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question to people who have completed 30DS
I have completed one of P90x one round of Insanity and last week I completed one week of level 1 of 30DS. Today I am supposed to start level 1 second week but I was wondering if I could just jump to level 2 and do that one for 3 weeks instead of 2? level 1 was not that much of a challenge for me. What do you guys think…
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Jillian Michaels DVDs
I got the following Jillian Michaels DVDs 30 Day shred and six week six pack. I have not looked at the videos yet but can these be done at the same time? or do I have to do one first and than the other? thnks
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Half Way THERE!!!! only 16.5 lbs to go
When I started this weight loss journey I was at the heaviest I have been in my life (without) being pregnant and the sad part is that I was in denial that I still looked pregnant. Until I took a picture before starting P90x WOW!! was it an eye opener how unhappy I looked in my own body. No wonder when I went back to work…
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Pilates
Does any one here do Pilates, either at home or at a studio? If you do how do you like it? If u use home videos which ones do you recommend? Thanks
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How do you keep your sodium level low???
So I am just wondering what do you eat to keep your sodium level low. Most of the time I do not go over my sodium level but I had seen some peoples diaries whose level is like in the 500's or just below the 1000 how do you do it? what types of foods are you eating?
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Cannot get past this weight and not sure what else to do
I have been stuck in the low 150s for 5 months now. I go up to 151 than down to 150 than 149 and back up again to 151 or 150 and so on. I just cannot get pass 150. I have increase my calorie intake, have decreased the intake. But nothing has worked, I have 22lbs to go until I reach my goal. I measure my food I cook my own…
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Progress Pictures
I am a week away from completing Insanity, I have not lost much weight maybe two pounds but I think I have lost inches. Everyone keeps telling me they can see a difference unfortenataly my mind keeps telling me they are lying LOL!!!!!. I will take full progress pictures with shorts and sports bra when I am done but this…
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Do these settings really matter????
I was wondering if the settings below really matter, meaning are they really important to set when modifying your calories. I work a desk job but move around during the day I get up and walk around the office. I also go for walks at lunch so I am not always sitting down for 8 hours straight.. Just wondering if these really…
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Please humor me with this
Ok so for the past couple of months I have been stuck at the same weight I go from 153 down to 152, 151 than go back up to 153. I have been eating around 1600 calories a day total not NET. So my diary shows the following 1691 1621 1522 1441 These include some or most of my exercise calories . I had my calories set to 1340…
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Insanity question
Hello, I know there are some of you here that are doing or have done Insanity. I am currently trying to figure out if I am eating enough or too much calories for the program. I currently have my calories set to 1470 with a 250 cal deficit since I changed to drop .5 lb a week. So for today I ate 1794 calories out of those I…
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Calories consumed during Insanity workout
Hello, I know there are some of you here that are doing or have done Insanity. I am currently trying to figure out if I am eating enough or too much calories for the program. I currently have my calories set to 1470 with a 250 cal deficit since I changed to drop .5 lb a week. So for today I ate 1794 calories out of those I…
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I am starting to loose my motivation
I am starting to loose my motivation, this weight loss process is starting to become really hard. I know that people say do not focus on the scale but when the stupid thing does not go down it is hard. Sometimes my clothe fits loose sometimes it fits tight and it is so frustrating. I have been on this website for almost 6…
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Insanity is it worth it??
I am thinking of buying Insanity for me and my husband to do aside from ding p90x. I just want to know before I spend the money is it worth it?
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P90x Grad Yay!!!!!! Before and After Pictures
As of 02/13/2011 I am a P90x Grad I have completed one round of P90x Lean. Prior to starting p90x I was overweight due to the weight I gained with my two pregnancies. I had no energy and was always finding an excuse on why I could not work out. I was tired, I had no energy, I had no time. But than my husband started doing…
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12lbs gone 18lbs to go
This Sunday will be my last day of P90x, as of Sunday I will be able to say that I am a p90x grad I will be sharing my before and after P90x pictures this weekend. It took me longer than the 90 days just because the holidays got in the way :) But I picked it up beginning of January,had some bad weeks with my kids being…
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Please help me I have stopped loosing weight
When I started MFP back in October I went with the default values of 1200 and did not mess with micronutrients and did not understand eating exercise cals back. I was loosing one lb a week In November after meeting great people here and stating that I was doing p90x I changed my calories to 1490 I believe I changed my…
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Question for the woman who have completed p90x
So I am on my last month of p90x so far I have lost 12lbs so it made me wonder what was the total weight loss for other woman who have completed the p90x program. I am looking for your total weight loss after the first 90 days. So below are my questions Did you follow the diet plan? Did you only use MFP to count calories?…
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What do you eat to meet your protein needs?
Ok other than the protein shakes, and protein bars what do you eat to meat your protein needs? Sometimes on the days that I am really hungry I usually eat a protein bar for a snack to hold me until lunch. Not everyday but it helps to have that option so that I do not go hit the vending machine. I am looking more for…
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Carbs, Protein and fat percentages
So I was wondering how do you figure out your Carbs, Protein and Fat percentages in MFP. For my calories I used the custom setup but I want to make sure I have the right numbers for these tree. Any suggestions, ideas tips will be helpful thanks
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P90x and total calories you eat??
I was wondering for those of you doing or have done p90x how many calories would you say you ate a day after working out? The reason I ask is because looking at the nutrition guide they provide you should be somewhere in the 2200 range of course is all based on your weight. Did you guys eat that many calories? or is that…
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How do you do it?
So the question is how do you do it? How long did it take you to figure out portions, calories for the items you were eating and figure out what to eat? do you follow recipes books? online recipes? measure food? I posted this question on my profile to my friends, they are so good with their dairies. I see that they eat a…
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Please help me understand the Net Calories
Please help me understand the Net Calories on my home page I thought I had it all figure it out but than read a post and asked some questions and now I am more confused than ever. Please help me so that I can do the right thing and eat healthy, loose weight and not make my body go into starvation mode. This is an example…
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English Muffins 100 calories
Are those 100 calorie English muffins good to eat? I have been eating one in the morning toasted with some peanut butter but I was reading a magazine that said to add 100 calorie hersheys pretzel bar and subtract the 100 calorie english muffin so it got me thinking.
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What is the correct way to take your measurements
So I have been wondering what is the correct way to take your measurements. For waist where should the tape go, the same thing goes for the hips and everything else. Any tips will be appreciated, i want to make sure that I am taking my measurements correctly
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How do I know what is a serving of Meatloaf
Yesterday I made some meatloaf, I combined two different recipes into one. But how do I know what is a serving of meatloaf how do you figure that out.
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Hamburger helper with Turkey meat question????
Ok I know that Hamburger helper is not the healthiest thing to eat but tonight was one of those nights that we needed a fast meal. We used Turkey meat instead of beef and 2% milk. But now I am having a hard time trying to figure out the calories that it had based on the portion that we ate. I added all three ingredients to…
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Slow cooker recipes
For those of you who use a slow cooker I have a couple of questions what happends if a recipe calls to cook the pork shoulder for 5 to 6 hours and with 1 1/2 left on the food you check it and it looks cooked and it taste good. What happens if you stop the cooker at that moment does it mean is not fully cooked even though…
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Best brown rice to use
I have been making brown rice but half a cup has 300 calories. Is there a type of brown rice that is low on calories?
