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(Quick side note, I left out a number...i do THREE 30-50 minute bike workouts a week. I guess I forgot that whole "3" thing...lol) Sure can!! It's this one. It's a good sized tub. I've used it before every ride for probably a month and a half and I think I still have more than 3/4 of it left. It's kind of got some sort of…

I don't bike outside, but I do 30-50 minutes spin workouts a week. I was initially like, dying. A buddy of mine (who is a bike mechanic/rider extraordinaire) ordered me some very basic padded cycling shorts and some chamois cream. She said "the shorts are just to get you started, but the chamois cream is magic. No matter…

I'm set up in a small area of my basement. I've got an entry level (read:basic) spin bike (as in, $400 on Amazon) a sqaut rack/bench set up with about 200 lbs of weight, some assorted dumbells (2.3-20 lbs), standard Olympic bar. I have a shorter Olympic bar (5 ft, I think...sometimes the big one is just too long to manage)…

I'm younger than most on here, but peri-menopausal regardless. I'm almost 39 and have been dong this whole perimenopause thing for 2 years-ish. My mom was early also, so i should not be surprised....that being said.... I've lost about 35 lbs in the last year and I don't really notice it being any different than when I lost…

You know, I did the same thing. lol. Did Body Pump, Combat, Attack and CXWORX (or I guess its now called Les Mills Core or something?) for a whole year and just eyed those bike programs and never even seriously considered buying bike until recently. I had a few extra hundred dollars and jumped in. Ive been VERY happy with…

I started doing Sprint only because I'd finish the Trip and be all amped up like I could do another track still..so I'd do a 5 or 6 minute Sprint track. And literally the ONLY reason I ever opted to do an entire Sprint workout was because I realized they are only 30 minutes. LOL. I lift before I bike and sometimes I run…

I've had a spin bike for about a month now - also a lower cost Amazon purchase, as I wasn't sure if I would like it. I actually only purchased it to try to get more use out of my Les Mills on Demand subscription. Initially, I purchased the subscription for Body Combat and Body Pump and then also started doing CXWORK and…

So...yeah. I dont disagree with you. I just somehow ended up with a lot of people in my life who are trainers who aren't all about cardio. I like it, I do it and i think it's important.

Thanks!! I have a lot of work to do though...it's an ongoing battle!! That cardio thing...personally, I like cardio. It makes me feel better and I know it's good for the heart and body. MY brother is a trainer, as are a few of my friends. And I work in a prison, which is just full of muscled people. lol. The general…

I do 6 days a week most weeks. I take Wednesdays off. Su, M, T, TH, and Sa I lift (A/B workouts, alternating days/weeks). Su, M, T, Th, F and Sa I do cardio as well. I alternate between Les Mills programs - Body Combat and either The Trip or Sprint (both are cycling). Friday nights I follow up the cardio with a 10 or 15…

Just for background before I say anything, I come from a family of alcoholics, including my dad who it nearly killed until he quit...and then ultimately died from lung cancer, likely from a different addiction (cigarettes). I'm a licensed independent clinical social worker and worked in addictions treatment for a decade.…

I definitely second whatever poster above me that mentioned Youtube workouts. I'm a single mom, no gym membership and no free time and I used Youtube workouts last year and dropped 30 lbs in a few months. I used to do a ton of Popsugar workouts - they're free, they have just about any kind of workout youd be interested in…

In 2011, I lost about 50 lbs, ending at a goal weight of 180...I'm 5'5, so that was still a size 12/14 or so. But that's sort of where I like to live - I like how I look, I like what my body can do, I like how I feel in my skin...and I like not having to STRESS about trying to maintain a eight that is 50 lbs lighter than…

I'm almost 38 and this is my second go at this. I lost 50 lbs in 2011and kept it all off until 2015 when I got divorced and gained about 15-20 back. I stayed steady there until I got pregnant in 2017 and have since had the baby and gained it ALL back, plus about 10 more lbs. I'm down about 32 lbs now. So. I get that fear.…

I do this all the time. I do find that it can get a little binge-like sometimes, and if that happens, I know I'm in trouble and need to get back to logging everything accurately. But, this is the second time I've been through this weight loss thing, after losing almost 50 lbs 8 years ago (which I gained back after a…

I tried it for a time after watching several coworkers have success with it. For me, it was totally not worth it. I, for whatever reason, did not find that it was helpful in managing my appetite at all and I would be well over my allotted calories for the day REALLY quickly, but was still feeling hungry.

I have done a lot of workouts on Popsugar (via YouTube). They have a lot of variety - both in terms of style of workout and fitness level. More recently, I've been doing Body Combat via Les Mills on Demand. I LOVE Body Combat - I've been doing cardio kickboxing stuff for several years, and Body Combat is (by far) my…

I do a salad pretty much every day and I"m not sick of it yet - I think the trick is to avoid lettuce, which is boring. I marinate several chicken breasts in a different rub/marinade on Saturdays and cook and dice them on Sundays and portion up for my salad. I've been using pre-shredded coleslaw mix mixed up with…

Are you using MyFitnessPal just simply to log your food or is your plan to use it to help you lose a bit of weight? I've lost using the app twice (once pre pregnancy...and once post), my experience has been not to overthink it. Add your info in and just do what it tells you to do. the more complicated I try to make the…

It's not a plan per se, but my vote goes to the popsugar workouts on YouTube. they have plenty that are good for beginners, and plenty that are good for those who are more advanced, and most of them can be modified to make them harder or easier for you. They have a pretty wide variety to choose from...I've always been an…

I eat a cabbage salad (bagged cole slaw mix mixed with a bag of broccoli slaw mix) every day at work. Every Saturday, I take a family package of chicken breasts and slice them lengthwise (so they're thin) and throw them in an enormous Ziploc bag and mix in a different seasoning blend - garlic, onion powder, chives, salt…

I do a SUPER similar one. Cocoa powder (to taste), milk of choice in a milk frother and add a little but of French vanilla coffee creamer. Delish.

Depends on what you're doing for working out and what you feel comfortable in. I workout/run in athletic capris - I have several $10 pairs from Walmart that are just fine, they are comfortable, they stay where I want them to and I've never had an issue with them being see through. That being said...when Victoria's Secret…

Fresh ginger Crushed red Pepper Fresh rosemary Sweet Baby Rays Buffalo wing sauce (mix one serving in with a serving of Bolthouse Farms yogurt ranch dressing and you've got yourself a killer salad dressing that's like, 70 calories AND enough to feel like you're eating a much better salad than you are)

So. There's a lot mixed up in this. I'm seconding somebody else who already said this - are you generally healthy enough to be pregnant? I was 198 lbs when I got pregnant with my first and 206 with my second, and I was definitely healthy enough - as are many, many people, both bigger and smaller than I ever was. And that,…

So. I like Jillian Michaels. I like Lizzo. I like what they both bring to the world. I don't know Lizzo personally - but if I had to make a guess, she is probably like an awful lot of us, wishing to be thinner/smaller/fitter, whatever and finding a lot of barriers to doing so - maybe it's time, maybe it's motivation, maybe…

* I work full time and generally skip breakfast so lunch is my first meal. I normally take one of the family size packs of chicken breast from the grocery store and slice them thin on Saturdays and dump them all in an enormous Ziploc bag and let them sit with a ton of spices and a little bit of olive oil (just enough to be…

Having lost and gained and lost and gained my way into a pretty unhealthy relationship with food...I would say it's not worth it. Find a weight that feels comfortable - does your body work like you (realistically) want it to? Can you sleep/breathe/etc? Are you active enough to be healthy? Are you able to dress in a way…

I've tried this program twice and it failed for me both times. In part because of those two things. I'm not a huge proponent of the program myself (at all), and I agree with you - I get what they are trying to do. But...also they dont really build you a diet. And the timer and the "eat one at a time" are (I think,…