If you can try to go longer then 5 minutes, the idea is to get your heart rate up. You could box for 5 minutes and then walk for 5 and then go back to boxing. I keep an idea in my head of how many cals I am taking in. Lately when I eat more (1200) I loose more! (I was doing between 800-1000) You have to find what works for you and stick to it.

Sounds fantastic!! Got to have a plan right!!! Maybe for every 10 min on the computer do 10 min of working out???

I was originally thinking 10 mins every 10 mins im on computer, watching tv or just sitting around! So yes, I can do that, I think I started out with 5 just to get the feel of it (:

I will start 10mins for every ten mins tomorrow (:

And calories if you get stuck at a weight and wont budge then switch it up

I have so many things I want to do for exercise or workouts and I know I won't get bored of it and I can find some days where I'll walk after class and then do this

I hope to lose 21 pounds by my 21st bday which is Dec. 20th (:

Erin sounds like a plan. The pounds will come off if you stick with it and learn to work with your band. Exercise does help you build muscle and tone you as you lose. I have lost a lot of inches during this past year, along with 76 lbs. Most people think I weigh a lot less than I actually do but I am still 5'1"" and weigh in at 172. I do record all of my calories and I lose best when i stay at the high side of my goal and get in 90gms of protein. Good luck with your goal and just stay focused.

Great idea and a really easy to use tool for recording both your calories and exercise is myfitnesspal.com

good luck

I really do think weight lost works a lot better when we are accountable for the things we eat and the amount. I use to count my calories and I can see that my weight lost has slowed down when I stopped counting calories. Therefore, I am going to start backing being more mindful of my calorie intake. I think maybe I missed the part about doing some type of workout every 5/10minutes throughout the day. Maybe this is a silly question but do you work? There is no way possible I can see myself doing some type of workout throughout the day at my job. Yes, I do take every opportunity to move at work, but not an actually workout. <BR>It sounds like a plan for you and if that works for you- then great.

I really do think weight lost works a lot better when we are accountable for the things we eat and the amount. I use to count my calories and I can see that my weight lost has slowed down when I stopped counting calories. Therefore, I am going to start backing being more mindful of my calorie intake. I think maybe I missed the part about doing some type of workout every 5/10minutes throughout the day. Maybe this is a silly question but do you work? There is no way possible I can see myself doing some type of workout throughout the day at my job. Yes, I do take every opportunity to move at work, but not an actually workout. <BR>It sounds like a plan for you and if that works for you- then great.

I think so too, it's helping me and I'm happy about it. I'm eating normal food, I try to find foods that are high in protein but I just don't know how to get up to 90grams of protein. I want to stay at or just below 1500 or 1200 calories. Vanilla Greek yogurt has 22grams of protein in it with 170 cals for one cup. Anyways, Good plan, it really does help and it really does help recording what exercises you do, I just added walking 2 miles [today] for everyday besides Wednesdays and Thursdays. Every 4 weeks, I'll increase it a mile, til' I get to 6 miles. I do not work but I am taking a Cosmetology class [second year] where I'm on my feet and doing something most of the week. I'd just say whenever you have some downtime, do some simple things that will get your heart rate up. I feel that it is working but I think I'm going to do every 5 mins that I am on the computer, watching TV, or doing nothing and then do some kind of exercise for 5 mins, I feel like I will get more out of it because I tried the 10 for 10 yesturday and I didn't feel like I got much out of it.

So far so good, sticking to it for 5 days now, and I feel different about how I eat now, like if someone offered something I'll be like "no thanks" or something. I feel more dedicated to it than I ever did. And it's awesome! I know what you mean, a lot of people think I weigh less than I do and I don't even know why. What's the high side of your goal? And how do I get more grams of protein in??

Thanks to all of you!♥