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Counting Calories vs Counting Macros
I previously lost 60lbs by counting calories ans exercising. I've regained about 40 of those pounds after a couple of years of surgery and broken bones. I have been 100% cleared to return to my former workout glory and I'm doing well. My issue is food; I don't know what changed but I cannot for the life of me stick to the…
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Broken toe/post op recovery.
I had surgery 1/15 and was cleared for light cardio last week. Of COURSE, I broke my toe the DAY BEFORE clearance. I'm going to see my doctor his week but since I can move it, I've been buddy taping it and icing it. In the meantime, do you think the elliptical would be okay? Or the stationary bike? I'm so tired of not…
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Gym vs Home Workouts
I'm curious, what makes you pick gym over home or home over gym? I have a gym membership for the days that I'm going to be out from super early til late; I just bring my gym bag and make a stop during the day. Otherwise, I'm 100% about my home workouts. I follow DVD programs so I'm never lacking for direction or…
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Food not as filling as it used to be.
I generally eat a variation of the same things during the week and I've noticed over the past few weeks that my breakfast just isn't filling me up like it used to. It's a low carb whole wheat Mission wrap, two tablespoons of hummus, a very generous handful of baby spinach, about 1.15 of a serving of Perdue short cuts…
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Motivation stall.
I'm in maintenance and although I recognize that I'll have to always log, I've grown so tired of it! I do short (30 minutes or less, 5x weekly) exercise routines and am meticulous but I had to take a week off because I hurt myself dancing barefoot drunk for three hours to Just Dance last week (don't judge). Now that I'm…
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Sneakers
I primary do workouts like T25 and Insanity Max:30. What would be an ideal shoe?
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Weighted Vests
How big a difference do you think a weighted vest makes in terms of a calorie burn?
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PiYo reluctance
I did two rounds of Insanity Max:30 and I just started T25: Beta. I'm hesitant to do PiYo because I'm afraid it won't keep my body in the shape I've gotten it into with the aforementioned workouts. Has anyone done it and experienced this?
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Recipe calories.
I weigh all ingredients before they are cooked, cook, divide the portions, add up all the precooked cals, divide them by the portions, and that's how I get my calories per serving. I thought this was the most accurate way to assess calories but I read some posts about water content and weight being different after you cook…
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Always, always, ALWAYS hungry.
I am at goal weight and am in maintenance now. Lately, I’m always always hungry. It’s very rare that I eat and am not legitimately hungry again an hour and a half later. I drink a LOT of water and have at least one 16oz cup of green tea with lemon and Splenda a day. My food diary is open. I’m restricting myself to…
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Post Insanity Max:30?
Where do you go after Insanity Max:30? I keep wanting to want to try PiYo but I'm afraid I'll lose the progress I made with Max:30 because it's not as intense. I don't want to do P90X because the equipment required (chin up bar for example) is not an investment I want to make. I also don't want to do chin ups. Other than…
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Birth control and maintenance.
I've been on Depo Provera for the last four years. My last shot was in June, I decided to stop taking it. Does anyone have any experience with coming off of birth control and perhaps having any appetite/energy changes?
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Cake and Cardio.
My scheduled workout for today is Insanity Max:30's Tabata Power which is mostly strength (using your own body weight). However, I decided a slice of cake was very necessary today. That being said, should I stick with the Tabata or maybe replace it with a cardio for a higher calorie burn?
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Week 6
Start: 180 Week 1: 180 (there was no change) Week 2: 177 Week 3: 173 Week 4: 174 Week 5: 176 Week 6: 170 I made it to goal!
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Maintenance issues.
According to MFP I am ok to eat 1850 calories on maintenance mode. I read in several places that it's ok to eat back calories you burned from exercise. I don't always do that and more times than not end up eating around my regular 1850 maintenance amount. I work out 6 days a week, Insanity Max30 for 5 of those days and one…
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Pilates classes.
I want to try Pilates but I see a mat class and a reformer class. Are there other kinds of classes and can someone tell me what the differences are?
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Food/craving fluctuations
Does anyone else go through periods where they are doing extremely well with their healthy eating and then periods of time where they polish off four Twizzlers and an entire box of Teddy Grahams in one sitting? :/
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Insanity Max:30 - calories burned?
Actually, I am pretty sure this question applies to all home workouts. I'm not looking for a specific count but how do you even get a rough estimate?
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How much rest is enough?
I have Beachbody on demand so I do a hybrid workout. Tuesday is the elliptical for 30 minutes (20 if I'm very tired), Wed, Thu, Fri are Insanity Max30 workouts, Saturday is one of the Shaun week routines (Ripsanity for those of you who know it), and Sundays are T25's Upper Focus, Lower Focus, and TurboFire's 15 minute HIIT…
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Loose skin.
I was heavy for most of my life. I lost 140 lbs and my belly has so much extra skin. I'm saving up for the goal of having plastic surgery next year to remove it but in the meantime, it's so crappy. No matter how much weight I've lost, the belly really makes me feel like I'm still over 300lbs. My body looks like a smaller…
