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Congratulations and welcome back to the track :)

Welcome to MFP. I'm not in your area, but I am a fellow Canadian (Nova Scotia).

I would say yes since salt makes you retain water so by cutting it out, your body isn't as full of fluid. You probably lost water weight which is good too.

Awesome advice. I knew I could count on the lovely people here :) I have been getting better at the willpower thing as long as it's not coated in chocolate. BIG downfall of mine. I haven't opened a can of pop in several days now even though it's in the house. Yay me! Halloween candy bar consumption was disgraceful. Glad…

Thank you. No he won't exercise. Even refuses to walk anywhere and refuses to do Wii Fit even though I've asked him. I just want to see him do the Hula Hoop, LOL While he was away, I didn't have a car so my daughter and I were forced to walk to get groceries .. carrying home 2 to 4 bags at a time. Talk about a workout! He…

PMS is evil :( I binge as well, I crave sweet and salty stuff (preferably together). Then I beat myself up about it afterward. Tomorrow is a new day. Focus on that :)

I have the mio drive petite. It's easy to use (i'm not bright with gadgets).

Hi Debbie and welcome to the site. It's a great motivator in itself. I'm sure you'll find that out for yourself very soon. -Maggie

50 calories. V8 2 veggie shot juice. I usually have a bagel or weight control oatmeal. Not today though.

congratulations!! You are rockin' the weight loss :)

Hi Lesa and welcome to the best weight loss support site in the net (in my opinion). This is your first step to a lifestyle change. You will get a lot of support and advice and information here. You have what it takes to do this for yourself and for your children. YOU ARE WORTH IT! I'm Maggie, 37 and last year weighed in…

That's awesome!! Congrats to you and your success!!

Hello and welcome! I don't have any words of wisdom other than read labels, adhere to portion recommendations and drink water instead of sugar laden drinks and be active as much as possible. Park at the back of a parking lot instead of right outside the door at work or shopping (more spaces available back there anyway ..…

Yes, this is one of the reasons I bought a HRM. I do the Wii Fit at a more intense pace than average and the calories listed as a Wii Fit burn is very low compared to what I actually burn. Especially the free step and the free run. You'll never really know your true calorie burn if you don't invest in a HRM. I love mine!

Welcome to MFP. Personally I'm not a fan of diet pills. I's a quick temporary fix to a weight issue and the only people who benefit long term are the manufacturers. Not dogging you for taking them though. Like others with similar experience have stated, expect to gain when you stop and let that motivate you to lose the…

Your "during" picture is fantastic! You've done an amazing job to get where you are. I have issues staying motivated in the process as well so I know where you are coming from. Keep up the hard work, it is paying off :)

What an amazing transformation. You look fabulous!

Knees are feeling much better this morning. Lesson learned about over doing it. I did over 100 minutes yesterday (2 intervals). I'll just keep my workouts on the stepper in the 60 minute range. Knees didn't bother me at that amount of time. I have the bladez core glide stepper. There are no handles. It's a small, compact…

My suggestion is getting a heart rate monitor. They look like wrist watches, not bulky and rather affordable. Great little tool for keeping track of calories burned during a period of time.

Thank you all for your input :)

Quite possibly. I'm going to give it time. I just bought the thing on Saturday and I'm thinking I was just too ambitious .. hopefully. I understand that knee issues are common with these types of machines so here's hoping *fingers crossed* that after a few days of lighter or different workouts they will be fine again.

I really want to get this game. Zumba looks like a lot of fun and an awesome yet fun calorie burn. Please post an update to the game when you get it :)

I love love love the Wii Fit. Once you catch onto the step classes, boxing and whatever else interests you I'm sure you'll love it as well. I stick with the Aerobics stuff and don't get into the yoga and strength training (but I probably should). Have fun!

I know how you feel. I've lost weight and barely notice a difference at all BUT my stamina and energy level have improved and I feel so much better after a workout that it's worth it for me

I totally hear you and understand. My husband stocks the fridge with pop, makes cookies and eats crappy. When I make a meal he refuses to eat anything organic and hates veggies. Makes meal planning difficult at best. He tells me he likes my curves and that I don't have to lose more weight. It's frustrating! I'm glad for…

I would invest in a heart rate monitor to keep track. Before I owned my HRM, my Wii workouts were only giving me a fraction of the calories that I was actually burning. Now I know for sure what's being burned and it is a great tool to have.

For me it depends what I'm doing. I do the free step in Wii Fit most of the time and I give my balance board a stroke because I step faster than it can count. I have a lot of different things on my MP3 player. Womanizer by Britney Spears Single Ladies but Beyonce Some Hedley, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses and even some Johnny…

Welcome and good luck!! Take it one day at a time and remember .. "you are worth it" (my favorite quote from Biggest Loser),.

I will admit I use the "no time" excuse quite a bit when actually I do have the time, I just have to take advantage of it .. haha!! That being said, I'm glad I got a workout in this morning or I'd be feeling really guilty now, LOL I've heard of the "having no energy" excuse as well. Guess they don't know that exercising…

I have that issue as well but it doesn't bother me. I have muscle mass and that weighs more than fat. Not that I don't have the fat as well though, LOL