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I also try to balance with my core more than use the arm handles by moving my hands like I would when running. I don't see very many doing that at where I work out at either.

Not a very healthy food but Ben and Jerry's "thats my jam" ice cream. Raspberry w Dark choc chips and Dark Chocolate with a Raspberry Core! YUM!!!! Last night I was bad and bought the Bryers Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint Blast ice cream. I was strong the last couple weeks and have avoided all Girls Scout cookie sales in…

No headphones while biking. Always wear a helmet. Bring some cash, ID and cell phone with you in case of a accident or emergency. Always have a water bottle too. Always watch the vehicles I am more worried about getting ran over than wrecking by myself. Most cars will move over when I lived in the city when biking but…

I only buy them when on sale at the Quest site or with a GNC coupon. I will never pay full price for them. I stocked up on them during black Friday, cyber Monday so I have about 4 boxes on hand or so. I love Quest bars. They aren't a glorified candy bar as other say. The carbs in them are the "good carbs" which are fiber…

Poptarts that are red velvet. I bought a box for my boyfriend's stocking stuffer. I ate one this week, they were ok. I hadn't eaten any pop tarts in years and one was so sweet. If I am going to consume almost 200 calories I rather have a red velvet cupcake to be honest! They have red velvet ice cream out there too but I've…

I wondered if they were any good. I used to get the vita tops muffin tops mixes and make them at home when I could find them up in Chicago at the Jewel stores. Now they don't even carry them so I have to order them online and pay for shipping. The muffin top mixes are cheaper than buying the 4 pack frozen ones for like $5…

I noticed the whipped greek yogurts have less protein grams and more carbs in them. I was looking at them last night trying to figure out the difference in the strawberry shortcake one and the whipped strawberry shortcake one. Needless to say, I went with the no whipped one for more protein and less carbs!

I wear mine tucked under my bra and make sure it is tight enough not to slip off. I have never had that problem even in the pool with my swimsuit on with it. Maybe make it tighter so it won't slip?

Just remember what I had done at the University. It was a DEXA scan. quote="spfldpam;30992603"]Probably depends on the medical coding they attach to it since all procedures have codes and insurance co or irs plan will go by that. Have you checked out local universities for the testing? I got a full body scan done at a…

Probably depends on the medical coding they attach to it since all procedures have codes and insurance co or irs plan will go by that. Have you checked out local universities for the testing? I got a full body scan done at a state university a couple years ago to get % of body fat and it only cost me $50. It was at a…

When I was doing planks regularly I would just log them as strength training in the MFP area with no cals. They really don't burn much cals. I need to get back doing them again. Since my carpel tunnel surgery I haven't done them but need to start w elbow planks now.

I can burn the most calories in a 30 minute time period on the the elliptical machine. I tried the treadmill and the stationary bike and they didn't burn as much and I can only stand to be on a machine 30 minutes max or I get bored! So I do the elliptical machine every day I go to the gym and then every other day do…

It doesn't bother me at all. We were all beginners at one time or another at the gym!

Both are good for you and I do both. I do cardio every day I go to the gym. Usually 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and then weights/weight machines every other day. The days I don't do the weights I do another 20 minutes of cardio on the treadmill. I used to mix it up with aqua classes that were both cardio and some…

I have bad knees too. From years of being obese and then working retail mgmt on my feet for 12 plus hours a day didn't help either. I have bone on bone on my left knee and had knee scope surgery 9 years ago for a torn meniscus and they wanted to scope the right knee but I never had it done. I do have done squats and lunges…

Great job! Keep up the good hard work!!

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I love french roasts or dark roasts coffees. We have a kcup machine at work and I have one at home along w a reg Bunn coffee maker. We switch back and forth between the ones. I buy the kcups when I find them on sale. I like flavored coffees too but they are lighter roasts though. I used to grind my own beans but haven't in…

I have heard of those wraps. The salon has someone that sells them where i get my hair done at. I really don't think it would help though. I have lost over 120 pounds and had been obese my entire life and at 51 years old I don't think it would help. Thanks for the info though!

No I need to try them. When I stocked up around Christmas time I bought my usual fav flavs and need to wait till that stock pile is down before purchasing more unless I get a GNC coupon in the mail then I might. I don't think my local GNC had the new Smore flav in yet though.

I used to use margarine or smart balance but have switched to real butter the last couple years. I don't use much of it very often though.

I have both a fit bit one and a Polar FT7 I bought after the fitbit one. I still use the fit bit one but for my gym workouts I use and track w the Polar FT7. It is only worn during workouts and not through out the day like the fitbit one is. For you money, you have to decide what you are doing for exercise and what you are…

I have used Leslie's dvds in the past and still do. I do the 15 min 1 mile walk most mornings before work. My fit bit one doesn't register 1 mile though, even if I just walk through the whole thing and walk faster than they are. It usually registers, .85 miles for the one mile walk. Oh well, it is better than nothing and I…

I need help in the upper arm area too. My is mainly loose skin though. I have muscle definition there but I don't think any thing is gonna help my bat wings after loosing so much weight except surgery. I continue to do strength training to help and not give up on it though!

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I only use my at the gym for workouts and my Polar FT7 that is over a year old is very accurate I feel. I pause it between machines when doing cardio also. I don't usually "eat back" my exercise calories so for me it is more of tracking thing than anything. My Polar FT7 was also very accurate under water during water…

I have been walking for 30 minutes at a fast pace in my office hallways during my hour lunch break. I put my earbuds in and jam out while walking. I also try to walk 15 min 1 mile walk away the pounds dvd at 5:40am before work in my pjs. I didn't renew my gym membership last fall and am trying to get back into to…

If you catch them on sale there are a better price. I never buy them at reg price ever! If I don't have a GNC coupon with the B3G1F or B2G1F sale I don't buy them. I was gonna buy some Sunday when GNC stores had 30% off but there was no other deal and I couldn't use my $5 off $20 coupon so I walked out empty handed. Glad I…

Sometimes GNC will get an exclusive deal w Quest when a new flavor comes out. They did when the white choc raspberry came out. You could only find them at the Quest website and then GNC. No other stores had them till about 2-3 months later. I got my package from GNC on Wed this week. The Quest box just arrived! I am…

It is good too but again kinda too sweet tasting! I used to buy that flavor but they were so sweet they kinda make me ill feeling. I stick with Chocolate Brownie, Peanut Butter Supreme and Choc Chip Cookie dough anymore when I buy them. The new flavs have a softer texture than the flavs that have been around for a while.…