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air popped pop corn tossed with a table spoon of melted butter 200 calories for 4 cups... If you have the calories to eat then eat, just make better choices! Good luck!

Are you having an issue just getting to 1260, or getting to a net of 1260? There is differing opinions on here but you don't HAVE to eat to your net, I don't all the time. If it's hard for you to get to 1260 with no exercise calories how many calories are you off by on average? How much weight are you trying to lose in…

Baked goods! And I'm the one baking them! Basically from the second week in October straight through till the week of Christmas you can bet I am baking something! There are four birthdays, including my own that I bake and decorate cakes for there is pumpkin flavored everything in October and November along with apple…

I don't have a polar, I have an inexpensive sportline and I always subtract 30% and then round down from that number to the closest 50. This theory seems to be working well for me. There are days I barely break a sweat and don't stop for water during a Zumba class and it will tell me I have burned over 1000 calories, yes…

I've been going for a little over a year now, you start to feel better about it after about 4 classes and if you keep the same instructor you will get the moves down. I used to hide in the back corner and trip over my own two feet now I'm in the front row. I still feel like a spaz when we are learning a new song but no one…

^ I do the same thing.

^^^THIS!

I do this (so glad I'm not the only one)! She's also a great source of encouragement!

I have been doing Zumba for 15 months now and I LOVE IT! I take 2 classes a week and I have memorized choreography and made up my own for the days that I don't have a class I aim for 7 hours a week. I want to get licensed to teach but keep getting freaked out about it and not signing up! I have gone from a size 20 to a…

Marketing tactics are tricky! I'm surprised that an accountant fell for them though! She had to take marketing classes in business school (or I did at least). I realized I could not deal with the pressures and stress in accounting though and by nannying I realized I really want to teach so just changed majors. Accountants…

If your weekly budget is $80 get the gift card at the start of the month for $320 and then it's on you to budget it out for the month. What happens if you come in under budget? Does it get absorbed back into the household budget? I keep a grocery cash envelope I put $70 a week in it and if I go under I still have the money…

Last night I cut an 8 ounce chicken breast in half, coated both pieces with mustard then put a 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs on each and sprayed with a little Pam and baked and I made a spaghetti squash to go with it. Those bread crumbs might not got with you dietary restrictions but I'm sure there is something else you…

I know what you mean! I think a lot of us tell ourselves if I lose weight I'll be happy, fall in love, get my life together etc... But the truth is for those things to happen you need to love who you are! It's the hardest thing in the world to let yourself love yourself and build yourself up but it is really, really worth…

Congratulations!!

Congratulations!!! :)

I just make chocolate milk or drizzle a little chocolate syrup on an orange or banana. There are days when I'm PMSing that I could kill for chocolate and chocolate syrup becomes the life saver of humanity! Just make sure you measure it out and log it, 2 tablespoons is 100 calories and that goes a long way! You shouldn't…

Just, if you do this, watch your potassium! I had a seizure last October where I fell slamming my head into concrete, stopped breathing and had no heart beat. I was lucky that someone near me knew CPR, it's the only reason I am able to type this! Slamming my head on the concrete resulted in a type III concussion and an 8…

This is just my 2 cents take it with a grain of salt: It's not the best thing for you and you most likely should not have it every day but if it fits into your calories I don't see anything wrong with it! You may get more bloated and you will notice that but for once a week or less some soda will not derail your weight…

Have you tried beans? Couscous also has 6 grams protein per a cup. There is also nuts and nut butters. How low are you on protein at the end of the day? This link may be of better use to you. http://veganproteins.com/where-do-vegans-get-protein.html Hope that helps!

Feel free to add me also!

Zumba. I'm 194 pounds right now so I am bigger and I don't stop running, high knees, jumping, squats, advanced jacks and dancing for the full hour, covered in sweat and HR up at 160 for the majority of the hour. If you find the right instructor and stick with it you burn a ton of calories. My instructor is more fitness…

I have the same question, I wish someone would answer! I look at net calories anywhere between 500 and 1000 every day and I just can't eat anymore! I work out 2 hours nearly every day burning between 800 and 1200 calories and I have my goals set at 1300 calories I eat between 1200 and 1800 calories but my net calories are…

Try for once a week but I sometimes will do every other week. When I'm dealing with my "monthlys" not at all because I'm already emotional enough! I was surprised to see the scale drop a pound today when I weighed in, had cake and ice cream twice this past week for birthday parties and I was feeling sooooo guilty! I go a…

Sorry I haven't checked in yet this week, been super busy! Did an hour of Zumba on Monday and today and (just in case I forget to check back in) I have an hour class on Friday! I lost 5 pounds last month and already lost another pound during this challenge! I've added bike riding to my list of activities also, never…

I'm in again! :)

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I have been slacking the last few days... My cousin's wedding in cape cod sort of blew it for me but I'll be back on the zumba train tomorrow! :wink:

Thanks! I'll work on that, I'm not over today and I almost hit my fat and protein every day...

I was honestly going to post something similar to this!!! Glad I read first. I hit 30 to 45 on my fiber daily and I go over my carbs and calcium goals too but if the reason for going over carbs is because of fruits is that such a bad thing? I'm under on calories at the end of the day... What is more important?

Just got home from class about an hour ago, did another hour of zumba.