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Use the pre-cooked measurements for calorie tracking. Steaming vegetables with or without salt doesn't add calories. If you are tracking your sodium intake, then adding salt will affect that total.

Some people are jealous that you are taking control and getting healthy. Some people are just miserable and nasty. No matter what, you can't change that. Only they can. So, do what you do to make you happy. I agree with what others have said; headphones in and sound up. Also, keep your chin up and let the haters hate.…

The only people who have gotten "upset" with me not drinking on a particular night are the ones who either have a drinking problem or are on the edge of having a problem. While I will admit that it is fairly infrequent to see me without a drink in my hand at a party or a bar, most people don't realize that I only have one…

I got carded by a server and she looked at my license, then at me, then back at my license and as she handed it back she said, "Wow! I would have never guessed you were that old." Uh, thanks? I think...

Your reaction was by far the best part! Congrats on all your hard work, skinny bit@h! :laugh:

I think it's called the ab circle pro (I just Googled it). If anyone actually bought it, there is a class-action lawsuit so you can get a refund because it doesn't work! lol

This: http://spingym.homestead.com/ The "spin gym" is by far the dumbest fitness invention. Even more than the Shake Weight. Trust me on this one... "From biceps to triceps." *sigh* :noway:

Love it! Just the laugh I needed to start my day. :laugh:

I'm an American of Italian (50%), Irish (25%) and Cherokee (25%) decent. My mom is Italian, my dad is the mutt. :smile:

Holy moly! You did more today than I would do the whole week during my TOM. I used to get cramps that hurt so bad I would pass out. I was also anemic, so that ought to tell you how heavy they were. I think you'll be just fine "taking it easy" the rest of the day.

I have several supporters -my boyfriend being the biggest one. I don't really have saboteurs, per say. But there of plenty of people who don't understand why I still track calories or exercise. They tell me I'm thin enough and that I don't need to count calories. Or that I don't need to exercise since I count calories.…

^^^This. You'll get used to the chest strap.

Michigan Steelers Patriots Yankees Cardinals (St. Louis) The Heat In that order :smile:

Technically, as long as your diet is right, you don't have to do any exercise to lose weight. However, you more than likely wouldn't like the results. If you are doing New Rules of Lifting for Women, the second stage has a mix of lifting and HIIT. I always think a mix is the way to go. Too much of anything isn't good. But…

I was participating in a ride benefiting breast cancer research.

Wear what ever you are comfortable with. I used to wear soccer shorts over my bike shorts until I felt comfortable enough to lose the "baggies". Some of the women I ride with has the same kind of shorts you are describing and even shorts with skirts. They are all for biking and that's what they are comfortable wearing.…

It'll tell you on the back of the "watch" which model it is. Most of them take a generic watch battery. Be careful when you change the battery though. I have an old ft4 and I was supposed to send it to Polar to get the battery replaced. I decided to do it myself and it wasn't impossible, but it was a pain in the *kitten*.…

I don't log my strength training calories. The burn is lower than a cardio burn, but the "after burn" will stay with you many hours after you are done -something cardio doesn't do. It's also difficult to say how hard you are training. It's all relative. For these reasons (among others), it's really hard to determine just…

Agreed. I disabled chat on FB because I couldn't stand it. No matter what, I truly appreciate this site.

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Luckily, both me and my boyfriend are mildly obsessed with working out. He loves lifting and I love cycling. It did not reciprocate... We've actually been able to mesh the two together. He bought a bike and is out riding with me and some groups (definitely a work in progress), and I've done Starting Strength and am in…

This. I like being able to remove the stock "bloatware" and fully customizing my phone. There are tons of apps out there that are very similar to apple. Droids have the abilities of Siri's searching and voice recognition, they just aren't able to snark back to you. Other apps like Google music or Audiogalaxy allow you to…

Absolutely this (and what others have said). I have a friend that constantly complains about being overweight, but hates exercise and won't change her diet. (She is in WW, tho...) One night, I went out on a double date with her, her husband and my boyfriend and she and her husband shared the loaded fries appetizer, with a…

Beer, coffee, peanut butter and dark chocolate. Probably could give them up, but won't... :smile:

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Love flip cup! Kings and @sshole are two good ones as well. In college, we had a game where you had to keep your drink in your non-dominant hand at all times. If someone saw you with your drink in the wrong hand, they would yell whatever the phrase of the night was and you had to chug whatever was in your cup. Being a…

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