shaydon80 Member

The key to weight loss is to eat less and move more. From what you're saying moving even a little bit is more than you're doing now. Go for a walk on your lunch break! Even 15 minutes is a great start!

If I have a desk job BUT I run 2-4 times a week and take a couple of spinning classes, would I consider myself "sedentary" or "moderately active"? Or should I eat like a sedentary person on sedentary days and like an active person on active days? It might sound stupid but I always get tripped up by that.

You're doing a great job! Keep up the good work :)

Check out Ellen Barrett. She has some great videos and Jessica Smith has a "walk" series on YouTube that sounds lame but is actually really fun. I lost 80lbs with Ellen Barrett's DVDs (and another tracking website). You can find them on YouTube and at www.ellenbarrett.com. It's all very low impact and you feel invigorated…

In the words of Train "private eyes solve marriage lies 'cause we don't talk for years..." My suggestion: Talk to her! Find out what's going on. As individual things, none of this sounds like a big deal to me. A lot of people keep their maiden name (in fact in Quebec it costs thousands of dollars to CHANGE your name!),…

Slow and steady wins the race. Keep up the good work! Speed will come :)

You only live once, make the most of every day. I always feel better after a workout so I just try to remind myself of that. Also, I'm a much more patient, kind, energetic person when I run first thing in the morning. I'm sure my family appreciates that. LOL

When I started exercising I was about 250lbs and probably 26 years old. I had an ankle injury that had ailed me for a long time that I used as an excuse to not exercise. I know how it feels to exercise through the pain. You should be really proud of yourself! Don't think about exercising through the pain, think about the…

Screw him! You deserve someone who loves you for you and who cheers you on in your efforts. Not someone who puts you down and gives you ultimatums!

Really hoping that's just a fabrication! How awful!!!

This is valuable info! I'm doing the Montreal color run in August :)

I'm trying out for a local team tonight and I am soooo excited!!!

HOLY CRAP!!! You look AMAZING! Congratulations!

Just outside Montreal, Quebec

I'm retraining for a 10K in March after an injury prevented me from completing one in November, then a half marathon hopefully in May. Feel free to add me :)

Luckily in my experience weight loss is only 20% exercise and 80% diet. You should be able to lose a fair amount just by eating less, cutting back on sugary drinks, drinking more water and logging what you eat. I think you'd be surprised :)

5'5" SW: 235 lbs Size 18/20W CW: 145lbs Size 8P mostly but some Size 4 and 6

Slow and steady wins the race! Start with light cardio and challenge yourself to build up gradually. Most importantly, have FUN!!! Bring an MP3 player with music that makes you want to move :) Oh, and commit to go a certain number of times a week. Don't settle for excuses, just do it! Even if it's twice a week for half an…

I got my last pair fitted at a running store but bought the shoes at a sporting goods store and this time bought the same shoe in a newer model (at a running store). The clerk told me that the difference between the two models was minimal and wouldn't require transition time. I hope he's right! The calf feels like a little…

"No, it's okay, you can wear white pants now!"

On vacation this year we were in Daytona while the cheer championships were going on. Holy cow did those girls have nice bodies!!! They were only like 21-22 to be fair, but still! They looked amazing! Very athletic!

I have pics on my profile but we have to be friends :S I am 5'5" and have lost about 90lbs. Most before I started tracking here (was on FatSecret.com for a year and a half or so. I've gone from a size 20 to a size 6 :)

My NSV for today is that I ran 10K in less than an hour for the first time!

We have a restaurant in the building and every morning around 11 they fire up the deep fryer and that's all I can smell! So irritating! At least I know that the restaurant is too expensive for me to eat at! LOL Funny thing is it's a health food restaurant! They must be frying the tempura maybe?

I walk for a few minutes (maybe 3) to get my heart rate up a little and my muscles warmed up and then run.

Have you ever used Saucony's?

This guy has a point! My "significant other" was pretty condescending and mean when he made more money than me. Now that we're bringing in the same amount and I've lost a bunch of weight, he' so complimentary. Maybe your bf is jealous or insecure?

Congratulations, you've earned it! :)

Maple Walnut is awesome!

My daughter is 8 and overweight as well. We bought a book called Red Light Green Light Eat Right which is like Weight Watchers in that it assigns a "light" to nutritional value, for example under 100 calories is 1 green light. My daughter has 11 green lights per day (2 breakfast, 1 morning snack, 3 lunch, 2 p.m. snack and…