daisyvidal

I use a Polar heart rate monitor (recommended to me by an old trainer I used to work with). I bought the one with a wrist watch and the band that goes around your abdominal area (I wanted minimal distraction). It's very good, hasn't failed me yet, I let the heart rate monitor, which is the band, hang out right under my…

I take my coffee with just enough skim to make it light (1/4 cup?), and 1 splenda. On the splenda topic: I use one splenda, any more would be too sweet and after one packet you really start to taste that sweetner aftertaste. I've tried Truvia and like it a lot, I just haven't gone back to the store for it. And I wanted to…

I know how you feel--I had lost a lot of weight (actually got myself pretty thin) only to gain it back in about a 3 year span. So disappointing! Especially when I swore up and down that I would NEVER allow myself to gain it back knowing how hard it was to take it off. Well, here we are. This time around, I feel that I…

I would start with walking too, and also some light cycling. That's how I started working out when I first was very heavy and hadn't really worked out before. I stay motivated by visualizing my goal--be it an outfit, or an occasion, your health... I would have to say that the best advice I ever heard/read is that if you…

I've used this machine before while working out with a personal trainer. She would put me on it at a very high resistance to work out my arms/and for some cardio in between weight training. I have to say, we didn't use that machine very much though, it was usually when it was peak hours at the gym and the other cardio…

Hi everyone! Just signed up this past weekend. It's really nice to be able to be "in the same boat" or similar boats... lol, as other people! :) I got really fed up not fitting into my clothes and my jeans, I decided to stop buying bigger sizes and lose the weight (again)!