200+ Pushin' For Less Cushion!

Ok so I have a question. I notice some of u ladies are using body bugs and body media and finding out how Munch u bin versus how much u consume. My question is can this be done with any HRM or does it have to be one of those? I have a watch HRM and I van afford a BB or BMF right now

FYI I hate auto correct on the iPhone - I typed on sync and it self corrected to sink (*sighs*)

My research on HRM says they do not accurately measure cals burned unless you are exercising. When I snag my computer, I'll post a link to the best blog I found on HRM by Adzark (?so). Unless your HRM has a programable VO2Max and you frequently reset it as your cardio status improves, HRM are no more accurate than using MFP database. That means through studies, people have come up with best guess formulas and that's the number they give you. I've actually found for all but running, MFP is within 50 cals often closer to the Bugg. HRM are great for making sure you stay in a target HR range during a workout so you don't slack off. Normal ex range as Kendal noted last week is 60 to 80 % of your max HR (220 - age).

Ronnie - I love your quotes!!!

Amy - so jealous of your biking and high temps. At least I saw 50 today...

OK, my weight for this week is 300 lbs. I have lost 2 more pounds. However, my scale is bing flaky and varies betweens 290 and 310, depending on how I stand on it. But I did get 3 consistent readings of 300. I will be buying a new scale this week. Anyone have any suggestions for a CHEAP and ACCURATE? I have also lost 1/2 inch everywhere! I had several days where I was slightly over calories this week! I am almost to my first goal of 299 and I still have 2 weeks to get there. I am slightly scared that the scale may be off bad and when I get a new one my weight is not going to be where think it is. :-( I am thinking about stopping by my DR's office and weighing on the scale there, so that I know I have an accurate weight.

I am also having a hard time convincing myself to eat my exercise calories. When I do I feel like I am overeating. Should I just not exercise as much if I can't eat the calories back?

Saturday check-in 2379 consumed, 3528 burned and exercise 10 mile run...

Here's my stats for Saturday: Consumed:1852/ Burned: 2771/ Deficit 919

It's a gorgeous day here. We're gonna ride our bikes down to the valley (with a cute little creek/river) and have a picnic. I hope you all have a lovely Sunday!!

Hi there all

I am holding steady at 200 this week.

I've been busy quilting this week. I am working on a piece. Did a bit then took it all out, Started over. All the little muscles in my back are protesting.

My eating has been right on all week but I think there is too much salt in my diet. So I am being more thoughtful and focusing on drinking more water.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Victoria: Thank you! My brain still hurts after it! Ahhhhhhhhhh! Prom is little over a month- May 14th! It's a little later for us but it's still very exciting! I must admit I do like Richard Simmons! Ah, that link is very helpful for the BodyBugg!

I'm going to a concert tonight and I'm very excited! WHOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!

I'll catch up on posts later tonight/tomorrow.

My weigh in is 261.5. Ahhhh, didn't go down BUT DIDN'T GO UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and have a good week!!

I'm totally slacking on this topic but still keeping up. I promise to check in here more. O:) Haha.

I ended up at 239 last week so that will be my starting point. (YAY, lost one pound more than my initial goal! )

So looking to be at 235 end of this week. I have a meeting with a personal trainer at the gym I go to tomorrow. Depending on cost I may try that, although budget is an issue being a single mom and all. I'm hoping they have a deal like they did when I joined (5 sessions for $100, no contract) but we'll see what comes of it. Otherwise I'll just keep up my 4-5 days a week on my own and walking now that the nice weather has hit! I started 30 Day Shred too so we'll see how that goes. The first day kicked my butt!

*Sigh* I want nothing more than to be in a bikini someday... :P

I would love to join this group! I am 260 something pounds and need to lose over 100. My only problem is..... I do not have a scale nor do I know where to go to get weighed. I am also looking for friends on this site for motivation.

Here's my stats for Sunday: Calories consumed- 1534/ Calories Burned- 2033/ Deficit 499 - I pretty much took Sunday off from exercise. I relaxed, read a book and enjoyed the sun. It's supposed to rain this week so it might be a while before we see the sun again. I'm back at it today though. I did my dog walk and my Insanity Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs plus I have Kettleworx on deck for when The Hubbs comes home.

Crystal: I'm sorry you've been having problems with your ex. Make sure you keep taking care of you!

b00b0084: Welcome to the group! Just jump on in and start posting. Let us know about yourself (married? kids? pets? hobbies?). We chat about everything on this thread. It's great to have you.

Lacey: Your Highness sounded funny but I saw a scathing review for it today. It kind of makes me wonder what the reviewer was expecting.

Sarah: WTG on the weight loss!! You're doing great!

Hailie: What concert did you go to? I love listening to live music!!

Victoria: So far my mom & brother seem to be sticking with the healthier eating. My mom has some kind of degenerative disc problem in her back/neck and she aggravated it somehow so she's been in a lot of pain and isn't walking around like she was last week. I can't blame her though, it's hard to deal with acute pain and she is kind of a wuss when it comes to pain anyway. But she's doing what she can and that's all anyone can ask. Thanks for asking! You like watching golf?? Isn't that kind of like watching paint dry?

Noelle: You'll bust through to One-derland this week!

Yocum: I echo what Victoria said. The Bugg is perfect for figuring out your total calorie burn ALL day long. I burn TONS of calories running up and down my stairs to do laundry or cleaning and even cooking. It all adds up and I love that my armband tells me all that!

I hope ya'll have a great Monday!!!

Hey everybody!

I am back from a weekend that was probably a little bit too much fun. :blushing: Friday night was pretty low key, just leftover Chinese food and we finally watched Black Swan... have you seen it? It was awesome, but completely weird. Friday cals were 1807 eaten/702 burned/95 left. Saturday I got up and did legs/back/ab ripper prior to packing up to head up to the cabin. Once there all bets were pretty much off food wise. The weather was AMAZING... it was mostly just a bunch of hanging by the campfire, playing horseshoes and catch, etc... but I had too much beer for sure. So cals were crazy... 2580 eaten/347 burned/over by 1033. This is when I know having a bugg or bmf would help. Maybe I was just at my total burn for the day, maybe I blew it out of the water... who knows! Sunday was a little better but not much. We stayed at the cabin until about 5 because it was 85 and sunny.... so we were just out lounging outside enjoying it. When we came home I snuck in kenpo x which made me really proud of myself, and it helped my numbers for the day - 2449 eaten/602 burned/over by 647. So yeah - a bit of a bust on cals, but I knew it going in and I'm trying not to stress it.

This morning was x stretch and then I had time so I went for a run too. We are supposed to be in the 60s all week and I couldn't be happier about that.

Amy, I'm SO HAPPY that the gov't pulled their heads out of their a@@es and you guys are getting paid as you should. It shouldn't even be an option to not take care of you. Ridiculous. I hope you had an awesome picnic!

Amber, its good to hear from you, you've been MIA. Do some P90X! You'll feel so much better after!

Annette, logging in here daily really helps more than you would think... just getting the motivation from seeing what everyone else is doing and making sure I'm tracking all my cals every day does wonders.

Yocum, I always try to eat back exercise cals... but I don't get too stressed about the last 150-200 cals of it. I am set up to eat the minimum 1200 cals, and then with my burn from exercise I usually get an additional 400-600 per day, which seems to work pretty perfect for me during the week. Its all about finding out what works for you. If you are doing that and not seeing loss, something isn't working for you, so switch it up and try something new!

Victoria, you really have been rocking awesome advice on here lately. And I am so impressed by the running still. This morning I think I ran 1.3 miles at 5mph and I was ready to keel over. My neighborhood is SO hilly, and uphill running aparently kicks my butt.

Crystal, I'm so sorry about all the drama with your ex. That has to be so hard, especially when you have a kid involved. I agree with Amy, just make sure you are taking care of you. I don't want to yell at you, but you CAN'T have days where you only eat 200 calories. That's not okay! We're here to listen and help with whatever you need!

Lacey, I really want to see Your Highness... I think Danny McBride is hilarious, and I really loved Pineapple Express (they're directed by the same person). Hopefully we'll get to check it out this weekend. Did you have any luck with octopus cooking? Just curious.... I have no desire to eat it. I tried it once at a sushi restaurant (and eel too) and I just couldn't do it. I think its because I saw a video in highschool of a guy eating a live octopus - the octopus kept latching its tentacles onto the guy's face and trying to push itself out of his mouth, and he'd have to peel the tentacles off his face. For some reason, my speech teacher showed us the video. To this day I have no idea why, but it was disgusting.

Hailie, I also want to know what concert it was. I'm kind of a concert freak - I love them. I have really ecletic taste in music and love little concerts at little dives, but also love the production of something really big and awesome. I hope the ACTs went well too!

Noelle, you are totally hitting ONEderland this week! YAY!

Sorry if I missed anyone! Happy Monday!

Hola. I don't have time to check final numbers for yesterday and since I didn't track food I am not too worried about it.

No gym for me tonight. I need to get groceries and I think I am going to try to do some carpet cleaning as well when I get home after dinner. Also my shins are a flucking mess again. I JUST bought those shoes about threeish months ago...so I think I just over did it. Its frustrating. I don't think I am going to be able to do c25k again for a while, though I will try it tomorrow and see. Maybe I will be surprised.

Thanks you guys. I really appreciate it. For now I'm just distancing myself from him and the entire situation so that I can make it through and be strong for my little girl.

On a brighter note, I hired a personal trainer today! The gym I go through has contract plans or non-contract plans. I hate trying to remember auto-payments so I paid $300 up front for 12 sessions that I can use whenever I want. I was thinking about using it twice a week for the first two weeks, then weekly for 8 weeks but now I'm considering once weekly the full 12 weeks to see how much progress I can make in 3 months. Not sure yet, we'll see. Either way, there's another butt kickin' to get me in gear. :P I mostly just got it for the knowledge. I go to the gym, hop on the elliptical, and that's about it. Heck if I know what I'm doing, lol. But my brother was my motivator before (he's a gym buff), so if I get the knowledge, he'll be the one to drag me outta bed when the personal training is over, haha. I'm so excited! I start with her on Friday.