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I am doing INSANITY. I go to youtube and watch videos of those that started at my weight or heavier and had success. Then I get up and get started.

I've been in the same boat but I've decided to leave the scale alone! If I look at the scale and haven't dropped, I tend to get a "Why in the heck am I putting myself through this" attitude and my workouts suffer. I may check my weight after 30 days of INSANITY but I certainly won't be checking it on a weekly basis. If you…

I have had a Polar FT4 for about 3-4 years now. I wear it all the time. Just for grins and giggles, I wear it during the most odd times such as shoveling snow and yard work. I also wear it during INSANITY!

I'm also doing INSANITY. I used the "SEDENTARY" activity level on MFP, assumed a 2 lb. per week loss, and came up with 1,650 calories per day. I also utilized the Katch-McKardle formula for determining calories based on your bodyfat and it came pretty close to the MFP number. I burn about 5-700 calories doing INSANITY so…

Count me in! I'm on week 2.

I am not an expert but from what I read, it is very difficult to lose fat AND gain muscle at the same time. While you may gain a small amount of muscle while losing fat, you can't add pounds and pounds of muscle. In books such as Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, he encourages to first lose fat and then gain…

This is timely. I'm starting my second week and the scale didn't move the first week. I'll have to start measuring instead. After all, I'm more concerned with losing inches than losing weight.

You can utilize the Navy Circumference Method. http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html All you need is a tape measure to measure waist (around the navel), neck, and thighs (for women). Enter the measurements along with your weight and it will calculate your bodyfat.

I read somewhere about the 80/20 rule. Eat 80% of your meals with clean, healthy foods (grilled chicken, egg whites, yams, brown rice, oatmeal) and you can afford to eat 20% of them "off the wagon" but still stick to your caloric goal. So for me, out of the 42 meals I eat a week (6 meals per day), I have 8 where I can be a…

It comes down to sacrifice. What are you willing to give up to get what you want? If you sleep until 8, you may have to sacrifice 90 minutes and get up at 6:30. If you watch TV, you may have to sacrifice an hour of that.

Curious to see the answers. I have recently stopped eating meat with the exception of fish. No reason. Just woke up one morning and didn't have a taste for it. But trying to get enough protein in is a challenge. Don't want to drink 3-4 protein shakes a day. That won't fill me up.

Am I too late to make the inital cut? If not, count me in with P90X.

First off, I recommend upping your meals to 6 a day. Maybe three meals and 3 snacks or 6 meals. Space them every three hours. The key is to eat frequently to keep your metabolism going. I define a cheat meal as a deviation from your normal nutritional plan. So if you decide you are going to eat clean (food in it's most…

Great video. K.I.S.S. strikes again!

Wow! What progress. Sounds like you've been there to support her along the way.

Plan your weekend meals just like you do during the week. During the week, I think about what I have going on (will there be a microwave or fridge available) and plan my meals for that day . Sometimes, I'll even plan them in MFP and tweek to get the right amount of macros. Then I pack my cooler (large lunchbox) the night…

I stop my HRM when I complete the last set or step off the treadmill. Once, I did an experiment and did find that I continued to burn calories immediately after lifting weights but I don't count it. I just consider it bonus.

You can buy a Polar F4 HRM for about $80. It will tell you your heart rate and how many calories you burned based on that heart rate.

Someone has been reading Burn the Fat huh? I figured what I am doing is working now but when I start plateauing, I'll start zig zagging.

Exercise has to become the priority. You will want to do that versus participating in other things. Start small. Workout for 20 minutes by walking, doing body weight squats, or jumping jacks. Also, find a friend to start with.

If I understand you correctly, you get off work at 7, have a meal of whole wheat pasta with sauce and then workout? If that's the case, that's not bad. I've read many books and the one thing they all agree on is to have complex carbs prior to a workout. The complex carbs will fuel your workout. That being said, I would…

You hit the nail on the head... several times!

1. Add another meal - if you eat immediately after waking and every three hours, you should be able to fit six meals. 2. You may want to replace your snacks with "mini-meals" of maybe a chicken breast and a 1/2 a yam 3. Plan the night before. I sometimes enter all of my meals the night before so I can be sure to get all of…

You can use MFP to calculate your daily needs. But if you want a formula to figure out how many calories you should eat for MAINTENANCE ,use this: Harris Benedict Formula To determine your total daily calorie needs (TDEE), multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows: If you are sedentary (little or no…

It's the BEST of the WORST though! Depending on what you get, it's at least low in fat.

I just heard of that today. Check this out... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090224104641AAfIHeJ

Shooting for a percentage of your max hear rate is great but I'd suggest on focusing on a something else... improving your performance on the equipment. I'd suggest shooting for a particular length of time or distance on any given piece of cardio equipment and focus on improving your time each time you go to the gym. In…

Offer another restaurant with choices that aren't so tempting!!!

I agree... Or eat before hand so you're not tempted!

I like to run for cardio but my knees are starting to hurt. Any suggestions? Send me an message as I don't check here frequently.