mmargarette Member

i'm starting on insanity again this april. i haven't finished it ever. longest streak was 3 weeks on the first month. but i want to finish it all the way now.

thanks! i'm thinking of doing insanity this april and upping my workout time for kettle bell :)

i'd like to know more about 'overnight glycogen reserves' and 'fat burn mode' please.

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^ yes exactly. thanks everyone :) and to those who share the same experience, let's prove them wrong!

from what I know, you just really have to lower your body fat percentage :) strength training!

I know right? I'm doing my best to ignore her comments.

just saw it. good job! :) what was your routine?

since i do kettlebell workouts, does that count as both cardio and lifting? although i know lifting is technically those big weights but all i've got now is a kettlebell and dumbbells

even though i gained the weight? i gained 20lbs during my first two years in college and my body fat really got higher. but yeah ok i'll just keep up with my deficit and strength training :)

that 1510 is your tdee :)

do you mean tdee? my bmr is 1277. but yes i do agree that for our size, a serious deficit is hard. ill aim for 10lbs in three months then :)

Oops i meant a week!!

How do i put on muscle? Will kettlebell workouts help me build muscle? How long does muscle building take?

I know I'm at a healthy weight but it's REALLY my tummy. From 27 it became 30. My hips got bigger too. My jeans don't fit me anymore I swear. The only things that have kept going are my jeggings. From my P.E. fitness test, my waist to hip ratio is at a high risk. The rest of my body parts are healthy thin/lean. It's really…

A) A pound per week would be great! Max of 1.5 B) Sorry! I've thought of stopping on calorie counting recently because I feel like it's frying my brain. But I'll get back to it asap

Exactly, the freshman 15! I'm the only one who got it among my friends too :( I was sort of athletic back in high school too being in the tennis team. Thanks for the advice. I'll still keep up with working out and proper eating :)

Bump! I don't have a HRM so I just try to estimate my cals from 100-200. But I hope I can get some info from others! Stats: 5'2, 115~lbs

I eat the same meals everyday except weekends and I don't get bored with them because I make sure they taste good and I know they're good for me. Mind over matter. :)

There are days wherein I do t25 and insanity: core cardio. Try kettlebell/dumbbell workouts too. Find what suits you!

i don't have a hrm so i log it as circuit training. but given that mfp is not accurate, i try to manually count my hr (count pulse in 10 secs then multiply by 6) and decipher from there if i should under/over estimate my calories burned.

QUESTION!! Should doing resistance training be in interval days? Or is everyday or 5-6 times a week just fine and/or more effective? + calorie deficit (for losing weight)

Quinoa has this nutty flavor to it. I don't mind it at all. I LOVE quinoa. It has everything you need in macros! I stopped eating rice and switched to quinoa.

I'd put that in Circuit Training :)

I'm on week 2 and still at it! :)

the added stuff doesn't seem like it should contain a lot of calories though. yes i'm sure :) it says in the packaging that 1/4 cup dry is 250 cals

mind sharing your routine? :)

Do you think I should stop T25 or any cardio workout?

Is cardio only optional if I do that ^ ?

I'm REALLY not sure what strength training I should do. Body weight exercises you mean? Or with resistance? I can only workout at home with 5lbs dumbbells. Not sure if I should get heavier ones but 5lbs seem pretty ok to me because after a few reps, I can feel the burn already :)) well with arm exercises tho.