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The next time you reach for the white rice to make your seemingly healthy rice and beans or Asian stir-fry, you may want to reconsider the color of your rice. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition conducted a study that confirms brown rice as the hands-down healthier choice for your dinner grain. The Health…

Look Awesome girl!!!! Keep it up!!!

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No sense in feeling guilty...your body NEEDS to have a couple of days to heal up after working out...If you don't take those breaks, your body won't heal properly and eventually you'll end up hurting yourself in the end...

OMG!!! I Want!!!!!!

Girl, eat all the naughty you want tomorrow cuz the next day you know you'll be right back at your post eating like you should!!! lol

If you threw that up...and if you're still not feeling so good...don't worry about the calories right now! You're stomach probably wouldn't be able to handle anything on it right now....

Too much freaking worry for ONE day of the year!!! ENJOY THE DAY!!!!!

What she said ^ ^.....It's ONE day out of the year to be with family...it's not going to break your diet unless you let it....ENJOY THE DAY and DON"T worry about it!!!! Move on the next day and get right back on it...

Nothing wrong with being a bit high on fiber and protein...just drink plenty of water!

Don't give up on it too soon!!! It does take time...and a good instructor gives you some instruction!! Or will take time with you after class to show you some basic steps if you ask...and we all can laugh at ourselves when we first start a class.. I know I did too!!

If you have a class that does a lot of squats/lunges...it will tone up the legs/calves/buns... For the upper body, use LIGHT hand weights...no more than 2lbs...and you'll see the difference in your upper body...(you can work your way up in the weight too...there was a girl in my class that started out with 1lb weights and…

And if you notice when you're doing Zumba...if it's done right there will not be anymore than 4 different types of moves in a routine...And they repeat in the song... that's how you catch it!

You seriously do not have to be coordinated to do it...It's all about just moving. I hear that a lot though and there's not ALL dance to it...You don't have to wiggle the hips, like most of the instructors do....you don't have to step the way they do, just move that foot forward/back or side to side....You don't even have…

No problem! I love to help when I can.... =)

She's right...it takes time! Some ladies (and gents, there are a few in my classes) come in a few times and feel that they just can't do it...because a lot of times they think it's too hard...You're learning to move in ways you never did before...and It's so all about attitude! And this ones got it right!!! =) If anyone…

Don't wait any longer!! Just go! and DO IT!!!! LOL

Any and all of them! They usually start you out with something slow to get you used to basic moves...Then you move on and up as you get used to them... And the newest set has everything from cardio, to toning to a new craze called Sensao-where they use a chair as part of the routine...it's pretty cool..... And if you need…

Look for dvd's on Ebay...or go to zumba.com and order the newest set they have....

And yes, the classes are SO much more fun!!

I'm a Zumba instructor...and to start out with the DVD's is a good thing. It will get you used to different types of movements that are used in Zumba. I do a higher intense Zumba along with some toning and when there are heavier ladies that come in, what I have them do is adjust the movements to fit their level of fitness.…

Planks...ab crunches & bicycles...squats....Lunges...

It depends on your body make up...BUT, how do your clothes fit? Do you notice any difference there?

Try some Calorie Cycling....if you want to get out the plateau.... and girl! Feel VERY proud of yourself for where you've gotten to!!! That is AWESOME!!!!

Yes, def eat the favs...I certainly don't mean to just eat everything in sight as I know I won't eat certain things as I just don't like them (cranberry stuff being one...gag!) M My thing is people just being SO restrictive when this is a one time a year family thing that is more important than watching what you eat.... I…

Well, I guess I could give up the moldy stuff.... LOL :laugh:

I'm not going to give up anything on Thanksgiving Day...If I want to eat rolls, I'll eat them...if I want to eat pie, I'll eat it...There is NOT one reason why anyone should give up a favorite food on that day because of your diet. (unless you're on a special health diet from your doctor and you have to not eat certain…

Eventually, eating too less of your calories, too often, will catch up and you'll stop losing weight.....

That's a "to each his own" kind of thing. Some have cheat days...some have a cheat meal once or twice a week...some just cheat a little bit each day to not feel deprived. However you do it, it still takes will power not to overdo.....

Even when I'm busy, I take or make the time to exercise. I do take 1-2 days of rest from it as the body needs time to repair itself. As to if I have a health issue..I will exercise even when not feeling well, depending on HOW my body is feeling. If I've been running a temperature, I will not exercise. If it's just a bit of…