Michelle7897 Member

I'm in for 3,600.

I met my husband June 13, we were engaged August 6, and we were married September 12. This was all in 1997, it happened pretty fast! We are still very happily married almost 14 and a half years later with two kids. He was 24 and I was 18 at the time.

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Thank you everyone! I am going to wear my heartrate monitor when I exercise so I can be as accurate as possible. I already love my Fitbit! I was surprised yesterday to discover I had my activity level set wrong on mfp. I am more active than I thought! I think this will be a huge help for me. Thank you again! :flowerforyou:…

I went to Amazon to order the Polar FT40 but the FT60 was only about $13 higher so I ordered it instead. It should be here tomorrow. Thank you for all the great advice! Blessings :flowerforyou: Michelle

Thank you for the details, that helps a lot! I think I am going to order the ft40.

Thanks everyone! I wanted to use one for my treadmill, exercise bike, and when doing workouts on my wii or kinect. I think I will try one of the Polar models and put it in my pocket. If the button sticks out a little I could probably push it with my arm. What is the difference between the Polar ft7 and ft60? Is the…

Awesome, thank you! :flowerforyou:

Thanks, I will keep an eye on the sodium. I like some vegetables, I just need to be better about eating them. I have no idea about my macros.

Thanks, good luck to you!

I have tried dried apples, but didn't like them. I am thinking maybe if I could drink the V8 stuff it might be a good start. Thanks, Michelle

I have never tried water aerobics. My doctors have recommended it but I can't afford it. The only place I could find that does it fairly close by charges $97 a month. I have also been restricted from driving because of my arm. I will check into seeing a naturopath. I think if I can get started it will help my pain levels…

Thank you, that makes me feel a lot better! :smile: I never looked at it like that. You are so right! It is a big change for my body. Michelle

Thank you so much! I am going to try to find a healthier balance. My problem will be mostly with fruits. I hate all fruits. I have tried many times to make myself eat them but I just them all disgusting. Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions. I will try the gluten free bread. Michelle

I walk on my treadmill with a 10-15% incline for 10-15 minutes each day. Sometimes I ride my exercise bike or do Just Sweat 2. I am starting slower on the exercise because of my health issues. My goal is 200 calories burned because I know I will be able to walk the next day at that level. My fibromyalgia causes a lot of…

Thank you, that helps a lot. I am going to stop the Slim Fast or at least switch to just drinking it in the morning. It will be hard to eat so much now after I have adjusted o the Slim Fast. I am usually not very hungry during the day. LorinaLynn your results are amazing, congratulations!

Thank you!

After the Slim Fast I kept the weight off 4 years until I started having health problems. I had a tear in my rotator cuff on the side I have a hand on, then a cancer scare, then diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I admit I started to turn to food when I was stressed or depressed. I spent several months barely able to walk across…

I did notice that yesterday the app said I had 549 calories remaining and that I needed to eat more. That would put me at 1749 calories for the day and that seems like a lot! I had a hard time eating 1175, there is no way I could eat 1749. I think this week I am going to try to up my calories to 1400 and see what happens.…

If my BMR is 1494 and I am burning 200 calories with exercise would 1350 be enough? Thank you! Michelle

Thank you! I think I am going to start over and plan out a full week of 5 small, balanced meals. I am also going to add in some fruits and vegetables and ditch some of the fatty foods I have been eatting. Michelle

I know part of my problem is the types of food I am Eatting. My plan is to find the right number of calories and then start changing the types of things I eat. If I switch too fast I know I won't stick to it. How do I figure out how many calories I need to eat? I know Slim Fast can work for me, I used it a few years ago…

I am def not pregnant. If I burn 200 calories exercising, how many should I eat? I was thinking that 1200 was the number you should aim for when trying to lose. Yesterday I ate 1175 and burned 524 calories. This is not a typical day. Usually I burn between 180 and 200. My goal is to burn 200.

Thank you! I think I will try it. Most of the kinect games I have tried worked pretty well. I think this will be a better fit for me than the Biggest Loser game. Michelle

I have been thinking of trying this. I am missing my left arm from 2 inches below the elbow. Could I do these exercises? Thank you!

Good morning Wendy. Congratulations on your success, you are awesome! I am so happy that you are healing. Thank you for your encouragement!

Good morning Donna. Good for you! Maybe we can help each other. We can do this! :smile: Thanks bghere. I do notice that when I walk on the treadmill I have a little more pain and stiffness. I usually end up holding on to the bars for dear life, lol.

The past week I have been walking on the treadmill or riding my exercise bike. The last two days I have been using Just Dance 2 for the Wii. I really wanted to do P90 but there is too much stuff on it I couldn't do. I don't know what else to try.

Thank you! I am nervous but excited.