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These are great. I also like fitnessblender and xhitdaily.

Open your diary so we can take a look. Also, when you don't have much to lose (like 15-20 lbs) it can be difficult. My weight loss was the same way. 140 to 138 to 139.6 to 137.8.. but even as i bounced around the lowest number every few weeks would go a bit lower. Eventually, I got where I needed to be. I would consider…

I realize it can be frustrating, but you really need to put the scale away. First of all, there are a TON of reasons why you could be up 3.5 lbs- if you just ate, you haven't set foot in a gym in years so your muscles are retaining water, time of the month, you haven't gone to the bathroom, you ate a salty meal.... the…

Anything that eliminates mayo sounds dumb.

Using your TDEE here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html with a sedentary life it's calculating you at 1430. I know it's not much more, but if you can factor in some walking or workouts you'll be able to indulge a bit.

If you really want to lose weight, you're going to need to log your food. It's literally as simple as that. You can still have beer, but fit them into your calories for the day. You'll soon realize that more than a few is going to take up a pretty big chunk of your calories for the day and it's probably not worth it. Also,…

I agree with this so much.

My go to foods are- banana (or apple) and peanut butter, quest protein bars or hummus and veggies. Sometimes I make a homemade trail mix and will snack out of that. Hard boiled eggs would be great, string cheese, beef jerky, greek yogurt, a handful of nuts.

Agree with Jillian Michaels. Some of them are tougher than others, but something like 30 day shred or ripped in 30 would be a good place to start. Also, I really like fitnessblender.com. They have a ton of workouts and they rate them by intensity level. So you could do a search and find a level 1 or 2 and build up from…

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

I'd love to. I'm not looking to lose any weight, but I'd like to stick to my fitness goals and get through NROLFW stage 2 and be into 3 by halloween. I'm going out of town Wednesday-Sunday, but I'm ready to kick it into gear tomorrow and when I get back :)

I usually eat a snack either right before I leave work or in the car on the drive home. I change into my gym clothes and workout after I walk in the door and then make dinner around 30 minutes after. If I skip that snack though, I am ravenous!!!

You look amazing!! Way to go!

You'll definitly lose weight like that, but my concern is that you're doing everything at once and it might be too much. I have no idea what your current diet is like, but to dramatically cut down calories, allow no snacks/junk and begin exercising all in a day is going to be hard to stick to long term. Weight loss is all…

My goal weight was 125. I know a lot of people think that's too light, but I have a pretty small frame.

I have all the eqiupment for NROLFW in my basement. For the hiit workouts i usually use fitnessblender.com to find one with the timeframe I have for that day.

I do the new rules of lifting for women (a heavy lifting program) 2-3x a week and then HIIT (high intensity interval training) workouts 2-3x a week. For my HIIT workouts I usually keep them under 30 minutes.

Weight loss is not linear. You can do everything right and sometimes the scale just doesn't read the way you thought it would. It doesn't mean you've gained.. are you close to your period? did you eat something with a lot of sodium? did you just start working out or do something new? have you gone to the bathroom today?…

I do the NROLFW 2-3x a week and HIIT workouts 2-3x per week.

Just an FYI, most people I know (myself included) don't lose much weight on insanity. Month 1 tends to be very little losses and then things pick up in month 2 with the shedding of inches/lbs. I'm sure you already know this, but 40-50 lbs in 3 months is not only an unrealistic goal, but extremely unhealthy. The main thing…

I'm having some homemade chili with sour cream and cheese. I didn't calculate the calories since my aunt made it and brought me some.. I'm guessing around 4-5 hundred for the whole lunch. It's delicious too and so filling :)

Are you using a HRM to calculate how many calories you're burning? You're probably either over estimating calories burned (and eating too many back) or underestimating the amount of food you're eating. Do you have a food scale? Do you weigh everything? Do you log every single thing you eat?

Well, you're diary isn't open, so it's hard to make any guesses based on your food. If you have a lot to lose, I don't think it's uncommon to lose more than 2lb per week for a bit. My guess is that you might be eating too few calories?

I think I started around a 22-23. I'm 19 now.

Yep. You're the one giving in.. People are going to pressure you. Who cares what they are eating or want you to eat! Get what you want, stick with it and don't be afraid to say no.

Well, you mention nothing about carbs. So how about adding in some fruit to your diet? Even things like bread/pasta/rice/potatoes. You don't need to low-carb to lose weight (unless your doctor has said otherwise).

You need to eat at a deficit to lose weight. Squats, deadlifts are great for working those areas, but you cannot spot reduce (meaning choose the area where you lose fat). Overall fat loss will make the areas smaller.

You look great! Congratulations!!

This. I even sometimes wear them in the winter with boots b/c I like the fit lol

For me, working out has just become a habit. I get up every day and go to work.... sometimes I don't want to or don't feel like it, but I always go. Working out has become pretty much the same thing. I don't always enjoy it or want to do it, but I make sure to get the workouts in. I do like trying new things and finding…