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I hula hoop pretty much every day, but I don't do any routines or classes or anything fancy, just a couple times throughout the day while watching TV. This method doesn't burn a ton compared to other exercise, but it's an easy way to burn calories that I wouldn't be if I stayed sitting on the couch watching TV.

I get my cardio from youtube videos, such as Jillian Michaels and also the Fitnessblender channel. For strength, I recently finished the book "Body by You" and now I'm doing a program from a website called ashotofadrenaline.com. All body weight workouts :). Hope this helps!

Just did a check (although only over 10 seconds because I'm lazy) and it is 66 bpm. I do a combination of cardio and body weight strength training.

I have only lost about 24 pounds (wasn't overweight, but on the higher end of healthy range and not happy with my body), but I miss burning more calories for the same amount of exercise...gotta work harder to burn more calories now! That's about it, though.

Nope, you only use 1 tablespoon of each and I find it doesn't ooze everywhere. Trust me, you gotta try it!

I have been doing body weight workouts for almost a year and I think they are great. My results may have been faster if I lifted weights, but this is way more convenient. Right now I'm doing a 3-month program from the website "A Shot of Adrenaline" and it's going well. I wasn't sure if results were happening but I was told…

I love grilled peanut butter nutella banana sandwiches...nutella on one side, peanut butter on the other, bananas in the middle and butter on the outsides. Grill in a frying pan. Beautiful.

This website http://ashotofadrenaline.net/ has a lot of free bodyweight workout programs/schedules. I am doing the 3-month one, although since you sound more advanced, there are more difficult ones on there. I like it so far! I did Body By You and I saw some results, but was definitely getting sick of it by the end. I am…

Just get back to normal, and drink a lot of water. I had an entire cheat week during the week of easter. It was planned, so I was mentally prepared to be a little bloated and gain some weight. I got right back to normal and even though I went more overboard than I thought I would with food, the weight and bloat was gone in…

Taking my mom to dinner! She said she didn't want any gifts and she is really hard to buy for anyway, but I think I may get her some flowers as well.

You look great, good job! However, I thought you looked great before as well, don't think you were skinny fat, but of course, it's how you feel that matters. Good luck with the competition :).

Bumping for later!

I often cook my oatmeal in just water, which would be boring on its own, but I add all the yummy stuff right into the bowl after. I do a lot of different combos, but I love cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and peanut butter! I have also done a little bit of orange juice and white chocolate chips, it was delicious.

Oatmeal with 1 tsp vanilla, 2 tbsp orange juice, 1 tbsp white chocolate chips. It was delicious!! I love eating oatmeal because there are so many yummy things to mix in.

I am coming to the end of an entire week off of exercise, haha. I did some walking, but that's it. I'm sure one day will be fine :)

I hula hoop with a weighted hoop while watching TV, usually twice a day for 20 minutes at a time. Even though it doesn't burn as much as other exercise, I look at it this way - I'm still getting more activity than spending those 20 minutes on the couch! I don't know if it has helped my midsection specifically, but it's a…

I didn't log today as I am actually taking a diet/exercise break week (I know this sounds like a slippery slope, but I do it about 3 times a year :) ) However, I am sure I went over by waaaaay more than everyone int his thread haha. I'm not even going to rationalize it or feel bad. I am pretty stuffed but I'm going to…

I really love a lot of it, but cadbury mini eggs. They are so dangerous. Here is what usually happens: I eat an absurd amount of mini eggs, practically inhaling them because I can't get enough I think "Wow, that was way too much. I feel kinda crappy, I won't have any for the rest of the day". A few hours later..."mmm,…

Looks amazing! I actually have all of the ingredients right now but I am pretty lazy to do it tonight, definitely soon though. Thanks.

I don't know how many people do this, but a few times a year, I take a whole week from logging AND exercising. Even if I'm not going on vacation, I give myself a break here and there, gain a few pounds, and then it comes right off once I get back into my routine. I take these MFP/exercise breaks stragetically (trips,…

If OP stated they didn't want any, it's not helpful for the mother to be offering it. Who's to say that they won't eat stuff like that at another time, but felt they could not fit it into their day?

I feel like my stomach reacts even more slowly than everyone else. There have been times when 20 minutes later, | still wasn't full but I felt like I ate too much already, so continued to wait. About an hour after I ate, I all of a sudden felt stuffed. Wish it didn't take so long!

I am winded after just a few minutes of running, yet I can do other kinds of cardio no problem. I think I just hate doing the same motion over and over for a long period of time. In kickboxing, dancing, or even just general aerobic workouts, there is more variety so it takes my mind off of being tired. I tried to get into…

I see so many people responding in different threads with phrases like - why not just have the real thing? Maybe some people just want something lower cal to help with a craving and if you like a substitute version, there is nothing wrong with that. Some things have very high calories but for such a small amount and are…

Look up "the oatmeal artist" on google. It's a whole website devoted to oatmeal recipes, including stove top, baked and overnight oats. She has a ton of amazing and easy recipes on there.

I do a lot of variations, but my favorites include adding in bananas and nutella, and another one is cocoa powder, sugar (or other sweetener of choice) and peanut butter.

for cardio, I also use Fitnessblender and just started using videos from XHIT and Popsugar Fitness. For weight training, I am doing body weight exercises from the book "Body by You" by Mark Lauren.

I do this, I like playing around with the figures and finding ways to fit in treats into my day. I sometimes end up changing my mind, but I always have a rough idea of what my day is going to be like.

I'm with pretty much everyone else. I don't count everyday chores, but since my activity level is set at sedentary (I have an office job, eat back exercise cals), if I have spent the day cleaning a lot more than usual (to be honest, only once in a while, I'm pretty lazy haha), I will count it, but underestimate. If I have…

These are awesome answers, guys! Thanks a lot, really informative. I don't imagine i have much, if any, loose skin as I have only lost about 20 pounds (maybe a bit more now, I only weigh myself once a month). I was never overweight, but still in the upper range of what my weight should be for my height (I know weight alone…