bigorangemichael Member

That's the great part about being an adult -- we can have cookies for dinner!

I'm with you on keeping up on what's on sale and getting bargains! I swim laps for exercise as well and have found I need smaller trunks or else when I flip turn, I run the risk of my trunks not staying where they should! LOL My wife and I have been working on losing weight this year and we are keeping our local Goodwill…

Here's what I've done so far in August: 8/01 -- 7.42 8/02 -- 6.54 8/03 -- 6.00 8/04 -- 7.02 8/05 -- 7.60 8/06 -- Rest Day 8/07 -- 6.40 8/08 -- 6.30 Anyone else log run on RunKeeper? I got an e-mail that tomorrow if you use RunKeeper and do a 5K (at least), you can take part in some kind of special event. Sorry if I'm…

Near Nashville, TN

I'm going to try for 140 in August.

There are benefits to exercise besides the (potential) for weight loss. I've found the exercising help reduce my overall stress level and sleep better.

Where the Buffalo Roam "Intelligence is not a privilege, it's a gift. And you use it for the good of mankind."

I've been working on the same level of calories for a while now and I find I want to get "bang for my buck" in terms of calories. Protein is always great and it can help curb my appetite and cravings. I keep thinly sliced deli meat on hand and will have it for a snack. You get the most bang for your buck from poultry I've…

One thing to watch out with frozen dinners (even the Lean Cuisine line) is the amount of sodium in them. Yes, they may have fewer calories in them than other frozen meals, but that may come with upping the sodium. You may not want to eat frozen Lean Cuisines for every meal, but limit it to one per day. Then look for ways…

Do you have a recipe or can you tell me how much baking soda and cinnamon I should use? Thank you in advance!

I love that you can tie in different apps to the MFP. I've tied in RunKeeper so I can track my workouts and import that data easily.

Another resource I've found is YouTube. There are some good workouts with trainers on there that you can stream to your TV or computer and use. I've got a Kindle Fire stick that allows me to stream on the YouTube app and I like to use a workout there when I can't make it to the gym. There are a variety of levels and you…

I prefer running outside to running on a treadmill. On the treadmill I can talk myself out of running too easily, while outside I can get enjoy the scenery and my playlist. My route is fairly level (there are some elevations if I want to deviate or change it up). I'm fortunate that I can start from my house and head either…

You've made a great start! Keep up the great work!

If I see myself in the mirror while running, I tend to think -- boy, I hope I don't make all those goofy faces while I'm out road running. :)

It gets warm and HUMID fast in the mornings around here. Or at least it has the last few mornings. I felt like I'd just finished swimming when I finished up my morning run today!

Forgot to include a tracker. I've got one now.

I'm going to try for 130 miles in July. I've had a great month in June, but the weather cooperated. I figure at some point, there will be some rain that slows me down.

One thing that helps my soreness from running and/or spinning is swimming. It's a great time of year for getting in a few laps at an outdoor pool. :)

I live just outside Music City (aka Nashville)

Hello everyone. My name is Michael. While I'd consider myself more a swimmer than a runner, I've upped my running of late. I've completed 5Ks (just set a personal best a few weeks ago), a 15K and a couple of a half marathons in my time. I enjoy getting out and getting in a run several times per week. I try to swim laps…

Congratulations on the weight loss. And keep on working! You will get there!

I'm currently dieting and have been told by a nutritionist that having a beer or two a week is OK. They recommend not having more than two alcoholic beverages per week. Some weeks I'm way under, some weeks I go over.

We're all going to make good choices and we're all going to make bad choices. You had a cookie. Hopefully it was a good one and worth cheating on your diet for. (I've found that while dieting I will often ask myself if whatever it is I'm going to cheat by eating is worth it. For example, I love my mom's homemade chocolate…

Just getting off the couch to do something is a good first step -- no matter what it is. And don't be discouraged by your first attempt. I consider myself an active person. Two years ago, I stumbled across the cat in the night, landed on my big toe wrong and broke it. I was forced to go from fairly active and training for…

I've been very pleased with RunKeeper. It ties in nicely to MyFitnessPal and it has a web interface for other activities. (I swim a lot and like to track my swimming using it)

I've got my playlists on my .mp3 player to keep me going while running. Swimming, it's often a song that gets stuck in my head that plays on an endless loop. Group fitness, it's either the music playing or paying attention to the instructor and making sure I'm doing the exercise correctly or so I won't cause injury to…