DebbieSusanne Member

I downloaded the app and it is 90 seconds if it was easy, 3 minutes if it was hard and if you have a fail (aren't able to do 5 reps) you wait 5 minutes to try again.

If you live near a university you can have it done there, I don't think most gyms will have that type of equipment. Often the nutrition, sports medicine or medical college will do testing for the public for a fee. The one by me has a sports performance center and is $50 for the metabolic testing but they offer lots of…

In a pan I cook some mushrooms, onions and garlic then add my egg whites. On top I add diced tomatoes, some turkey breast and some cheese. You can scramble it or make an omelet. I'm not a huge fan of eggs and I can't eat them plain, but I found that by adding the veggies and other stuff the eggs taste a lot better to me.

I have a heart rate monitor and I log the entire session under cardio exercise as strength training/weight lifting (you may have to type in search bar). My heart rate monitor is usually pretty close to what MFP has me for the amount of minutes I put in this way, 469 does seem a bit high for 45 minutes.

I usually eat breakfast at work. I usually eat oatmeal, greek yogurt with fruit and nuts or lean cuisine has some frozen breakfast sandwiches that are really good and low calorie. I usually eat one of these when I first get there and then in a couple hours I usually have a banana, nuts or a cheese stick.

I am the same, most workdays I am actually eating my breakfast on the drive or as I am first getting to work. A smoothie is always easy but I personally don't really have time to get out all the stuff and start up the blender and put it all away. A piece of fruit or a protein bar are always easy to grab and go and it is…

I drink green tea with splenda most workdays, not for weight loss, I just like the taste. I brew up some and bring it in a big jug to work. I don't think it interferes with weight loss. I don't think it helps in weight loss, unless you are drinking it instead of high calorie beverages. I do try to drink plenty of water, as…

I would just continue to use the cardio circuit option, I think it gets you fairly close. I found with the 30DS 20 minutes was closer to what my heart rate monitor had and with ripped 30 minutes had me closer. I usually just went with whichever had the lower amount (to be on the safe side) but I think it is probably fairly…

I have been doing this off on on for a couple of weeks. I have been alternating with different workouts. I am planning on starting level 2 today. I thought level 1 was a little easy, but I just recently finished her ripped in 30 and that was pretty intense.

I'm 5'3 and weigh 128 my heart rate monitor usually had me very close to the 30 minutes cardio circuit on MFP' for ripped in 30. Some workouts fluctuated depending on my effort that workout, but it was normally not more then 20-25 calories up or down. I found 30 day shred to be lower on calories burned and my workouts were…

I have completed the Ripped in 30 just recently. I also found week 2 to be a bit easier. I upped my hand weights to 8 pounds and really tried to do only the advanced moves. That change did make a difference. However, I think I did 5 days on week 2 and went ahead and moved to week 3.

I'm an Army wife and my husband has been deployed 4 times and each time I lost some weight. When he is gone I usually eat out less and make less food for my two boys and I. I have a few friends that have gained weight but I have two boys that are active into sports and when it is just me to get them everyone I was crazy…

I have the DVD's but I did not like them as much as the class. I liked the music better (modern hip/hop that I enjoy dancing and listening too) in the class and my instructor incorporates a lot of exercise into our routines (squats, sit-ups etc). She is also adding new routines or bringing back "old" ones so each class is…

I just recently turned 40 and I'm on L2 of RI30. Today is my last day of L2. I thought L1 was pretty easy so I thought no problem with L2. Well, it has kicked my butt. I have had to modify most of the plank moves and a few others. :) I try to do Jillian 5x a week and I also do a cardio (zumba type) class 2x a week. I did…

I'm 5'3' and my current weight is 131. I'm looking to get back down to 120. I got lazy last year and put on some weight. I'm new here and I'm hoping to get back at it this year and lose some weight and tone up. Feel free to add me.

I'm 5'3" and I'm currently 131 and would like to get down somewhere between 120-123.

Hello, I just stared RI30 this past Saturday. I've been a little sore but I love that it is short and I am determined to carve out 30 minutes each day and keep with it.