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Yeah, I actually am on crutches right now too, with a sprained ankle :( It sucks! But you can still lift weight and do shadow boxing and stuff. If you don't have some already get some weights for the house, do some lifting. Get a shadow boxing tutorial. The crutches do provide a decent workout already, but this will feel…

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/03/crockpot-smoky-refried-bean-soup-recipe.html I use that but add brown rice instead of corn. Some celery and red bell peppers are nice too. I cook brown rice and add it about 1 hour before it is done cooking. Also, she has a LOT of easy crock pot recipes for bean dishes, many of wish…

So, being a dork I used to read lots of academic journals that my University had sitting around the library. I found an interesting study done (obviously can't remember the journal title or anything now, so...no citation! Sorry!) about the effects calorie restriction can have on your brain, and why it is hard to lose…

On this site, I think it is a great way of showing your progress and can help with motivation. Girls probably think it is annoying and stupid on facebook and other places...that is unless you are HOT! I'm just sayin!

Sic 'em Bears!!! Proud Baylor alum, and I LOVE my team :D RG3 was amazing on Friday, can't wait to see what else he does!!

Hmm, I agree with others, it is more important that you eat enough each day than meeting whatever carb limits you have. That said, if you are on a budget, you should definitely try to figure out more ways to eat beans, because even though they have carbs, they are also a cheaper source of protein. You could make some rice…

If your goal is to get healthy before having a baby, losing 10kg in one month is about one of the worst things you could do. Can you give yourself more time to lose the weight, and incorporate eating more healthy foods and exercise? You really don't want to ruin your health right before getting pregnant, it messes with…

Yeah stick to grilled meats and plain veggies. Also, you may not be able to go to the gym, but you definitely CAN walk (even if you have to wake up a little early). My family took a vacation together last year when I was first getting started, and I woke up an hour before everyone else and took a walk around the town. It…

Well, first of all, you are making people confront areas of their life that they would rather leave in the background. Think about it, do you enjoy thinking about your failings? It is very uncomfortable, and a lot of people will not realize that they are being really rude to you as a defense mechanism. I think you are a…

What is your goal for losing weight? Do you want to keep it off long term? If so, you really need to eat a reasonable amount every day. If you feel like you hardly eat anything after already losing 50 pounds, you aren't eating enough. If you continue this way, once you reach your goal and start eating normally again, your…

If you have a HRM that is much more reliable, but generally MFP is pretty close to what my HRM monitor says. Sometimes it is under, sometimes it is over. Part of the problem is that some of the exercises on here don't have a way to report intensity. The elliptical for instance is always WAY too high on MFP, but I just…

Even though it was hot, I wore my hair down to work today, even during my fifteen minute walk from the subway to the office. No sweaty hair! Oh, and during the walk I was looking at my hair and noticed I didn't have any split ends. (Haven't had a hair cut in like 8 months, usually would be splitsville by now!) Wooh! NSV!!

Here is the truth - the best one is the one YOU will use more. So if you aren't already completely sure, see if you can get like a week pass at a local gym and try both. Go every day and one day do the treadmill, next do the elliptical. See how you feel doing the same amount of time on each machine, and see how you feel…

Hey thanks for the advice everyone! I feel like I will just keep doing it free style for a while. I do tend to read up on how to spice up my workouts, and I try to set goals for myself, push myself and enjoy myself. Ultimately I just didn't enjoy my workout with the trainer, which I think is a problem. I guess some people…

The difference between regular and diet is about like the difference between regular tanning outdoors or in a tanning booth.

Honestly if you want legal advice you will have to get a lawyer. If you just want advice on a situation, or hear someone else's experience, you should just post it here on the forum. Alternatively there is a LOT of information out there on the internet. Maybe your state's government website has a section detailing the…

I think out of recognition that a lot of people are doing a lot of different plans they don't give the prompt if your net calories are low. It is just a strict 1200 calorie line, which as controversial as it is, does tend to be the number a lot of physicians will tell you not to go under. Probably it is a part of their…

Welcome to MFP!! Yeah I had been a member of fitday since like...2006? It just was user friendly enough for me to actually see any success. When I discovered MFP it was like this light bulb went off. Hope you find success here like I have :)

Hmm, I am not married, but when I started MFP I didn't have a job and was living with my parents (who are both overweight) so I can relate. Basically I think you can't make someone be motivated. How did you arrive at your own motivation? Were there people who tried to push you in that direction? What helped you? I think if…

Just so you know HRM's are NOT designed to do this. It won't give you an accurate reading of your daily calories burned at all. Your best bet is to kind of make an educated guess at your lifestyle and then stick with that for two or three weeks and see how it works for you. Works well? GREAT! Keep with it! Doesn't work?…

Chopped fresh apple, cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and a tiny bit of brown sugar. Raisins are good instead of cranberries, and bananas instead of apples. I love it!

Whoo! I just started today. I am not gonna lie, I definitely took a couple breaks. I wouldn't say I was "phoning it in," but I teach kids and HAVE to walk 30 minutes each way to work every day, so having several days of crippling soreness is not an option. I am sore, but hopefully I can ease into doing it hardcore and not…

Hmm, don't be too hard on yourself. It will happen occasionally, but as long as you keep on eating healthier and exercising then you will keep losing weight. However, after binging it is important to understand why you did it. The first part is easy: alcohol lowers your inhibitions, so all the willpower that kept you from…

Yeah it sounds like you probably want to go for some more muscle definition and sculpting. I think you could try the 30 day shredd or another program I like called T-Tapp. Go to t-tapp.com for some free sample videos. I have done that exercise in the past and gotten some pretty good results for the time period given. I…

I eat 4-6 prunes everyday day (4 if sugar is already high, 6 otherwise), and 8-12 almonds everyday for an evening snack before bed :) I LOVE Greek yogurt, but I can't find it where I live now :( I eat chicken almost everyday...6 days out of 7 anyway. Cheap source of protein that I can fix in a variety of ways.

Hey! This is something that is a bit of an issue for a lot of us! The first thing you need to be aware of is that ALOT of the foods listed here on MFP don't have any value listed for potassium. It is a bit of a hassle but I started investigating anything that popped up with a zero and then adding the value to it. So now…

I can see a difference! The thing is though, the larger you are to begin with, the more you have to lose to really start to see a big difference. I started at 231 and now I'm at 196 and I feel like I am beginning to really see differences, but sometimes I still don't, even when others say they can. Just remind yourself you…

Well, since you said you have a very stressful job it reminded me of something in my own weight loss journey I will share with you. In college I tried losing weight any number of ways and never really had any success. After I graduated I didn't find a job until about six months later, and that is when I started my current…

Yeah, look into your reports on your iron, calcium and vitamins to see how they have been doing. I think you may want to try upping your calories a little bit as well. It seems like you have less to lose and your body really does need a certain about of nutrients to function. It doesn't matter if you aren't feeling hungry,…

I wouldn't worry about it just yet. Your body is still healing, and probably you are swollen in other areas too and just don't notice it. I bet you retain a lot of fluid after something as traumatic as a surgery. The surgeons removed your gall bladder but now your body is doing the real hard work of healing and recovering…