swilkie1961 Member

I have a Polar FT7 and love it! Got it in Red! I haven't checked it out in the swimming pool yet, but when it gets warmed, I get to see if it really works in the pool...

I just ordered mine last Friday. My goal is to lose the last 12lbs left. If not that, then firm up my body, hopefully get into size 8 pants withou muffin top.

Congratulation! What an accomplishment. I need to get to 140 so I can go on my son's pogo stick he got for Christmas! Few pounds to go.

Get your running shoes from your local running shoe store! When I first started running, I also suffer from shinsplints till my trainer told me to get a real running shoes. I have been wearing Brooks for last 10 years. Once, when Brooks no longer made the style that I usually wear, my store, let me change my shoes 3 times…

I just read that you should be using your leg muscle to move the majority of way, then pull with your arms. So I would think you would feel most of the burn in your thigh.

People at the gym are pretty friendly. I remember when I first started, I was trying to use one of the machine. After reading the instruction on the side, I was trying to start my workout, when the guy next to me stopped me. Apparently even after reading the instruction, I got it wrong. I was facing the wrong way! I was…

WOW! You look amazing! I love the result of your hard work and endurance. Thanks for sharing!

Current : 11.77% Goal: 24.15%

5 and counting! :laugh: 3 boys, 27, 25 and 9... 2 girls 22 and 17(Step)... 1 daughter-in-law and 1 almost son-in-law.

I have always gone up and down 10-15lbs through my first marriage. Lost 15lb after divorce, kept it off for couple of years till I got pregnant with my last child. From 140 to 196 with him! I was able to get down to 150-155, but I keep losing that same weight over and over again each year, till November 2011, I was at 165.…

I want to know too just incase mine does the same thing. Still waiting to open mine on my birthday..

My aunt says that all the time! "You have large frame. That is why you weigh so much" But she think I look beautiful no matter how much I weigh, so I take it as her loving me! She doesn't see the fat on me, only my beauty!! :heart:

I do Healthy Choice cafe steamer for lunch most of the days... I pick ones with less than 300 calories and 600mg for sodium. I love them. It is just enough to fill me up for lunch and it is no brainer for me. I try to stay under 1000mg of sodium daily and have been doing well most of the time. I plan on continue eating…

5 '4.5" SW 165, CW 146.4 GW 125, but I will see once I reach 130-135. I was 140 pre-pregnancy 2000-2001, and it was good weight.

I love your muscle too! Congratulation!

I find that for me if I go over 1500 mg, I retain water for few days and weight goes up by 2lbs the next day. And that is with lots of water. So I try to stay under 1500mg most of the time and when I do go over, now I know what to expect for few days... It works best for me when I stay under 1000mg.

Your question got me googling this very question. I tend to eat below 1500mg, most days below 1000mg. (I don't have any healthy problem, just find that easier to lose weight when I am on low sodium) I was looking at questionaire here, www.nal.usda.gov/outreach/saltqz.pdf , looks like your body needs 500mg to function. I…

PADI advance certified. Haven't been diving since I got pregnant with last child that was over 10 years ago. One of my goal is to go back get master certification and start diving again as soon as my son turns 10. He can be junior certified! This August!! All my children, 27, 25, 22 and husband are certified divers too.…

Congrate!! What an accomplishment!

YEAH!! What a great feeling!

I am 5' 4.5" and set my goal at 125lb. But if I stay around 125-130lb, look toned, I will have achieved my goal. I have left foot problem which I hope will lessen with reduced weight. Currently 148, and my foot already feels better from gotten rid of 16lbs! I don't think I will go down too much in size, currently 10-12, so…

1/1 152.2 1/8/ 152.1 1/15 149.1 - 3.1 lbs lost

Ditto what gotsoul2 said... You are doing great! 12lb in 3 month is great way to lose. Just keep going forward!

My hands got so dried from washing all the time! It does get whole lot better as your body adjust to amount of fiber and water. Keep at it!

I am finally at healthy BMI!!! on the border line, but I will take it. I haven't been under 150 in a long time. It seems a day of fasting on Sunday after my indulgence of Sonic Chocolate Malt shake and dinner out on Saturday help move my weight below 150 for the first time since my last pregnancy 10 years ago. I usually…

Everyday in the morning. I log everything I eat on MFP and log my weight also on excel spread sheet. In the spread sheet, I keep track of anything I ate/did on a given day that is out of ordinary. I also have mapped a graph associated with my weight, as long as it is downward trend, I am good. I can see what makes my…

I usually have 1 cheat meal per week. It wasn't planned this way. I cook mostly Monday through Friday and don't cook on the weekend. Depending on what is going on, I seem to have one cheat meal. My cheat meal usually means couple of drinks when we go out, but still eat healthy. And I don't eat the regular 3 meals per day…

I have given myself 6 months to lose 40 lbs. I started right after Thanksgiving and so far lost 14.5lbs. Even at 5lb a month going forward, I should be able to meet my goal.

I tried it last Sunday, and I felt great! I fasted for the day, wasn't hungry at all. I even went to the mall with my daughter and walked around for an hour, still not hungry. I got up Monday morning and went to the gym for my 60 minute of walking on incline and I did fine. Only when I came back, I felt hungry so I had my…

It took me 2 years to lose the weight I gain with each pregnancy, just in time to get pregnant again! Except the last one. Here I am 9 years later, still trying to get back to pre-pregnant weight. And it was my fourth too! I am at critical stage where I get to 10lbs of reaching that pre-pregnant weight, and I gain it all…