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1. Failure (leads to low-risk taking behaviour; i.e. not doing something I might not be good at. Working on it.) 2. Spiders (I love how so many other people are also scared of spiders!)

I remember the first time I dieted, about 22 years ago, I went on a low fat diet (does anyone remember the "Hip and Thigh Diet"?), and I remember feeling pretty sick. Hey, guess what? I just googled "hip and thigh diet" and it is by Rosemary Conley! Snap! I think it might be the low fat component, combined with such a low…

Ht: 5'4 Age: 44 SW: 130 GW: 115 CW: 112 I don't want to lose any more weight. I'm still trying to find my maintenance calories, so I have dropped a little below my goal weight. I like to be light for running to reduce the risk of joint injury and to run faster (currently training for my first half-marathon). When I am over…

Hi, I have done Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 and the 30 DS. I did them consecutively. As long as you are watching what you eat (I.e. eating at a calorie deficit) while you are doing it, you will get good results in terms of weight loss. If you don't eat at a deficit, don't expect to lose any weight, but you should still…

Running 4 times a week training for a half marathon in May. Squash once a week. Bodyweight strength training 3 times a week.

Hi, I'm training for a half-marathon in May (my first). Longest race distance to date is 10km. I'm at maintenance with my diet. Happy to have new running friends.

Hi, if you can't get to the gym, don't have any weights at home, and want to do some beginning strength training, you could try bodyweight training. I have just read "Body by You" by Mark Lauren. He also wrote "You are your own gym", which a previous poster already mentioned, but "Body by You" is more specifically for…

Happy to have more running friends! Feel free to add me! I'm training for my first half marathon in May. My longest distance to date is 10 km.

Hey, that is a big weight gain over less than 2 months - obviously some of that will be water weight, which will come off quickly again when you start to cut calories again; but such a big rebound weight gain makes me think maybe you were restricting too hard, and with too much of a deficit, when you lost that first 105…

Yeah, 1200 minimum, anything less and it can be hard to get all the nutrients you need. Also, we don't want to starve while we're trying to lose a few pounds, because it can lead to rebound weight gain when you stop restricting. Also, most people have a BMR (basal metabolic rate) in excess of 1200 cal / day, and it's…

Hi, you should be able to eat a lot more than 1400 to maintain with your current level of activity. I have been trying to find my maintenance calorie goal for about 6 weeks. I am 44 y/o, 5 ft 4 in, and 115 lbs. I went from 1400 to 1500 and lost; from 1500 to 1700 and lost; then upped to 1900 for the last week and waiting…

I had never measured my ankles before, I always thought I had pretty skinny/normal ankles, but I was super curious after reading your post: So I am 5ft 4in; 116 lbs: Rt ankle: 8 in Rt calf: 13.5 in Lt ankle: 8.5 in (my circulation is worse on that leg - as I found out during later pregnancies when only that ankle would…

I had a tennis elbow about 9 years ago (from playing squash). I tried everything so I could continue playing - physiotherapy, forearm brace, anti-inflammatories (all they did was suppress my immune system); I even gave up drinking because I heard that alcohol inhibits healing (don't know if that is true, but I was…

My husband would say my weirdest food eating habit is weighing and measuring all my food.

Good on you for getting back on the exercise wagon!

My guess would be that you are retaining water due to the increase in your weights program. Are your muscles sore? When I start a new workout, my weight often doesn't decrease, and might even increase for at least a week, despite having the same calorie deficit.

You're low because you're not getting your workout high! A big part of why I workout, run and play squash is to get those feel-good hormones happening - that exercise high. Think about how awesome you feel after exercising - and just do it! You'll be glad you did! And your efforts will not be wasted. There's no way that…

It's a psychological thing - not wanting to go into the red. I feel it too. I'm trying to find my maintenance calorie goal, so I have been upping my calories by a couple of hundred every week or so. Now I have a much larger total to get in under, so I get to feel good for coming in under, but eat lots more food at the same…

Hey, the 30 day shred is a workout video by Jillian Michaels, with 3 levels that you do for 10 days each. I believe you can get the workouts off Youtube, although the DVD is pretty cheap off Amazon too.

Congratulations on finishing 30 DS! Your weight and inch losses were great! I am on day 2 of Level 3, and I am feeling so much stronger than when I started. How did you like those v-flys and jumping lunges?

I've been increasing my calories to maintenance level for a few weeks, too. I've been stoked to have larger portions of everything at each meal! A bit more rice or pasta, a bit more bolognese sauce, a bit more stir-fry, extra tuna on my sandwich, more taco mince on my tortilla, extra breakfast cereal, more fruit, more…

Yes, I weigh bread and adjust the cals. It is never the weight it says on the packet. I also weigh lettuce, and the 10ml of skim milk that goes in my tea. When I drink tea out, I say just a dash of milk, and estimate the amount.

Hi OP, Don't feel bad about your calorie burn - I ran for 40 minutes this morning (with my HRM), with an average HR of 141, burned 305 cals, and I was pretty happy with that. I am 44 y/o, 5 ft 4in, and 117 lbs. If your stats are not too different to mine, then that seems about right. Definitely get a HRM - they are awesome…

Beer - Victoria Bitter (VB) or Toohey's new for everyday. Corona, Crown Lager, Boag's or Cascade for special occasions! Yummy - bring on Christmas! Don't really like any other alcoholic beverages - I try to drink wine sometimes if I'm trying to appear a bit cultured, but I would rather just stick my pinky out when I'm…

I can relate to this in a different way. We don't eat out much because we have small children, but I (and many, many mums) have a similar experience with throwing away the kids' leftovers - so much food, barely touched! And what makes it worse is that you have usually prepared it as well. The waste! I never touch…

This thread is awesome! My top 10 foods in frequent foods, with all meals selected: 1. Tea with skim milk 2. Weetbix (lol - can't believe I am still a weetbix kid!) 3. milo 4. banana 5. skim milk 6. tasty cheddar cheese 7. berocca 8. white bread 9. tomato 10. taco sauce!

Hi, I'm 44, and working out at home - doing 30 DS at the moment; before that I did Ripped in 30. I am also running 2 or 3 times a week outdoors. Happy to be getting fit for free! I'm working up towards my maintenance calories right now; increasing by a couple of hundred every couple of weeks. Anyone can feel free to send…

I did RI30 first, and am doing 30DS now (Level 2; day 6). When I started RI30, I already played squash once a week (my regular sport), and found that if I had done RI30 in the morning, it reduced my performance at squash for the first couple of weeks, although as I got fitter, I was able to do JM workout in the morning,…

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Thanks for putting this up. I have just entered maintenance. Based on the calculation: TDEE for me is 1910 cal / day. This is very close to the Scooby calculator estimate (1936) for a woman of my height, weight, and age, doing a moderate level of exercise. However, on the Scooby calculator, if I reduce my exercise to 1-3…