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I loaded the app on my Droid phone. I can't run due to bone on bone on my left knee. Well...I can run and have tried to and my knee started acted up so I quit running. I can walk with no issues and just do other workout routines instead. I have heard alot of people have good success with the Couch to 5K program and it…

Labor Day is just around the corner! 4 days left. How is everyone doing? Lets start thinking about our next challenge? Halloween challenge or Thanksgiving Challenge!?!? What do you all think!?! Good luck!

How many cals are you consuming a day? How much protein are you getting in? How much water a day? That can make a big difference. At 4 months out you should be getting at least 800 cals a day in or more depending on your exercise levels. If you do more than 1/2 hour of exercise you should up it to 1000 cals a day. 80 grams…

I noticed once I started to really workout and burn like 400 cals or more during my workouts I did actually feel hungry but my WLS nut told me to up my cals also at that point. I still have to ask myself is it head hunger or am I really hungry?!?!? Sometimes it is just head hunger and I will drink a sf ff hot chocolate at…

I usually have a protein bar for my afternoon snack. Quest bars are great. Power Crunch are good too but Quest have more protein in them. Good luck!

WOW! It never takes me that long to log all my food, vitamins, water, exercise. I have been logging in for 577 days straight now here too. It isn't going to be perfect. Just do the best you can is what I view it as when logging foods. If the calorie count is off a bit it really won't matter will it? I love MFP and so glad…

Get up earlier in the morning to work out. I get up at 5am M-F but don't need to be to work till 8. I have dogs I have to care for in the morning that does take some time but I also do a mini at home workout before work also. I sometimes do a mini workout or bike ride on my hour lunch too. I try to hit the gym right after…

Is this with shoes on or off? If with the shoes off have you tried planks with tennis shoes on? I find it much easier at the gym to do them when I have shoes on than at home when I do them every morning barefoot. One legged planks might work too. Have you spoke to a physical therapist to see if they can give you some…

I haven't given up my coffee cream during my weight loss or weight mainence phase. I do use splenda and not sugar but use flavored coffee creamers. It is my little treat I feel. I do log it though. BTW, this is my fav flav right now! YUM!

My goal is to continue to get the gym 2-3 times a week for cardio and strength training classes. Need to get out on my bike more too but it has been so hot and humid lately. As far as weight goal to continue to maintain my weight at 130 or under that! 8/22/13-Weighed in at 131 today. I have been hanging around 130-132…

I'll send you a friend request. You can read about my journey and progess on my profile. I had sleeve surgery 6/11/12. I lost 47 pounds pre op from 2/12 to 6/11/12 since I have lost 99 pounds post op. Went from 270 to 124 now at 132 due to uping my cals and eating back some of my exercise burns cals per my WLS nut. Having…

I have a FitBit one that I bought in Jan of 2013. I still use it but prefer the Polar FT7 I just bought a couple weeks ago. I had bought a cheapy HRM watch a couple years ago and avoided buying one with a chest strap but now I realize you really want one with a chest strap for accuracy and easy usage. I love my Polar FT7!…

I suffered with this for years working as a Retail Manager on my feet up to 14 hours a day walking on concrete with dress shoes on. Finally one day I couldn't walk from my car to get into my house after work cause the pain was so bad. My foot dr tried cortisone shots, custom made orthotics for my shoes and nothing helped.…

I bought a Fitbit one in Jan 2013. I do like it but now that I have my Polar FT7 HRM I use it more. I still clip the fitbit on and use it all day but the Polar FT7 reads all workouts I do unlike fitbit. If I was you, I would get a Polar brand HRM. The FT7 is great I think. Easy to use and read and understand. I doesn''t…

I'm still loving my Polar Ft7. Wasn't able to go to the gym last week at all but did last night after work. The elliptical machine and treadmill picked up my HR without touching their sensors. Used in the pool for Aqua Zumba (don't touch buttons while under water) and it did great. I paused it in between machines/workouts…

My fav flavs are: Choc Chip Cookie Dough, White Chocolate Raspberry, Chocolate Brownie, Peanut Butter Supreme, Coconut Cashew and Banana Nut Muffin. I also like Chocolate Peanut Butter and Strawberry Cheesecake but they seem to be hard in texture, maybe its because they are from their "Natural line". Best thing to do is go…

Quest bars are much tastier than Pure Protein bars. I love Quest bars. I have tried a few Pure Protein bars and didn't care for the taste or aftertaste they leave.

Welcome! I had sleeve WLS 6/11/12. I lost 47 pounds pre op from Feb 2012 to June 11, 2012 and have since lost 99 pounds post op. I've been in maintence level since April 2013 after hitting my personal weight goal. I was as low as 124 but since uping my cals for 1490 a day and eating back some exercised calories (my WLS nut…

My goal is to continue to get the gym 2-3 times a week for cardio and strength training classes. Need to get out on my bike more too but it has been so hot and humid lately. As far as weight goal to continue to maintain my weight at 130 or under that! 8/16/13-Been weighing in at around 132, I was 129 on Monday but I knew…

I tried Pure Protein bars too, they were icky! Won't be buying anymore of those either. Love my Quest bars the best!!

I've tried Atkins, Think Thin, Pure Protein and didn't like any of them. I like Quest the best followed by Power Crunch bars. Those are the only two I buy now. Nogii bars are good, I've only found them at Walgreens but they are expensive. Quest I've been buying at GNC with their b3g1f price or sometimes b2g1f price and…

I use PB2 in my protein shake for breakfast. Smuckers Natural is good. I found a new product called Jiff whipped peanut butter, less cals/fat in 2 tablespoons. The chocolate/peanut butter one is dangerous! LOL! Too tempting almost!

My original personal weight goal was to get to 135 once I got there I decided 130 was my goal. I have gotten as low as 124 but since eating back some of my burned exercise cals and uping my cals a day to 1490 I float around 129-132. As long as I don't go over 135 I will be happy. I go up/down 2 pounds some days. I am 5'4"…

I think you can but you won't get the gold club price but they should sell them to you for buy 3 get 1 free price and the coupon. Some stores won't do it I found out this weekend while in the West Burbs of Chicago, went to two GNC's and they wouldn't let me use the coupon. I don't know why, my local store does and did…

I haven't eaten much cereral lately but have found the Kashi Cereral with 13 g of protein to be good. I just eat it with out milk, sometimes adding it to my greek yogurt. I've tried to not buy cereal much since in the past I loved the sugary stuff like Reese puffs, cocoa puffs, Captain Crunch strawberry crunch...stuff like…

I don't use K cups but for coffee I buy Trader Joe's French Roast Decaf. Love it! I don't have a TJ's near me so when I go to the Chicago burbs area or Indy I stock up and buy 6 bags or more of it. Just bought 6 bags this Sat while up in the west burbs. I do add flavored coffee creamer to mine. I know not the best use of…

Love 'em too! I bought 8 bars last week at my local GNC and 4 choc chip cookie dough. Tried one on Thursday and went back for a box of them Monday on my lunch hour. I eat mine righ out the wrapper. Choc Chip cookie dough is still good as is Chocolate Brownie, Peanut Butter Supreme, coconut cashew and banana nut muffin.…

It is scary and tough when you enter the maintainence mode of your weight loss journey. I've been in maintence since around April of this year. I have played with what calories I need to eat and what exercised cals burned cals I need to eat back too. I got as low as 124 for my 5'4" height but since I up'd my cals from 1200…

Congrats! Thank you for your wonderful, inspiring post! Continued success to you!

For me-Never! I will have to log what I eat the rest of my life and MFP has the best system I feel. In the past when I lost weight, I would stop logging or writing down what I ate daily and the weight crept back on. I am deteremined this time that won't happen and have realized I will have to log my food/calories along…