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I know that doing strength training i.e. lifting weights burns calories but when you enter it on your exercise log it doesn't show you how many calories you burn doing various exercises with weights. Does anyone know how to figure that out? I want to do this right and eat my exercise calories but it's difficult when it…

For those who have asked (sorry haven't been on the msg boards in a while b/c of the holidays) I completed hip hop abs on Dec 19th and have started over again. I was just going to do the last 2 weeks over and over again but I took a 2.5 week break from working out due to being extremely sick and all of the holiday…

Well I have finished the 30 day program and am starting to repeat the last 2 weeks for as long as I feel like doing it. I have lost 8 pounds and 4 inches on my waist! I recommend this to anyone who hates to workout but loves to dance :)

I'll let you know the final in a few days, but so far I've lost 3 pounds and 6 inches (3 from waist and 1.5 in bust and hips) It probably would have been more had Thanksgiving not fallen in the middle of the program, cause I definitely overate that day, plus a few days afterward due to other gatherings and leftovers, and I…

I have a 30 day program with a 30 min cardio, 23 min ab sculpt, 23 min hips, buns, and thighs, 40 min total body burn, and a 5 min extra ab workout. I'd rather not buy any more dvd's if I don't have to. For the most part the last 2 weeks call for total body burn 4 times, then alternating days between cardio and ab sculpt…

I know how hard it is to try and try and try and not feel like anything is working. Give it time, you can't rush it, look at it this way....I've been seriously watching my calories and exercising for the past 3 months and have only lost 4 pounds, but I feel fantastic b/c I know what I'm doing is the healthy way to do it. I…

So, as many of you know, I have been doing the beachbody hip hop abs program. I have pretty much followed it to the T and will be finishing up the 4 week program in a few days. I want to continue doing it b/c it's so much fun and I've been getting great results but b/c it's a progressive program (you add intensity every…

There is a website for the father and daughter from Virginia killed, please visit AlanandNaomi.com

I'm seeing now that 40 terrorists were involved, 29 Pakistanis, and 11 Bangladeshis, they allegedly hijacked a ship a couple of weeks ago and have been planning this for several months. People need to understand that this is the equivalent of our 9/11......do you remember how you felt that day?

From what I've been seeing on the news it seems that this terrorist organization is looking for publicity, in order to get their name known. They went into this knowing they wouldn't live but were so influenced that they didn't see it as dying in vain. It's so sick and twisted!

Just a sad note to add Alan and Naomi Scherr, father and daughter were among the victims killed at a restaurant in Mumbai India, these 2 people lived an hour away from me in Faber Virginia, they leave behind Alan's wife and 2 brothers :(

Lets please keep the people of Mumbai India in our thoughts and prayers. This is a horrible tragedy and we shouldn't ignore it just because it didn't happen to us. Just to put this in perspective, hundreds of children have lost their parents and some have even lost their own lives. Think about your kids, your parents, your…

I've learned that as long as you eat all your exercise calories within that week you are good to go. It's actually better for your metabolism to eat a different amount everyday that way you are confusing your metabolism and it won't slow down or stay the same it will actually speed up which equals continuous weight loss.…

I would like to know about this as well. I used to drink 3-4 times a week and have cut it down to 1-2, but I consume around 400 calories each time and I even eat less during the day to fit that in (bad huh?) I'm not an alcoholic but sometimes I think about my mentality with this issue and wonder what the hell I'm doing…

Ok so I'm on day 3 of Hip Hop Abs...........and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! It's SOOOOOO much fun and doesn't make working out a chore! Anyone else doing this DVD program? Love to hear from you and keep track of our progress!!!

Has anyone tried Beachbody's Hip Hop Abs? I've been doing various Beachbody dvds and am trying to switch it up. I have ordered it and it should arrive early next week. I'm really excited to be able to have a dvd that I actually look forward to doing each day. I used to be a cheerleader and I love dancing so I'm really…

If you absolutely have to eat chips then I suggest getting baked lays, esp the bbq ones. They are really yummy and are 120 cals per 14 chips. I also record everything I eat BEFORE I actually eat it, it really helps to know exactly how many cals you can have, and I also leave about 200 after dinner for those late night…

I'm kinda going through the same thing but there's not much I can do about it. I got Mirena (the IUD) inserted in February and gained 10 pounds and it has been very hard to lose that plus the other weight I need to lose. There's not much out there as far as birth control goes that doesn't cause weight gain so I'm pretty…

i'm laughing so hard, i'm crying! ahh.. fiber one bars. i love them. the bad news is the side effects, **OBVIOUSLY** <still laughing>, but the *good* news is that if you have one every day, within a couple days the side effects go away :) it's just getting through those couple of days without causing the earth to tip off…

Does anyone follow Jillian Michaels (NBC biggest loser coach) fitness plan? I'd love to follow it to a T but I love my power yoga class that i take 2 days a week and wonder what workouts I should do for the other 3 days. I can't go to the gym b/c the lack of a babysitter and I don't own any machines. All I have is…

Thanks for all of your help so far. I have another question. Several of you have asked if I'm eating all of my exercise calories as well. I'm not sure what that means. According to my calorie counter I can have 1230 calories a day and workout 3 days a week for an hour each workout and theoretically lose one pound a week…

I do drink a significant amount of water but I also drink 2-3 diet sodas a day. Why does that hinder weight loss if it doesn't have any calories and I drink 8 glasses of water a day with it?

Since starting MFP 3 weeks ago I have only lost 1 pound and 1.5 inches. I keep hearing stories of people dropping crazy weight within the first couple of weeks, what's wrong with me? I stay within my calories each day, I drink tons of water, I get good sleep each night, I work out 3-4 days a week for 45 mins each workout…

I was one of those girls in high school. I wanted so badly to fit in that I even tried out for the cheerleading squad, and I made it! I really did enjoy cheering but that's another conversation. I saw how thin all the other girls were, and even though I was only 125 and 5'2" I thought I was too fat. I started by throwing…

I was directed to this website by our lovely MissMonica of K92 radio here in southwest VA. I just want to thank you girl, you are part of my inspiration. I have roughly the same amount of weight to lose as you and I'm also getting married (congrats to you by the way). For everyone else, I'm looking forward to chatting with…