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someone kick me is the a**, give my head a shake... why is t
ok, i have been trying to loose 15 lbs since end of Oct. Yes it's not a whole he** of a lot compared to so many others but i was at my max weight for my height(5.2ft) and max BMI. All i wanted to do was loose 15 lbs just to get in the healthy zone... All i have done is struggle! I started out my 1st month just trying to…
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sore knees after level 2 30ds....
ok, level 1 no prob, level 2 and i get sore knee's.. can anyone think of what would be so different with level 2 over level 1 that would give me sore knees??? i have been racking my brain but i can't think, i know it i guess is a lunge but which one? wasn't there lunges in level 1? i can't remember... this is my 2nd run…
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jillians yoga dvd question
i was thinking of maybe adding this to my workout after i finish the 30ds. what are the benefits of doing yoga? what is the goal with this dvd as i know it will be so different then 30ds... what can i expect if i get it? how long is the dvd?
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need a asian recipe that uses peanut butter and noodles
i have tried a few times a chicken recipe when out it always has peanut buuter and noodles in it. it is always so yummy. even when on holidays at a all inclusive the asian restaurant always seems to have some sort of chicken noodle recipe with peanut butter in it. how can i create something like that at home, what would i…
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bob harper dvd's vs jillian's???
which do you like better and why? i currently do 30 ds and am looking for a new dvd to do come april. i only want another 30 min dvd.
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snacks 50 cals or under
i am wondering when you only have a short few calories left and are hungry what are some go to healthy good snacks? i have been doing carrots, celery or pickles as all are very low calories ( pickles are none) what else is there that is good and will fill that hungry void? suggestions please :)
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protein
how do i figure out how much protein i need daily?
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water retention when doing circuit training or strength trai
I had a question, while i was doing 30 ds i kept reading about sometimes when you shock your muscles like that you will retain water? why is that and how long will you retain it for? when will your muscles stop doing that?
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platuea question
so i hit plateau for the last 4 weeks and can't budge. I upped my calories a good 2 weeks ago if i remember and still no change. my question is, what do i do now? do i stick with the upped calories for another week or so to see if it eventually works itself out or change it back to less but up my exercise? i am stumped on…
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digital scales with body fat, etc in them?
how accurate do you think those scales are for these measurements. i know they won't be 100% but are they do able? I have a digital scale at home which i love but i seen a few new ones today and they show, bmi, body fat, water %, fat lbs, fat % and bone % along with weight. is it necessary to have all the other numbers?
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chicken breast question and figuring out serving sizes.
how many breasts do you tend to get in a 1 lb package? when making a recipe, say for 3 and using 3 breasts would i say the servings are for 3 when trying to figure out the nutritional facts? i was just trying to figure out the nutritional facts for a recipe and i can't get it right???? it seems so high? i was doing a salsa…
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may be in the market for a new treadmill
is there a affordable treadmill on the market that you can enter you info into to get more of a accurate reading for calories burned? most that i see are set but i love the ones you can enter all your private stuff into incase you don't have a hrm, etc...
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size of cheese for calories?
when you buy the long bricks of cheese and slice of a section... how much is 30g serving as it states one the package? how think would it be? I don't have a food scale, i hope to get one, one day. but for now i need to know how to figure out the best way to cut my cheese more accurately. is there any tips that i can use…
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what is a "good" amount of exercise a week?
I am looking for suggestions. I started doing 4-5 days a week of cardio ( elliptical or treadmill) for 30-45 min each time. I then added 30ds to that mix in dec and i found doing something 7 days a week was a bit much. I want to make it something that is doable so i don't get discouraged doing it. I have another 5-7 lbs to…
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Sedentary or Lightly Active- in the settings
ok, i have been reading tons of posts on min calories, etc... now this whole thing kinda has confused me greatly since day 1 of trying to loose weight back mid nov. My question to all of you experts is when doing your settings, how do you refer to lightly active? is that working out 3 or 5 times a week, 30 min or more?…
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bmr/ calories, etc
I am confused on this bmr stuff.... can anyone help me. i am wondering if i should be re adjusting my calories a day, i seem to loose very very slowly and wondering if i should adjust things... my bmr is 1252, maintenance calories are 1570 ( i of course don't want to maintain and still loose) so what do you think my magic…
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Celiac disease
can anyone explain what this is to me.. my son was just diagnosed with it and now i will have to "make" over our meal plans....
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machines you enter your info into
ok i know that the machines you don't enter your personal info into the calories burned are way off!!! usually double what you normally burn are! ( well it was for me ). So now i am wondering... how much more accurate is it with the machines that you enter your personal info into... should i think that it's pretty accurate…
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jillians different dvd's
i have 30 ds and love it. I am on my 2nd round of it. When i am done it i do want to try something different. I have heard of ripped in 30 and 6 weeks, no more trouble zones, etc but not sure which one would be good for me. what are the area target zones? how much harder re they from 30ds? level 3 is still a bit tough for…
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mexican
ok since i read the last post about going out to eat to a mexican place i have a few questions... i LOVE mexican and i get that alot of it isn't healthy.... So my question is why do i hear and get mixed messages about some of their items. I am confused on knowing what to think is healthy and can eat more of .... examples…
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how to mix it up?
not sure what happened to my post so i will try this again, sorry if it's a double somewhere. to give a brief summary, i started exercising on Oct 22nd, doing 45 min 5 days a week. after 1 month, i saw no difference at all in weight or body changes. So when dec came i threw in 30ds and changed it up. i did that daily and…
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want to lose another 5 lbs by the end of march.... tips plea
I have been trying to lose weight ( at least 10lbs) since Oct 22, so far i have been logging on here since mid nov and doing a 1200 cal a day plan. i have been doing 5 days a week of cardio ( 30-45min) and then i threw in 30ds. so when i started 30 ds i did 20 min cardio to warm up and then the video daily. Now that it's…
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nuts
ok, i have read and been told to eat nuts, etc but they are so high in calories,..... i don't want to eat nuts if it's going to take away hundreds of calories of actual " real" food? i was munching on peanuts today and realized that in a 1/3 cup was over 300 calories... OUCH! what to do? do i kinda ignore the calories a…
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for women ( TOM)
I was just wondering what everyone else is like for gaining weight at that time of the month, how early do you start to gain it ? I seem to gain 1 week prior to get my period and wasn't sure if it's like that for others.... All my friends will only gain 2-3 days before and then 2-3 days after it's done the weight is off...…
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meausuring...
ok everyone says to measure yourself and not just relay on the scales correct, so i have been doing so. but i fond each time i will get a different measurement as each time the tape will lay in a different spot even though it's around the correct usually spot. As i move it a bit then i see a difference but was that where…
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thinking your eating healthy?
how is it that when you think you are eating healthy your not? I struggle with making the right choices at times, i figure I'm making a good decision but in the end it turns out i didn't :( eg) salad dressings.... i figure salads are healthy but then i find that i had more fat/ calories in it then a burger..... same with…
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digital scales
ok, so i bought a digital scale 2 weeks ago as i wanted to be more precise on my weight loss. This thing is driving me crazy! I started out a 140 on Oct 22, on dec 4th i was down to 137.4. Then the next day i was back to 138, no biggie. I stayed at that for about 5 days but then today i stepped on it and it showed 136.6…
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anyone have a good cantonese sauce recipe?
I LOVE Cantonese chow mein, and would love to create a dish like that at home... I just have no idea what ingredients to put in it to get it very similar? any suggestions or recipes?
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Weight watches vs counting calories
i have a question, i have a few friends that are on WW's and seem to be dropping weight like crazy! when i look at what they eat it's more in calories a day then me but they lose weight? Things that i love but have to limit eg) grapes they can have more often or bigger portions..... how is it that those higher calorie…
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do good all day and blow it at dinner...
I find i do good all day all week but dinners really blow it for me :( for example, tonight i made home made lemon chicken. I had no idea what the nutritional facts were so i went on a web site and put all my ingredients in and BAM! 1100 calories! wow... i was floored! 675 was just from the 1 cup of rice, man is it hard…
