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It does trick me into drinking more water. I try to get at least 2-4 of my cups from regular plain water. But mostly the MIO wins out. I drink the fruit punch. Watch out with the energy drinks you CAN over vitamin yourself!

The trick is to slow down! You do not have to beat anyone but yourself. It is not a race! remember you only have to beat the voices in your head that are TELLING you to stop! so if you can only run 4.6 miles an hour...who cares? you are running! it will come, I promise! next week you will run 4.7 miles an hour etc! just…

I am 47. DO NOT DO THE HCG DIET and DO NOT go talk to that doctor again. I am ashamed she even told you that! you need to start adding weight training in. You will initially gain a bit of weight, but you will move down in inches and in strength! Your arms will love you and so will your bones as they become stronger as…

The "key" I think is the morning! I KNOW it is hard to get up, it is hard to make those eyes open and those legs swing off the side of the bed. It is the feeling AFTER you are done, you are ready to GO! get the kids up and start your day

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Well!!!! thanks PFT4 or 7 it is! and I can wear it swimming!! awesome!! that is even better since the fitbit can not be worn while swimming and I always had to estimate how I was doing and I KNOW i work out harder when swimming!! Thanks so much!!!!

wow! amazing amount of information! Thanks to all of you who have shared! I clicked on this link because I have the same issues. "fear of food" as I have been maintaining about 1200 cals for the last 60 days and lost about 14 lbs, now that I have added significant running and weight lifting to my routines I am RAVENOUS! I…

go for a really quick one mile walk and burn 100 calories and then you can REALLY go for it! lol

defrost that turkey and brown it, throw in chopped red pepper, red onion, fresh garlic and 1/2 cup salsa. Pour it over healthy pasta of your choice. also I put this in a corn tortilla casserole. Line the bottom of pan with corn tortillas (you have to tear the tortillas to make them into one whole layer) then layer the mix…

find some Champion brand shorts, they are Lycra and you can wear them under your regular shorts! No one will know! Us girls can wear yoga pants and those seem to hold everything in place for me! As you get more fit you will notice it less after time goes by, but most people have something to hold things in...

I am always amazed how much younger people look when they lose weight! You look amazing!

I am actively involved with this! I am sick and sorry that this continues today and that some people are trying to find excuses to make this poor young man somehow to blame because he was "black while walking" appalls me! If you have Sirius Radio, listen to Mark Thompson on "Sirius Left" Channel 127 he is covering this…

go to Spotify.com and find the playlist called "workout playlist" it is the most awesome collection of 42 workout songs! you can "make it available offline" and upload Spotify to your phone and play it there!

Patience is best...for everything in life!! everything!!!

I totally agree with the couch to 5 k...or as you will find it C25K online and as an app on your phone! it takes 9 weeks and you will be totally surprised at how well you do! sometimes you have to repeat a day or two, maybe even a week until you get it. But being in a 5k, even if you walk a lot of it or none of it will…

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I am at day 45 and had only lost 10 lbs. a 2lb a week goal is good~! you are doing fantastic. I do not eat any of my exercise calories though and stick to 1200 calories a day. Stay away from sodium and carbs. I recently went on vacation and ate horrible! if you want to look at my food diary look at the previous weeks.

pain is gain!! Shin splints I would say for sure! Each time we do something different our muscles hurt as they are "shocked". But that is good!! it is making them stronger! stay away from the ibuprofen and the like, this stops your bodies natural healing process! the muscles need to get the fluid and other healing…

because the "sugar" on here is not broke down into "good sugar" and "bad sugar (white table sugar) if we all stopped eating milk, and fruit then we would never go over on our sugars! I learned that from my dietitian. It was nice having this tool to look at, she told me to hide it. worry about carbs, sodium, fiber, and…

go to Famous Footwear and pull out all the shoes your size an try them all on! that is the one and only way to get ones that fit well and that have the support you need. I tried different shoes over and over again to no avail. Finally I just went in and pulled all the shoes my size down and did just that....I thought the…

when I was eating back my exercise calories I lost no weight, when I stopped eating them back I lost weight at the rate of about 1.5 lbs a week so far. Everyone is different. you should try to burn more than 100-400 calories a day though. Just a thought.

What Ashley says is right! ^^^^^^^^^ eat when you are hungry. I NEVER EAT BACK MY EXERCISE CALORIES THOUGH! at least not while I am cutting weight.

you are so beautiful! you can see it radiating out of you!

here is what heavy lifting can do for you!! http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero I would also recommend ChaLEAN Extreme! great workouts, bigger weights, less reps....SLOW it down with the weights, dont be flinging them up and down, take it slow! that is the key! You look so…

What xlilmizcuryvyx said!! 17-55mm, 28-135mm macro and 75-300mm. your kit should have come with a standard 17-55. Make sure you get the 75-300 for those great tours and things you can not get close enough to see well. Compose your pictures from a different view than those that "everyone gets". from below from above!…

wha? wha? wha?!!! amazing! go for it.

here is your answer in pictures! http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero

Just keep building muscle and get strong! Muscle keeps your motor running! I sometimes eat at 9 at night and still wake up on "weigh day" and have lost a pound! 7 lbs down in my first 17 days!

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts! -Churchill.

Your are right! I am still trying to push myself this week. Thanks everyone for all the encouragement! I do feel a bit better! I do have great friends!