MelleyJ

I think we can all agree that Shock Wave isn't the expert here, and that he/she doesn't really know much about building muscle and weight loss. Weight lifting does, in fact, increase lean muscle which will improve your overall metabolic rate. Cardio helps increase the number of calories you in your daily deficit. So, if…

Agreed. I have a Master's degree in exercise physiology and have never heard of needing a calorie surplus to build lean muscle, especially in sedentary people. To gain weight by adding muscle, yes. Hence, maximizing with a calorie surplus. And building lean muscle under fat will not "make it stick out more". You may add…

I recommend it, but as everyone says, you should sit down and talk to someone or find a personal trainer at your gym that you have watched working with other clients that fits your style. I am committed to my trainer for 11 more months. He tortures me, but I always feel good when I leave the gym. I go 2x a week with him,…

Are you kidding? You can build muscle and still lose body fat. The more lean muscle you have, the more calories you burn, hence lean muscle increases your metabolic rate. Building muscle may give the illusion that you are adding "fat", as your scale won't always move at the rate you desire. But that's because, we all know,…

A male should eat no less than 1500 calories a day. If you aren't losing in your waist it's probably because you are losing muscle and not losing weight. Try eating no less than 1500 calories and work out. Do so strength training and then cardio after to burn the fat. (Weights before to burn carbs then cardio to burn fat.)…

Dirrty.. Christina Aguilera. Don't have a clue why. Just does.

I understand the confusion. I would go to the gym and "do weights", but I really felt lost. Just started using a personal trainer 2x a week and I love it. I know I was clueless at the gym. I highly recommend it. It comes at a cost, but it keeps me accountable and I see a huge improvement in myself in less than 8 sessions.…

My goal is to lose an average of 1-2lbs per week. I blog my goals based on my start weight. I am currently 185. I want to be between 177 & 181 at the end of the week. This mont will be challenging because I am going on vacation for a week. Will take my fitness clothes and use the gym at the hotel, but I think I can still…

Try reading Winning by Losing by Jillian Michaels. She gives great recommendations on how to lose based specifically on your body shape/type. (apple/pear/proportionate weight distribution types). I am reading right now and it's really helpful. Good luck!

I looked it up on the website. The press release said it was only made available in Austraila May 18, so it hasn't been out that long. Check back later for more rewards, etc.

bump I think as they get more members (fairly new device, just came out within the last year) the amount of rewards and the vendors will increase as well. Some of the rewards I have seen are: iTunes Gift Cards Napster Gift Gards Staples Snapfish Barnes & Noble Sony ****s Sporting Goods Amazon.com Best Buy Toys R Us Target…

bump A Wii is 15000 points. Not too bad. You can go to the website and look at the rewards without having to log into an account. www.s2h.com

bump Not sure if it is worldwide, but you can check. I believe that they said something in the Yahoo! article and I remember having to select a country. You can check on the website when you click on rewards and select your country. PS, QVC.com sells it for $16 and you can get different colored bands, which are cool. You…

Have you thought of getting a regular bike and a "trainer"? That's what I did, so I could ride my bike outside by the lake when the weather is nice, or inside on my trainer when the weather is bad. I love it... the trainers run about $100-$500, depending on the bike you get and the trainer you want. My bike was about $300…

*bump Got my S2H Replay today. Did a workout using the Wii Fit Dance and it worked great. Got my first code.. it was worth 60 points. The rewards are forever changing. Only so many of each reward is offered, but they come back and cycle new rewards, so if you wanted Target gift cards, they will be back when you are ready…

*bump The website is back up now. www.s2h.com if you are intersted in checking it out. Can't wait for my Replay to arrive!

It edited my response... apparently this store has a bad name.

*bump So I have been digging deeper. Doesn't look like there is a fee to log points. The fee is only for the device itself. But I found some articles on the S2H and the company itself. Participating companies currently include the following: iTunes Snapfish Staples Barnes & Noble Sony Toys R Us ****'s Sporting Goods…

*bump... that website didn't work, but I will look at some other places. Anyone know if you can buy it in the store or do you have to order it online? Very curious. Can't wait to get mine, so I will definitely post some new information when I get it. Curious if anyone knows what kind of gift certificates, etc you can earn.…

*Bump... again... surely someone somewhere has one.. right?

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Have you tried filing for divorce from your scale? I still weighed myself, but I divorced the scale for a bit and cheated with my tape measure. I didn't do measurements when I started... but, I went ahead and did some measurements and then decided to see how it went. My scale & I are on good terms again, but sometimes…

Rule of thumb is usually to leave it if it's smaller than a nickel. But, if you keep it clean and use soap and water 2-3 times a day, use tripple antibiotic & keep it covered, you are usually okay if you do pop it or if it pops on its own. Great job on the weight lost. Keep up the great work!

There is a trick of the trade... check out the drugstore and look for something called aquapatch or second skin. If you can't find one of those, check out the dr. scholls blister kits. They aren't as good as the other two, which will fix you up in no time with one tiny square and a bandaid. You'll never know it's there. If…

Personally, I think Adkins is a waste of time and I don't think it's good for your health. (Just my personal belief). Anything that tells you not to work out isn't something I would recommend. (And I don't even like workout out that much... but I do now!) Also, adkins isn't something you could maintain after you reach your…

bump No problem! I just know it gets me motivated to keep going, especially as I get closer to my goal! I finally overcame my plateau, which and I am so close to my goal. Everytime I drop off after my plateau I lose fast, so who knows. I could still hit my goal in the next 8 days. Either way, I will be so close!!!!

I started a quote book. I found a bunch of my favorite, motivating quotes and put them all in a book. When I am having an off day, I find one that applies to how I feel that day and I use it to keep me going. It has truly changed my perspective and has kept me going, especially when I hit that dreaded wall or plateau, or…

A women's multi-vitamin with extra iron is good, or you can buy just an iron supplement. Just be careful. I used to be very anemic, so I was told by my (former) doctor to take a multi vitamin with iron & also take an iron supplement. Every week, like clockwork, I would get horrible stomach aches that were literally…

Here's the info from the Jillian site that I posted in my blog. Hope this helps! Q: I love that I have the information I need to lose 2 pounds a week; however, I would like to lose more than that. How can I lose 4 to 5 pounds a week? I have a total of 96 more pounds to lose. A: To lose a pound, you must burn 3,500…