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I refuse to drink my calories, so if I'm having coffee or tea, I use Splenda instead of sugar and I drink Diet Coke or Coke Zero instead of regular pop. However, I do try to limit the artificially sweetened drinks to 2 packets/day. I figure I'm less likely to grow a third head that way. ;)

Does starvation mode lead to body parts turning blue? :wink:

I did my first 5km race in the fall (after 6 months of running) and finished in 27:31 mins. I haven't run any races since, but will start once the spring hits and I hope to be at around the 26:00 mark.

Now you've made my mind go into the gutter.

That's what I was thinking. Sounds like Raynaud's Syndrome.

Yeah, hence the reason why I said minimum. I run 5kms three times a week, 10 kms once a week, and do 30 minute videos on my off days to get my other body parts moving. I hardly think that qualifies as lazy.

Ummm....okay. Not sure why you're poking fun at that. :huh: People should get some sort of exercise every day. Just like you need to eat your fruits and veggies.

New Brunswick :drinker:

For optimal health, adults should get a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise per day so that's what I strive for.

I'm too lazy to bother calculating or using a HRM, so whenever I do one of Jillian's videos on my non-run days (I mostly do Shred it With Weights or Killer Abs, but throw in 30 Day Shred once in a while) I just choose 'Circuit training' in the MFP library and it tells me that I burn 229 calories in 30 minutes. I know that…

Feel free to add me. I was a cross country runner in school, but stopped running when I went away to university. I started running again about a year ago (once I was down to a manageable weight) and it feels sooooooooooo good to be running again. I ran my first 5km since high school back in the fall and have a bunch of…

Walking can be great for exercising and even toning leg muscles, but it all depends on speed and incline.

Yup. Also, there's a difference between natural sugar (ie. fruit) and added sugar. That's why, as others mentioned, reading the ingredients is key.

Depends on your size and strength. I've been doing kettlebells for a while and I started with 10lbs. but didn't stay there long. However, I'm still on 15lbs. for any of the one armed exercises and 20lbs. for the two-handed ones. I'm also fairly small (5'3" and 123 lbs.) and 20 lbs. makes me tip over!

I bought my NordicTrack directly from their website in July 2011. I got an awesome deal on it because they were releasing a new model so they were selling off the older model for cheap. It was regularly $2500 and I got it for $1000.

My two go-to side salads that I have with supper every day. I don't use dressing as I can't stand it and these salads are definitely flavourful enough without it. 3 cups Baby spinach 12 Blackberries (can also use raspberries or strawberries) 1 tbsp. Sliced almonds 2 tbsp. Crumbled goat cheese 3 cups Mixed baby greens 1…

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I'm kind of going through the same thing - I'm 5'3", 123 lbs and people keep telling me I'm tiny now and not to lose any more weight, but all I can still see are the imperfections and thinking I can stand to lose a bit more. I'm forcing myself into maintenance mode so I'm hoping that will help my brain catch up!

I'm goal-oriented (and stubborn as hell!), so setting both short term and long term goals and accomplishing those goals kept me motivated.

Yep, I've been doing this for about a month (I only do it once a week though as I run 4X/week and do videos 2X/week). I'm still on Level 1 because Level 2 is insane and I think I lack coordination. LOL!

That was basically the approach I took and I kind of regret it now. I mostly focused on cardio (and still do as I'm a runner) and while I dropped a lot of weight (over 90 lbs. in 18 months), I'm not nearly as toned as I should be and I have problems with excess skin, which I think could possibly have been avoided/minimized…

I don't notice any difference in speed or endurance when I run outside vs. on the treadmill. Like the other posters, I run with my treadmill on a 1% incline. When I run outside, I run with my iPhone (Nike+ running app) which updates me after every mile so I know how fast I'm going.

Chicken samosas and cupcakes - I go to the farmer's market every single weekend to get them.

I'm not a fan of dark chocolate unless it's paired with mint.

My go to's are: After Eight mint squares - 40 calories York Peppermint patties - 60 calories Hunts Sugar free pudding cups - 60 calories Chips Ahoy mini bag chocolate chip cookies - 70 calories Hunts fat-free pudding cups - 90 calories Special K chocolate crunch bars - 90 calories Chocolate Vitatops - 100 calories…

I exercise pretty much everyday, but average about 30 minutes a day. My weekly workout routine consists of three 5km runs and one 10km run and then I usually do a Jillian Michaels or pliates/yoga video on my non-run days.

Grilled chicken burgers (no sauce), salads with grilled chicken (no dressing and watch the croutons/noodles), diet pop or bottle d water, and if you're craving something greasy, opt for a kids meal instead of an adult one.

For me, fruits and veggies come first before the junk. I get 9 servings every day. My AM and PM snack every single day consists of a piece of fruit (2 servings), lunch is always accompanied by a container full of baby carrots, English cucumber slices, and celery sticks (3 servings), and supper is always accompanied by a…

Here's me right before I started my weight loss journey in July 2011 (at my heaviest 214 lbs. and a size 18): ] This is me now, in January 2013, and 90lbs. less (at my lowest 124 lbs. and a size 2 or 4):

I'm 5'3" and was 214.5lbs at my heaviest and am now down to 124lbs. My original goal weight was 139.5 lbs, which I never thought I'd get back down to, but I did in a year and decided to keep going. I then thought 125 lbs. was a pipe dream, but here I am one pound below that and only 2lbs. away from my high school weight.