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Tell me how to do HIIT on the treadmill. I know WHAT it is, high intensity, but how would I incorporate it in? Length of time, incline, etc. That might be something I try just to break up the monotony.

The rower is a great idea..I've never done that one. My gym does have classes, I just haven't worked up the nerve to try any yet. I have ran outside before, but once I joined the gym I just wanted to utilize all they have but also not feel confined to the treadmill since I have one right at home too. I will try the row…

I worry all the time that I'm gonna be "one of those people." I have lost weight and inches since I joined the gym in March, but I know exactly what you mean. It irritates me to hear people talk about how they spend HOURS in the gym, as they are putting away an entire pizza and haven't changed in appearance at all. Maybe…

I'm new to lifting as well and actually had to Google "what is heavy lifting" before I started. I'm not very far yet at all, doing dead weights with just the bar plus 5lbs on each side. I read that its considered heavy lifting when you are lifting and the last few reps are almost hard to complete. I do know the book I read…

Your meds should begin to help with calming you down which in turn will help lower your heart rate. Once they get your anxiety under control you should be able to use your HR monitor like before. Trust me, I've dealt with anxiety for years, and its no fun. My anxiety was worse when I first diagnosed with thyroid issues,…

You have to get the book "The New Rules of Weightlifting for Women." I wanted to start lifting as well, got the book, read it in 2 days and LOVED it. It was so helpful and some of the stuff I was already doing in the gym. Good luck!

I'm no expert and am new to this myself, but what I have been doing, since I joined the gym in March, is I warm up with 30 minutes of cardio..I love running on the treadmill, well, I don't love it, I hate it actually, but it gets my HR up and I really feel like I've accomplished something. Then one day is my upper body/arm…

I get a lot of good ideas from Pinterest, b/c I had the same problems with breakfast ideas.

I have the Charge HR and I think its pretty accurate...although I don't go by the calories left to eat. I still just use MFP and log my calories and don't eat back any exercise calories, unless its a "cheat day." I LOVE it....it makes me so much more active and competitive. Even if it wasn't totally accurate with calorie…

I say DEF yes. I LOVE my fitbit. I bought the Charge HR in March, and have kicked up my activity just b/c of it. I go to the gym in the evenings but now I even walk during lunch b/c I want to get in as many steps as possible. I aim for OVER 10000 steps/day. I highly recommend getting one.

I HATE the scale!!!! I keep getting on it, but I still hate it!!!

The scale is the devil IMO. Judge by how you are feeling, and how your clothes are fitting. I have a hard time excepting this too, but I'm working on it. Best of luck!!

That's actually something I was going to ask....I have a fitbit charge HR, and I LOVE it, but was wondering how accurate it was taking into account when I do strength training? I love it either way, and I use it for the steps, hr, cardio etc, but just wondering if I'm burning more that it actually says when I do lifting,…

See, that's the kind of positive response I appreciate. Actually no, 1200 calories didn't make me feel bad...I just wasn't losing so thought I should try upping them. I sometimes find it hard to even eat that many, again, b/c I'm more paranoid this time of going over. Now I'm not saying I do everything right. I've been…

I used to eat them back, when I did this before. I WANTED to run so I'd get more calories and could eat more. Again, had success that way. This time for whatever reason, I'm so much more cautious and paranoid of going over, that I don't eat them back. If I eat any back its only a few. And to clarify, I only lost 1.2 lbs 1…

Yes, weigh everything on digital scale. And when I lost weight before I never used a scale, but this time I do. I log everything. I just do the strength machines at the gym, and then I lift 10 lbs dumbbells right now. I had a trainer show me how to do the machines, but don't go with a certain program, just on my own.

Its such a guessing game I've realized. When I was on MFP a couple of years ago, I ate back my calories, and I never had much trouble losing weight. This time around, I'm not just doing cardio as I have in years past, I'm doing strength training as well and haven't seen much of a drop on the scale, but know my body is…

I go see my doctor this Friday actually and am excited to tell her how good I feel. If she can't see it on the scale who cares, I know how amazing I feel, with more energy, and my clothes fit better, and I can see a difference. Its hard to tell with ourselves too. At least with me...I'm hard on myself, so I look in the…

Same here. When I used to strictly do cardio, I dropped weight quickly and the scaled showed a loss almost weekly. Now that I'm back again, I joined the gym and do cardio and strength training and my scale is barely moving, but my clothes fit better and I feel better. The scale can be our own worst enemy. If you feel…

I buy low fat waffles for the toaster, use light cool whip instead of syrup, and add a tablespoon of chocolate chips on top, or fruit like bananas or strawberries. I'm addicted to it actually...so good! Another really good idea is a wheat tortilla, add a tablespoon of peanut butter, spread it over the tortilla, add a half…

I joined the gym last month, first time I've ever went to the gym, previously I just used a treadmill at home. But I wanted to do more than just cardio. I felt very out of place at first, and still am a little timid. The gym I joined is smaller than a place like Golds gym or Planet Fitness, which I prefer. But the more I…

I was recently diagnosed with over active thyroid, where you usually lose weight.....not me, I gained it. :(

Sorry, forgot to also say I'm 38 years old.

Yea, once I lose, I get over confident, I guess you'd call it, and stop logging, start eating crap again, and stop exercising. I really need and want to get to a point where its just a lifestyle and I continue...forever. I'm not going to lie and say I won't cheat. For example, I used to make Friday's my "cheat meal day"…

My stats are I'm 5'4" and 187 lbs. I forgot to mention too, when I did all this stuff before, and did lose, I wasn't as conscious about my food. I would eat better, and stay in my calories, but could have made way better choices. This time around, I'm trying to make those choices, such as turkey burger, weighing all my…

What always worked for me was I walked for 30 minutes the first week, when I first started out. Then I would walk for 29, run the last 1, then walk for 28, run last 2, until I was up to running the entire 30 min. Once I mastered that, I worked on going faster and going longer than 30 min. That's always worked for me.

jbgibso3 and Roadie...you guys are so right...its not just about the fact that I want to lose 40 lbs....its that I want to lose, get stronger, and be more physically fit all together. Like I said in my first post, I've lost and gained so many times over the years. I'm ready for it to be a total lifestyle change, and not…

Great info Apollo..thanks so much for that. I know there is a trainer at the gym, so I can ask questions. Maybe pay for a few workouts with him, until I get going. Thanks for all the comments.....it will surely help me.

I prefer the treadmill. I watch Netflix, zone out and run.....just my preference. Hey, we're better than the people still sitting on the couch, right? :) Stay positive!

Excellent job..thanks so much for sharing your story, and whenever I have a setback, like the rather long one I've been on, it helps to know I'm not the only one out there that struggles. You look amazing and are truly an inspiration!