**HCG Alternative Plans for the week of July 10, 2011**

[dazygyrl]

congrats, paula!!

[Bierarsch]

Awesome, Paula and Disney!

I was down to 131.4 this morning. If I can break through this 131... I can't imagine being lower than 130. I am doing protocol as close as possible this week. 4 pellets this morning and I'm alright.

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by paulabob

THRILLED to be down .6 today. I'm at the point in the round where I don't expect losses two days in a row...so thrilling when it happens anyways. I'm definitely motivated to stick it out. I do plan on taking a LONG P3 this time, as I suspect it does build the metabolism up, and the smaller we get, the more we need it. I've never had a raring one... And since I don't work out like a mad woman like many of my fellow roguers (you know who you are!), I need all the help I can get!

132.2 29.2% body fat (WHOOP!) BMI 24.2

Paula, whoo hooo!! Good job girl!! You are rocking it now!! Keep it up!

Originally Posted by Bierarsch

Awesome, Paula and Disney!

I was down to 131.4 this morning. If I can break through this 131... I can't imagine being lower than 130. I am doing protocol as close as possible this week. 4 pellets this morning and I'm alright.

Maggie, great job!! I hope you make it this week, breaking through the 130!!

Disney Princess - Nice drop!!

I was down another 1.8 this morning, so I will take it. I have been eating around 800-900 calories and seemingly this is helping. I will try one day of this, and if I lose this good again, I will keep it up. 2 days in a row of 1.8 with highe calories (and lots of exercise) so maybe that works okay for me... one more day trial!

Hope you all have a great Wednesday and the losses continue!!

[Bierarsch]

Awesome, Cathy! I'm sure the extra calories and exercise make you feel better, too. Keep up the good work!

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by Bierarsch

Awesome, Cathy! I'm sure the extra calories and exercise make you feel better, too. Keep up the good work!

Thanks Maggie, eating 500 and doing my exercise I was not losing, so I am trying to figure it out. Its nice 2 days in a row, but its a coincidence or a fluke?? NOt sure yet...

[MM2011]

Good morning, everyone! Love hearing all the successes! Sittin' in a pizza parlor while others eat CAN NOT be easy! Hope you had a giant salad in front of you!

Ok, so, after my interruption last week (crazy, crazy week!!), my weight on Monday was 261. When I "interrupted" on the 1st, my weight was 259. I guess that wasn't too bad, considering that my body felt like it had run a marathon without me...on my feet for hours on end two weekends in a row, etc.

Today, I weighed in at 259.4. Yay! I feel better eating on program-felt so outta control last week. Actually ate pizza at the reception hall setup, and they had a pasta bar for the wedding. ugh. I tried to get as many salads in as possible. But, on Sunday I felt like poop. Literally. poop. Haha! Much better today.

I am enjoying the pellets-they taste sooo much better than the drops that I had, and they seem to work better. I feel not so hungry shortly after taking them.

I still find I want to eat at certain times of the day, but now I know it is brain hunger...I think about it when I want to eat, get a glass of water, and wait. It usually works. Yay!

So, I bought a dark chocolate Dove bar two weeks ago-the ones that are little pieces linked together. Figured if I was really needing a cheat, I could eat a little piece. Have only eaten two pieces-can you believe it??

One last thing. I think I have mentioned that my daughter has been working with a trainer, following his protocol, working out a few days/week. She has lost approx. 60 pounds since last Nov./Dec. She looks great, but is having thought process issues. I told her that she needs to stick with it, and that her brain will catch up eventually. She is wearing "medium" sizes now-will be in 10s soon. But the awesome thing is her energy level and attitude toward life are so much better. Did anyone here experience the "I am scared to be thin" thoughts? How did you cope with that? I would like to give her advice of experience. Thanks in advance.

Hope you all have a great day! Here's to losers!!!

[mousie tartufo]

Hey gals. Just checking in. Finished my P2 - LDW is one pound less than last round. Hopefully, this round I can stabilize at LDW instead of +6. Having to essentially re-do a round is bogus. Then again, I shouldn't be travelling so extensively this P3, so there's that. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[CherylB]

Wow! What a full day I had, and I was still able to sleep late like I like to do. I got up and did my kettlebell instructional dvd, then I threw on my bathing suit and shorts and packed a little cooler. Off to the lake to meet my sis and our great nephew. They got there even before I did but I was there almost 4 hours! I'm going to be toasty, for sure.

I went down the waterslide twice (not meant for adults), but it was fun. Needs to be in deeper water, though. The first time I hit my heals on the ground, the second time I grounded out with my butt! (I found three tiny little pebbles under my bathing suit a while later! Must have been my left cheek that hit the ground.)

Then I laid in the sun on my belly to try to get some color on my backside. Twice my sister and I swam out to the dock (not the right word) and she dove in three times! She did great and I was so proud of her! I couldn't get up the nerve to do it and went down the ladder when we decided to swim back to shore.

The second time I went out there with her, I knew I was going off the dang thing, one way or the other. I stood on the edge but I have such a fear about this that I couldn't get up the courage or the strength in my legs to jump up high enough to be sure to clear the platform. So I had her push me off on a count of three! Twice I went off and twice I got a nose-full of water. Next time I'm going to jump off without being pushed and will try to even dive. I'll get less water up the nose that way, and it will be quite the proud moment.

Then, we walked into the wooded area to where the kid playground is and we ended up swinging on the swings! I forgot that that was exercise, too! After that we did a short hike up into the woods and tried to find a way down to the dam, but the path dead-ended before it got there. Not sure why.

My great nephew wanted to get on my shoulders so we tried that a couple of times and we finally worked it out. The first time he actually got on my shoulders, I couldn't see a thing because my hair was completely covering my eyes! So, the second time I told him to wipe the hair out of my eyes and we got better with each time. He was in the water almost the entire time we were there! I was in the water alot, too.

Now, I am thoroughly wasted and I'm sure that we'll go back again sometime next week. I want to go there often and work through these life-long fears. I'm almost out of the 40's and I'm still so petrified of some things. I'm tired of fear getting in my way! Enough already!

I'm going to copy and paste this post onto several other threads I am active on, so I don't have to restate all this again and again. I hope it works!

[CherylB]

Okay, now I am all caught up on the posts since my last one yesterday. Woohooo to all of you who are rocking your plan! It seems like there's lots of good news today and that makes me happy.

Maureen, I'm not at that point yet where I'm feeling "thin" but I can relate to the uncomfortable feelings that come with being more attractive than you have been. I for one have had difficult and emotionally devastating relationships with men in my life. I am very happy staying single but it will be hard to stick to my guns and avoid relationships in the future as I start getting more attention. I wish I could let all that go and let myself open up to someone special again, but I know that relationships always end, and they end poorly. (Well, that's my experience! Clearly that is not true for those of you in long-standing, loving relationships.)

Does she have apprehension about men? Other than that, I don't have much trepidation about going all the way to sexy.

[minimonkey]

Well -- I went with the spirit of liberation last night, and let loose at a party that was the final portion of this long art performance event... I drank alcohol, which is something I almost never do anymore....and actually ended up drinking rather a lot, and eating a little Mexican food as well. I am paying the price in a hangover today, and Lord only knows what on the scale.. but it was worth every bit of it. I had a blast.

I also danced, hard, for two hours almost straight -- wearing 5 1/2 inch platform heels! My legs are sore in some pretty odd places today from that

Back on the wagon today, and interestingly not hungry at all. I ate a reasonably small meal earlier to combat the hangover, but haven't been hungry since.

I wonder if that is because I loaded up on food the last two days, or if it is because I forgot to take my hhcg last night altogether, and then didn't take it until much later today...? Perhaps decreasing the dose is the key here... it's worth a try. In any event, it feels good not to be hungry, so I'll run with that.

Back to being good again today -- and I suspect I won't repeat last night's hijinks again any time soon... but no regrets.

[CherylB]

I'm proud of you, Mini! I'm so glad you had fun last night. It's okay to cut loose sometimes! We surely have earned those times of letting down our hair. I'm jealous about the Mexican food!

You found muscles that weren't getting worked! Now you'll have to add dancing for hours in heels to your workout plan!

[mdolph]

Hi guys! I've been meaning to write but last week we were gone on vacation and I couldn't get an internet connection to save my life. This week I started back to work and it's been hetic. Gotta read all the posts!

I gained 20 pounds over vacation and already lost 10. It's mainly water. I can feel it all over my body. My skin hurts! I'm hoping to get back to goal by my birthday next Saturday. We'll see!

I'll catch up and make personals!

[mdolph]

Cathy, I lose best about about 800 calories a day. I try to get 700-800 calories in daily and run about 3 times a week. I also garden, push mow a lot of grass and chase kids so I get a ton of exercise. Now I'm back to work and I think I'll be dropping the calories down a bit but I'm seeing what the scale is going to do first. I'm back on hhcg rogue. I like these small 2 week rounds I'm doing. It's keeping me going. I'm 10 pounds from goal and pretty sure there's quite a bit of water left to lose. Or at least I hope! I really miss that number!

[minimonkey]

Melanie -- wow, that is some crazy weight fluctuations! Glad you have already shed a good deal of the weight, and that it keeps coming off.

Cheryl -- I am so interested to see how you do with your new plan ... sounds really good to me. Remember to ramp your exercise up gradually rather than start too aggressively -- better to do that than to get injured and ultimately slow yourself down.

I posted over in the exercise thread about this, but I just did a mostly upper body lifting workout, and it felt SO GOOD. I am so much stronger now than the last time I did it, it blew my mind. I actually feel really great afterwards, though I suspect I will be sore tomorrow.

Picking up some heavier weights this weekend, and a weights bench.... I am ready to take this to the next step My body naturally wants to build muscle -- when I feed it and work it out, that is its natural tendency -- I am ready to embrace and celebrate that. I'll make sure to keep the gains lean, so I don't just end up looking bulky -- but I want this little body to harness all the power it can!

[kaylem]

Hi ladies!

I've lurked on your "rogue" thread for quite a while, reading up on your successes and taking tips and tricks from ya'll...I hope you don't mind! Now, I'm interested in some direct advice!!

I am leaving to go camping this weekend with my family and some friends. Tomorrow will be VLCD10. I had to do an apple day yesterday b/c I was stalled for four days, but fortunately broke through and had a 2lb whoosh this morning. (Crossing my fingers that it sticks!) I've been super-ultra-uber strict Simeon's protocol so far.

I am pretty nervous about staying on protocol while camping this weekend. I was actively involved with planning the meals, so I know that there is decent protein and veggies available for every meal, but I also know that there will be some indulgences that I will want to enjoy...Nothing crazy, but one of my FAVORITE camping breakfasts EVER are breakfast burritos w/ onions and green peppers and hash browns and bacon...I love eggs, and I am missing them right about now. I think I can resist the smores and other junky things, but I honestly, I just want to relax and enjoy myself and NOT feel like I have to think about every morsel I am placing in my mouth.

So, what is my question...?? Well, I guess I'm curious just HOW far "off plan" you ladies feel safe going while psychologically feeling like you are still making progress? I don't want to do P2 forever. I want to do a short round and be done. Also, I tried a "re-feed" last round, and I think that it might have caused me to have serious problems stabilizing. I don't want to prolong P2 any longer than I need to, and to be quite honest, I'm tired of the zero flexibility (even though I know it works). I think my biggest hang up about camping this weekend is that I want to really enjoy myself...but I don't want to go off the deep end and undo all of the hard work that I have put in the past 10 days.

Also, I'm getting some major flack from my hubby for doing a third round. He doesn't like the use of drugs--even advil--for anything unless it is absolutely necessary and there is no other option. Taking a horomone totally freaks him out, and he is worried that I am "using" it in an unhealthy way as opposed to losing weight in a "natural" way by increasing exercise and eating healthy...(I know, that is a topic for an entirely different thread!) He can't argue with the results, but he is worried about the long term effects AND whether I will be able to maintain my loss. (My quick re-gain in June concerned him). Anyway, that is just another reason that I need to reach goal and be done.

As I read your posts and inspiring stories, it seems to me that perhaps being "rogue" is more about a state of mind than a formula for weight loss...could that be right? Meaning, if you are rogue, you might be ok losing the weight a little slower b/c you are making the program work for YOUR life, not the other way. It seems like this could be a very freeing way of approaching it.


So, if I'm going to indulge a bit, how would YOU do it? Add some extra veggies? Mix those veggies? Would you eat P3, or stay with P2 foods with an extra splurge here and there, or perhaps, just not worry too much about the calorie intake as long as the foods are P2? Do you think it is more important to avoid extra fat or extra carbs? I plan on continuing my hhcg doses...or would you stop taking them for four days? I guess I am looking for ideas/suggestions for how to minimize a gain from the weekend while also relaxing a bit on the rigidness of Simeon's plan.

Wow. That was a lengthy and round about way of asking for help!

Thanks for enduring my rant and giving me feedback!

Kay

[DisneyPrincess]

Good morning. Down another .8 today. We ate out last night so I know my calories were slightly higher. I did well though with steak, veggies, and a small salad with a little blue cheese dressing. I also had a glass of wine

Finished my run this morning. Speed work YUCK. I'm glad I survived it!

Gonna go shower and get ready for the day. Have a good morning everyone

[mdolph]

Mini- my body retains water like a sponge. It took me forever to learn not to freak out about it. I have to admit that this time I'm using a water pill to help get it out of my system a bit faster. I hope to be following suit and getting some major exercise in soon. I just signed up for boot camp class and I've gotten myself a band exercise machine. I really think that I need to focus on toning and not weightloss now!

Kaylem- I'm very rogue, lol! I've been adding some coconut oil every morning, normally don't touch the fruit or breadsticks (never have those) and I eat about 800 calories/day. Yesterday I had a low carb yogurt for breakfast, salad for lunch and gazpacho and a turkey sausage for dinner. I run 3 times a week and try to get yoga in on my off days.

Down another 2 this morning for 12 lost since Tuesday. How crazy is that? Again, gotta love water retention! I'm still up 8 overall and know that these crazy losses will slow down soon, more than likely this weekend as I never lose on the weekends! I'm still hoping to get back to goal by next Saturday! I went shopping yesterday and took some size 8s in the dressing room. They were all too big, WOOT! I ended up with size 6 skirts, which were still a little lose, and I even bought a size s shirt. I find this so weird as I've never been a small on anything. I still have issues with body perception!

[ellenalesa]

I guess I am REALLY rogue. I got my pellets on Thursday and started taking them, just because I was so excited. Loaded Sun. and Mon.

Tuesday was Day One. Not really VLCD. Couldn't weigh myself at homebecause I was away on Monday morning. On my friend's scale, I was 190. That may be right, bc Tuesday afternoon I weighed myself (after eating and drinking) and I was 188.5.

Yesterday I was 185.5. Today, 183.

I am eating more protein than I am supposed to.

yesterday I ate a whole banana. Tuesday, Day One, I had watermelon soup in the fridge, and I finished it (I'm a little compulsive sometimes).

From what I'm reading, the weight loss slows after the first week, so maybe I'll try cutting the calories a bit after this week. We'll see.

Very glad to have found hhcg and this forum. I had maintained 174-178 for about 7 months, and then got VERY stressed and went up to 182-185 and couldn't get back down again.

Hoping to get into the low 160s this round.

[paulabob]

Originally Posted by kaylem

So, what is my question...?? Well, I guess I'm curious just HOW far "off plan" you ladies feel safe going while psychologically feeling like you are still making progress?

Well, I've tried SO many things...

Seriously though, if it was me (and just me cause I know myself), I would probably eat P3ish. My P3 weekends would set me back about 2 days when I was doing a weekend plan. More than 2 days would set you back farther though. I would be sure to get a lot of protein, cause that's what's filling for me. Bulk up on veggies if you need to. I know I couldn't P2 during camping, but some people can. I find camping a bit stressful...not my cup of tea. Something I endure with martyrlike silence for the sake of my kids (do you hear the violins in the background).

Originally Posted by ellenalesa

Yesterday I was 185.5. Today, 183.

Congrats you are on your way!

I have really struggled the last three days. I've decided to do a yogurt day today. If I'm suffering any hunger due to candida, at least this will clean me out, and I did pretty well like the yogurt cd during P3.

My weight stayed the same today, but wasn't expecting a loss. :blush:

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by mdolph

Cathy, I lose best about about 800 calories a day. I try to get 700-800 calories in daily and run about 3 times a week. I also garden, push mow a lot of grass and chase kids so I get a ton of exercise. Now I'm back to work and I think I'll be dropping the calories down a bit but I'm seeing what the scale is going to do first. I'm back on hhcg rogue. I like these small 2 week rounds I'm doing. It's keeping me going. I'm 10 pounds from goal and pretty sure there's quite a bit of water left to lose. Or at least I hope! I really miss that number!

Melanie, I so hear you on the up and down huge numbers. I lost 10 lbs in one day the first day of this round.... I blow up like a balloon when I eat badly! Terrible stuff!! Actually last three days have been about 1100 calories, and I run at least once a day, sometimes twice... but I am addicted to exercise, but my losses those three days 1.8, 1.8 and then today 0.6... but I will take it. I hope it works as I dont feel deprived and really want to get back to where I was... shame on me for blowing it again!!

Originally Posted by kaylem

So, what is my question...?? Well, I guess I'm curious just HOW far "off plan" you ladies feel safe going while psychologically feeling like you are still making progress? I don't want to do P2 forever. I want to do a short round and be done. Also, I tried a "re-feed" last round, and I think that it might have caused me to have serious problems stabilizing. I don't want to prolong P2 any longer than I need to, and to be quite honest, I'm tired of the zero flexibility (even though I know it works). I think my biggest hang up about camping this weekend is that I want to really enjoy myself...but I don't want to go off the deep end and undo all of the hard work that I have put in the past 10 days.

So, if I'm going to indulge a bit, how would YOU do it? Add some extra veggies? Mix those veggies? Would you eat P3, or stay with P2 foods with an extra splurge here and there, or perhaps, just not worry too much about the calorie intake as long as the foods are P2? Do you think it is more important to avoid extra fat or extra carbs? I plan on continuing my hhcg doses...or would you stop taking them for four days? I guess I am looking for ideas/suggestions for how to minimize a gain from the weekend while also relaxing a bit on the rigidness of Simeon's plan.

Wow. That was a lengthy and round about way of asking for help!

Thanks for enduring my rant and giving me feedback!

Kay

Kay, I think first off, eggs are on protocol... 1 whole egg and 3 egg whites is in the PDF... as is occasional low fat cottage cheese... so I think your egg thing in the morning would be fine probably. And then mixing veges, surely will be okay and more protein might be good too! I would try to skip adding carbs for the most part... as fats and carbs together are the bad part. If you can get in some savory choices within reason of course, without the sugary carbs you might be just fine!! Everybody is different and their reactions are too, but if you are smart and just add say 300 calories more of food to you diet in the realm of proteins/veges, I bet you will be fine.

[Bierarsch]

Kay, I am with Paula and Cathy on this one. Rogue can very much be a state of mind rather than a diet choice.

-.9 today to 130.5. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Almost there! If I can get to 128, I'm stopping. My boobs are almost non-existent, but my stomach is really starting to flatten out! This is the smallest I've been in about 12 years. I started gaining weight my senior year of high school 10 years ago when my thyroid started going wonky, and I gained and lost the same 10lbs for a year before I blew up 50lbs in 3 months. Stupid Hashimotos!

So, if I get to goal.... I am buying a bathing suit and some shorts. I haven't worn shorts in about 15 years, and I haven't bought a bathing suit that wasn't like a burqa in 10 years.

CONGRATS to everyone this morning! Cheryl, I am so proud of you!!!!!!

[minimonkey]

Hi lovelies!

Ellen -- YOU ROCK those losses!!!

Disney, great work! I'm so impressed that you can keep up the exercise on a strict (ish) p2 -- I find that so difficult.

Melanie -- great work with the size victory!!! Wow, wow, wow!! I don't blame you for using a water pill for the water gain -- that is the type of situation where water pills are truly approptiate.

Cheryl -- I so admire your spirit and courage. I am all about pushing past fear and limitations, and freeing ourselves in the process

Kaylem -- You look fantastic!! Yes, rogue is more a frame of mind than anything else -- and a matter of finding an individual plan that works. Adding extra protein seems to be the safest course of action overall -- I really haven't seen it backfire on anyone yet.

[minimonkey]

Bierarsch -- you go, woman!!! Look at you closing in on goal!!! Right on!!

Cathy -- you are doing great -- moving towards goal again quickly. That deserves a big congrats!!

I hear you on the exercise addiction -- I have one, too. Of all things we could be addicted to, that isn't a bad one...lol. It can have drawbacks, though... overtraining is really and truly a bad thing. It isn't always easy to identify the line between simply training hard, and overtraining... I am sure I cross that line at times, and it really can backfire badly if done too often.

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Bierarsch -- you go, woman!!! Look at you closing in on goal!!! Right on!!

Cathy -- you are doing great -- moving towards goal again quickly. That deserves a big congrats!!

I hear you on the exercise addiction -- I have one, too. Of all things we could be addicted to, that isn't a bad one...lol. It can have drawbacks, though... overtraining is really and truly a bad thing. It isn't always easy to identify the line between simply training hard, and overtraining... I am sure I cross that line at times, and it really can backfire badly if done too often.

Minimo...thanks... I am just still kicking myself for having to do it again!! I will learn sometime in my life, I swear!!

I hear you on the overtraining thing too. While I exercise twice a day, I am mostly a cardio freak and I run for 30-40 minutes in the morning, sometimes with HIIT training and intervals of sprints, but at night, I will just slowly jog at 6 mph for 30-40 minutes... I burn about 400-500 a session (I wear the body bugg) so I burn around 3000 calories a day total...and eating about 1000-1100 for the last 3 days, so... I dont think I am overtraining, but who knows.... it seems to be working for the moment, so I will go with it... until it doesn't work anymore!

[minimonkey]

I am up early, and off to school -- running on too much sleep deprivation right now, but I can remedy that beginning today.

My arms are sore-ish this morning It's more just an awareness of the muscles at the moment than it is real soreness, but I suspect a bit of true soreness may follow later.

Staying off the scale for the moment, and trying to find some sort of equilibrium between eating and training, without worrying about that number for a bit. Hunger wasn't bad this morning -- present, but not bad.

I'll check in later, ladies -- wishing you all a lovely morning!

[minimonkey]

Cathy --

I'd love to have a body bugg... I seriously have no idea what my caloric expenditure is through training. Do you think they are truly accurate?

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Cathy --

I'd love to have a body bugg... I seriously have no idea what my caloric expenditure is through training. Do you think they are truly accurate?

I think its pretty close. I have gauged it against that mouth RMR?? test, where you breathe into that thing for 10 minutes or whatever, I had done at a clinic, and what the calculators figure, etc...cant say its 100% accurate, but I think its a close estimate. I have had one for a couple years now... just put it back on to gauge where I am now.. had not worn it for the last 4 months or so...

[MM2011]

Happy Thursday, everyone! Nice losses!

Cheryl-sounds like you had fun at the lake! Wow!! Lots of exercise and sunshine-bet it felt great. Thanks for the input re: my daughter. She is engaged, so she isn't really looking to attract that kind of attention-she is just now realizing that people are looking at her differently. She will learn to tolerate it, I think. She looks so much like I did at that age.

So, I am really loving the pellets. They do seem to work better than the drops-I am seriously NOT hungry. Very weird. I had an apple yesterday, some turkey with lettuce, tomato, cheese on one of those flat sandwich bun things (90 calories), for lunch and snack. Wasn't really hungry the rest of the day, so I only had another of those bun thingies with a little butter for dinner, along with some water. My stomach was gurgly all afternoon/evening, so I think that had something to do with it.

Anyway, I was down a pound today-to 258.4. So excited! I can't wait to break through the 200. I hate being so impatient...

I did some produce shopping yesterday. Bought blueberries, strawberries, a cantaloupe, two kinds of apples, salad fixins. Plan to cook up some chicken tenders, chop up some apples and mix it all with salad in individual ziplocks. Lunch/dinner to go.

I know I have to eat in order to lose. I do better with a little more rather than a little less. It takes experimenting to find this stuff out.

Ok. Gotta clean my house, go to the bank, pay the bills, and somewhere in there work in the office today, too. Can't believe it is 9 a.m. already!!

Go, Losers!!

[DisneyPrincess]

Originally Posted by catjrow3

Minimo...thanks... I am just still kicking myself for having to do it again!! I will learn sometime in my life, I swear!!

I hear you on the overtraining thing too. While I exercise twice a day, I am mostly a cardio freak and I run for 30-40 minutes in the morning, sometimes with HIIT training and intervals of sprints, but at night, I will just slowly jog at 6 mph for 30-40 minutes... I burn about 400-500 a session (I wear the body bugg) so I burn around 3000 calories a day total...and eating about 1000-1100 for the last 3 days, so... I dont think I am overtraining, but who knows.... it seems to be working for the moment, so I will go with it... until it doesn't work anymore!

Can I ask why you do cardio twice a day? You would benefit SO much more and get such great results from adding in strength workouts. You cant keep up the 2x a day cardio forever before it starts taking muscle, plus once you stop your metabolism is going to slow down.
Im a BIG fan of exercise and I sometimes do 2 workout sessions a day, but one is always strength training or yoga.

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by DisneyPrincess

Can I ask why you do cardio twice a day? You would benefit SO much more and get such great results from adding in strength workouts. You cant keep up the 2x a day cardio forever before it starts taking muscle, plus once you stop your metabolism is going to slow down.
Im a BIG fan of exercise and I sometimes do 2 workout sessions a day, but one is always strength training or yoga.

I just love running, thats the main reason. I feel like I had a good sweaty workout. I used to train with a trainer for 7 months, twice a week and do plenty of strength training, but when I stopped seeing him (trainer) I stopped most strength training, I just dont "love" it like running. I also do turbo kick and tae-bo but they are still somewhat cardio, although not completely. I know I need strength training too, but I cant work myself into it. And as for metabolism slowing down, I have been doing running for several years now, and dont plan to stop so I should be okay there... but you got me thinking about it again, and will probably start incorporating it again. My DD22 and DD20 try to get me to do body pump, so maybe next time I will say yes!