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Although I am taller than you I have significantly more weight to lose. I know exactly what you are saying though. About how you have earned the food, or why shouldn't you be able to eat it. I have been up and down for years now and have finally hit a point where this is ridiculous. I need to lose the weight. My mindset…

I think it is more about heart rate. If you were walking but not really elevating your heart rate you wouldn't be burning that many extra calories. The key for me is to get my heart rate up, then I know I am burning more calories. Strolling around London all day was a lot of steps but not really considered a cardio workout.

If you absolutely love it, you can still have it. Just make sure you read the nutritional guidelines, measure out a serving. I love honey nut cheerios and I do eat them occasionally. You can't give up everything you love forever, that is how failure happens. Moderation is the key!!

Yep, just getting back on track myself. This is the year of me! haha

beer and most chocolate!

I am 35+, SW was 288 and am 5'10" tall and the first 35 pounds came off in the first 8 months, I counted calories and worked my butt off (literally) but after that, the next15-20 pounds have taken longer. The one thing I would say about exercise, is that you have to push yourself to a point that you never thought you would…

Look at Polar, they have all kinds, starting with basic all the way up to advanced, Make sure that they one you want has the calorie counter on it though, some of them don't. I got mine on Amazon for a reasonable price.

1. I ask my husband to carry the baskets upstairs even though I am strong enough to do it! (i think it makes him feel strong and needed) 2. I pick at my fingers way too much and when i am bored. 3. I love my kids but think raising babies was much easier than teenagers. 4. I am left handed also, we are the only ones who…

I am 250 and my hubby is 280 and we ran 3 miles today, You are not too big to run!!

google "fat sick and nearly dead" they have some on there that is supposed to be really good for you! I am too chicken to try something like that, but good luck, worked great for the guys in the movie!

My husbands bariatric dietician told us that there is some new research that shows eating higher cals one day and eating lower the next is beneficial in loosing weight. But she was talking net cals, (after exercise) and she said 900 net cals on day and 1200 net cals the next. I don't know if this is what you were thinking…

I have worked up to two miles but very slow, I go about 4.5 MPH. I am going for distance at first then I will work on speed. I want to run/jog a 5k so that is 3.2 miles. I think once i get to that distance I am going to work on speed. My lungs are slowly adjusting to it and my heart rate has decreased when I am mid-run so…

Have you looked in the medical scrub section. I have a pair of scrub pants that roll up to capris and have tons of pockets with zippers in them. they are lightweight, dry easily and quickly, and very comfortable. I think they were no more that 20-25 dollars regular price. (I got them on clearance).

You know when I am tempted to over eat or eat something really bad, this is what I say to myself in my head. 1. How long will I have to workout to burn this off? 2. Do I want to look like this forever? 3. Is there something else I can choose that will make me feel just as good but not be so bad for me?

Okay first off, you have lost weight and kept it off, so good job. This is less about being a diet and more about making it your everyday life. If you look at it like it is a diet and you go "on" the diet and "off" the diet then you are going to continue to yo yo. This is my lifestyle, period. I am constantly aware of the…

If you can get a session with a personal trainer, usually if you tell the trainer you just want to learn to do strength training, they should show you proper form and a good workout. If that is not a possibility, I have been using Jaime Eason's LiveFit 12 week challenge.…

I gotta agree with Amy Rhubarb up there, this is my new lifestyle, not a diet. I do indulge in food that exceeds my calorie goals at least once a week. As far as daily, if I choose to eat a small portion of chocolate or sweets then it is incorporated into my calorie goals so I do not go over. I also indulge myself above my…

They do figure it out their own and when my 6 year old asks if they are real, I ask if she believes? Of course she does and so I say that if she believes then they must be real. Why not give them the opportunity in this world to believe is something magical!

Switching it up will help with fitness, tone and weight loss. Extending your time on the machine will increase your stamina. Do you do other cardio? Make sure you are doing something they classify as weight bearing i.e. Brisk walking, jogging, and hiking. Yard work such as pushing a lawnmower and heavy gardening. Team…

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html This is a free program that I am using, I am not following the whole program, only the strength regimen, the website shows you how to do each of the exercises with a video or pictures. It targets muscle groups and I have gained a lot of muscle.

This is what I would tell you but I am not an expert. I was working out, doing time here, doing time there, but it was not until I signed up to take some classes that I learned what it means to push myself. Now, I don't know how hard you are pushing yourself and I am not here to judge you, I just want to help you. I found…

Any weight that you lose on one of those "fad diets" will be hard to keep off and you will disappoint yourself right from the get-go. You would be surprised how much you will lose just by adjusting your diet, whole grains, lean meat, vegetables, and fruit and adding exercise. These changes might just be the jump start you…

You will just have to go after they are in bed or after you other duties are done. Do you have 24 hour access? A lot of people have to work out later in the day and you might meet people in the same role as you. Really concentrate on the weekend to get some really good workouts in, that is what I did when I worked 10 hours…

Really did you stop and think that some people work in a job that doesn't allow them to eat 5-6 times a day. I work in a busy family practice clinic with 3 other people, somedays I don't stop until noon, somedays 12:30. I eat 3 times a day, good healthy food and it works for me. I get 3 kids up send them to school, work…

What did you set your weekly loss to? You really shouldn't lose more than 1-2 pounds a week to be able to keep it off. What kind of exercise do you do? How long? How many days a week? Really if you just started you need to give yourself some more time to see results, especially since you only have 10 pounds to lose.

I bought this book once called Weight Training for Dummies, now I am not calling you a dummie but it really helped a lot. Does your gym have a person trainer, how much is one session, to at least show you the ropes. You want to make sure you are using good form so you don't hurt yourself. I use the charts at our gym to…