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Originally Posted by BowtieBelle
I gotta start doing this, the measuring and pics.
When I say lots of fruits... I mean like a banana or apple a day-- I guess I call it lots because besides strawberries I've never really eaten fruit, so going from that to every day seems like a lot.
I am adding in what I drink. Same with juices; I drink a full glass of V8 Splash a day and I've never liked juices before, so again, this is new for me and I say 'a lot.' 
I started out doing what you are talking about; running for a couple minutes, then fast walking for a couple minutes, etc-- alternating. The trainer said I just needed to keep my heart rate above 130, so I was trying for a constant HR but I like the other way (your way) better so I will go back to that. I've also been trying to do some lifting on the lower-body machines. I just hate when my legs get too muscled because they bulk up and I don't like the way it looks-- I'm very picky about my legs. Please continue with your thoughts, suggestions and ideas. I love it! Thank you!!!! 
I'll do that, starting today!
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I obviously have different views than your trainer lol. The steady heart rate "in the fat burning zone" is old mentality and it has been proven in countless studies that HIIT burns more cals hands down. When doing long steady cardio you burn x amount of cals while you are performing the exercise but the calorie burn stops when you are done. When performing HIIT you burn more cals during the exercise but it doesn't stop there, you keep burning cals for hours after the workout increasing the cal burn much more. It goes back to the easy sells theory as well, you can jump on an eliptical for an hour in front of your tv and watch your favorite program or hop on it and perform HIIT for 20-30 min burn more cals and get on with your life, the choice is yours.
Don't guess at what you are eating, write down everything you eat and drink and post it up and we can tear it appart LOL.