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I just noticed it has 163.0 active calories and 1439.0 resting calories. I think that is where I was getting messed up. Based on your message above 163 calories is about right for 1.5 miles. Thank you!

I had shoulder surgery to fix a stage 3 rotator cuff tear, bone spurs, and reattach my biceps tendon. I had the surgery December 2015 and was in physical therapy for 4 months and still do my exercises at home. I have about 95% of my normal range of motion and am getting strength back. It is a very long process but keep up…

I have leftovers if there are any. Most of the time I take a salad with grilled chicken or tuna, marinated lima beans/chick peas, carrot sticks, boiled egg. I have a to go salad tote that works wonders (see image). I'm bad at portioning so putting my green mix on the bottom, adding the other stuff in the top section and…

What great advice, you guys rock! I do a lot of walking, lifting, etc on the ranch and in my garden/yard so there is a good amount of exercise there. After reading all of the replies I have more ideas to get a few minutes of exercise in here and there. I think sometimes I get in the mindset "all or nothing" and your advice…

Thank you all for the great advice. I spend every minute I can with my son. Given the advice from you great folks, I am going to add additional activity during my day and incorporate a "walk and talk" session with my son after dinner. It will get us outside, exercising, and chatting about the day.

I have a standing desk at work. I found that my posture is horrible when standing at my desk so I am very conscious of "how" I stand. I also bought a inexpensive a portable stair stepper, it is great to get a few steps in while I'm standing at my desk. The arm is under $200.00 and the vari desk pictured is under $400.00

Thank you all for the feedback.

I do the exact thing! I have found that if I have an urge to eat I ask myself "am I hungry or bored/stressed/etc" If I am hungry I will try to grab some vegies, fruit, or something light (along with plenty of water). Then I make myself go do something, walk, do something with the kids, play ball with the dog, etc. If I can…

I would prefer to keep this off of facebook, but thank you for the offer.