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Since I just posted this on another board, I still had it in my clipboard. This is a great blog about how to break a plateau: http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-dreaded-word-in-weight-loss.html

Here's a really great blog that can help you look at your plateau analytically: http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-dreaded-word-in-weight-loss.html Also - I just broke through a plateau by adding 100 calories to my breakfast, but subtracting 100 calories from dinner/dessert. You will probably get lots of…

If I cook, then I can make the recipes as healthy as I would like. My husband likes them, and doesn't complain. If he cooks ... well, it's another story, haha. BUT, I try not to complain, I will just have a MUCH smaller portion and I will have a big salad first. All veggies, no 'extras' on the salad like nuts, cheese,…

I found this blog, and I really like her idea of making sure her snacks have all 3 macronutrients: http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/snack-time.html I find any of her snacks very filling.

IDK ... maybe aholes are causing increased aggression.

I don't see what's so hard about it. For my profile picture, I just struck my very best ballet pose, and snapped a picture. (I cropped out the camera). :bigsmile:

I just subtract 1 calorie per minute. The math is a lot easier, and I let it go at that.

Wow. Just ... wow. Sounds like you know what you know, but you want to be told what you want to hear. No 3 days is going to 'ruin' anything. It's your mentality that is most striking to me ... I'll start AFTER this weekend ... which turns in to AFTER this party ... and then AFTER my birthday ... and then AFTER happy hour…

Ponytail extensions. There are some videos on youtube for form. Either single arm or double arm. Every other day. 12 reps each arm times 3.

When I lived in California, my PBS station had Priscilla's Yoga Stretches. I personally thought they were fantastic. There would run in order, in a loop, and then start over again. I DVR'd them until the cows came home. I thought they were great for beginners, but by the end of the series, it got really challenging! Sadly,…

HELLS TO THE YEAH! :)

Also - find a store or brand that sells your 'shape'. And like everyone else has said, put your $ into higher quality items that will last. These will look better when altered, and you can continue to have them altered as you lose more weight.

This exact thing happened to me with the 30DS, right around week 3. Stick with it, and maybe take a few 'recovery' days after the first 30 days. What someone explained to me is that your muscles, as you build them, form tiny tears, and these tears hold water. I don't know if that's what happened for me, but, stick with…

I have always thought of trying this. Right now, during the summer, I am home in the mornings with my kids, so its a piece of cake to just boil however many I need for the day. I wouldn't keep this mixture any longer than 3 days, though. But that's just my personal limit on keeping cooked foods in my fridge. I think you…

When I first started 30DS, I burned about 270 calories. Now that I am more fit, even with 110% effort, I am lucky to get to 200 cals. I also do about an hour of cardio after the shred. HTH!

Speaking from experience - at first, you will feel like you will NEVER get over it. It's going to feel like a deep, dark, bottomless pit. And it will scare you how bottomless the grief will feel. BUT ... anyone who's ever been there and gotten through it can tell you, it's not ACTUALLY a bottomless pit. There is a…

So I just tried to warm up for my exercise, and my shoulder hurts pretty bad today. NOT good. So - no exercise at all? Or at least none using my shoulder? Gosh, I don't even know HOW to work out without using my shoulder. I mostly do hip hop, which is a LOT of shoulder stuff. Can I hip hop, but just hold my arm against my…

My husband is the GM in a movie theatre, and has worked for several different chains. I can't add to much to the above, except this: 1-They are all different. They all pop in different oils, and use different salts. They can also change salts at any time, depending on the vendor, etc. So the answer you get today could be…

First of all - congrats!!! That is such a huge accomplishment, and it must feel great! I am very interested in calorie zig zagging, but there's one thing I haven't been able to figure out - The calorie amounts you posted above - are they NET calories, or GROSS (ie pre-workout). I simply cannot do this much math in my head.…

I am going to disagree with the pp's a little bit. Stick with what you are doing. DON'T change how you are eating ... yet. That is, assuming you don't feel weak, tired, or flu-ish achy (NOT the same as exercise achy by the way). I had a similar experience. Lost about 3-4% body weight right away, then gained and lost the…

Oh, wow, that is an AWESOME website for exercises!!!!!! It would totally help if I knew the name of my muscles. But the pictures are there to guide. Thanks again!!!

NOOOOOOO ..... So not what I wanted to hear. But thank you. If the rest doesn't help, maybe I can find a doctor that can work without an MRI. I mean, what did they do before MRI's? Right? lol.

THIS. This I love. Thank you. I had a feeling it could be that, but I didn't exactly know how to describe it. Thank you for the link. Also love this. THANK YOU for being actually helpful. I think I will do as PP said and rest for a few days, then try to work some alternate muscles. Really appreciate the advice and link!

Picture them in 2 years. You will have learned a new lifestyle, a new way of eating. You will be able to read a menu and quickly guestimate how many calories are in a meal. You will know how many calories you've burned with exercise that day, and how many you burn each day just by being alive. You will be svelte,…

bumping to see answers. I have finished one round of 30DS and I am in the middle of another. curious, because p90 looks SOOOOO much harder.

Although I think it's possible you *might* be overanalyzing just a teeny, tiny bit....in my opinion, a 'bite' is about a half tablespoon to a tablespoon, depending on how big of a bite you mean. Get our your measuring spoons and you will see what I mean. So, if a quarter cup is 4 tablespoons, and you had 2 bites, then you…

Yes, even after one round I still have trouble with the butt kicks ... but they DID get easier. I think the warmup is just NOT enough, I typically add at least five more minutes of my own warmup before I start the DVD. Also, because the butt kicks are so hard, sometimes I do 30 seconds of high knees while she does the…

I'd eat the fat. Every time.

My throat gets tight when I'm really tired.

Well, for the duration of the exercise ... I think the HRM *might* overestimate. But since there's a lot of information that says that interval training speeds up your metabolism by as much as 100-200 calories after the workout, I personally think whatever the overestimation might be is actually negligible in the overall…