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Hi all! Just wanted to check in...hopefully, we are all making progress!!! Not noticing much movement on the scale (only at 109) but have noticed much improvement with muscle tone and definition!! I never realized just how much strength training can do a body good!!! Getting rid of all that JIGGLE just in time for swim…

Hello, I am sad to say that I know way to much about adhesions from personal experience ....I have had 4 laps to have them removed. I had emergency abdominal surgery (same incision as a c-section) in 1988 with no complications. About 2 years later, I had my first bout with adhesions...they had attached themselves to my…

Wow! I would have considered myself a chocoholic in the past as well....started making much wiser food choices and bagging my empty carbs since the beginning of March...well, I ate 3 handfuls of M&M's the other night and I was miserable!!! I felt like my stomach was in my throat for the next serveral hours....bad enough…

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How freakin amazing for you!!!! Just think....all of us here that have utilized your wealth of information and insight will be able to say...."yeah, I knew her when...." How many of you out there in mfpland are just the slightest concerned that SBS's new adventure and time restraints will wreak havoc on her ability to give…

Hey thanks!! I do love my MM, but I am supposed to be drinking 2 shakes per day...so maybe I can go between the both of them to make my MM last longer....and save a few pennies in the process. lol Just wanted to be sure I wasn't doing more harm than good if I switched them up....still so new to this it all gets confusing…

Hello all.. Quick question...anyone have positive or negative feedback about whey protein powders that are on the market? I currently am using Muscle Milk, but a co-worker just showed me something that they had purchased at WalMart called Muscle Fortress (I think)...the stuff from Wallyworld actually had a higter…

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Thanks!! I hope Songbyrdsweet is able to see this...she has offered great advice in the past to me and to others....:wink:

My understanding of that is she wanted me to avoid injury with the weights..(I am a pretty strong person by nature, so I am a bit gray to the finite details) and something about longer cardio dipping into burning muscle vs. fat????? I am soooo new to this healthy lifestyle that I feel like I understand it then on my drive…

Hi all....Well, I have been seeing a nutritionist for the past month or so to try and add lean muscle (a quack dr had me on a protein retricted diet for htn, but, there was nothing wrong with my kidneys...exercise and cutting back on the salt seemed to solve the hbp issues but I lost alot of lean muscle mass). Now, I am…

Hello, Well, first congrats on sticking to your guns during the week!!! I struggle with nightime and weekends too and the only thing that has worked thus far is getting outside and away from my kitchen!! lol Thankfully, the weather is slowly turning nicer here in PA, so I will take the hubby and kids on a hike or a walk at…

Hello again....I don't want to get off track for Suzymac's sake, but am curious what your protein intake is with your vegetarian diet? I have often heard that it may be a struggle with protein consumption and wondered if it were true. I can only imagine the extra "issues" people may have when you are in a group setting.…

Bathedinshadow~ No offense taken whatsoever....I was simply trying to convey that eating a more appropriate diet and sticking with a cardiostrenght program is something that has worked for "me"....I do agree that it will take much longer for me to achieve "optimal" results, but, I have seen a big difference in my body in…

Hello, there. I wanted to chime in here since this is the info that I have long searched for....now, this is only my account of what has worked for me and do not want to suggest that this is the "proper" or "best" thing to do...I am very petite (5') and 5 extra pounds on me is equal to about 12 extra pounds on someone else…

Congrats on starting your "healthy you" journey!! Looks like you are off to a great start and hold onto that feeling of feeling great about yourself.... Good Luck! You will find an awful lot of support and motivation throughout this site....anytime I felt like not working out, I would read through these threads and I would…

Okay...this is just what I am looking for...count me in!! Not too concerned about losing weight as a goal...just need to tone, tone, tone. As of today: CW: 110 GW: 105-108 I am only 5' tall - measurements are c-35/w 25.5/h-35.5/thighs-20.5 (just want everything to not wiggle and get my butt back up to where it was 15 years…

Wow! Finally someone else that needs to do the same thing!! I am 39 yrs old with a 26" inseam and have the worst time finding jeans and workout pants. Even petites are not short enough. I used to shop at LImitied Too or Old Navy or Gap for the lil girl sizes, but you sometimes have a hard time finding jeans without…

Hey folks!! I have recently been placed on a food plan by a nutritionist to help build lean muscle mass....can you please tell me what the general consesus is for "what amount or how many grams per day is considered high protein vs moderate protein intake"? I used to only consume about 45 g per day and am working towards…

Hi all~ I am a huge BL fan.....I am currently using Cardio Max and Jillians kickboxing about 4 times per week...I have recently added weight training in at my local gym. While I am at the gym I hop on a machine similiar to a stair stepper, but not (it is just like running bleachers without the strain on your knees) I…

Hello, I do the 50 mins of BL Cardio Max and then the 20 mins of Jillians Cardio Kickboxing and I have been logging them in as cardio....please post here if you find out differently. I would not have thought to list them under circuit, but, I am relatively new to all this exercise stuff.... Thanks, Sheryl PS. I love both…

Welcome!! Gettingthin~ Hope you find this as enjoyable and helpful as I have....amazing how helpful it is when you know you are going to post your food choices for all to see!! lol:laugh: I have also found new food ideas from the other posts ( I am really new to "cleaner" eating - I was pretty much a junk food junkie) Good…

It has been absolutely amazing...I used to eat the poptarts as a quick pick me up....but, the energy that I have now far out paces that....and, I don't crash nearly as quickly....I have to force myself to have my snack and am usually still not real hungry by lunchtime...them egg are doing my body good!!! lol ~Sheryl

Okay ladies....feel that I did really well yesterday and today with my food choices....I have not had my Frosted Strawberry poptarts for 4 days straigt now (used to have 2 pkgs per day EVERY DAY prior to this)!!! 3/1/2009 Bfast 2 eggs with toast w/ a smidge of butter Snack 3/4 cup yogurt cheerios Lunch PB&J Dinner…

OMG!!! That cracked me up......dangnab thieves....who do they think they are.....? Anyway, what a wonderful giggle this gave me a gray, windy, rainy day!! Much needed and much appreciated!!! Thanks!:laugh:

Hello, Well I guess we are all going to have to deal with the days/nights that we feel we totally blow it....Don't think that tomorrow will be better...MAKE it better....remember this is your journey and you are so worth the effort and dedication that you have put into this so far. I struggle with comfort eating to....I am…

Aprilvet~ I hope that this helps with the morning after pains....you hit the nail on the head though....before I started stretching my ankles, my feet would hit the floor and allbut stay there....I walked like a 95 year old grandma with thumbtacks in her sunday shoes....lol Not a very pretty sight. I also listen to upbeat…

Hi! Congrats on your new running journey.....I agree with Daisy about properly fitted sneakers. Also, I MUST MUST stretch my ankles out before I run....I was taught a trick in gymnastics to sit on a chair or whatever and hold you foot off the floor and write your first, middle and last name in the air in cursive with your…

Okay, for 2/26/2009 Bfast - 2 dippy eggs with toast with lil bit of butter Snack - 3/4 cup yogurt cheerios - dry Lunch - PB&J Snack - 3/4 cup yogurt cheerios - dry Dinner - (2) chicken ceasar wraps - flour tortilla/leaf lettuce/chicken breast/small amt of ceasar dressing MFP total says 1389 total calories - but I did run…

Anyone here suffer from the shoe and bag addiction as well?????:wink: Couldn't splurge while my kids were young....but, since I have been 35 I have treated myself to a new bag or special pair of shoes somewhat regularly. Sad to admit, that such material things really do put a spring in your step and a smile on your face.…