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I'm a pretty bad dancer so I always look ridiculous, whether I'm doing it at home or in a class. But at least I'm having fun while looking stupid!

I had a modified version of these today using yellow squash instead of celery and they were great!

Use a HRM because it really depends on your body. 1 hour of a live Zumba class for me burns no more than 375 calories (I'm 5'2 and fluctuate between 107 and 111 lbs)

I agree with the suggestion for Think Thin, they are delicious!

I would also advise getting a HRM. I have never burned more than 400 calories in an hour of Zumba, but I'm pretty small so my burns from working out generally aren't big.

I get calf pains when running somtimes. I think it's because I wear high heels a lot during the week. I find the foam rolling my calves every day helps me more than stretching.

I do too! And it's pretty much all foods, so I just figure I have to live with it. My stomach looks totally different when I wake up compared to when I go to sleep at night. On vacation, I just take my bikini pics in the morning before breakfast haha!

I had my RMR tested yesterday. It was actually pretty close to what I expected. I'm 5'2 and 110 lbs. I thought it was 1290 and I measured at 1339. It was interesting to hear that my metabolism is 4% faster than average, since I've always considered myself to have a slow metabolism.

Hi, I'm 5'2 (so close enough to 5'3!) and 28 years old. I currently weigh 110 lbs, and am trying to lose the last few lbs of body fat that seem to be sticking to my thighs and tummy. And I want to get more ripped!! I don't really have a goal weight, I just want to be more lean and be happy with what I see in the mirror. My…

Tazo chai rooibos. It's naturall sweet so you don't need to add anything. I also second the vote for Harney and Sons hot cinnamon sunset. It is delicious! When I want something to settle my stomach I drink yogi ginger tea and add a little bit of stevia or agave to sweeten it.

The only thing I don't log is herbal tea if I drink it black. If I add any milk, nut milk or sweetner I will log it. I don't drink too many diet drinks, but I have the occasional vitamin water zero and will log that since it has artificial ingredients.

I log them. There are no such things as free calories if you are calorie counting. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies, so if I didn't count them my log would look like I was living off egg whites and almond butter!

I have a snack drawer of my own with preportioned packs of raw almonds, dried apples, 100 calorie dark chocolate squares, Lara bars and cocoa roasted almonds. I also bring containers with cut up fresh fruit and veggies each day. That way I'm not tempted to eat the donuts and pastries at work because I have so many great…

I log it as circuit training but once I got a HRM I now enter the calories manually. Turns out I only burn about 180 cals per workout which is kind of disappointing. MFP had been estimating closer to 220 for me.

I just got my Polar F4 HRM last week and have found out a few things. However, these may just be specific to my body and I'm not sure how they would apply to other people: 1) I burn fewer calories in my bootcamp classes than I thought. I have been logging it as circuit training and MFP said I would burn about 400 calories…

If I don't work out early in the morning, I probably won't make it to the gym either because I end up working late OR I leave work at a decent hour and then just feel lazy! I do have to eat about 100 calories though and then I wait 30 mins before hitting the gym otherwise I don't have enough energy for my workouts.

Don't stress about it! You can't undo days, weeks and months of progress in one day. After days like that though I do find my stomach feels sick afterwards, so I drink a lot of ginger tea for the next couple of days which helps settle it down and all of that liquid helps reduce the bloat.

The only non-alcoholic drinks I drink regularly are still water, sparkling water, coffee, tea (obsessed with chai rooibos tea and ginger tea right now), almond milk, fat free milk or coconut water.

Dried apple rings. I had to buy 110 calorie snack packs of it because my love affair with apple rings was getting out of control!

Nori rolls stuffed with mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli slaw, uncooked spinach and trader joe's greek yogurt, kale and spinach dip.

2 blocks to my gym and 2 blocks to my outdoor bootcamp. It's really helped me get into a regular early morning workout routine.

I get this too after a really big cardio workout!

"Gluten free foods are much healthier" (coming from a friend who does not have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance).

I personally always eat breakfast, but I don't think that eating breakfast is for everyone. I like to workout in the morning and if I don't eat something (ex. a banana, half a Lara bar, some dried apple rings or drink something with calories (ex. coconut water), I get lightheaded and/or queasy during my workouts. I eat the…

I use the weekends to work out with my friends. We usually do group fitness classes together and/or go for runs. Two of my close friends live within walking distance from me so it's easy to meet up and it's really helped us spend more time together. We also will often go out to eat together afterwards since we will be…