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I have a George Forman. I decided to experiment a couple of weeks ago & use it to grill some asparagus I had bought. I just put a little bit of extra virgin olive oil on it with a little bit of sea salt & pepper, then put it on the Forman grill for a couple of minuets. I turned out pretty yummy.

A lot of people think I'm Italian or simply White. I'm actually Mexican & White (French/Swiss I believe). I can understand the Italian. I have tan skin, brown hair, & light brown eyes. Can't understand the just white because I'm pretty tan.

My husband claims to not care about the actual number, but I'm pretty sure it bothers him to some extent. I used to be pretty thin, but curvy when we started dating, then I got really thin & he said I was getting too skinny, then over the course of the last 6 years, I got really heavy. He says he's always found me…

Ok, I see. I have a friend that uses the eliptical because she has bad knees, it makes it hard for her to run. Maybe start out at a half mile. I'm 214 right now & I really hate running, but I can't deny the benefits, especially since I've noticed such a change in my endurance. I was an eliptical buff until my trainer said…

I used to love the eliptical, but my trainer told me that running is much better for you. So I started power walking/jogging on the treadmill & I noticed a huge difference. I've found that I burn more calories in 20 minuets on the treadmill than I do 30 min on the elpitical. Just curious, why wait until you're under the…

I need to hide mine as well. I've been doing my workouts & I've been doing my best when it comes to keeping my calories in line & it still hasn't budged. I have noticed that my clothes are fitting differently, so there's something else going on that's not exactly weight loss.

My husband bought me a New Balance HRM from one of the local sporting good stores. I think it cost him somewhere around 50 -65 dollars. Not sure. But It works really well. It has a chest strap that I barely notice & a watch that has different settings. I've noticed that when I'm doing cardio on the treadmill or eliptical,…

Sounds about right. I've tried lifting before I do my cardio & I don't burn quite as much. But if I do about 10-15 min of cardio, then lift, I'll burn more. After I'm done lifting, I'll finish off the last 20 min of cardio. I think it has something to do with your heart rate being up. You'll burn more calories.

I eat back enough to net at least 1200. Sometimes I go over. I was losing consistantly until I stopped eating back my exercise calories. My weight loss pretty much stalled, then I gained weight when I started eating them back. That little experiment set me back about a month or so & I'm just now starting to get back on…

My husband & I each have a membership at LA Fitness. It's $30 a month for each of us, so there's $60 right there. I have my daughter, niece & nephew enrolled in the kids club program that's $10 per kid, so another $30 a month. Plus, I have my training package. That's another $112. So I'm at almost $200 per month for gym…

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A 60 min walk is an exercise in itself. I would totally be tracking that as part of my calories burned.

You literally have to force yourself to do it. I know that I can't workout at home. I've tried. Once my butt hits the couch, it's done. So I joined a gym, & I was doing really well getting into a routine of going. Lately, I've had a couple of bad weeks where I just couldn't make it to the gym. Then my schedule calmed down…

Awww, I'm sorry this happened! I've made myself sick during training sessions at least 3 times. Never vomitted, both trainers that I've had did a good job listening to me when I said I wasn't feeling good. I have come close though. I notice that I get sick if I've gone too long without eating, then try & do an intense…

I'm 5'1 & initially my goal was to get to 156, that is the weight I need to be at a healthy BMI. Overall, I would like to get to 135, but for now I will be happy to get out of the 200's.

I'm actually losing weight so that I can get pregnant again. I'm not scared about gaining weight back. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I did really well & only gained 15 lbs. I was overweight to start, so I was very careful not to gain anymore weight than I needed to. After I had her, I dropped a lot of weight in a…

I actually eat a lot of protien & recently, I've started to get really hungry. Like, I just ate dinner & it was a pretty good dinner, but I'm hungry again & I'm fighting the urge to just munch. My husband, who has an extremely fast metabolism, says welcome to his life. So it could be a possiblilty that your metabolism has…

I originally got some protien powder so I can drink my shakes after I work out. But it was a little bit of a hassle since I don't work out close to home. So I just started drinking my protien shakes in the mornings when I eat my cereal.

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I feel like I'm on track, but everytime I get on the scale I realize that I'm behind. up until the beginning of May, I was losing, now I've been gaining & losing the same 4 pounds it's driving me nuts. Sometimes I just want to stop & go back to my old habits, but I keep thinking that eventually it's bound to fall into…

This sounds yummy! I'm definately gonna have to try it!

This is a common question on this site. From personal experience, I say to eat back some of your exercise calories. You don't have to eat them all, but enough to at least net 1200-1400. My calorie intake is set to 1630 a day with 1 1/2 lb loss per week. When I was eating back my exercise calories, I was consistantly losing…

Both of the trainers I've had swear by running. They say it's the best cardio. I hate running, but I wasn't really seeing a whole lot of results with the eliptical. I tried interval running, but I kept losing track of my time. Now, I follow along with the track, I walk the curves, then jog the straights. I haven't noticed…

I dislike spinning. I've tried it a few different times at 2 different gyms. I wasn't a fan. I used to like doing Yoga, but they don't have a class during a time that I can go. So the one that I loved to go to was Zumba, but I haven't gone in a really long time. I do want to get back into that tho. & I would also like to…

My faves were what I call the Beyonce Butt Lifts. My first trainer was watching this special on Beyonce & one of her exercises was to do pelvic thrusts on an exercise ball. You move down on the ball so that your head & shoulders are resting on it, keeping your feet flat on the floor & push your pelvis up, then drop your…

Hello & thanks for the invite! I just turned 28 yrs old, I've been married to my HS sweetheart for a little over 3 1/2 years. He's been so awesome & supportive throughout this whole process considering how much weight I've gained since we started dating 10 years ago. We have a 3 1/2 year old little girl who is my pride &…

My sister did it & lost a lot of weight, but once she started eating normally, she gained it all back. Also, the instructions weren't clear, so she ended up drinking an excessive amount in a short period of time & got sick. My brother in laws are going to start this next week. I just have to shake my head at them. I don't…

Awesome job! I've been working out since October too, but I haven't seen nearly as much progress. I did recently start running on the treadmill. I always hated running, so it's weird to me that I actually enjoy it now.

For some reason, during my 4 day work week I can be really strict & stick to my calories no problem. On my weekend, which is 3 days, it's more difficult for me. I usually have 1 to 2 days where I just completely forget my calories & eat whatever. Very rarely do I go insanely over my limit, but this week I had a date night…

I have been working with a trainer since October. I haven't seen a whole lot of physical results. Mainly because I didn't have my eaiting under control. But I've become more confident ont he machines & my endurance has gone up. I think when my sessions end tho, I'm not going to renew them. I know enough to go it alone now.