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Good Monday morning all! I'm an old timer in this group but have not been very active in it for awhile. Hope that by coming here I'll keep myself accountable! Took a boot camp class on Saturday and the instructor is a fitness professor at MIT :noway: Anywho....she also is a body builder and she was saying that walking is…

Glad to see the group is still going strong! I was a regular on here a few years ago, and I am back! In need of inspiration as I have gained back some of the weight I lost (waaah) due to some life and job changes. This place helped a lot the last time so I'm hoping I can see some results again this time around.…

Saving to read later. Lots of great information.

Trix now and forever!

oat bran is easy and really good for you. 1/3 cup of oat bran + 1 cup of water and dash of salt, in a microwaveable bowl. Nuke for 1.5 to 2 minutes, add flax seed, fruit, dash of milk. YUM!

Stopping in to say hi, and that I'm still around. I've run 3 more 5ks since last being on here, and am signed up for my first half in May! Yikes!!! Bad news for me is that my trainer left, and I've had to start with a different trainer. The workouts are completely DIFFERENT, so I feel a bit discombobulated at the moment,…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing This link is the story that fit me to a tee! I think it's worth a read!

I believe in starvation mode but I think it takes time to develop. Like eating poorly for years, or undereating for years. I'm an example of what "dieting" long term can do to your system. Lose 30lbs, gain back 40, lose 40lbs, gain back 50, and all because of under-eating and eating the wrong types of food. And it gets…

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Then they shouldn't say it weighs more, they should say that the volume is different. A pound of muscle is smaller than a pound of fat for example.

While I don't wear makeup I am the annoying one who has lots of workout clothes and loves to wear them to the gym. Mostly because they're comfortable and help me get through the workout. New top? Yes please! :bigsmile:

Thanks for this! I hate it when people say muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle takes up less space than fat so a muscular 140 lb person wears smaller clothes than another person who's body fat ratio is higher but weighs the same 140.

Eat real food, too. I know the shakes and the frozen dinners are convenient but you are much better off measuring your food and eating "whole" foods rather than processed ones. Eat oatmeal, oat bran, whole wheat, chicken, fish, lean beef, spinach, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, beans, nuts, eggs, etc. The…

Burpees!!! And boxing!!!

My update: well, I've been super busy at work, and it looks like that trend will continue. Boo. Working most weekends and extra hours during the week doesn't leave a lot of free time, but i'm still working out 5-6 days a week, and still working with the trainer. My weight loss is very slow, but I am noticing that I am…

Found you!!!! Will try to write a longer post later this evening. Been wicked busy with work and family so MFP kind of fell by the wayside, but I am BACK!!! :happy: Just posting right now to save the topic to my topics and be able to find you all again much easier. More to come later!!!

If you do a search through the topics on this website you will see that this has been discussed often before. You might find some more information that way. Personally, I think eating right and exercising is the better way to go.

Replying so that this is in my topics list and I can find it again. Great post!

Hello Everyone! Sorry I've been MIA again. Work has been kicking my butt lately and I do not know what happens to my time. I have been really bad about logging in on here and reading the thread. :frown: Been thinking of you all and it is nice to see so many new faces on here. Working out has been going well, got a new set…

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Awesome post! Thanks for the reminder of why working towards healthy is the best choice. :flowerforyou:

Whoops, sorry Sing!!! 3rd shift it is, and I have never had to work that shift, but I have a proofreader who has worked 3rd shift for years and he loves it. He is big into fitness (a bike rider) and having his days free allows him to train.

Good morning 40+ group!!! So glad to see Spring in the title of our thread! Right now spring seems a looong loooong way off! We have drifts and snowbanks everywhere and they are all taller than me! Quite the winter this year! Today my trainer was showing me a new set of exercises I'll be doing on my own, mostly weight…

The difficult part is to not stare. LOL...not sure why it seems so strange to some of us to see naked people.

And welcome Shirley!!!!! Glad to have you in our group!!!!

Friday check in, and as I have the day off, I've even got time to check in!!!! *waves to everyone* Well it has been one heck of a winter here in the Beantown area, with another 10 inches of snow dumped on us yesterday. Wheee hee hee!!! Quite the workout to shovel it all. My driveway is at an angle because my garage is…

Hey all, and thanks Stiring and Sing for weighing in on the dairy issue. I asked my trainer mostly because I mentioned having to go buy milk before the last snowstorm and all the other trainers' reaction was "MILK??!?!??!?" :laugh: My trainer is lactose intolerant so he does not eat much dairy at all, but he's not opposed…

I like Kashi although some of them are very high in sugar. A new one I've been trying (new to me) is Nature's Path Heritage Organic Multigrain Cereal. Really good and really filling.

Morning fellow fitness fanatics!!!! I don't have a lot of time, but thought I would check in. Hour and a half commute this morning because of darn snow! And the roads were TERRIBLE, much worse than last Wednesday when we got a foot and a half of snow. :grumble: Quick question for anyone/everyone please... Dairy...for,…