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INSANITY and my knee
Hey- I am in my 4th weeke of INSANITY and my L knee has really started bothering me. It was after my workout and it would sort of go away by the next morning but now it's during the workout. It just recently started hurting. Suggestions anyone?
help me weigh my MEAT!
I measure out all our food on the food scale. But can anyone tell me....am I supposed to weigh my meat before I cook it or after? Do I have to weigh the raw meat, cook it and then end up eating less?? Or do I cook the meat and then weight out 3-4oz?? Any help would be great. The packaging states the nutrtion facts for me…
bodybugg vs polar discepency
Hi- today I got my polar HRM and tried it out. I wore my bodymedia fit armband at the same time and the HRM estimated my exercise calories higher. Is this common? Which one do you think is more accurate? I was wanting to just wear the HRM while exercising and not wear the armband anymore, so do you think the HRM estimates…
INSANITY 3rd week and still GAINING
Ok- so when i first started INSANITY a couple weeks ago it was the first time I had actually started to gain weight back. Everyone said it was my muscles retaining fluid and to give it a week or so. Well I am in the 3rd week now and the scale went up another pound! Very frustruating. Anyone have any ideas or adive for me?
bodybugg accuracy
ok- so i track my calories on MFP and then enter them in at days end on my bodymedia fit. I show on my bodymedia fit that I am burniing around 2200cal/day when i work out average. is this thing accurate because if i eat bad one day, MFP says I went over by, say 800, OOPS!!! yet bodymedia says i burned 2200 and only have a…
FT7 or FT40
The polar FT40 is supposed to have a VO2max calculation. Does this make calories burned calculation more accurate or can I just buy the FT4 or FT7??
INSANITY..Gaining weight??
:noway: Hey everyone- I am in my second week of INSANITY and I weighed my self after completing the first week and was shocked to see the scale going the wrong way! Is this happeneing to anyone else. I ate really well and worked out sooo hard all week long. The 2 weeks before that I was eating well and doing Turbo Fire so…
Bodymedia Fit Question- workouts
Hi- I just got my BodyMedia Fit and I plan to continue to enter all foods on MFP b/c I like this database way better. The thing I really want to know though is... How do I see the amount of calories burned just during my workout on the bodymedia activity manager. I want to take that number and put in my own workouts on MFP…
Sooooo sore!!
Started doing a new workout and I'm so sore I'm not sure if I should continue with the schedule and eventually it will go away or do I need to rest? It just feels like muscle soreness....
Bodybugg vs. any other HRM
OK...so I really want to know what I'm truly burning during a workout and sometimes the estimates I get off a website just don't seem accurate. So...I want a bodybugg but just can't afford it right now. I am wondering if there is a HRM out there is considered to be fairly accurate, less expensive, and doesn't require a…
caloric expenditure
I don't have the money for a bogdybugg...what is the next best thing? I really want to know calories burned and I know it won't be 100% accurate, but is there something out there that's close?? I also use the site's calorie estimates on some workouts but I don't want that estimate to be too high. Can anyone out there help…
After meeting goal weight, do I start eating 500 extra cals
Hey everyone- I am 7 lbs away fom my goal weight. After that I would like to keep working out to tone up but I would think I could increase my calorie goal to maintain current weight. I just feel like if I start eating 500 extra caolries/day I am going to gain weight back! Is this something I should do gradually or can I…
I'm new-need help with calories burned!
hi everyone- I just joined and don't know how to figure the amount of calories I am burning with workouts if my workout isn't in the database. Can someone please help me? I want to be eating the correct amount of calories each day... Thanks so much! Kim

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