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Hellman's light Mayo is fantastic. I prefer it to regular mayo. And much less calories.

Grégory Fitoussi

Had a steak chalupa at Taco Bell (no sour cream). Yum! :smile: Still within my calorie budget too! :glasses:

As others have probably already said, double-check your entries for height, weight, gender, and age. It is easy to accidentally enter the wrong info. Also, make sure you're wearing your heart strap correctly. It is possible, as d2footballJRC has said, you probably just burned more calories than what the machine told you. I…

I don't go by what the machine says. They are notorious for being inaccurate. I have a Polar FT7 HRM and it tells me I burn anywhere from 200 - 250 calories for a duration of 25 - 30 minutes. For instance, these are the stats for my last two workouts: I worked out for 30 minutes and I burned 253 calories. However, the next…

First, I don't have a Polar HRM yet. I will be getting one in month or so. I currently use the HRM on my elliptical machine as a guide. However, from my personal experience, I do notice that when I stay in my fat-burning zone I tend to lose more weight. So, unbelievably, when I go slower on the elliptical and lower my…

I bought a cheap ($600, if that's cheap, I don't know, but it's expensive to me.) elliptical from Walmart. The ProForm 600 ZNE. I like it a lot. Granted the electronics leave something to be desired, but it is good enough for me. Of course the calories are way, way off..LOL. The machine doesn't ask for weight/age etc.…

I just bought my own elliptical and I much, much prefer using the elliptical at home. I can work out whenever I like, how long I like, and I don't have to worry about cleaning the machine before and after use. (I do clean it..but it's the "other people's germs" factor that grosses me out.) I can listen to my music without…

My current playlist: (Artist - Albums/Songs) Daft Punk - Derezzed (GREAT for cardio burst!) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light, The Colour and the Shape GoldFrapp - Head First (Other Songs: We Radiate, Happiness, Yellow Halo, Utopia) Incubus - If not know, when? Some songs from Light Grenades and Monuments and Melodies. Snow…

I just bought an elliptical so I am in as well!!! :smile:

I agree with the others who have said this already: Chest exercises (i.e. strength training) will definitely help out the boobs. I am overweight and even when I first started doing chest exercises, I noticed my boobs getting perkier. It's probably because what pregnancy does to the core - stretches the muscles and weakens…

I like a B 100 Complex which is a 100% of daily intake or more of the various types of B-vitamins. I noticed an increase in energy and also mood. I read that B-Vitamins are natures anti-depressant and I can agree with that. Also, E vitamins are also really good for mood swings - they help me out for my PMS. Plus, I like to…

I wish I could offer advice other than don't let them get you down. You are the healthy one, mentally and physically, and you have to do what is best for you. It is sad that they pick on you. In a way, I would ask them why they are so against you eating fruits and vegetables. In reality, they are probably envious that you…

I've really noticed the difference when I started to put one to two tablespoons of flax seed in my yogurt every morning. So, that's another vote for ground flax seed. Coffee is another method that works for me and of course water helps too.

I have a digital and an mechanical scale too and the digital weighs me 5 lbs more too. I just go with the digital because it seems to be pretty accurate and consistent and frankly, I can read the display on the digital better than I can read the dial on the mechanical. Sometimes I can't tell if it's 183 or 184 on the dial…

I have a struggle with sugar too. There is a lot of good advice in this thread...thanks for contributing! :)

bump for later...getting one soon! :)

There is this illustration that helps me cope with these type of people. It is technically called the "Crab mentality" because it involves the analogy of crabs in a bucket (or pot). If one crab is in a bucket, you have to put a lid on the bucket or it will escape. However, if you have many crabs in a bucket you don't need…

I can't stand treadmill either. But I love walking. I find walking outdoors so much better than the treadmill and I find it more challenging. First, you're distracted by everything constantly changing around you, the moving outdoor air is better, and the ground has natural inclines and declines. And you get some sun (wear…

5' 5" here too! My ideal weight is about 140 -145lbs. I have a muscular build too.

That's a cool site. My search results got a mix of women who were very overweight looking and others who weren't. Some people are out of shape and others are mostly in shape but weigh the same, which is something to keep in mind. I've lost weight and look slimmer, but I still weigh the same because I replaced some of the…

http://www.chobani.com/products/c/lowfat/ I only looked at the Strawberry/Banana nutrition and there is not any cornstarch. The ingredients look really good to me. I recently switched to greek yogurt as well. I love the Chobani's. I haven't seen Fage, but I'm going to keep a lookout to try one. :)

Cottage Cheese is very good. However, some brands are not so good. So, it's important to try a few different brands at first. Even store-brands can be better than the name-brands. The best brand I've had is Bareman's, which is a Michigan-based brand. Also, there is small curd cottage cheese and large curd cottage cheese. I…

I am 5' 5". I have a muscular, medium frame. I can gain muscle crazy fast. For me, the scale always goes up before it goes down because of the muscle I gain quickly (just from basic cardio/weight training). I am currently 183lbs. For right now, my ideal goal is to get to 160lbs, after that, I am going to work on getting…