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It may be a good idea to mix it up on some days. Perhaps you could do your 5x5 routine for raw strength, and mix in some 10 or 12x4 for some endurance. In either case, go to failure. Just a thought!

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I don't like cats (dog person!), but I like your weight progress pic. Looks like a 73 Mach 1, I have a 65 pony myself. :)

Check your calories, your calories burned using a heart rate monitor, and stop worrying about weight. Worry about body composition- lean body mass vs body fat. The number doesn't matter. I do Insanity and I lost a good bit of weight doing it. Just check yourself.

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Get a Heart Rate Monitor to keep a check on your calories burned. Also, I do Insanity as does my girlfriend. I have lost weight rapidly whereas she has not. She lost about 8lbs the first round. Men just burn calories quicker. Just keep working. It takes TIME!

Don't concern yourself with weight. Think more about body composition (lean body mass and body fat%). When you have body fat to lose, nutrition is the key (especially when you have just a little left to go, as it is the hardest to get rid of). You must make sure you are measuring your food accurately, watching your…

Eragon series. Actually really good!

I stop it immediately, but I don't stop until after my cooldown and stretch. My heart rate returns to normal of course during my cooldown/stretch, but I don't stop until I'm completely finished. But I keep a check on it so that I know how much I burned while in my zone. I do P90X/Insanity/etc so I stop my HRM when the…

If you're losing fat and gaining muscle, why do you care what the scale says? It's about body composition, not body weight. Perhaps you are weighing too often. Weigh once a week at the same time-early in the morning. I weigh every Sunday morning before breakfast. My girlfriend is experiencing the same thing. She works…

Fage 0% Greek yogurt. Add a tablespoon of honey and/or fruit for amazingness!

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No treat "days." maybe a treat MEAL once or twice a month. But only after you have reached your goal.

Typically yes. But still, the only real measurement is a good HRM. How else can you know how hard you are going? I recommend a Polar. I use one for P90x and Insanity.

Use a watch and chest heart rate monitor. That way you know! You cannot really measure it without one, because you might be working harder or not than everyone else.

Also I use a Polar watch and chest strap. It works great. The chest strap can slide around a bit but I try to tighten it really tight and works.

The only way you would not be getting results from using P90x is if you are not eating right. Using a HRM is a good tool. I use one for P90x and Insanity. However, P90x is a very good workout. To not get results even without a HRM tells me you are not eating well or perhaps you aren't working as hard as you say you are. If…

Plan your meals ahead of time. Measure your food and stick to it. Try to shoot for five meals throughout the day of about the same caloric amount. That keeps your metabolism up instead of having two or three meals of high calories. For me, I have 2,600 calories to use every day as determined by my Insanity diet plan. That…

Weigh once a week and once a week only. Your weight constantly changes due to water weight, food, digestion, etc. You should weigh early in the morning once a week on the same day when you get out of bed. That gives you a fairly accurate weekly progress report if you will.

I'm with Hiker. I do Insanity and P90X, P90X+, and the 1-on-1's. Works great. Getting your heart rate up and keeping it in your zone for longer periods of time boosts your results and improves performance over time. Workouts alone aren't the answer though. Dialing in nutrition is even more important.

Muscle Milk. Chocolate Peanut Butter is really good.