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I stop counting around 8 glasses every day. I probably average closer to 12-14 a day but I do go through phases where I will drink 20-25 glasses a day for about a month at a time. My doctor is still trying to figure that one out because I feel like I am beyond parched and all my levels are normal during these spikes…

Beautiful, absolutely stunning! Great Job! I hope I can make a Success Story in the future. Thanks for the encouragement to just keep working!

I did not have a lot of money to spend on a HRM either. I found one on amazon for 20-30 dollars and it works great!!! The one I got is from Pyle Sports it has the chest strap and everything. Reviews were about 50/50 but I think mine works great! The best part I think is it gives me an ongoing heart rate so I can adjust my…

I have 2 pics of me breastfeeding my children, one with each. They have never been posted on FB and never will. That being said they are both framed and haning in our bedroom. Done from my SO's vantage point each one catches the connection I felt with my children while breastfeeding them. I did nurse in public and in…

My goal? I really have not set a goal yet, but I think that mid to low 20s is achieveable. I started my jorney at a 39 inch waist, I have lost 22 lbs and 6 inches in my waist. I am still packing a thick layer of fat at my waist and have about 25 lbs left to lose. My lowest weight/measurements was 39 bust, 24 waist, 40…

I just started a new challenge that goes from Oct 1 to right before Christmas. My goal is to rock the challenge and hold up my end for the rest of my team mates. I am also still working on the C25K program and will be in my first 5k on Nov. 3rd of which my only goal is to finish in under 45 minutes. I would love to lose…

Thanks, they did fit me without the jogger which is why I find it strange that I am having issues when I don't have it. The running store I purchased them at offers runs 2x a week and has someone there to ask questions and get tip/advice from. They also run with the group and evaluate your running. I have been trying to…

Thanks for the input. I was starting to think it was all in my head since the stroller seems to roll along so easily. I was fit for shoes the first part of September and will NEVER buy another pair of running shoes without getting fit. I love my shoes! Right now the C25K program gets me about 1.8 ish miles or approx 3k. I…

I have had vitamin D issues for years. The only thing that finally worked for me was a tanning bed (I know crazy, but it worked). I suffer from seasonal depression because my body can't absorb vit. D. I was living in MN at the time and it is difficult to get enough sun exposure on a large enough patch of skin without…

I think that the two examples given could have been better but I do agree that it is not for everyone. BMI is a standardized measure that does not always work for everyone. I am 5'3" and 162lbs according to the CDC BMI scale I am at the high end of overweight. I told myself when I started going for a healthier lifestyle I…

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I am up for it. I need something to keep me on track while I complete 8 weeks of courses and having a team depend on me and my score will be great motivation to keep going when time is tight.

I am in a similar situation. While we are still not married we have been together for 10 years now. We have talked about getting married on a few occasions but the time was never right. While we do plan to get married some day it will be for us when we are both ready. Besides at this point our families refer to us as…

I love the deck of cards workout idea, I had never heard of that before. I am a SAHM of two (2yrs and 1yrs). The best investment I made was my jogging stroller/bike trailer. I am doing the C25k and push the kids (I have had to repeat multiple weeks due to the extra weight I push but it is worth it) with me. We also bike to…

It might help if you open up your diary so we can see how much you are taking in. That being said, I tend to cycle up and down while losing weight and will seem to stall every 10lbs or so for anywhere from a week to three weeks. After a "stall" I will lose 2-3 lbs almost overnight. Weight loss is not a linear equation,…

For the first time in my life I can honestly say I love my knees (random, I know). I have always hated my knees I have large thighs and calfs and my knees always looked fat, to the point where I refused to wear a skirt (or shorts) that was not at least calf length. 20 lbs and months of riding bike for countless miles as…

I have lost about half (19 of the 40-50ish I want to lose). I really struggled with going any further since the 20 lbs put me at pre-pregnancy weight and more importantly the weight I have been for more than 12 yrs. I finally found something that worked. I decided to no longer be scale obsessed and instead be fitness…

From a personal standpoint I would not eat under the circumstances and would not consider it rude. If it was just you and your wife and it was a dinner date, then you should eat something even if it was something small like a dinner salad. That being said from a servers standpoint I would rather have customers who did not…

I am trying to get into running and I needed new shoes so for the first time ever I went the expensive way. I went to the specialty store and bought running shoes. OMG I will NEVER go back. I have never owned a pair of shoes that I have not blistered in (usually going less than 3 miles). I now run/walk 3 miles 6 days a…

There is nothing like realizing you really are that person who can't read directions. I was only reading the decimal point on the calories burned. In my defense the decimals are smaller and KCAL is directly above it.

It was very scary. My profile pic was the wake up for me. When I first saw my profile pic I actually thought it was my sister-in-law holding my daughter until I got a closer look at my face. I never thought I actually looked like that.

I am not big on Halloween candy so that is usually an easy holiday for me. Thanksgiving is usually a little more difficult. But with I try a little bit of everything and no seconds or large portions. Christmas KILLS me. I have small children and a large family..... We bake goodies and there is 6 christmas gatherings to…

Well at least it reads my heart rate correctly

It does have a chest strap and it allows for personal information. I thought that 82 calories seemed low as well. The heart rate monitor is a pyle sport. The heart rate seemed to be correct. I did a manual count 3x to make sure that was accurate. I was looking at a Polar HRM but my honey suprised me with this one and as…

I have a lot of tupperware..... That being said the first thing I do after grocery shopping is washing, cutting and measuring my fruits and veggies. I also do this with snack type things and use baggies or tupperware. This helps a great deal with portion control for me since I have to take out a new container to have more,…

I use the scooby calculator to figure out how many calories to take in and I recalculate it every 5 lbs. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ I look at different calorie amounts for both 1-3 hrs a week of light exercise and 3-5 of moderate. I enter the lowest number for my calorie goal to make sure I get at least…

I have been stuck with am workouts for the last few months. I live in AZ and it is just to hot any other time of the day to work out. Today we all overslept by 2 hours so it was not possible however the evenings are finally starting to cool down. If it was just me going out for a run I would just shorten the run to…

I have the paid version from active.com. I love it. I can use pandora and the app just cuts in to tell me what step I am on (run/walk ect). I have never had an issue with the app and love the ease of use.

I have the c25k app from active.com on my phone and I love it. I did weeks 1-3 in my house just running back and forth then I moved it outside and started back at week 1. I have two small children that I push in a jogging stroller and when I first started I could not run a full 30 seconds when I was pushing the stroller.

I just bought a new pair two weeks ago and I am in love. Phillips makes sport ear buds with a clip that goes over the ear. The ear bud has three different sizes and the clip over the ear is plastic with a rubber adjuster. They were $25 at walmart and I have never owned a pair of headphones that I could actually move around…