surfmonkey17 Member

Starting: 183 10/26: 181 11/2: 181

I find that the estimates given for housecleaning on MFP are highly overestimated. I just heavily cleaned my house for the past 3 hours (have company coming). When entering that into MFP, for light housecleaning I get 616 calories or 205 per hour, and for heavy cleaning 739 calories or 246 per hour. But per my BodyMedia…

Last week: 183 Current: 181

A cinder block.

Be careful if you sweat a lot! I ruined my iPod doing this. I sweat a lot when working out and the moisture finally started shorting it out. I can no longer use the rewind or pause buttons and there are now some lines at the top of the screen. Only happened after I started tucking it into my bra.

I have a Nike+ armband, which I love. My only complaint is it doesn't have a keyholder, so I tie my key into my shoelaces and then tuck it into my shoe laces so it doesn't flop around (and of course double tie!).

I have always sprinted as I don't like long distance running. I get too bored running for a long time. It was never because I thought there was an advantage to it, but I was pleasantly surprised when I heard this discussed on a fitness podcast a few months ago reviewing some studies that came out about this very subject.…

Clean eating doesn't have to mean deprivation. There are plenty of delicious foods/treats that are considered "clean." I still have an occasional junk treat now and then, but like the poster above, I immediately regret it as I now realize how horrible those foods make me feel.

That is why I went with BodyMedia too. I have always considered myself sedentary, but I didn't realize how much little things really do add it. I was surprised to find that I actually burn more each day than I thought. It is also amazing to see the difference in calorie burn between a workday when I am sitting at my desk…

Yes, I do. I eat a lot of them and they really add up throughout the day.

What does "work around it" mean? I would not sign a 12-month agreement for a trainer. Personally, if you are just looking to learn the machines and get started on a routine, I would do the free option to start and go from there. When I have used a trainer in the past, I never had to sign an agreement. I just paid as I go.…

I have it and love it. It is motivating for me to see all the numbers. It tells me throughout the day if I am going to hit my goals or if I need to bump up my activity for the day. The only thing I didn't like about it initially was the food log as it didn't have many of the foods I eat in it and I was spending a lot of…

I personally find clean eating easier when trying to lose weight. When I first started trying to lose weight, I just dropped my calories thinking that was all I had to do. I failed miserably. I was eating 1500-1700 calories a day but I was starving all the time because 1500-1700 calories of junk is not a lot of food. I…

I like them simply steamed. I tried roasting them once with the olive oil as above and thought they were too dry. Don't know if there is a trick to cooking them that way, but I didn't like them.

LOL! We live in Hawaii and our 7-year-old son doesn't still quite get that not everyone lives on an island. When we meet new people, he always asks what island they are from.

Aloha! I'm Sherry from Hawaii. I am a work-at-home mom and homeschool our 7-year-old son. I love homeschooling and am so glad we decided this path, but it is definitely a challenge to balance it all and I often find it is my own health and wellness that gets the short end of the stick. I am really trying to change that and…

I have found this too. When I have a craving for something, I make a cup of peppermint tea. By the time I am done drinking it, I find the craving has usually disappeared.

Thanks! I did not realize this either. Guess I never did the math, but that is right because 12 weeks would only be 84 days. Nice catch!

I am a medical transcriptionist. Don't love the job, but it has allowed me to stay at home with my son and gives me a lot of flexibility with my schedule, which is good as I also homeschool and our schedule is never the same from day to day with all the different activities we like to do. I recently started a pet-sitting…

Lose 8 pounds Workout 6 days a week with Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. Eat at least 5 servings of veggies/fruit per day. No soda.

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Hi, Fridays is my usual weigh-in day too, so I will join! I am 36 and started at 214. I am now at 183 as of today, but still looking to lose at least another 40 and definitely need some accountability.

I agree that those types of activities should already be taken into account when you set your activity level. By then also tracking them, I think you are then counting them twice. If I am more active one day from housecleaning or walking to the store, I just let it be extra and don't worry about it. It really isn't going…

You don't need a lot of money to eat healthy. Prepared foods at school are much more expensive than buying healthy food at the supermarket and taking the time to prepare your foods. When I was in college, I also worked full-time and I know it is difficult to juggle all that and still live a healthy lifestyle, but you have…

If you are trying to save money, why not pack your lunch? You can choose healthier options and save a lot of money.