Navotc

^^^ This! I also live in Minnesota. I am not ignorant that crime exists, and I'm not going to say this person isn't legally entitled to carry a weapon, but unless I'm running at 1:00am underneath highway bridges in South Minneapolis, I fail to see carrying a weapon as necessary.

SW: 178.5 CW: 147.5 GW: 134ish

Have been on 12 cruises: 1) Enjoy yourself! Breathe the beautiful sea air. Enjoy the "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" of the water against the hull. Breathe slowly, deeply, and savor the moments. 2) The food and service are astonishingly good. Savor without stuffing yourself, and truly be grateful for each experience and each…

So excited for you! Happy day!:happy:

Great job! Very inspirational!

Sunday is my day to not worry if I go over my calories. Call it a "cheat" day, or call it whatever. I don't tend to go over by a whopping lot. I totally understand where the people are coming from that don't take such a day, and I can support the idea. For me, I don't feel like I deprive myself the rest of the week, but…

Great progress! Very inspirational, and your wise words are so true. Someone asked me this week what I was doing to lose weight. You should have seen the look on her face when I said "diet and exercise." (Though we all know it isn't really a "diet," but a lifestyle change.) It's straightforward and it works, as you have…

I just finished the 30 Day Shred in 30 days. Did it EVERY DAY. It was hard, and my knees felt like crap, but it is GOOD. I lost a combined 6 inches between my waist, hips, and thighs. (2 in from waist, almost 2 in from hips, and 1 inch each from my thighs) I thought about taking rest days, but I really wanted to try to do…

I appreciate this post. Thank you so much.

I've never ever ever been able to run to the point that it could be called anything other than torture. I've wondered how people could do it and how some people found it fun or exhilarating. Perhaps one day I will run enough that it becomes "fun." For me, I can walk 5,6,8 miles quite quickly at a time, so it isn't as if…

Great work! :)

I love this post. It makes me giggle. I'm ALMOST to the end of "chub rub," but not quite there. Thanks for the great post!

Great job! Looking (and I'm sure you are also feeling) FANTASTIC!

My husband and I are losing weight together - combined about 49 lbs so far. I am on MFP and he is not, but it really helps that we are both exercising and trying to eat better. We walk together every chance we get and encourage one another in the slow and plateau times. It also helps to be able to compliment one another on…

I have lost about the same amount as you over a 4-month period. I also wonder if I am doing something wrong. But I am continuing to lose weight, albeit slowly, and I have good energy and am exercising, so I'm going to stick with it!

Love it.

Great job! Thank you for posting - it is an inspiration to me!

cbcbrass, Super-helpful info also! Thanks, everyone, keep those opinions coming! :)

Thank you, NM! I am really eager to hear what everyone thinks of them and am so glad you took time to share your experience! :drinker:

Wow, great work! So impressive, and a great inspiration!

Started it yesterday! Jillian is brutal! This will be good.

Buy! Buy! My food scale is an indispensable part of my MFP experience. It helps SO much. I think we paid less than $20 for ours, but I use it EVERY day. I think we got ours at Target. This is actually our second one, because our first one (which we got long before I ever joined MFP) started weighing things funny, and the…

Thanks for posting! Very inspirational. Best wishes to you with the last 50! One of your pics looks like Duluth, MN. Blessings, Navotc

Thanks for posting this! I had the same questions, and will be thrilled to review all the answers, too.

I love the elliptical. The low-impact on my knees is great, and I try to keep my RPM up and pretty consistent over the whole length of the workout. The resistance and incline will change automatically throughout the workout (mine has preprogrammed settings which can be increased in intensity) but I try to keep the RPM…

I don't have a HRM except that goes with my elliptical, so I just log the 30DS as "Circuit Training, General."

Fantastic! What an inspiration! Kudos and blessings to you!:happy:

*urp!* This makes me barf. I am really sorry your friend disparages you for your obviously better and more healthy way of losing weight. Cheap and fast isn't good. ("Cheap" meaning without exercise investment, not necessarily that phentermine is cheap in dollars.) "Yeah, I have no idea how I got fat - I eat nothing but…

Ok, I've commented on this thread 3 times, but I have more to say. Sorry, everyone! This one was priceless and precious, in an sweet and well-intentioned but unfortunate sort of way. My birthday was last Wednesday. My mom showed up at my house as a surprise on Monday (after driving 2 hours one way). She had with her TWO…

^^^^^^ THIS!!!!!