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I like taking certain classes at the gym. Once I started going regularly, it became a habit where it felt weird not to go. When I started seeing results, it became addictive.

Fruit and nuts. I am a complete snacker, so lately I have been having smaller meals by splitting my sandwich for lunch in half and having half with carrots during lunch and the other half with more carrots a couple of hours later. This seems to be working for me for now. Then I have an herbal tea in the afternoon as well.

If you are losing in inches, I wouldn't worry about the scale so much. If you are tracking body measurements in MFP, you can use this as a gauge.

Ditto on what others have asked. Depending on how much more you want to lose, those last few pounds are normally the most stubborn especially if you have added strength training to your routine, which I believe bootcamp does include. Generally muscle is more dense than fat, so focusing on measurements rather than weight…

I stay away from processed foods for the most part. If I go over my sugar limit, it is normally with fruits (including dried) and/or vegetables which is okay by me. I do allow myself a dark chocolate square or dark chocolate covered almonds as part of my sugar intake as my "dessert" at the end of the day. If you want to…

More snow tomorrow! I find shoveling is a great workout and somewhat therapeutic. My spouse laughs at me because I am very deliberate when I shovel and want to get every last bit off the driveway. Driveway is a hill though so wondering if it is sometimes just better to leave some of it there. It can turn into a sledding…

These sound really good and addictive! How long did you let them bake and at what temperature? Do you think they freeze fine too? I'm sure that I could probably finish them in a couple of days, but will try not to. haha.

There are some great ideas here! For my salads, sometimes I add banana peppers or pepperocinis for a little kick. I include my favorite vegetables (red peppers, carrots, spinach, beets, sometimes broccoli), quinoa, and whatever else I might have in the fridge. For any additional protein I might throw in either some turkey…

I love the feeling I get after working out. It has become such a habit that if I don't work out in some way shape or form, I feel like a total slug. I've learned that I have to give myself one rest day. I do find that I do much better the rest of the week with that one rest day.

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Ditto on what others have indicated. Generally any aerobic activity will burn more calories during that exercise session. It can be eliptical, exercise bike or even treadmill. If you like it outdoors, you can always walk and/or work towards running a 5K, if you are likely to stick with it if you have a goal. There are…

I am also 47. While I have been doing strength training, I have noticed since I have added cardio after my strength training for the day, I am more hungry myself. Sometimes I able to quelch it and sometimes I can't. If I space out my lunch (which is generally a sandwich of some type), I find that I get less snacky and am…

Like others have said, it is whatever is ideal for you and your goals. For me, I work on upper body/core TTS and lower body/core MWF with Sunday being my rest day. I try to fit in 20-30 minutes of cardio 4-5X a week to get my aerobic activity in.

Generally strength training does not burn many calories. You can make up new exercises under the strength training section under the exercise tab.

My food diary is open. Perfectly welcome to add me. As with everyone else I have good and bad days.

I've got 3, yes 3 dogs that keep me walking and walking. LOL! They are 11, 5, and 2 (new guy in the house for 6 months). I forgot how active young dogs are. haha. I was already doing lots of walking with the other two. Now doing double time and love spending the time with them outside even in cold and rain. They are total…

While I am at 5'3", I was at 144 lbs at one point and got as far down as 130 and stayed there for a while and couldn't get much lower with the exercising that I was doing and what I was eating while tracking calories. After being at that weight for so long, I changed what I ate to be mostly whole foods, so whole grain…

Count me in for this! This looks to be a great challenge to include with other things that I do!

This is a journey and you have to be ready and willing to take it. There is no reward without risk. How do you know you are not part of that 5% who keeps it off? You are automatically placing yourself in the 95% camp without even giving it a shot and bucking the trend.

Losing weight for me has been 75% what I ate and 25% exercise. I think by consistently logging what I ate, while it took time, has been what has helped me. I try to stick to whole foods, like whole grain bread, pasta etc. Have fresh or frozen fruits on hand, as well as some easy vegetables like baby carrots and celery.…

It depends. If you have some weight to lose and are doing some strength training, you could be gaining muscle, which weighs more than fat. That can help you lose inches. I wouldn't worry too much about the weight part if you are losing the inches.

I've tried something similar once. I need to freeze some bananas! If you like PB&J add a couple of frozen strawberries to it and use half the banana.

Definitely ask PT what is safe and will help. Right now I'm nursing a MCL knee sprain and my right side is 15-20% weaker than my left. Ugh. So PT has given me exercises based upon what hurts and doesn't etc.

Thanks for the great recipes!

Awesome Job!! What a difference in appearance and I'm sure healthwise!