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The bowling noise? Probably a rolling computer chair. That's what my last upstairs guy was doing when we thought he must be roller skating. The sex-like noises? Those really were sex. Constantly. I have a recording of it, that I took sitting on my couch. It's clear as day like they were beside me. They were up a floor and…

This is the man he is. Whether he's told you about the stip clubs or not. If you are uncomfortable with the choices he makes as a grown man, then that is on YOU. You don't be in a relationship with anyone expecting them to become or do what you expect of them. You love them for who they are, as they are. You don't like…

YES! This for the win. (oops, it didn't quote - in response to "LOUD NOISES")

all of them, A-Z - if we didn't need them all, they wouldn't exist. :)

Dude needs to be cut from the team - better luck next time jerkoff.

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Your body loses fat from all over it, fairly equally. Which means that your tummy HAS gotten smaller, but so has everything else too, so it appears the same, but is smaller in relation to the size it used to be. As you keep losing, you will start to see a difference, just be patient grasshopper! Great job on the 30 lost!

Are you eating back the calories you burn off? At 1200 calories a day (which is never a great idea) you MUST eat back all the calories you burn after working out. You don't want to ever NET below 1200. That's key. Definitely eat more. I can tell you from experience, I started at 1200 calories and since I went up to between…

Sorry, pardon? Not heavy ones? Guess that's where I've been going wrong.... couldn't be the heavy weights that have made my shoulders look amazing, or my body slim down like a new person's.... Lift something heavy friend, you can thank me later. ;)

:laugh: I love this. Nobody beyond a D can get anything at a Target sweetie. What you consider large and what these ladies are talking about are very different. ;)

That's kinda where I'm at. I know I can't rule out ALL refined sugar (I NEED dessert) but I really tried to eat healthy today, getting myself back on track, and I was way over!

PF is the single most over-diagnosed foot condition. You should get a second opinion that it's not something else.

I can't find Chobani! My grocery store even had a coupon IN the store for a yogurt they don't even carry! (I'm in Ontario, Canada...) I've tried literally every other one at my store, but I either don't like them or they have way higher calories or sugar. I wanted the almonds for the good oils and fats, less the protein.…

I had a serious slew of friend requests from this thread - thank you, to all of you. If any of you are the brutal kind of thread who would watch my numbers and give me actual "what the HELL dude?!" comments, I would appreciate the assistance. I wont take it personally - but will..?

I suppose so. Though somedays I think if the scale just went up, it would be the serious *kitten*-kicking I need.

Yup. I feel like maybe, given that it's close the year-mark, that the "newness" of this is wearing off and it's just easier to coast? I guess cuz eating like this (or close to) got 28ish pounds off me. I think I need a bit of maintenance time and then jump back in at a deficit. I need to make a plan.

I feel like the sugar thing was a long time coming. I started out watching it, then caved and now it's like I try to not even LOOK at it.

Yes, both. Though the stairmill is rarely free and I hate the spin instructors at my gym. They literally yell. I can hear them in the changeroom.

I take C&D, Flax oil and Omega 3, but I will add in cinnamon for sure! I didn't know you could get them as a vitamin! I'll try to up my water so more too.

Ok. Carbs and sodium have to drop. Got it. (Dinner is already pre-planned for tonight and it's a wash, so I will set this up for tomorrow. I promise. You can all stalk my diary, I will TRY VERY HARD). That said, I SWEAR I'm trying on the protein! I feel like I seek it out. Do you see how much chicken I eat?! I could live…

Ha ohhh the Cinnabon... Those aren't actual Cinnabon buns - they're Mennonite ones from the farmer's market (so I figured they have to be just as bad). And I PROMISE I only get them maybe once a month, every other? We buy 2 of them and I eat half at a time usually. I SWEAR TO GOD. And whichever person mentioned the…

Um, well I use a HRM for all my cardio and I usually deduct calories from the final number to account for calories I'm burning being alive, and I use 4 calories per minute of strength training I do, and I knock 10 minutes off the overall time I spent lifting to account for rests between sets. So if anything I think my…

What do you eat for slow burning carbs?

I try on protein really hard! I swear to god! I eat greek yogurt, loads of chicken, I have protein shakes (allbeit with chocolate frozen yogurt) I feel like I eat protein all day and STILL I'm low! As for carbs and sugar, I honestly dont know how I'll lower my sugar. Even when I was trying really hard to eat less refined…

I love carbs. I could eat a bag of pasta if I was left alone long enough. :frown:

Yup. I work a deskjob and I didn't want it to use exercise calories that I may not earn, cuz if I skip a day at the gym, the calorie-guilt would kill me. I've put in my info INCLUDING exercise in a variety of calculators - they all say the same, around 1800.

I'm eating at 1500.. I had it at 1400 for a 100 calorie window for overages that I may have missed or for things like ketchup, but I found that I was going over and once I was over by 100 (which was fine) I was just continuing to go over cuz I had failed for the day. So I put it back at 1500 and other than weekends when I…

Hm, I thought it WAS open. TDEE is about 1850, BMR is 1540. Rae - I DID take a deload break, remember my meltdown after my 4 weeks of SL5x5 when nothing moved then either? I'll get it opened.. hold on...

Whoa wow. That was rude of the OP. You are mistaken OP, there is no monitoring of heart rate with the FitBit - some quick research on their website would confirm that. http://www.fitbit.com/product/specs Your friend who tried to show you otherwise is wrong. I am NOT a teacher, but I'd like to remind YOU: It's nice to be…

I love Rae. Just wanted to throw that in there.