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Let the results speak it's self. You've lost 76 pounds according to your post. But they have put additional pressure on you now. When you reach your goal, they will all be looking to see if you maintain. There will not be additional pressure if you have made this a life change. As to fads, I agree with you. Those things…

My thoughts are those people are just armchair quarterbacks. You said it right... you're in the trenches, they're not. To quote a phrase of the day, you have skin in the game, they don't. I always figure people like that are just afraid you will succeed and then they won't have any excuse for themselves. Maybe I'm wrong.…

It seems this happens to a lot of people. I did a google search for "chills after cardio exercise" and got quite a few results. It seems though that people are guessing what causes it. Low electrolytes, blood sugar, nobody seems to know. I know that I get cold after spending time on the elliptical if I leave on the shirt I…

McDonald's response is ""McDonald's hamburger patties in the United States are made with 100% USDA-inspected ground beef," Riley wrote. "Our hamburgers are cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else -- no preservatives, no fillers. Our hamburger buns are baked locally, are made from North American-grown wheat…

Remember what a trainer would tell you Dude... When pressing weights (such as picking up chicks I guess), pick up to the point of muscle failure. Rest two minutes and pick 'em up again. Repeat 4 times. Remember...no pain, no gain.

I'm not an expert on pedometers or Wii but your question causes me to wonder if a pedometer that is calibrated to actually walking can be used accurately to measure walking as it might occur using a Wii. I did a Google search for Wii and pedometers and it appears that there are pedometers for use with Wii. Another option…

This topic is actually very timely for me. I started my weight loss the beginning of June at 262 lbs. I wanted to get to 200 by July a year later for a family cruise we all plan to take together. I found out after I set my arbitrary goal of 200 that BMI indicators say 200 would still be obese for my height of 6'0". Since I…

Wow...Diabetes in a box. ..... I just hope that picture was not made outside some public school cafeteria.

I am not enthused about that seat. I would think it would cause pressure points and perhaps aggravate your pre-existing conditions. While the product got favorable user reviews, I always feel you get what you pay for. If you find the item uncomfortable to use for any reason, it will become a clothing rack in a short time.…

Watching TV in the evening. It makes me get up and find anything to snack on. Ice cream is also taboo in my house now. I have asked that under no circumstances will it come into the house.

My goal is also to lose 60 to 70 pounds. So far I have lost 30. I joined MFP after losing the first 20. I was trying to watch what I ate but MFP is a much more scientific approach. You mentioned exercise.... That has been a big plus for me. Without the exercise, the dieting would be grueling. Exercising allows me to enjoy…

From Discovery Health.Com..."These diets gain quickly in popularity. The media faithfully reports the appearance of the new fad, the rising number of people adopting the diet and testimonials of success from satisfied, slimmed-down believers. But soon enough, there are reports of the dangers involved with unusual…

I am at a plateau at a point that is halfway to my goal. Perhaps a lot of people here would not call it a plateau as the overall trend is down and it's only been a week or so but I have done a little reading on the topic. What happens is our bodies don't like to give up their fat reserves easily and so they strive to find…

This web page might give you some insight into dry mouth (also known as xerostomia) and changes to your diet. I found it by doing a Google search for "diet and dry mouth." http://www.ctds.info/xerostomia.html Apparently dry mouth can be caused by essential fatty acid and nutritional deficiencies. Don't read too much into…

I ran into the same thing. Thinking weight loss plateaus were a bit of a myth, I Googled them and found they are real. Google "weight loss plateaus" and read some of the articles you find. Some say eat at the high end of your calorie intake one day and at the low end the next. Anything to try to upset the equilibrium you…

HRM is a heart Rate Monitor. I get my strength calories from a website that monitors my TotalGym workouts and plans my training. Otherwise you can use the MFP strength and enter in the time you trained and it gives an estimate.

People who pull their car out in front of you when there is nobody behind you and then go 5 miles under the speed limit. Come on Bozo... if you're a slowpoke, get behind the car that's coming, not in front of it. Even worse is people who pull out in front of someone causing them to hit their brakes and then they turn off…

Having an elliptical has made a huge improvement in my exercise routine. I have a TotalGym which is great for resistance but not so good for cardio. I like using the elliptical to warmup for 5 minutes and then I move into weights or just continue the elliptical. My suggestions are used or new, just be sure to get one that…

I'll have to try the suggestions to chew gum. Normally I don't care for it but when I'm just sitting watching TV, I am at my weakest and eating something becomes a bad habit. I use to have another weak time... just after I got home from work and I'd munch then but I have replaced that with doing my workouts. A much better…

I don't look at pictures but I have had family members make comments about the changes they see. Pictures have a problem in trying to show a 3-D object in two dimensions. It's not an accurate picture... pardon the pun. Also my clothes are fitting much looser which is another useful indicator. What matters most is the scale…

Azdak: If you don't enter weight, then ANY calorie reading you get from ANY source is just a gimmick number. At your weight, you are burning just over 5 cal/min when walking 3.7 mph. Quite frankly, with what you are doing, buying a heart rate monitor just to estimate calories would be a waste of money. Even more so since…

I like what Hill242 said. I have a TotalGym at home and I was using it wrong for the past several years. Recently I joined a subscription service that created workout programs for me. They have me doing sets and reps in many different positions that I was not doing before and in just a few weeks I can see a big difference.…

I see a lot about dieting and diet pills but you did not mention exercise. The thing that motivates me is a good workout. It's part of my daily routine. There are days I need to really make myself get out there and do it but afterwards I feel like I am my own master. It's when I'm sitting around and not busting my butt…

My general experiences with women is they have an innate skill at putting men down or perhaps it's just me. LOL. In any case, here are a few jabs to get you started: What do you call a handcuffed man? Trustworthy. Why do only 10% of men make it to heaven? Because if they all went, it would be Hell. Why do men like smart…

As a healthcare worker, there is not a lot here to work with but neck and back stiffness are symptoms of other possible ailments. I'd suggest you research WebMD and see if you can further define what has caused your pain. If there is any kind of elevation in temperature associated with this, you need to consult a physician…

I've looked at some of these supplements and bought one that was made from some South American root or something like that. I think I used it for a week but as a healthcare worker, I began to wonder about how it might affect my liver so I stopped using it. Unless something has a long term track record, you just don't know…

I started my weight loss at 262 after I bought a CE7.4 elliptical. I also have a TotalGym. On my own I began to watch what I ate. I took bread, potatoes and deserts out of my diet and began to workout every day. The weight came off but slowly and it seemed to find many plateaus along the way. One day I found a website that…

This website from the American Heart Association explains some of the things we know about blood pressure. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4650 After joining MFP, I quickly learned that eating out anywhere but especially fast food joints and canned food products are loaded with salt. I appreciate…

Having an iPhone is how I found this site as well. I lost about 25 pounds before I got here and I knew the next 30 would be even harder but recording what I eat has helped. The other thing that has helped me so much is exercise. At the advice of my son, we got a high quality elliptical like you would find in a gym. It is…

There are about 4 cups to a liter so 8 cups is 2 liters. 1500 calories is more than some ladies I know. They are trying to go for 1200 calories. I'd suggest you look at adding exercise to your daily routine. A good workout helps me to push away hunger and burn calories as well. In addition, it allows me to eat back the…