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I have a running playlist that includes: Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come and I'll Believe You When Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder and Wake Up Call You can also try here: http://www.bing.com/search?q=good+running+songs&form=MOZSBR&pc=MOZI for other people's top lists... Hope this helps!

I usually strap on my heart rate monitor and just go by what that says I burned rather than the calculations on here. I feel more comfortable that the information is accurate.

Mine is a photo with actor Joseph Morgan from the Vampire Diaries. He plays Original Klaus and can be very evil, which is right up my alley! :laugh: He is British so I love his accent and he was very nice; even recorded my cell phone greeting for me in character. I nearly died. :love:

Can anyone recommend a good beginning step DVD?

30 day shred sounds like it might be a better starting point. I'll have to see if any of my friends has it.

Great feedback here; I really appreciate it. I think I will stick to my Couch to 5-K and try something else for the in between days. The question now is what?

Aw thanks! jmessgirl, love your hair!

Was just looking for this one... Initial weigh in: Wed. Feb. 1= 215.9 1st week weigh in: Wed. Feb. 8= 215.4 2nd week weigh in: Wed. Feb. 15 = 211.2

kmozymoz, what a great smile you have!

Thank you!

Initial weigh in: Wed. Feb. 1= 215.9 1st week weigh in: Wed. Feb. 8= 215.4 Being more diligent on tracking all of my food and started Couch to 5-K last week.

I agree. This has been the heaviest I've ever been, so I know in my head it will take some time to feel good. I'm also an immediate gratification type person that wants everything as soon as I think of it. Patience is a difficult thing for me to learn. :grumble:

Well, I didn't feel AS good this morning, but I still did it, so I'll take it as a victory anyway. I didn't work as hard, I can tell by my heart rate monitor's readout on calories burned. But the alternating between jogging (my jog pace is still minimal) and walking is putting me between target zones so I'm getting a blend…

Oh, thank you sooo much for the info. I had no idea.

It's not uncommon. Did you take your measurements before starting the shred? If not, taken them now. A pound of muscle is about the same size as three rolls of pennies rubberbanded together, whereas a pound of fat is about the same size as four quarters of butter. Muscle takes up less space than fat, though weighing the…

5'6 and started at 217 on Monday. Would like to get down to 135 (so. same as you, 82 lbs to lose) by the end of October. Add me if you'd like. :smile:

Really feeling the couch to 5-K start I got last night in my legs this morning. That's a good thing though, right?

Ok, so I tried to sell my daughter on training with me. She was done with homework that is due tomorrow, so we did the first work out of Couch to 5-K together this evening. She seemed to really enjoy it. Then we got home and she took a 30 minute shower (even after several reminders from me to get out) and still ended up…

this has been a big issue for me as well. Whenever I do buy any kind of snack or treat, I try to put individual portions into snack bags. I take them to work with me or eat them that way at home rather than grabbing the whole bag or box. Many times I will put the calorie number right on the bag with a Sharpie so I know…

I believe there is a portion option. Rather than 1.0, I may put in 0.5 or 0.75, etc. That seems to work for me.

Congrats on your success!

Thank you!

When I lost weight the last time, I went through that same thing. No matter how much I lost, I was focused on all of the negative things. I started a mental gratitude journal and tried to make a habit of reminding myself of the good things I had accomplished whenever I started to focus in on the bad. You've done great,…

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Meant to add that I am 5'6" at that weight.

Initial Weigh In: CW: 215.9 Waist 46.0 in. Hips 48.0 in. Thighs 23.5 in. GW: 200.0

I'm in! CW: 217.0 GW: 200.00 by 2/29/2012

Very inspiring, way to go!

So glad you posted this. I think I am going to get the FT60 myself to get started on this journey with a better understanding of my fitness levels and exercise impact.

Thank you for the warm welcome everyone!