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how to determine if you are lighly or mod active?
i am trying to figure out my tdee and i am stuck when you would change setting from lightly to mod active? I have always had mine set to lightly but was unsure of when i woudl ever need to bump i u p, how much more moving daily i woudl have to do for that change? I have always just done cals and eating back exercise cals,…
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question about figuring nutritional facts for cookies?
OK question: i made these healthy cookies today and what confuses me is the recipe i did, made 35 small cookies ( i used a melon baller for size) . so i entered that into the recipe counter and it showed 83 cals each. BUT it shows it as a 25 gram serving, which is 2 of the little cookies when i put them on my scale? so do…
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hitting your final destination.... how do you know?
people have asked me lately, how do you know where you are going to stop? how do you know that you will not really be able to lose more weight and maintain it? how do you know that " that is it" for losing inches, etc... my answer to them " i have no idea",lol.... so how do you know when you have finally hit your final…
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protein powder recipes please.
i just ought my 1st container of whey chocolate protein powder and want to bake with it... any recipes would be great. I am not a huge shake fan but need more protein, so i figured i'd bake with it...
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how much protein?
i am getting conflicting answers and not sure where to set my protein... how do i figure out a good amount. I am only doing rin30 5 days a week, so nothing to strenuous... and i had y diary set to 40-30-30 and it gave me over 100grams of protein. A lot of others have told me i should be between 60-70? some have told me…
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goal weight? how do you know....
i posted this back a week or so ago and didn't get responses so i am asking it again to see if anyone can help me figure this out. I had a goal, hit it in dec and then gained 5 lbs on vacation... it's been 35 week snow and i can't get it off. So i am wondering, how do you know when you have reached your goal weight or just…
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certain programs and weight gain...
so can one tell me why is it that I gain weight when doing JM dvd's but not with slim in 6? they both incorporate cardio, weight and ab work? yet i lost with slim in 6 and never gained nothing but every time i do JM i gain?
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how do you when......
i have had a final goal of 115, i am 5.2 ft. i find it hard to get there and stay there, not sure if it's me not trying hard enough, letting myself slack a bit or if it's just not my number to stay at? I Got as low as 116.4 in Dec and stayed there all month. Then i went on a 1 week All Inclusive trip over New Years and…
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how do you know when you are there? your number?
i have had a goal of 115, i am 5.2 ft. i find it hard to get there, not sure if it's me not trying hard enough, letting myself slack a bit or if it's just not my number to stay at? I Got as low as 116.4 in Dec and stayed there all month. Then i went on a 1 week All Inclusive trip over New Years and gained 5 lbs and i can't…
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jm's BFBM, NMTZ and 6W6P q's
i have 30ds and rin30 and i am looking for another dvd. I still want a 30-45 min dvd no more. what can anyone tell me about these 3 dvd's... I am just looking to lose the last few inches off my belly considering i am pretty much at my goal.
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Chalean extreme / Brazilian butt lift?
i am needing a change in my workout routine and need a shorter workout. I have 1 hr max daily and woudl like to stick to something 30-45 min ( no Jillian, etc) I have been looking at these 2 programs and was wondering if any one has tried them both, what are they like compared to each other, etc. I will say i am close to…
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strange feeling?
I so want to be able to jog on my treadmill instead of power walking all the time but i feel that as soon as i start to jog, it feels like my right leg is going to give out on me! ? why?
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the firm express?
anyone try this, i just came across it at costco today and it was about 65 bucks i think. I was doing slim in 6 and i am losing interest. Not seeing results and not finding it challenging enough i guess. I don't want anything like TF p90x,,etc but need something different then Jm 30ds and rin30... I am near my goal weight,…
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lower belly bloat
ok, i have pretty much hit my goal, i exercise, watch my cals and log everything, i keep my sodium under daily and yet my lower belly just seems to stick out all the time ... why? what can i do to reduce it, what can i do about it getting bloated looking? the only time it is flatter is 1st thing in the am, once i eat, out…
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how to get back on track?
well i just went on a week vacation to a AI in mexico, i also gained 5 lbs on it even though i tried super hard to eat healthy. I drank lots of water and not much sugary or alcohol drinks yet... i hit the treadmill and walked ALOT... yet i still put on 5 lbs * sigh*. how can i get myself motivated to take it off and still…
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confusion with son's reaction?
does anyone have suggestion on how to deal with this? my son who is 6 was diagnosed in sept, we have been doing the change over and he is now not willing to eat veggies and meat. At school this week he told me he had some cookies at a class party and i assume they weren't GF. I made cookies special for his party and he…
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sick more often?
not sure if this is a coincidence or not but since my son was diagnosed in sept and we are converting to a GF diet he has been so sick. He normally is a very healthy child and he has had 3 colds and 1 flu since...
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how do you know?
how do you know if the weight you lost is just weight and not muscle. I have been reading thread when people say they lost muscle etc and i really would have no clue to knwo whether or not it was actual fat loss or muscle. I do know that you can and will lose both during weight loss but how can you know if it is muscle and…
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thoughts about weighing in after a work out?
what are your thoughts on weighing in after a workout? is it a good thing or no? I normally weigh myself 1st thing in the am and today i forgot until i was done my workout. not sure if i should log it or just wait till tomorrow and see what it shows then and go by that?
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turbo jam vs turbo fire
what is the main difference between these 2? how do they compare to slim in 6?
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scoobys workshop site
when i go on this site and go to body fat calculator, why won't it let me add info? it stays on male and won't let me change it to female? so i can't get any answers.....
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slim in 6
well i just ordered slim in 6, it will be my 1st beach body workout. I am not sure what to expect with it as i am pretty close to my goal now. I have only done 30 day shred and ripped in 30 before, so i am only used to jm dvd's.
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well appt with endo dr was a waste of time :(
she made excuses for why i feel the way i do, allergies is what makes me tired, and i'm tiny that's why i am cold all the time! can you believe that!!! i told her that i wasn't always small, i gained weight from my thyroid and just finally lost it and back to my normal size..it was a huge struggle to lose it and she then…
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changes going ok
so as some of you know my son (6) was diagnosed with celiacs this past month and i have to say the changes are goign really well for the most part. the items we have bought to try have been successful, the only challenging part is trying to get him to eat LESS of these processed items and more fruit/veggies and meat items…
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best bread maker
what kind of bead makers seem to make the best GF bread? I was wanting to buy one today but not sure which one?
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how to reduce bf
how can one reduce bf without losing any more weight? I am only a few lbs away from my ultimate goal and yet i would like to reduce a bit more bf. how can i do that with out losing too much weight? I have been told by others that i needed to lose more weight to loose the bf as well as it goes hand in hand and that you need…
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lighlt active vs active?
how do i figure out if i am lightly active or active? I was sedentary for most of my weigh loss that i have had. i have now a new job and have to change my setting. I am not sure what it should be set at, as i have been at my new job just over a month and have put on 3 lbs and my new "lower size" jeans are now too tight :(…
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frustraited...
i am beyond frustrated. I hit my goal, sept 21st then i decided to re evaluate it and lowered it 3 more lbs. Since then i have done nothing but gain weight no matter how hard i try? what is going on??? It's been a month and i now have put on 3 lbs?I have made sure i am still tracking like always, i log everything! nothing…
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maintaining is so hard!
wow, who would of thought... I hit my goal in Sept and have tried to maintain since then. I find it so hard, i have already put a few lbs back on. It's only been a month.... I really don't want to log and weigh my food for the rest of my life, how can i make this easier?
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new results
ok my last results in Feb were TSH: 2.9 T4 12.8 and T3 4.37 i felt like *kitten*! i got my levels tested again in Sept as my dose was upped finally and these are my new results : TSH 1.11 T4 14.2 and T3 4.69 i feel great but why is my T4 going up, what does that mean?