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crunch was $10/mo with $50 annual fee, and was great. Lots of cardio options and free classes and good wieght machines and free weight sections I'm now at my local community center $40/mo no annual fee -smaller weight section, but still all the basics covered, 4 types of cardio machines, and a pool/basketball gym

yea technically i should get to 165, but I'd be good with 185 most likely at 5'8' and I feel like that level would be long term sustainable.

14 hands hot to trot is a good basic red blend so is the apothic red, but it's a bit drier

Congrats on the first 100 pounds that's huge. Would love to lean on each other as you work on your next goal!

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I could always use new friends and inspiration/support on this journey. Sounds like a plan?

I wear bad *kitten* purple and grey Asics GT-2170 W (2A) and love em. So wear what feels comfortable and works with your feet/body not everyone is the same, and just because someone doesn't know about non commecial sports brands, or sport/run specific brands they can go educate themselves

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great!

I'm game.

yea...last friday badddddd. Pizza Hut is evil, especially with a lil alcohol to fuel the bad food fire. Plus the BJ's dinner tuesday night of half a mini pizza and half a chili baked potato and a beer. Couldn't bring myself to log it, but I think I might just need to see that number, to keep myself on track tonight and…

feel free to add me I always need fresh support. Make sure you actually calculate the caloric intake you need and not just assume that you are the perfect standard that the nutritional facts diet is based off of. I get 1600 a day right now. It all depends on you!

somtimes I carry over, but I try not to make it habit, too easy to push off doing better and being in the green to the next day and create a bad cycle for me so I shoot for as close to green every day, but if you want it go for it, everything in moderation including moderation.

I check the scale about every 2 weeks, but only as often as once a week. It can get disheartening to check it more frequently. My trainer does a body fat % composition pinch test every 6 weeks/at the end of my packages, and measures circumfrence on muscle groups. I take pics about every six months I'd say, but even less…

That's a totally rough day and I would want to binge away and comfort myself with food too. I'd say you don't want to quit because you put out a plea for support and help. I would also say that you are half way to not quitting by realizing part way through the habit that you are doing that is unhealthy and not supporting…

I will say it depends how much your diet varies. If you are eating different things every day at every meal it can be a bit difficult to search for each and add them. The beauty is you only have to put in serving size and it calculates all the numbers for you. If you have the same 3-4 rotating breakfast or lunch and snack…

ditto on the adding things to the water that aren't calorie filled I keep a bottle at my desk so it's right there in front of me and I don't have to make it a concious thing. Also just try for a glass at lunch or with whatever other snacks you are eating so that if you are adding that a few times a day that should tip you…

logging in is sometimes a good reminder when everyone else on your friend list hits their goals to really try. Keep some soup or frozen meals (you made) in the freezer just in case you get sick for the future :) New week now!

I got started with MFP for the same reasons, at 20 something I thought it was crazy to be on BP meds and have borederline other health#'s so I'm working at it hard again. Feel free to add me for support

gotta be whole grains for me, a whole wheat bagel/sandwich (truly whole grain- look at the label it's gotta have those words right at the beginning), sticks with me waaay longer and has me filling fuller longer than other options preplan! pack your portions for lunch/know what you will be eating for each meal so that you…

Margaret, sw pdx, 26, Crunch in Beaverton, working on dropping the 15 I gained, when I went off the MFP wagon, and then some

Start weight (weighed myself yesterday)- 199.5lbs 12/11 - 19/11 - 26/11 - 03/12 - 10/12 - 17/12 - 24/12 -

wow and i was kicking myself for having gained a bit after loosing 35....which it turns out is a whole cinderblock/microwave i used to haul around! thanks for the inspirational kick!

gotta go 3 or 4, good luck :)

I do that a lot right now. I usually just do something that is a 4 serving dish and then divide it out. That way it can still be "real" food and something I like. I throw in a sandwhich or a cheese cracker and lunchmeat option one day or two to break it up. The super fitness-y people (like body competition intense) I know…

does your college have a way to provide feedback to the food people? We had Bon Apetit for catering/food at my college and they had a board that you could write on a napkin on with feedback/suggestions. You also had the option of emailing the head chef/manager. Also maybe don't discount the less healthy option if you can…

I've heard of the concept before of intentionally eating above your goal and well below and some days right on track so it more mimicks general life and won't let your body get so used to one level- haven't read the book to know about her concepts of oxidizing etc, but the basics of the math hold true, as long as you are…

ooooo going to send this out to some MFP friends that could use it :) :)

portland Oregon :)

gotta be the fact that I explained what a electrolyte is and how they work to keep your nerves/synapses/body working to people I was working at the food bank with... Yea I'm a science/body nerd, cuz then I went and talked about what makes a fluorescent bulb work...hehehe