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Give flavored seltzer a try... it's got the bubbles of pop, but no sodium, no calories and our grocery stores carry orange, cherry, lime, raspberry and pomegranite (sp?).

How's this for an approach? Set the activity level to your average/most frequent type of day (say, lightly active), then, on your more active or very active days, you've built in calories burned bonus. Or (this may be very time-consuming for logging), but change your activity level each day to the type of day you're having…

Thank you for sharing your joy. You are an inspiration! (Including to the not-so-young and not-so-old alike!)

Lean meat protein is usually unaccompanied by sugars and usually is low in fats.... Whole grains and fruit protein is usually accompanied by higher portion of sugars, but relatively little fat... Nuts are high in protein, but higher in fat content. Fruits and veggies are lower in protein per serving, but come with sugars,…

I took a look-see at your diary (it's helpful that you opened it when seeking advice, so thank you), and see that your protein is REALLY low. It is my understanding that you should have a gram of protein for each pound of weight as a ceiling. I've also read 1.5 grams per kilogram of current weight as a goal. I do not know…

I eat 5 times a day and seem to be moving in the direction of 6 times a day. Three meals a day doesn't work, because in between I want to eat junk food, so, instead, I plan for the protein shake, popcorn, or whatever. If I know that I have something "planned" I can hold off for the short while.

BUMP I'm interesting in knowing, too. Haven't yet hit a plateau, but I am about 10lbs shy of my current goal (might later decide to aim for 5 lbs less if I reach this current goal) and am simply waiting for the last few pounds to refuse to budge.

You're right in that your weight increases during the day with fluids and nutrients, but to be consistent, weighing after a 10-12 hour fast (meaning weighing yourself in the early AM when your last meal was 10-12 hours previous) gives you a more dependable result because you've taken fluid and food intake out of the…

Ditto on the measuring! It's especially helpful if you want positive reinforcement on those weeks the scale doesn't budge. I usually measure once every three weeks. The general concensus brom MFPers is to measure once every 2-4 weeks.

Please don't expect to see a 100 calorie shortage from one day on the scale the next morning. It's good that you've bought a scale and are weighing your food.. keep it up, then when you eat out (as we all inevitably do) you'll be able to better gauge the restaurant's portion size to log afterwards. Weigh-ins should be once…

Definitely 3. Women look best curvy, not arrow stick thin. If I were in the army, 2 might do for me, but I'm not (and sincerely thank those men and women who are), so, no to 2.

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Your body is great, the dress is a definite NO!

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Not to be harsh, but try cutting your salad dressing in half. Don't have a nearly 500K frappe from McDonalds. Log every bite everyday. In time, you'll think twice about some of the things you choose to eat, and choose more wisely. You know this, but I'll say it anyway, this is a process, not a one-time lesson. One more…

Salad plate for your dinner plate... dessert bowl for your cereal bowl... appetizer serving bowl if it is the size you want. Juice cup as your milk cup. Think outside of the box! Target. Walmart. Bed Bath & Beyond. It's all there; tak a look-see.

You beat me to this.... OP must have missed this.... maybe OP should just eat yellow food!

Here: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/articles/cardiorespiratory-fitness.aspx#howtoimprovecardiorespiratoryfitness infor on improving your VO2Max...

I've read recently (sorry that I don'thave the site) that your VO2Max can change in as little as 6 weeks, esp if you workout very frequently.

Eat! 10% of your exercise calories (generally) isn't enough. Try at least 50-60% if you're concerned about leaving a buffer for overestimation of exercise calories.

I bought my FT40 just two weeks ago and had the same results - wildly inconsistent. Reading up on VO2Max (here: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/vo2max-calculator.aspx ) and (here: http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/articles/vo2-and-vo2max.aspx#formofexercise) and other places with…

Me, too. Though, sometimes, I'm simply not hungry enough to eat them all. Which may balance out those non-exercise days when I find it difficult to stay in my calories.

Truth be told, while I'm older than you, our weight loss goals are about the same. My very first week with MFP I lost 6.5 lbs by eating 1300 calories a day drinking the water and exercising on days I could manage it. (Pretty quick results, aye?) Cutting out the junk and replacing it with meaningful calories and water can…

ME! ME! ME!

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'cuz the dirt has the calories...

Thanks for the tips!! Love the free advice at MFP!!

The biggest part of "looking great and sexy" is attitude. You can be 130 with a great attitude and you WILL be sexy. You can be 110 with a crummy attitude and there is no way you'll look sexy.

You've asked for opinions. We're not here to blindly agree with you for the h*ll of it. You can do whatever you put your mind to (if that's what you want to hear), but that doesn't mean the others replyiing to your post think that's wise. Maybe you "looked fat" a 130, but if you were TONED at 130, I'm guessing you wouldn't…

02/25 - 10.25 02/27 - 7.00 02/28 - 6.05 Total Miles for February: 113.24 WOOPIE!!!!!!