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NEW to EMTWL...Questions
Hi Guys, I have decided to try the EMTWL method to try to shed unwanted fat. Below is my history and would love for your feedback on how to do this properly. I have had years of going up and down with my weight. Back in November 2010 I decided I needed to get back to eating right and exercising, I was standing at 225lbs…
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Getting back...need HELP!
Hi Guys, I've missed MFP for about a year where I tried doing a different way of eating which didn't work and I ended up gaining about 20lbs. I tried the whole wheat/grain/sugar free and low carb and I found that I just kept yoyoing and it did nothing for me except gain a whole lot of unwanted fat....one thing I did right…
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Zumba and Carpet
Is doing Zumba on carpet bad for your knees, I heard this somewhere. Also do you need specific dancing shoes to do Zumba, I just use my Nike Air max...but I notice my knee hurts more when I do it on the carpet rather than the cement floor in my basement.
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ONE THING
If you could say there was one thing(yes just ONE) that contributed to your success what would it be?
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Who Knew....
Ginger was soo good for you. I've definitely been in some cave. http://www.healthbenefitsofginger.com/
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Which 30Day Shred Circuit do you hate and love?
I hate the last strength circuit in Level 2, where she does the chair squats with the V-raises...it's the only one I can never finish I love the plank push ups...deadly but I like them.
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Upper body workouts with knee pain,
I have knee pain and can’t do any intense full body workout; even low impact seems to cause the pain. I’m seeing a physio therapist who is helping me to do squat strengthening exercises. I would like to do just upper workouts for now until my knees get stronger. My question is, I know that you can’t spot reduce the weight…
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Knee Pain, told not to exercise
My knee pain was getting out of hand, so I did an x-ray and the doctor said I had arthritis(blame my mother) on my left knee and fluid on my right knee. He told me to see a physiotherapist and just limit exercise to low impact cardio. So when I went to the physiotherapist for my knee he told me I can't exercise for a while…
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Water With Meals
Is it only good to drink water before and after meals(30mins) and not with the meal itself...I've heard that drinking it with the meal will cause slush in your stomach which is not good?????
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Any Jillian Michaels Success Stories
Hey All, Other than the 30DS has anyone had success doing JM's other DVD such as Banish Fat Boost Your Metabolism, No more trouble zones etc. I know some people in here have said they had success by just doing these DVD's. Please share. Thanks!!!
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What to Do!
I will be Going to a Tony Robbins Seminar in Chicago tomorrow until Monday. The seminar runs from 8:30am to 11pm each night..WOAH. I won't get a chance to work out, we will hardly get any breaks so all I will be doing is sitting the whole time. I am totally not looking forward to it. Just gotta make sure I eat…
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Is it safe to...
To work out your upper body every day mainly the Triceps? I am starting to focus more on strength training instead of cardio. So I will be doing one day of Cardio(50-60mins) with 20min strength training(mainly upper body) and the next day will be a full hour of strength training working the entire body. I will be having…
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Fire 60
Today will be my first day of Fire 60...I'm excited to be doing something new. Have any of you tried it, how is it. I like Fire55EZ..which we all know is not really EZ..so I'm kind of intimidated by Fire 60 since it doesn't say EZ.
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WHAT THE???
I am like dying here to know what you guys think of Anna Kournikova replacing Jillian Michaels on the Biggest Loser. Tennis star does not equal a trainer
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How many lb loss are you set at?
Just wanted to know if everyone is set at the 2lb weekly loss...or are people finding themselves more successful at 1.5lb, 1lb or 0.5lb loss.
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How much weight do you gain?
This is regarding TOM. No matter what I do, I always gain around 4-6lbs the week of it, then I spend the week after getting rid of that 4-6lbs. Then I lose maybe 2-3lbs the next two weeks, then it starts all over again. This is the same cycle every month, I am not sure how to to prevent this or if it is inevitable, does it…
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Body Pump-New Release
I haven't been to body pump in like two weeks, I seriously miss it...I was thinking of going this week...did they start the new release yet?
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Calorie Zig Zag Question
How do you take into account your exercise calories when you are doing the calorie zig zag I am setting up myself at a 1.5lb loss per week...it says I need to eat 1320 calories for this. So I would assume I do 2 days at 1320 calories and one day at 2040(maintenance) and same for the other days. My question is do I then eat…
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Addicted to Exercise
I don't know if anyone is on the same boat as me...but I find that I lose weight the days I don't exercise as long as I eat a pretty clean diet not full of sodium and fat but above the calorie goal(1500-1700) calories. The days I do work out I find that I gain weight or it lose and again alternately(the same pounds). I…
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Calories Burned for 30day shred
For those who have done or are doing the 30 day shred video and use an HRM, how many calories are you burning per workout on average.
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How many days do you workout
What is your average work out days per week, and how long do you work out per day. I work out around 5-6 days, some days I work out 1 hr and on my strength training days I do two hours. I want to know what works for everyone here...also are there any folks here who do morning and night work outs...I've heard this is the…
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Body Aches
Hey All, What do you guys do to get rid of the aches and pain associated with exercise. Whenever I do a weightlifting workout, the next day my body is sore all over..I don't feel the same with Cardio. I usually take Advil, but I would prefer a non drug method...I've done the hot bath and although this is awesome…
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Hey!
Hi Everyone!! Hope you're all having a fantastic day. I've finally decided to write on the forums and introduce myself. I am here to lose about 45-50lbs to reach my goal weight. I would love for any support and motivation from any of you on here.
