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I walk instead. I eat when I'm bored so I have to get out of the house, or engage my mind in something interesting. By the end of every week for 6 months now, I've logged over 5 miles a day on my Fitbit. Walking not only diverts by attention and boosts my metabolism, it takes away my hunger (unless I'm really truly…

Your stomach looks AMAZING, GREAT job!

That 15 pounds made a heck of a great difference! Wow! Keep up the good work and keep on hiking! I love to hike too, love the deep breathing and stress relief.

Pretty before, but stunning and healthy looking to boot After all your hard work, plus you're self confidence must have soared. Great job, keep up the good work!

You look awesome! Look what 7 months of perseverance can do!

I've had 7 foot and ankle surgeries over the past 8 years and have crawled my way back to health by walking, yoga and dancing (sometimes through considerable pain). At my last check-in with my foot surgeon last month when I had a temporary set-back because of a bone spur growing beyween my ankle bones (which he was able to…

You were pretty before, but you graduated to gorgeous! Great job!

Your strategies are excellent! Thank you so much..... I only wish you could publish these tried and true tips and make a million bucks since this advise is so valuable.

That's inspiring-- you're my height and goal weight, so you've given me a real life frame of reference for success!

Here in Phoenix there used to be a radio program with a fitness guru, Dr. Art Molin, where people would call in and ask all sorts of fitness questions. The question I'd hear over and over was "Doctor, should I really exercise every day?" And his consistent answer was one that always made me chuckle (but I've never…

Walking and yoga and dance class and swimming. Since I got my Fitbit 52 days ago I've walked 260 miles and have lost almost 13 pounds. Since it's terribly hot in Phoenix in the summer, I've selected 7 local malls to walk at, one for each day of the week. I go early morning or at night when my husband is watching baseball…

I've had 7 foot and ankle surgeries since 2007 and so water aerobics is a blessing! It is the best over-all toning exercise ever and if you combine it with laps it is a fabulous, vigorous work-out. My only struggle with it is the chlorine ruined my hair (it's grown out and I chopped off the hay-like parts) until I learned…

I just hooked up my new Fitbit Flex yesterday and I love it. Paid $99 at at Target. I had purchased an ITEK from Fed-Ex store on sale for $29 down from $49 but it was very hard to set up and use and it got terrible reviews so I returned it and spent my precious money on the Fitbit Flex. This is the one the ladies at my…

By all means, work out any time you have the time, energy and motivation because you want to because you want activity to become as natural and vital part of your life as brushing your teeth, or eating! If you're 300 calories "under" I would still exercise, but I'd all food to bring my energy up, at least to the point…

Get the freshest, wild caught white fish (cod is awesome and so is Mahi Mahi) and use it the same day you buy it. Heat oven to 350. Wash filet, pat it dry, place on a large piece of aluminum foil. Then spray very lightly with olive or coconut oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, a dash of garlic powder, a dusting of ground…

I like the advise that says ignore the body fat test, but if you are fixated on the injustice and illogic of it you can't let this go, you need accurate data to validate what you suspect is an error so try to schedule a fat % test in a pool after they weigh you on land. Once you've received the correct number, whatever it…

I find that when I swim for 20 minutes full on for 3-4 times a week, the back fat and my arm fat both seem to shrink and tone up. I've never found anything as good as swimming when it comes to taking the jiggle off and tightening my skin. Plus the deep, rhythmic breathing you use when swimming for 20+ minutes or so becomes…

I did intensive house cleaning for 3 hours, followed by yard work for 5 hours that included shoveling river rocks into a wheelbarrow, moving wheelbarrow into back yard, pouring rocks out, arranging rocks and repeating. I moved about half of the 5 tons of rock that was delivered last week. I'm exhausted in a good way and my…

I meant weekly, not 2-3 times daily!