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If you are staying in a hotel they should have a scale somewhere that you can use. Granted it may not read exactly the same as your home scale but at least you can weigh in. If you have no access to the spreadsheet then you can message another person from the group and ask them to post for you. In reality if you want to do…

3/4 - WTG! No need to feel ashamed about that. I've been on MFP for over 2 years and I just tried that workout. Oh My - I found muscles I haven't seen in years. I couldn't move the next day. I may have made it to the end but by no means was I able to do everything - even using the modified version. If you do it tomorrow do…

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Starting MFP weight - 169 (2 years ago) :noway: Challenge Starting Weight - 140:ohwell: 40 week challenge - 130 or under :flowerforyou:

For your height and weight it is possible to loss that much, however it will be incredibly hard work. Everyone responds different to intake and exercise but you will most likely need to burn 400-500 calories per day in order to lose that much weight. That's about 60 mins on the elliptical or 90 mins of walking at 4 mph for…

Check out the Presidential Fitness Challenge below. This is a guideline used by some schools. We shouldn't "test" our children's fitness at that age but we should challenge them. But I would agree, first and foremost, check with your doctor and be sure there are no other issues. Turn the TV off and 60 mins a day of play!…

I find that resting on my forearms is much more difficult because I can not stick my butt up in the air. :laugh: On your forearms you have to have good form. In the standard pose it is very easy to let your rear dip or stick up in the air unless you have a spotter who keeps your form accurate. On a side note the forearm…

First of all congratulations on losing 51 pounds so far. That is an incredible accomplishment. I'm going to add one thing that hasn't been mentioned. Find a piece of clothing that you wore at your heaviest and hand in where you can see it every day. Do you really want to wear that again? Then when you go down a size from…

That will change fast. As you search things like healthy eating, fitness DVD's, Nike fuel etc. Then you will see nothing but the items you have searched recently. Just don't search Depends........LOL I have thumb drives on mine right now. My husband must have used my iPad last. LOL

Okay - I will do it now....... Be sure to sign up ASAP

Well I for one did not reach my goal this 12 week session. No excuses - just reality. Today's weight 136.0 I believe I started at 138.4 so that is only a 2.4 loss. I will continue this battle until I win!

Shopping in the wheelchair was rather fun I must say. Maybe it's because I was able to get out of the house and have a little freedom but either way I enjoyed myself. Very tired when I got home though. My daughter took me and her 19 month old son shopping. He sat on my lap (an extra 28 pounds to roll around) while we…

I too have a hard time sitting quietly. I find for me that long hard walks talking to myself (in my head - of course:laugh: ) I can workout many issues. I start out frustrated or angry and by the end of a HARD walk I find that things are not as bad as they seemed. For me this is my best solution. I am glad that you have…

I too purchased an elliptical here recently. I had foot surgery 3 weeks ago and was not allowed on my foot for more than 5 mins an hour the first 10 days and then it upped to 15 mins an hour as long as I was in the boot. The remaining 45 minutes my foot has to be over my heart. I have been very diligent about my calorie…

135.2 this morning. Pretty happy since I can't exercise. My neighbor loaned me a wheelchair so I am able to get out of the house and go for a walk...... I mean roll. My daughter is taking me jean shopping today. That should be an experience with the boot but I need a new pair for work. I can only wear running shoes for a…

Okay I bought FitnessRx. I read it from cover to cover and found a few interesting tid-bits with in the magazine however I also found that they repeated a number of statements, just in a different format. There were very few articles just a large number of what I would call sound bites. One small paragraph. Also, one sound…

http://youtu.be/mM7TX6Y6f9s This is today's YouTube favorite.

I'm at 137 this week. Under the circumstances I am happy. My husband took me and my peg leg out to dinner last night. That was interesting. They looked at me like I was dis formed because I came in with this silly boot on. By the time we got home I hit my chair and fell asleep. Tiring first journey. lol After I woke up I…

Since I can't be on my feet I tried flat on the floor with my feet on the couch and used my 5lbs. Weights :ohwell: Not a great workout but better than absolutely no workout. I must say though the hardest part of the workout was trying to get back in the chair without using my foot LOL. :laugh:

My goal this week has been to follow Drs. orders. I have to admit I haven't been 100% about the 5 mins per hour every time.:ohwell: It's difficult to stay down when your a little ADD and OCD at the same time. I rarely sit still. My first Drs. appointment the Dr was very please though and said I had been doing a great job.…

My goal for the week is to follow the doctors orders. :ohwell: And most important stay under 1200 calories. Sitting around doing nothing will be a physical challenge for me. I cannot be on my feet for more than 5 minutes per hour for the next 10 days. :noway: My reward if I make it (which the doctor says I better) is a…

Okay I took a family favorite and made some simple changes that no one even noticed. Ramen/Cabbage Salad Original recipe -Serves 6 (Items changed) 1 large head of cabbage 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds 3 packages Top Ramen Chicken (2 packages) 6 green onions chopped 1/4 cup sliced almonds 2 Tbs butter (1 Tbs butter) 2 Cooked…

I failed completely this week! Water...... a bust as usual:indifferent: and I am up this week. 138.4 :sad: I guess having a 12 year old in the house for a week that eats all the time didn't help. I must have eating much more than I thought when feeding her. :noway:

1.) Todays weight 137.0 (-0.4) 2.) My Miles = 15 3.) Team miles = 48 4.) Water 8.5 glasses per day. For some that is easy for me.......... I can do this!:drinker: Erin - That is some incredible milage. You beat our team milage by yourself. WTG

SILLY GIRLS - Today is the 18th. I always put it up the day before so that you can plan for the challenge. :laugh: If you posted your weight today that's fine or you can delete your post and repost tomorrow. What-ever. Better early than late.

Starting weight: 138.0 Week 1 weight: 136.6 (-1.4) Week 2 weight: 138.0 (+1.4) Week 3 weight: 137.6 (-0.4) Week 4 weight: 138.4 (+1.0) Week 5 weight: 138.0 (-0.4) 1.) Week 6 weight: 137.4 (I did not make my 1% loss):ohwell: 2.) Logged everything:smile: 3.) Buddied up with cwaters120 and I think ??? Cherryqb :happy: 4.) Got…

Thanks for the ideas! :heart: I like them all. I can never have too many choices for challenges. If others want to post challenge ideas please do so.:flowerforyou: I have a few up my sleeve but I can always use help. :tongue:

You cannot access it from a smart phone. :angry: You have to do it the old fashion way.......computer :laugh:

Thanks for all the hard work!

Both - I have my weight goal of 130 at 5'3", which is 7.4 pounds away now, but as I get closer I realize I am not in the shape I need to be. Very, very squishy around the mid section and the thighs.........they are not even close to pretty. So once I reach my goal weight and am able to maintain it for a period I too will…