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Thanks for all your feedback everybody! First of all, I AM taking care of nutrition first - naturally, it's a result of my eating within a certain number of calories each day and wanting to get the best "bang for my nutritional buck". So my nutrition has improved significantly. Second, I come in a minimum of 100 calories…

Do you remember how much it was for the battery change at Walmart? Also, is it the battery in the black snap-on piece that needs replacing or the watch or both? :) Thanks!!

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Hey there, Yes, I own it and currently am using it. Matter of fact, I used it last year and had great success with it! It comes with everything you need (apart from the Wii system itself, of course). I have both the original EA Sports Active and the Active 2. Let me know if I u have any further questions! :) Lisa

Hey there! Just like Asyia, I have the Wii Active 2 and the Gold's Gym Dance Workout - also I have the Wii Zumba and the Just Dance 2. I totally love to dance, so if you like to dance I highly recommend all three of those dance games. The Wii Active 2 was great for getting a gym-quality workout and feeling like you have a…

Same here - I only use it when I'm going to work out. Probably the only reason why you'd wear one all day is for medical/cardiac purposes and even then, you'd get something like a Holter monitor from a cardiologist. If you wet the electrodes on the strap the way the instructions say (do all of them require this? I'm not…

That may be sweet talk lingo for, "We-are-not-posting-any-nutritional-info-cuz-if-we-do-you-may-not-eat-here-again". HA!! Just hope you enjoyed the food and start fresh today!

Hi there! I use the Zumba for Wii quite a bit, and before I got my HRM, I was wondering how to calculate calories too. MFP doesn't have it, or anything like it, in their exercise database, so I had to google the information. The estimate I used to use was that 30 minutes of Wii Zumba burned 250 calories (unfortunately,…

Well, thank you everyone! That explains why last night, after I had changed it to Medium from Easy, it didn't look like I was doing the moves as well - the girl was red more often than she was yellow or green. And I was like, "what's up? I did great at this routine yesterday! ". I thought the battery in my Wii Remote might…

Hey there! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my popcorn as a snack!!! And I hear ya about all the confusion. It's so ridiculous that they even put nutritional information on there for UNPOPPED popcorn because really, who even eats the kernels unpopped anyway? So I don't even pay attention to that. If 2 tbsp of popcorn = 4 cups of popped…

I personally like the "Cheerping you on!" reply! Thanks for that one!

Thanks, everybody, for solving the mystery!!! I don't even know what my target heart range is, though I've flipped through it on the menu on the watch. I appreciate the help!

Thanks so much for all the feedback guys! Keep it coming! I appreciate all the helpful info. Still debating the washing machine vs. sink-washing, but at least I feel better about doing either now! Thanks again!

One more question for you Polar FT4 users - does it let you enter your height, weight, etc? I looked on the site and didn't see any indication that it has those features. I did want a HRM that lets you enter that info, but again, I did NOT want to spend more than $75. Hmmmmm...... Thanks again!

Really helpful responses everybody.....thanks so much!!

Hi! I had the SAME EXACT problem last night, having just done the Wii Zumba for the first time. There's NO ZUMBA in the exercise database on here at all! Well, yet anyway. I researched online and found a formula that I'm using for the time being until I get my Heart Rate Monitor to track my calories. It was 30 min. of…

Hi! The SAME thing happened to me when I first joined MFP......as a matter of fact, I think I posted a message on here with the SAME exact subject! I was new at the keeping-a-food-journal thing, and I came to realize that I was making too far a jump going from God knows HOW many calories a day to just trying to eat around…

First of all, let me just say that I could eat WAY, WAY, WAY more than 27 chips, but that's another issue. Can't wait to try these! Also, what are Popchips? I hear a lot about them but have never seen them - don't think they have them where I live!

Yeah, I'm interested in one as an amateur fitness participant - a lot of people on here are really passionate whose fitness levels are just short of Iron Man Competition status.....I'm looking for the most basic of the basic, but funtional and informative. Tell me how many calories I'm burning and be reliable about it,…

Does anybody have the Zumba for Wii? I really want to get it and I"m looking for some reviews!

Kristy I'll be watching this post also!! I am looking for the same information - but definitely didn't want to spend more than $50!!! Can't wait to see what results you get!

Hey Jessica, I'm Lisa - nice to meet you!. Welcome to MFP! I think you'll really enjoy tracking your food and keeping a "food diary" on here - I signed on originally just because I heard that keeping a food diary simply makes you aware of what you're eating and you end up eating better. (Which I totally am now!) And my…

:smile: Steve, you are just a wealth of information.....thanks a billion. MFP should hire you.....or have they already?

By the way, I had no idea that this thread had 13 pages!! I only read the first page and thought that was the end! Sorry if I'm coming in sounding completely out of sequence here!

Wow, what incredible information! So does this explain why people who are not overweight and/or are at a normal BMI level have a harder time losing any weight? I'm in a normal BMI range and not overweight, just trying to lose up to 10 lbs of weight brought on by pregnancy and "thirty-something-hood". I'm finding that all…

If it's true that you weigh more in the afternoon or evening than you do in the morning, then really - what is your honest-to-goodness TRUE weight? How on earth do you know? I'll tell ya, I've been stuck at the same weight AND body measurements AND not feeling a difference in any of my clothes for WEEKS now. I'm just not…

Hey There! I feel like I have a lot in common with you! I'm in the Northeast, in my mid thirties, married for 10 years in March and have two kids.....and I totally long for the music of my teen and young adult years, and think about how much fun I used to have on the dance floor. I think about how hot I looked then, even…

Nikki, that is AWESOME!!! It's hearing stuff like that that's inspiring to the rest of us!!! LOVE it! Congrats to you! Just keep doing what you're doing, you're doing great! :) Lisa

Ok well my question then is this: I've had a twin pregnancy and lots of abdominal distension from gastro issues, so now I have a pouchy belly. I've been working out with the Wii EA Sports Active 2 since the beginning of January. At what point should I look down at my belly and say, "you're never going to get flat because…