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I ride a stationary bike most of the time and it becomes very boring after a few minutes. I generally watch TV or read a magazine or book to pass the time. If the book is really good I don't even notice that I've been on the bike for 30 minutes. And I usually always work out at night. Seems to work for me.

I personally can't do a cheat day because I tend to go overboard....Instead I've been trying to plan out my meals ahead of time and include some "goodies" throughout the week so that I don't feel like I'm being deprived of anything.

Hi Amanda, I'm personally the other way around haha. I like to do cardio but don't enjoy strength training, even though I know that it's good to gain muscle since muscle burns more calories than fat. I think your friend has some good advice. i just really try to watch my portion sizes by weighing my food and trying not to…

I know the feeling about shopping. When I was at my heaviest weight in high school, 220 lbs, shopping for clothes was a nightmare. Apparently people in the fashion industry think that just because you're overweight it means that you want to dress like a 90 year old wearing a table cloth. The patterns on plus size clothes…

Hi Anailys! I'm not sure how many calories you're eating a day, but if your set calorie amount is 1200 a day, you should definitely not eat below the 1200 calories. I've read that eating below 1200 calories a day puts your body into starvation mode which slows your metabolism way down. Obviously the opposite effect of what…

Hi Luis, I'm not in high school anymore either, but I will be going back to college in a few weeks so I'll be back in the school work grind. I definitely need a motivation buddy!

I have the same problem with motivation. My biggest issue is finding a way to motivate myself to stay on track with my calorie count on days when I really don't want to count them. I've read about people who put marbles in jars, with one jar labeled "Pounds lost" and one jar labeled "Pounds to lose". Apparently it's…

Lately I've found that if I plan out the night before what I'm going to make for dinner, I can calculate what I'll be eating ahead of time, so when the time comes for me to actually eat the dinner, I can just look at my phone to see how much I'm supposed to be eating of whatever I cooked so that way I won't be tempted to…

Hi everyone! This is not my first time on MFP either, but I'm determined to give it another go. I got off track with all the tempting holiday goodies, but now I'm ready to revamp and get myself in gear. To give a little background about myself: The heaviest I ever weighed was around 220 lbs in high school. I lost 40 pounds…