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unexpected weight gain..
hello everyone, I am feeling really discouraged… Ive been working out typically 5 days a week no less than 90 minutes each day… 15-30 cardio which is either interval running or elliptical.. and then the rest of my time i spend lifting weights and doing mat work…. so last month i was down to 150lbs… within the last month i…
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insanity and weight loss
hello all! i am in month 2 of insanity and did the first month religiously and also followed the diet, i lost a BUNCH of inches but not a single pound came off. the first week of month 2 i was lazy and i only did it 3 out of 6 days and guess what? i lost 3-4 lbs by the end of that week. ive talked to a bunch of other…
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insanity-lack of energy
im currently wrapping up my first week of the insanity workout ( did the one week prep video as well).. and also doing the diet.. and i have absolutely no energy. all i want to do is sleep all day. i am eating a TON of calories almost 3000 is what they suggest. and i am just totally drained. im assuming this is pretty…
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who hates cardio?
i need to start doing more cardio, i basically just dont do it... i feel like my heart rate is SO SO much higher when i lift weights... and cardio ... like the elliptical my legs get tired more than i get out of breath... and i cant at the moment run, i think i have shin splints or weak bones... i used to run here and…
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difference in meat
i am started to get interested in eating better meats aka, no antibiotics, hormones etc... this is completely new to me.. all of this time we have been buying our meat from walmart because it is the cheapest for the most... but there chicken has been looking a little grey lately, the steaks are so tuff we throw them out…
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organic shopping?
im interested in eating organic produce... but our grocery bill is super high as is going from an unhealthy diet to healthy.... anyone who has switched to organic... is it way more expensive or about the same?
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calories in protein shake
for the first two months on being active and eating healthy, i lost not weight which was super frustrating since it was a major change... now i just lost two pounds in two weeks... and i never thought to look at the calories in my protein powders.. but i just finished one kind and got a new one around the same time of the…
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exercise for herniated disks/low back pain
last year and about 6 years prior to that i injured my lower back ( herniated disks) although the pain is gone now, as in i can function... i have limited flexibility of my left side of my body, i have been stretching my legs every day twice a day since most of my limitations are in my left leg... but after months of this…
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confession of planned binge
i have been eating pretty clean and i gotta say going on 6 weeks now... and i NEVER have sweets. i have been thinking morning night and noon about pastries and cakes, cup cakes, chocolate, so i am going to make canoli's tonight using waffle cones and ricotta cheese ... but if i dont cave here and there i know things will…
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dum ? how to log
how do u log 30 d shred? just did the first day and i am beat..
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cool body changes
my husband and i have been eating pretty clean about 95% of the time, we may eat one non clean item a week... any who... one crazy thing we noticed... we get sick on unhealthy foods! ive heard of this before and thought it was so wierd, but i have never experienced it. my husband totally didnt believe it. so we began…
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being healthy is SO CONFUSING
i am realizing that there is so many factors in weight loss. im trying to do it the healthy lifestyle change way... working out 5-6 days a week, eating healthy homemade meals etc.. i never heard of BMR and TDEE till now. and now i just calculated my numbers and dont know what to do with them. MFP recommends i eat 1200 cal…
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how many calories per day- please give advice
does anyone have a reliable website where i can calculate how many calories i should eat a day to loose weight, right now mfp has it set at 1200 cal a day, but i think that was a number i put in not what mfp suggested and i dont know how to gat an accurate amount, when i looked on other sites off of google, they are saying…
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mixing up your routine
i was wondering, they say to mix up your routine to constantly keep your muscles guessing.... i do a random order of exercises say for arms each day. but ultimately i am doing the same ones just in a different order or with different weight limits etc. is this ok or do they mean to do completely new exercises all the time?…
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my 2nd round with mfp
hello all, im kristee, i first joined mfp a few years ago.. i wasnt consistant with any part of my exercise or diet or even logging on here, so now after ive had a baby etc... im giving it another go.. oddly enough, im eating very healthy which is a HUGE change compared to pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, corn dogs etc for…
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whats up with the scale?!
i have been working out cardio for about 30 minutes and 30 minutes of weights about 5-6 days a week for the past 3 weeks, along with eating almost perfectly healthy, no canned or packaged foods, all raw fresh ingredients... now i look like im losing weight but the scale said in one week i gianed 10 lbs. i know initially u…
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beginning running pain
hello all, i am currently 162, i just started working out, i do about 30 min of cardio and 30 min of weights 6-7 days a week... im about 2 weeks in and have been in the mood to start running, yesterday i tried it out to see where i am at and my shins(?) - the bones in my lower legs, hurt pretty bad immediately. it super…
