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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to say hello! I'm new to this thread. I just got my P90X this week, so I have been reading your thread and seeing what I have in store for me! My friend let me borrow her DVD's for a week first so I could try them out before I got mine. I think I have been thru all of them except Plyo (which I'm…

I just had to laugh when I read you post! I am sitting at work at my desk today and someone brought in animal crackers this week...a HUGE bag....so share with everyone. So I can't help myself! I read on the label...16 crackers = 120 calories! I think I have had plenty this whole week! Who knew Animal Crackers were so hard…

I too am wondering what HRM's you got. Were they the Bowflex ones from BeachBody? If so, did you get the one with or without the strap?

Thank you! I'm glad I asked...this is helpful! I think I'll take your advice and start with classic and switch to doubles later if I can handle it. It's good to know that other people switch it up during the program. SnuggleBunny...just wondering...have you lost anything (inches or lbs) in that first month? Is it getting…

Bumping to save to read again! Thanks!

This is a good thread! I agree with everyone. Even a small change is so GREAT! I have also re-introduced myself to my collar bone. haha. It feels great to break out old shirts and be able to finally fit into them again! I fit into one pair on single digit pants for the first time this past weekend. It felt like a huge…

I completely understand what you mean!!! I work in an office, and we celebrate eachother's birthday's by brining in food and having a food day. We have about 30 people in my office, so that is a lot of food! For example, April and July are the big birthday months...SIX birthdays! That means SIX food days. Plus, the area…

I completely understand what you mean!!! I work in an office, and we celebrate eachother's birthday's by brining in food and having a food day. We have about 30 people in my office, so that is a lot of food! For example, April and July are the big birthday months...SIX birthdays! That means SIX food days. Plus, the area…

Thanks KatWood. You are probably right. I do tend to weigh myself every morning....bad habit. :(

Hey thanks for the link to that article. That was a really good one...very interesting! I never thought of my body needing time to recover or knew that muscles retain water. It just seemed like 5 lbs was a lot. I did eat a lot of protein this weekend. I wonder if that had anything to do with it? I love this website...I…

Hey, thanks for your comments. Surprisingly it isn't around my TOM? But we were walking around a lot...we went to my nephew's birthday at a indoor waterpark...and I have two little girls...so I guess it was hard, especially holding my youngest, which is 31lbs..she is only 17 months! haha. Maybe I burned more calories than…

Good question! I just created a new workout for it under "My Workout" and called it Shred. When you create a new one, it asks for total minutes, weight, and calories. I bought a cheap calorie counter watch at Targer for $30 and it tells me for 20 minutes I burn around 183 calories. It's usually about the same for me every…

Holly, I know exactly what you mean. On one side of my family, everyone is pretty much healthy...at family things they eat healthy, play sports for fun. At the other side, all most everyone is overweight, there is always lots of food, chocolate snacks, beer and just sitting around playing cards. Everyone in my family could…

I'm so proud of YOU! That is GREAT! Single digits for jeans! I'm trying to get there as well! It's so fun to try on old clothes in your closet and just keep working hard until they fit! It's like shopping...but it's free. Finally just fitting into old stuff....what a GREAT feeling! You should feel so proud and so pretty!!!!

Thanks AGAIN SavvyStephy and Thank you to Ivfunandfit for helping explain this to me! I am on day 41 of this website and FINALLY I think it all makes sense! Gesh! That only took awhile! hahaha. I am finally getting it...they selected 1,200 of my information and if I burn 900, then I'm really eating only 300 to fuel me for…

Thanks SavvyStephy! I have seen you post answers to other questions on this site and you really seem to get this. For some reason, it all just seems a little bit confusing to me at times. I usually stick to 1,200 calories, and I usually burn between 650 to 900 calories. Lately, 900 calories. So is the rule of thumb eat…

Good question! I have been doing the Biggest Loser Workout Video's...Power Sculpt and Cardio and just added in 30 day shred! Wow is that quick, but hard! Good for you Cmurphy for using 8lb weights. I've been using 5 lb and there is the side squat/arm raise lift move that I can't quite finish with those weights! I'm working…

Gosh, you all seem to really understand this. So let me see if I am understanding as well....I'm 30 yrs old, 5'4" and started at 160 and am currently at 144. My calorie goals are 1,200. I usually workout and burn off 600, but I started another workout dvd and have been working off 900 calories. Usually I'm eating right at…

I have the exact same question! My calorie goal is also 1,200. I started at the weight of 160 (I'm 5'4") and I'm finally at 145....with a goal of 130. I'm just wondering how many of those exercise calories are really needed to "eat back"? Those exervise calories are just so confusing. Just this last week I've been going…

Congrats! How exciting! It's always good to have a happy day with your scale. I know what you mean about being skeptical with the scale. Sometimes I feel like I get different readings with mine if it is on different parts of my bathroom floor? My biggest pet peeve with scales is that the two I have are never the same. We…

Good for you! Giving up pop is not easy! I am speaking from experience...I am on day 41 of no Dr. Pepper. Not that I'm counting...hahaha. I just stopped cold turkey. I was probably drinking about five a day (and not just can-sized) and I thought it's time to get healthy! I have been a pop drinker my whole life, and I only…

Hi Emily! I feel like we are in the same boat! I have been going back and forth with the one pound to two pounds a week setting. Now that I am actually counting my calories (starting January 22nd) and trying to "make good choices" with what I eat....I am finding that I too am actually feeling full and having left over…

I am currently doing Biggest Loser Power Sculpt and Biggest Loser Cardio. By doing them both together, it quite a workout. I think it's a great one to start with. I've only been doing them for over a week and I can see and feel a difference. It's fun and a challange. I have a couple of friends that are doing P90X, which I…

Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to the website. I just started working out at home 2 1/2 weeks ago. I'm wanting to start a beachbody dvd. I'm debating on which one to do. It sounsd like you guys think Power 90 is a good one. That is the one I was thinking about. Can you guys tell me anything about it? Is it weights or cardio?…

Hi Adriana. I too either have cheerios with skim milk in the mornings or a banana. I ususally have a Fiber One Bar for a snack for the day and lately I've been eating turkey wraps for lunch with veggies. I run out of ideas to eat too, I'm a pretty picky eater. Are you cutting out bread and pasta for a special reason? I…