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You have the right ideas. You are also right about weight lifting in the arms to help with your weight loss. While you can't target areas you can work the muscles and they will burn the fat around them. Weight lifting burns calories during and long after you lift so it is very beneficial. You also still need to work on the…

So it's been a week and a half since I've been on here. I live in the northeast and we got slammed with a windstorm that caused a power outage of 5 days at my house. I finished one P90X workout in the dark when it first went out but then I had 3 days with no workouts. I couldn't even do modified ones bc I had no…

So today is day 30 for me! I'm very excited and I forgot/never took my before pictures so today I'm taking day 30 pictures. As well I hadn't weighed myself since earlier this week and I'm down 4 pounds (I had gone up a pound probably in water weight). It's interesting to see what P90X does differently to people's body's…

Bump. Great information I was confused about MFP's calculations and was just trusting them but I like understanding much more!

Well my double workouts might have proven too much for my body. I went to the gym yesterday and did 25 minutes on the elliptical and 15 on a bike, then came home and did YogaX. My hip is absolutely killing me and causing pain in my lower back so most of my Yoga moves were not that great and up until now I'd been improving.…

Almost the end of my first recovery week. I'm excited that this coming Thursday is the 30 day mark. I didn't get many replies about the calorie amounts that P90X had suggested so I just did my own thing. To recap 2400 seemed to high so I was eating 1700-2000 only doing P90X and now I'm eating between 1400-1600 maybe 1700…

Just a quick thought on the Dreya Rolls...I did 2 out of 10 where I could stand up without hands! I too thought they were impossible. Here's what I did differently- when my legs were over my head (on my back) and my hands at my side I pushed down really hard with my hands and flung my legs (I mean really tried hard to…

Last week was absolutely miserable for me and P90X was not always a priority. I won't get into the details but boy when bad stuff happens it always has to happen at the same time! Last week was week 3 on Lean for me and I felt like I was stepping it up each workout and could see clear improvements. I was a little…

While I love eating it plain I do love it in many other ways. Lately I've put strogoanoff over it or other sauces. I also made a pork fried rice variety; only it was quinoa and chicken without pork. Quinoa Pork fried rice style: 1 Cup Quinoa 2 Eggs cooked super thin and then chopped 1/2 Cup chopped up carrots 1/4 Cup…

Anybody else really sore? Week one wasn't that sore. This week my upper rib cage in the back is constantly tight. I think it's because this week the workouts were definitely better as in I was able to do better vinyasas and such. One way I worked on my leg soreness was to do regular cardio at the gym which was great. Only…

Alright week 2 day 2! Feeling pretty good. I was super sore yesterday because I was sick this weekend and took my rest day then. So I did back and legs one day followed by core synergistics....ouch. Then cardio really loosened me up and I feel rejuvenated! I never thought it would really get easier in just a week to do…

Chocolickkyss- Just a thought on buying more weights. I don't know if I already said this but I went to buy more and my 8 lb dumbbells were 12$ each so I bought an resistance band to work for my 12 and 15 lbs and the nice thing is it can work for both because you can just shorten it to make it harder. The band alone was…

Love it! Usually I have a lot to say...not this time!:smile:

Whew...Yoga (X style) going to be the downfall for me. That was crazy I hope I'm able to do have those things by the time 90 days are over. First off I think I'll have more success when I'm not worrying about falling over due to the mat I'm on. My mom got me these great foam puzzle pieces for Christmas. Only problem…

Wow! Originally I wasn't going to post on this thread but now I feel the need to. I don't mean to offend anyone and don't believe that I know everything. This is just what I know and feel strongly about since I teach it and it affects all parts of my work. I do drink coffee in the morning but limit myself to one cup in the…

Yay day 3! Haha that seems so funny in the big picture. So today I did Arms and Shoulders which went well...I think I need a few more dumbbells with some weight variety. Probably 8's, 12's and 15's. So I was pretty tired after the workout and was going to wait awhile before I put in Ab Ripper and as I was sitting on the…

Google it! There are a ton of recipes out there. I'm pretty sure there are even pages just dedicated to Quinoa! Just a thought make sure you read you labels if you get boxed quinoa and if you get it in bulk you may want to rinse it before you eat it. There's a natural pesticide on it and it will taste bad if you don't…

In regards to the heart rate monitors and weight lifting there was an interesting post in another thread. Unfortunately I don't know what thread it is but I think I know who said it and might be able to find it. Anyway this guy seems to know what he's talking about and he mentioned that HRM's don't work while weight…

I started! I came back from my week away where I ate horribly in comparison to how I have been eating for the past 3 months. Lol I ate better through the entire holidays than I did this past week. But P90X came while I was gone and I did the fitness test this morning...went to work came home and did Core Synergistics.…

Well I thought I was back on track...then I went out with some friends Friday night and my first fast food in months. That wasn't horrible but the next day was one of those friends' birthdays and we had cake and lots of beer to celebrate. Then of course the day after drinking lots of beer I felt soooo great (not!). And to…

I'll def keep checking in with this. I haven't received my P90X yet and won't be able to start for a week but I too was looking for a new board where people were just starting. Even though I'll be a week or so behind I'd love to keep up with how people are doing and look for advice when I start!

Same story goes here. Good news is that I just saw a report that the fat in your thighs can actually keep you healthy and reduce your risk of heart attack/stroke. Bad news the fat in your thighs might be there to stay. I'm not a complete believer that it will stay because I've lost over an inch in each of my thighs in 7…

Today was back on track for me! It's been awesome to be able to read what everyone has been up to over the past 2 weeks. I was super nervous this past monday to get on the scale as I hadn't really weighed in or logged that much in 2 weeks, but I was down another 2 pounds. I had an emotional New Year's week which didn't…

I took a look at your diary for the last few days and it seems like a major way for you to add calories is breakfast. You've probably heard this before but just in case you haven't, eating breakfast is one the most important things you can do to boost weight loss and live a healthy lifestyle. You have more time throughout…

I'm 5'7" at 168ish (haven't weighed myself this week). Early Nov. I bought 12's at American Eagle and they were super tight and now they could fall off without a belt. I'm not quite a 10 I don't think but I've lost almost 20 pounds and barely gone down a size. I thought I would like to be a size 8 but not sure I can do…

It's actually proven that people who give themselves a break and eat something that they wouldn't consider super healthy makes them stay healthier longer. The longer you hold out on yourself the more you want to break down and when you do it could be really bad or for good. Try and have a few things that might be…

I think I'm being spited for saying before that when things get difficult I will always find a way around it. Yesterday I went to the gym and thanks to the wind it was closed bc of no power. Working out at home would be ok normally except that I'm fighting shin splints from running and jump roping so going to the gym was…

I think cutting out most sugar is a really good idea. I've been conscious about what I've been eating that involves sugar and on my food diary I'm always over on the sugar. For a long time I used alternatives/substitutes (Splenda, aspartame, truvia) and they caused me other health issues so now I usually eat pure sugar…

Sounds like everyone's doing well through the holidays. It's a true testament to a lifestyle change and not just a temporary thing. I realized last week that I've been on MFP for 8 weeks now. It sure doesn't feel like it and it feels great. My plan over the holidays was to keep going to the gym when I could and get rid of…

Yea today was a little painful at the gym. I'd done a few workouts with a jump rope over the holidays bc I got some workout stuff for Christmas. I do know from sports in high school that it takes like 4-6 weeks to get in shape but only 2 weeks to lose almost all the endurance or other fitness. It's a shame...after all the…