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What is your weight now Jadethief? If you like I'll work out the numbers I'd recommend for you too and you can give them a try? Feel free to add me and message them to me if you prefer. Or you can follow the calculations above :)

There are! I would honestly say though that this way has never failed for me. As long as I'm honest about what I am eating and doing and stick within these numbers I always lose.

Your hair is immense. I hope you take a few pounds into account for it when you weigh in ;)

OK so with my calculations I would say this: BMR= 1836.7 1836.7 X 1.2 = 2204KCAL 2204- 500= 1704 SO if I were you I'd set my custom goal at 1704kcal and then log and eat back my exercise calories (but be conservative in your estimates as I think MFP is a little generous) Or if you were taking 15-20% away your daily net…

Hello there, I just had a look into the way you are calculating and I'm not sure about it. The way I have read and done myself to great success (it's also the way most weight loss guru's and doctors seem to endorse) is as follows: BMR x 1.2 (this is for a sedentary lifestyle. I'll explain why in a second) So for me my BMR…

Hello there, I like Jillian Michael's take on this: http://www.jillianmichaels.com/index.aspx?puid=5d32cf69-8d08-4154-b0b4-1a14b7aeca74&issueid=17907 I think she is very right. It's all about exactly what you consume for those last few pounds. Eating clean is the way forward :) Sarah

Thank you SO MUCH for this! :)

It's true that unfortunately you can't spot reduce belly fat. But one thing you can do to help reveal your stomach muscles quicker is to change the kind of diet you eat. Bodybuilders who want to reduce their body fat and particularly belly fat to reveal six pack abs eat very 'clean' diets to do this. Plus it has the added…

This is very heartening! Thank you :)

Hi Leslie, I'm having a little plateau too at the mo and trying not to get disheartened! Things that will help are: -increasing the intensity of your workouts. This will boost your metabolism and give you some after-burn too. Jillian is great for this just push as hard as possible each workout. -adding some more cardio to…

You are amazing! I love how proud you look in the later pictures. You can really see how much happiness it has given you to get in control. Well done. Thank you so much for sharing. Made me smile lots :D :D

Hello and welcome! Well done for finishing 30 day shred. I haven't personally done ripped yet but there are a couple of people who use it over on the daily workout topic thread so you could join in with them and chat about how they are finding it. Well done on your bike ride! So good for a good burn and you don't really…

Hi There and welcome! Muay Thai boxing! I think you will love Jillian workouts then as that's her background. I think 2-3 times a week sounds good. I think the idea is that you do each level for 10 sessions and then move on but I think listen to your body. If you are starting to find a level too easy or at least you feel…

Hi Everyone. All doing great I see! I'm going to have a go at Level 1 of Shred today and take the modifications where I need to for my knee ;) wish me luck!

Well done everyone. Such dedication here. I think I might try a bit of NMTZ this weekend and just go easy on the knee stuff. Do modifications? My cousin is staying and I have her on the Jillian bandwagon already!

The jumping is horrific I agree but you'll manage it soon and then you'll feel even more of a rockstar. It AWLAYS hurts though. But I guess that's good. Amazing work and motivation. I'm so impressed!

You are a MACHINE! I am in awe of your dedication :)

Hi Kim, Congrats on your amazing loss so far and welcome to our lovely group! Keep checking in with us and we'll help keep you motivated. Plenty of other wonderful Jillian workouts to mix it up with once you get to the end of the fun with 'Ripped' too. :)

Yes rest is very important when you have a cold. I've heard Jillian say you shouldn't work out when you are sick too so you are doing the right thing backing off a little. Enjoy your walk tonight. I love working out in company. Doesn't feel like such a slog.

Viva are you kidding me?! You started at 4am!!! You are crazy woman...impressively dedicated but also a little bit crazy! I feel like I don't have any excuses now ;)

Sounds like everyone worked really hard as always. Well done! So what if some of us (myself included) went a little over on calories. On the whole everyone worked out and was mindful of their eating. I would put money on the fact that we all ate less and did more than we would have before MFP so let's be happy at our…

It does seem a failry sensible solution to take chit chat feeds out of the recent posts. It is the most active area like you say and will come up first and it does figure that a newbie would click straight there and, being at the beginning of a weightloss journey and therefore perhaps overly sensitive to these types of…

THIS :)

Oh dear. This all got very negative didn't it! I really dislike how ugly people get over the slightest thing. I can understand why that thread put your friend off but there is some truth in that perhaps he subconsciously looked for what might put him off (an understandable mindest at the start of a weightloss journey…

And Shaunda, how did your day 4 workout go? Did you make it?

So, What special weekend workouts has everyone got planned? Will it be Jiliian or something else for a weekend treat. I really like to take my time over my weekend workouts and schedule in time to really be present and focused and "enjoy" my efforts. I'm planning a long walk/bike ride, some yoga with my boyfriend and some…

Thanks ladies. It's so typical that you set up a group about something and then you can't actually do it! Ha! Well done Anita! You are really going for it. So glad you found it fun once you started. Well done for getting back on it after only one days rest too. I think a little stiffness is fine but I know that I get so…

I go by BMI. I want to be somewhere in the low-middle of the healthy BMI range. I'm aiming for 21.9. As long as you feel healthy and have a healthy BMI then I don't think it's attainable to try to be the lowest weight you ever were. As you say you are healthier now so it probably wasn't that good for you to be so slim.…

Thanks Susan- I think that's good advice. Once I get the all clear I think I'll try 30 day shred with low impact options and then move up to BFBM again when I can. Isn't it rubbish when your body mutinies! ;) Welcome Shaunda- We are very happy to have you! Day 3 is a watershed workout i'd say. I think day3/4 are the…

Hey Rubyautumn4- You should be SO PROUD of yourself for pushing through the barrier and doing it even though it was tough and you didn't want to AND doing some more. Superstar! Viva- I do sometimes struggle to fit BFBM in to my schedule. This is the problem with the longer ones. If I do BFBM it tends to be the only thing I…