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Way to go!

Congrats, and thank you for posting this! I have wanted to try the spin class too, but have been intimidated. Think I might give it a try next month!

I am so sick of seeing this ridiculous argument used to justify passing judgment on other people. Do you also condemn every person who has to have surgery because they blew out a knee exercising? Or someone that injured themselves doing extreme sports? How about every driver that has an accident due to speeding and injures…

Thanks so much for sharing. I have been considering it when I reach goal, too, and it is nice to see the before and after and hear what it is like. If you don't mind sharing, how big of a scar do you have on your abdomen? And where is the scar on your arms?

This, so much this. I love lists; maybe you don't, but give this a try anyway. Take out a calendar and write down a tiny baby step to practice for the week. One of the suggestions above, or something else. Tracking is always a good place to start. Then for the next week, do the same. Maybe make an appointment with yourself…

Preach, brother.

Except there is nothing about body pump that says you have to stop adding plates. It isn't like they're going to run out. Some of the guys in my class are lifting some pretty big weights. I have been doing it for two to three months once a week and am still seeing gains in strength and muscle definition (more so in my…

I am still waiting for OP to explain under what circumstances the fat and muscle in my body will be at different temperatures and pressures. That would then make the original post remotely relevant. Guess that's five minutes of my life I'll never get back. *and please learn the difference between "your" and "you're." It…

The advice above re: your mother is spot-on. She isn't going to change. I would take your sister aside and tell her that her comments are hurtful. I would remind her that you never piled on when your mother criticized her (which I sincerely hope you can say), and that you expect the same kindness from her. She sounds like…

Not eating homemade chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. I may still have one tonight if I can fit it into my calories, but I have broken the habit from the past two days of shoving a couple in my mouth while drinking my coffee.

Yep, I have lost 60 lbs and my husband has lost 80 lbs. Neither of us is at goal yet (15 more for me, 20 for him), but I do think we have finally made a lifestyle change. We tried and failed several times before, but joining a gym and working out has helped a lot to get us through the rough parts. It is nice to have…

Go to the library and check out this book: "The Beck Diet Solution." It isn't a diet--it uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help you change your relationship to food. It takes hard work, but you can reprogram the way you behave. I also second the overeaters' anonymous suggestion.

I don't have a video suggestion, but Scooby's workshop has lots of beginner plans that you can do at home. http://scoobysworkshop.com/beginning-workout-plan/ Or you can look into bodyweight training plans like Body By You, You Are Your Own Gym, Convict Conditioning. I personally tried but wasn't crazy about Body By You.…

I would like to join if it isn't too late. Also, I can't seem to get any of the links to work from the first post, so please explain where I post my weigh in for today! Thanks!!

And there is always the tailgate/side of the trailer mount! I'm a bit concerned about the getting back on thing, too, if/when I start foxhunting. If I fall off I may be walking back, 'cause getting back up in a jumping saddle ain't happening...

Jessie is spot on, if you want to calculate the TDEE. If you are just using the site as is and letting it calculate your calories, the activity setting is where you would account for it. (You are most definitely not sedentary!) Then you would just log your "extra" exercise. And there is no such thing as starvation mode. If…

Thanks so much to everyone for responding. I have read (and re-read) all of your advice, and thought about it a lot, and decided to try out some other instructors/barns. I was very happy with my advancement until the last month. I think I need a fresh start and a new direction. Some of my fear on the no-stirrups is because…

You look fantastic--way to go! I bet it makes your experience in the ring easier, too.

Thank you for sharing your story. You are a good writer, and you made me cry. I sometimes feel like I wasted my 20s, too, not just because of weight but because of all the emotional turmoil. I actually don't think that is all that uncommon--I just figure some of us take a little longer to get our *kitten* together.…

LOL at the grad school 45--applies to law school, too. I have been there--I lost some weight and was in pretty decent shape, ballooned up 45 lbs, lost 15, gained it back, lost 30, gained back 15. This time I am down lower than I have been since high school/early college days. You can do it. Be consistent. Track. If you…

Totally this. You will get different answers, because everyone is different. I do bodypump once a week and go horseback riding two to three times a week. I was running, and finished C25K, and I might go back to that at some point. I had heard a lot of folks put down bodypump as "only cardio," but I am getting good results…

So good to hear! Have been wondering how y'all were doing. And you have come so far on the weight loss--just a little bit further to go to get back to trotting!!

Kind of. I got pretty fat and still rode and showed, but then sold my horse due to life changes (buying a house, having kids). I got fatter, and that stopped me from going back for a while. It was also my motivation to lose, though--when I finally got below 200 I called a barn and set up a hunter/jumper lesson (I always…

QFT. Picturing myself riding well is how I make it through sessions on the treadmill.

Hey, epiphany, my husband is from upstate (north of Albany). It is very beautiful there, but he moved here to escape the cold. I am really hoping that I like the hunt (and they like me enough to ask me to join)--I hear their place is beautiful, board isn't too awful expensive, and it would be so fantastic to ride out on…

QFT. I eat fast food at least twice a week, sometimes more. Do I order the same things I did when I weighed 50+ pounds more? Of course not. Do I still sometimes order a quarter pounder with cheese instead of a salad? Yep. Did I just spend the last week having ice cream cake from DQ? Yep. Am I still losing? Yep.

I am late seeing this due to the holiday--so sorry the visit did not go better. I hope that it clears up without having to take drastic measures. Please keep us posted.

I live in Peachtree City, Georgia, which is a planned community with 75 miles of golf cart paths. Great for biking and walking, not so much for horses! Most houses have a separate golf cart garage and nearly everyone has a golf cart--they even have special parking places at target. I ride at a barn in Senoia (about 15…

Congrats on reaching "onederland"!

I am sort of amazed at the people that don't think it is rude. You have accepted someone's invitation, but yet you are telling them that their hospitality and food are not up to your standards. Yeah, exceedingly rude. Even if (especially if?) it is family. Eat before you go. Bring something to share. Talk to them ahead of…