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I pay attention to all of it. I find the MFP set's your protien too low and your carbs and fat too high. I eat 40% protein, 40% carbs, 20% fat. You can adjust these in your settings for what's right for you. Your protien is probably just fine it's the fat you need to worry about. While your body requires fat to survive you…

You CAN do it!! I'm not sure what your medical issues are but start slow. You don't have to start out at full speed, work out to the best of your ablility. Walk a block, then next week two blocks, etc. Just Do It as they saying goes. Any movement at all is better than nothing. If you start off slow you won't get as…

That's a great website. I make one protein shake a day with berries and have greek yogurt with berries. This always puts me over as well so I have been looking at other foods I eat that have the hidden sugars in them and have eliminated those first. I'm not going to stop eating fruit or veggies because they have sugar.…

Ok, maybe myth was the wrong choice of words. It's an unproven theory.

The best advise here is drink LOTS of water!! I wholeheartly agree with this. My supply got very low at one point and once I upped my water intake it was back to normal.

Wow that's a lot of calories to eat. When I breastfeed my son I was eating around 2000-2500 calories a day. I gained 50lbs during my pregnancy and lost 30lbs within the first 3-4 months without doing anything at all. I breastfed my son until 23 months and did not even try to lose the remaining 20lbs until this Febuary, I…

This is not proven but a web myth: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/can-vitamin-c-induce-abortion/

Vitamin C is water soluble so any excess amounts your body does not need is released through your urine. Vitamin A on the other hand is a different story. Both human and animal studies show that a higher vitamin A intake interferes with bone metabolism. Specifically, excess vitamin A suppresses osteoblast (bone-building)…

If you are also excercising this 900 calories a day is not enough, is that your net calories? This is how a friend of my put it "The rule of thumb that I understand is that 1200 calories is the low water mark (if you will) that you want to stay above. Anything less than that and your body goes into the 200,000 years of…

I know this may sound counter intutive to what you have been doing but you may need to adjust your calorie intake up. You may have reached a plateau. If you are resticting your calories to a low amount, your body will adjust to that level and be able to survive and holds on to fat. You actually have to eat more than you…

I agree with this as well. Just because something is "sugar free" and zero calories doesn't mean it is any better for you. I would rather have a small amount of REAL sugar than something conjured up in a lab.

Good Rant! I agree wholeheartly. I also eat just plain greek yogurt and add fresh berries along with a 1/4 cup of Kashi cereal for added crunch. My husband uses it on his sandwiches instead of mayo. Diana

Depending on your fitness level you will burn on average 600 calories for P90X. I would recommend getting a HRM for your cardio routines to be more accurate. It's harder to determine on your strength workouts but I averaged 500-600 calories. Good Job on getting through your first day! Keep it up and you will love your…

I did Warrior Dash last year and will be doing it again this year, Sept 11th. I can't wait. It was so much fun last year, lot's of mud and fun people. I send you a friend request.

Yes, I take BCAA. They help in speeding up muscle recovery and building. You will find that you will not be as sore as they help in repairing your muscles have lifting.

I weigh myself first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom. Basically, you have been fasting all night so nothing is in your stomach and you have no liquids so it should be the most accurate.

First of all you should congratulate yourself for making the decision to lose weight, get healthy, and for losing the weight you have so far. Setting dates to be at a certain weight, I feel, can sometimes be more of a hindrance. This journey that you are on should not be for two, three or four months. You are learning a…

I love working out in the morning! I was working out in the evenings when I got home but it's too easy to blow it off and I have a two and half year old son I would much rather spend time with. Here is my schedule: 3:45-Alarm goes off. 4:00-Out of bed and getting dressed. 4:30-Workout 5:30-Shower 6:00-Breakfast 6:45-Off to…

I really wouldn't recommend any premade ones as they do have alot of unwanted ingredients. I make mine the night before and just take it with me to work and have it for my morning snack. I use a cup of soy milk, 1/2 bananna, 1tsp vanilla flavoring, 1 scoop of a protien powder and a cup of frozen berries.

Good for you! You don't deserve that kind of person in your life. People think they can say what they really mean and say "I was just joking" and get away with it. Don't EVER look back. Diana

14 pounds to a stone

Hello! Did you take your measurements before starting? At first you will lose inches instead of weight and here is why: One pound of muscle and one pound of fat are NOT the same size. If I place one pound of muscle on a scale and one pound of fat on a scale, they will both weigh one pound. The difference is in total…

Hello and Welcome! I have done Power 90 so I may have some advice for you. First of all congratulation on losing 2 lbs! You have to remember that you are starting something new and your body will take some getting used to this program. You are strength training every other day so no only are you going to lose weight,…

I have done P90X and from my experience you are probably not eating enough. I don't know enough about what or how much you are eating but on average a P90X workout burns 600 calories. Since you are already active you may not be eating enough. In your P90X nutrition guide it should have the formula on how to figure out how…

I dont have the time to do both and honestly, i find weights boring. I did try and do 15-20 minutes every few days but stopped a few weeks ago because i was running out of time in the morning before work and i dont work out in the afternoon because this is a life style change for me and im not going to spend all my free…

The program is by Beachbody and the trainer is the same, but not part of P90X. I have several of the Beachbody workout Programs and would say that this workout if only done for 10 minutes is for people who are already in shape and want to maintain. If you want to do this program for weight loss and toning you are going to…

Being sore is the worst, sometimes it seems like you're going to die if you move a certain way. If I were you, I would try and workout again today. Once your muscles get warmed up the pain seems to go away. Do as much as you can. If you can't get throught it, skip a day and try again. I have found that if you take two…

I am a runner and have had to deal with shin splints my whole life. You need to ensure you have good workout shoes with plenty of support for your arches. Invest in a good insert. I would also ice down my shins after a run then massage with a heating ointment. Diana

I have done both programs. I was in my third round of P90X when I found out I was pregnant. I was in what I thought the best shape of my life with good muscle definition and cardio stamina. During my pregnancy I quit working out do to severe morning sickness and gained 50 lbs. To get back in shape 2 years later, I started…

Were they on-line courses?