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What in the world is that? Thanks for all the suggestions Y'all. I think skateboard squats as shown on Scoobysworkshop.com looks pretty safe and effective for my home workouts. Thanks anna. I'll try the mule kick thing tomorrow or the next day.

Are you losing weight at the rate you should be according to your current calculations? Then don't count it. Are you losing faster than you should be? Count it. Not sure yet? Don't count it and keep an eye on your weight loss rates and adjust as necessary. This whole thing is based on estimates and educated guesses. Use…

Oatmeal made with skim milk instead of water with blueberries and truvia. Filling and one of the best things you can eat. Whole grain and a strong balance of protein, very satisfying, source of fiber, what more could you want?

Good thread Ron.

Is it ok to admit that your post made my eyes leak? Now go remind Stacy about the plateau that was bummin you out a while back and how far away it seems now. You are marvelous.

Buy organic whole rolled oats. Put 1/2 cup of oats and 1 cup skim milk in a covered bowl and put in microwave for 100 to 120 seconds depending on the microwave. Let stand and sweeten as you like. I use trivia and fruit. I promise you will like it. Even kids like it this way.

100% whey protein shake made with skim milk and cocoa powder and crushed ice. It has a little fiber, is low carb and has lots of protein. It is filling and gets me through to the next meal.

You can keep both pills and I'll just have some haricot verts, lean meat and a salad thanks.

Thank you so much for the replies. Tonya, my cateye is broken but doing the math, I was just over 10 mph, but on the rough hilly roads I ride, the charts won't do much good will they? The roads are very rough and compared to pavement, well there is no real comparison. I will use the hrm for now and not eat back more than…

It's an ft40. I think that is similar to the ft7. Does it sync to their website and if so, how? Read all the instructions and it talks about doing it but doesn't say how. Thanks for the replies.

I did a fitness test with the hrm. I guess that is to calculate the resting hr. I'm not sure if that is used in the algorithm for max hr. So far the max that it has shown is 89% which feels about right for the level of exertion I was putting forth. I ride outside and pump pretty hard and push harder if the rate starts to…

Look for subway and get a roasted chicken sandwich.

Go for the veggies and try to spread out the protein to more and smaller portions. More water would be good. Cut back on the fats a bit. I really don't think you are eating that badly per se. If you want to eat better, you are getting some good advice. Learn to cook a little at a time and over the years you will be able to…

0 pounds this week 12 total so far.

I've been getting the "you're too skinny" comments. I haven't gotten those since high school and it is a nice problem to have. They don't believe it when I tell them that according to every sophisticated program I've tried, my ideal weight is 170-175. I don't intend to go there and it makes people crazy to consider me…

CW 185 loss for week 2 lbs challenge loss to date 12 GW 180 I have reset my calorie goals as I approach my final goal in order to better work on my ultimate goal which is health and fitness. I expect my weight loss to slow dramatically or fluctuate as I add in the extra calories. I don't expect to get to 180 by Xmas as to…

It would help people to understand your questions and offer suggestions if you would fill in your profile and make your food diary available. Otherwise, the assumptions they are forced to make about how you are eating will lead to poor or few good ideas. If you just put that info into a post, it is hard to remember. It's…

I was thinkin the same thing but didn't want to butt in where not invited. That is so unlike me. I usually butt in anyway but perhaps now that my butt is gone, things are changing. Today's menu: Smoked Cornish hen (I'll smoke 12 and freeze the extra for later) Wild rice with skinny chicken gravy Steamed broccoli and…

Those allergies are toughies. I don't think this problem of not getting enough calories is hard though. My dinner was wild rice, grilled shrimp and salad. Beans and rice, meats and cheeses, I'd say pound the protein for awhile. Now if you said you were a vegan as well, I'd be clueless but go hunter gatherer on this and you…

Thank you so much for sharing. Somehow just dealing with what life throws at you can seem so heroic. Your head held high approach is inspirational.

On my weight watchers scale I show about 58.7% +/-

How do you feel? How long have you been in this spot. If you feel great and your clothes are telling you that you are doing well, perhaps the issue is patience. I understand if that is it. I am so motivated by results that my weight loss pace was faster than would have been optimally healthy. Still, I got the weight off…

Oh heck he's in austin. I'm on my way to get him as we speak. Where are you dude? I'm driving around the UT campus trying to find you. Is that the right school at least. Wave a little flag or something. I don't see him y'all. We may be too late. OK, I'm going to check all the ACC campuses next. Oh wait. He's 19. He won't…

off topic but as to the Truvia question, Truvia is a big lie like the spray oils that claim 0 calories. Truvia claims that a serving size is 3/4 tsp. They say that because a full tsp would be more than 5 calories. If a serving size is less than 5 calories, they are legally allowed to claim 0. If you read the label you will…

Look at my food diary to see what works for me. Protein with every meal. Cut out sugars, white carbs and junk food of any kind. We can't afford to waste our calories that way and the blood sugar spikes will just make us hungry, miserable and obsessed with eating more junk food. I'm not hungry. Save lots of calories for the…

If I'm doing things right and not seeing the results I want, I get draconian for a few days. I'll drop down to 1000-1200 calories and just bloody the nose of that little plateau. I'm not sure if I'm not being accurate enough in my entries or what it is exactly but it does the trick. I think it's time to do that again for…

Adding 50 or 100 pounds to a guy doesn't make him less likely to break, quite the contrary. Since I've lost the weight, I have more reserve to handle more than my own weight. If I want to handle the total of their weight and mine, it helps if mine isn't 235 to begin with. On the subject of attraction, I have never figured…

No loss this week which was expected. Still 10 lbs total so far. Hope everybody got through tday ok. We're going into the home stretch. Time for me to get serious and make the other 7 lbs happen. Y'all up for this? Let's do it!

I make a killer pecan pie. It is just the bomb. Yesterday I baked four of them along with a smoked turkey, a roasted turkey and half a dozen other things. After lunch I spent 9 hours making 7 gallons of a simply fantastic turkey soup. Today I built recipes for the pie and the soup. The pie contains 3,768 calories. I used…