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ok, i'll try this. need a little something to push me over the edge. wednesday 4/11: 1. either 15 minutes on elliptical or 30 minutes on treadmill 2. drink a gallon of water 3. eat a salad with dinner

i want to need to buy a new belt! was close to using the last notch and am now using one closer to the beginning than the end! still a ways (or is it weighs?) to go before i need a new one, but i am hoping.

congrats! now stop posting on this board and go ride it!

i can totally relate. just hang in there. do what you can. it is better than nothing. if you ice your knees often you might want to look into getting a cryocuff. it is awesome and literally allows me to walk on some days after heavy exercising. some insurance companies don't cover them, from what i am told, but mine always…

i hear ya... i thought i did horrible, and didn't even plan on logging yesterday into my food log. i figured i might as well, and when i did, i was suprised that i didn't do that badly. and i guess i knew i didn't do horribly, but thought i did worse. easter for us is a mid day meal, so i guess it counted for both lunch…

i love my trek 702 hybrid. have had it for a few years, but just starting to use it more now that i have recovered from knee surgeries. i ride mostly pavement, but nice to know i can take on a easy walking trail if i wanted to. it was a little out of your price range, as it was mine, but when i researched bikes within my…

quaker cheddar mini quakes are sooooo good. and i think i am addicted to wheat thins too. both give me the crunch my mind needs, but without the calories of potato chips or doritos.

i usually weigh in on friday to motivate me to stay good on the weekends, and always plan to weigh in on monday to scare the hell out of me over the weekend. seems to work most of the time...

typically, you can drink too much water, from what i heard. you could actually drown yourself. but i think in order to do that you would need to drink gallons and gallons a day. i also have read that your water intake is at a good level if you wake up once in the night to pee and if thru out the day your pee is clear. i am…

i weigh in every morning. have been thinking of cutting back to twice a week. i started with every morning b/c i wanted to see what was working and what wasn't with weight loss. i think i know more or less what works, and i find myself depriving myself of a social life b/c i am afraid of what i am going to be tempted to…

came across this thread this morning even tho it has absolutely nothing to do with me. found myself reading all the stories, but i don't know why. was just surfing the net and found this article on msnbc.com and figured id post it here...http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46976274/ns/today-today_health/#.T38oitmfgrc maybe it'll…

according to my orthopedic doctor and my best friend, who is a physical therapist, walking up and down stairs for exercise is one of the worst exercises you can do. walking up and down stairs instead of using the elevator is fine, but just walking up, turning around and walking down turning around and walking back up and…

im ashamed to know this, but i am pretty sure she was on "rock of love" where bret michaels from poison was looking for a new wife...

wasn't much of a water drinker until i experimented with temperature. realized i can't drink cold water in winter. hated it! i now drink about 3/4 of a gallon of water a day. all room temperature. so play around and see what you like. i found it was easier to chug water if it wasn't so cold. also, find the biggest cup you…

i have both an elliptical and a treadmill. they both are currently serving the same purpose...collecting dust in the garage. but when i did use them, i used the treadmill to get in better shape to be able to do the elliptical. purchased both second hand so i could afford both, instead of just buying one brand new. i knew i…

i've never lost as much weight as i did prior to my wedding. it's a great motivator. good luck and work hard!

dogs. simpsons or family guy?

alan alda was friendly... i met a bunch of soap opera stars that i had no idea who they were but the older women i worked with couldn't believe they were in our store... billy joel was super nice, signed an autograph for my then girlfriend, now wife... pele was awesome, purchased over $3,000 in children clothes and toys to…

up your water intake. i found after a few weeks that my body adjusted to the new level of water i was drinking. i had to up it to jump start more weight loss.

we did something similar at my work. i figured i would share how we ran it... we didn't do total weight loss, as the women felt it was unfair since men lose quicker. we also thought it was easier for heavier people to lose than people who just had a smaller amount to lose. we all put in 20 bucks, and you paid 2 bucks for…

i don't understand why people ask questions they don't want the answers to. i just don't get it.

of all the diet and health advice i have read over all the years, almonds have been a constant in almost every article. i eat 15 a day and never miss. i've had doctor after doctor give me advice on various health concerns in different areas, and all of them have mentioned raw almonds. you have to be disciplined tho, it is…

i love the quaker cheddar cheese mini quakes. crunchy and tasty! ive tried some of the other flavors, but cheddar is the best.

my orthopedic says stair climbers are horrible for the knees. biking and swimming are top exercises.

buy a bike..pedal it as fast as you can. i can not have any impact exercises as part of my day. find some hills, walk up and down them. then walk up and down them again.

go to a doctor. tell them that they have hurt for over a month. he might prescribe an anti-inflamatory or just tell you to rest. good luck.

i eat the same thing for breakfast everyday...an apple. then i plan on having the same thing for lunch every day...a salad with cut up grilled chicken cutlet. then dinner is whatever me and the wife can agree on and usually decided by mid afternoon. my snacks thru out the day vary. i log all this after dinner. i find that…

try drinking it at different temperatures. i can't stand cold water right now, so all my water, about 3/4 of a gallon per day, is at room temperature. once summer comes, i'll drink ice water, but ice water in winter just doesn't do anything for me. i also can't stand tap water, altho this is probably more mental than…

i've never had them, but my brother had them for a long time. he used to take small paper cups (like a bathroom cup), fill them with water and freeze them. then, once frozen, he would hold the cup upside down and rub the top of the cup up and down his shins. when ice melted, he would tear away more paper. it made a mess…

funny you say that... i always thought granola was good for you too. but in checking at my local supermarket, it seems as if the serving size to calorie ratio isn't really worth it. i was surprised that granola isn't as good for you as i thought. i even went back the next time i was in the food store to make sure i read…