burn per 15 minutes! That's a great workout! Thanks!!

I just posted by mini-goals. I made them really far apart because I lose weight sooo slowly! I have the slowest metabolism ever it seems!

I can't believe no one mentioned the hilarity with the three people in matching clothes!! Haha! Why would anyone do that??? Are they in elementary school? LOL

Thanks for all of the helpful info - MJT! I have it set to lose .9 lbs a week. I tried to go into settings and just change it to 1 lb a week but no matter what I did, it wouldn't change. I try to stay away from fast food at all costs except Subway which I may only have 2 times a week at most and even then I pile on the…

That's so interesting that you guys have this number that you mostly always stick with that you found works. I will have to play around and experiment to see. I have 300 cals left and still need to exercise. I am not even that hungry. I wasn't feel too well this morning and don't have much of an appetite. I have a bad…

Great weight loss!!!

I think I'll eat back half. So if my cals are set for 1200 and I eat my 1200 cals and then burn 300 for the day, then I'll eat back just 150. You guys are right, there isn't one right answer. You have to do what works for you. Thanks for your quick feedback! I just love this site! :wink: :wink: :wink: :laugh: :laugh:…

Pilates (most notably the Teaser series) is great for flattening the abs too!

I am 15 lbs heavier! hahaha! I WAS then and still am 15 lbs heavier! I can get away with it because I'm short and don't look like I weigh as much as I do. I'm muscular and solid (for the most part).

I saw that gum and was going to get it. Glad I didn't! I hope you feel better soon!

I'm going to use Thanksgiving as my cheat day. C'mon, it's Thanksgiving!!

I agree. I love the social aspect of this site. I was sort of addicted to FB before coming here. At least with this place I'm doing something with my health!!

On a side note - It seems like losing weight takes forever!! Who agrees? Maybe it's just me! I think our bodies need time to adjust to such changes. It probably thinks, "What in the world is she doing to me now?!" And then after it gets over the shock of me exercising it so much, then it will finally realize what to do,…

Herbie Sue - That's what I was thinking. Your words exactly. How long have you been doing 30-Day Shred and how long did it take you to start losing?

I just read the article that the other member posted above. It said for someone my size I should eat my exercise calories so my body knows it's okay to burn fat storage. It absolutely makes sense. I think I will still try to maintain a deficit each day of 100-200 cals, but I"ll eat most of my exercise calories.

That's what I said! We totally had a huge fight over it. He has been working out for years and cannot gain any weight. He has a super high metabolism, while I look at a doughnut and gain 5 lbs! I am going to continue what I'm doing and eat mostly all of my exercise calories because I know from my research that I am indeed…

My calorie goal is set to 1200. I am 5'0 and 125 and my goal weight is 115. He said it's good to get into starvation mode because my body will start using up my fat storage, hence causing weight loss. That doesn't sound right to me!

I plan on starting it tomorrow (Monday). I have never done any of her videos, so I don't know what to expect. What is the average calorie burn for each workout? Is there a Jillian Michaels workout option already on here?