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yuck... but I'd think as long as it doesn't taste like sour milk? I don't know... I don't eat yogurt OR use sour cream (except in chip dip). I'll keep looking back to see what you discover!

Dear Gym Manager; Yes, I know your sister owns the place; yes, I know you have to about commit murder to get fired - BUT - staring at the women's backsides while they work out and then STANDING on a treadmill while all the rest are full just so you can get a better look at the television while you eat your bag of potato…

From AIRPLANE. RIP Lesley Nielson *** "Looks like you won't be attending that hat convention in July."

it must be something only you can see? I don't see "For Foods" on your ticker... anyone wanna guess what movie that last quote was from? "He's the first one to kill a vampire in over a hundred years. I'd say that's earned him a drink."

Dear wife: Seventeen years later I would think you accept it as the truth when I tell you I think you're sexy. If you don't believe me that's your choice, but please don't call me a liar or assume I'm just trying to "get some". Perhaps you should take a long honest look in the mirror, identify what you're unhappy with and…

not to be a sexist pig but... HUBBA HUBBA!!!

I've always liked curvaceous women but I prefer women who are healthy with curves. That usually means they gotta be working out. The curves should be muscle curves and feminine bone structure. I love my wife - 17 years later I still find her very sexy and attractive but reality is (and she knows this) that she could and…

I find myself critiquing (how silly) the fad diets I see advertised. I mean, here I am in a gym, peddling / striding on the elliptical and Marie Osmond comes on or something... and my thought is, "Gee, I just pay attention to what I eat and then exercise."

Thanks everyone!!! Reach out to your friends and throw down the gauntlet... The more of us there are doing it the more motivation each of us will have!!!

Sorority Row I'm not into slasher films much but I tend to like the originals better than the remakes. - - - - "He's the first one to kill a vampire in over a hundred years. I'd say that's earned him a drink."

WOW!! Thanks for the great response!!! So... start keeping track December 1. On New Year's Day we'll post our totals!! 19marie74: no clue what a gazelle is (unless you own the animal? LOL) The closest thing I can get to describing an elliptical (for movement) is cross-country skiing. If you're mimicking the movements I'd…

"It's in the hole!" - two choices: both I THINK are correct: Caddy Shack Happy Gilmore Now mine... "What the f(*&k are we doing in Key West?" "It's as far south as we could get without having to speak Spanish."

46 yr old hetero white male seeks... wait... my wife wouldn't approve. HOWEVER, work out partners and new friends in southern Maryland would be cool!

Hmmm... I've never heard anything about coffee helping or hurting my nutritional goals. I drink two cups (literally, two 8 oz cups) each morning. In each I put two teaspoons of sugar and two tablespoons of whole milk. The whole milk is by far the "baddest" part when you look at nutritional value, fat, calories, etc. It's…

I there siouxsieq; It's been my experience that the calories "given" here on MFP might be a little generous. Depending on the exercise being done, the numbers I get here are anywhere from 10% to 35% more than what I get using a heart monitor or on cardio machines that have more advanced formulas built into their software.…

way to go! Keep up the great work!

Something I didn't see anyone mention that MAY be of value is HOW you're burning off the calories. When you exercise there is an optimum heart rate for burning FAT calories. Above that heart rate and you're going anaerobic which tears down the muscle and can cost you muscle mass (as I understand it). So do the math... and…

we burn calories doing math??? COOL I'm going to help my son with his homework more often!

Have Wii Fit, EA Active, Cardio Boxing, etc. They will all give you decent work outs if you use them regularly. I like the rhythm boxing exercises because it's a whole body engaged kinda thing. Beware though: In my experience the calories burned as counted by the Wii usually is about 25% higher than actual. If I use the…

I got one by INCASE that works well. I just had to remember to turn off the shuffle feature - if I ran too hard it would start shuffling music! :-)

I'm 5-10, 204 pounds. I average 10 calories per minute on the elliptical. 30 minutes = ABOUT 300 calories - give or take 20 60 minutes = ABOUT 600 - same give or take. While I'm on it I check my heart rate with the built in system every four minutes. I stay between 60-75% of my max heart rate.

I'm just a simple kind of guy. I know I don't want to lose the muscle mass I have so I try to keep my heart rate optimized for burning fat. I have noticed that the more I exercise the harder it is to achieve the targeted heart rate without increasing the intensity of the exercise. I always assumed this was due to…

There is also a most effective heart rate for you to burn fat calories. Using the same beginning part of that formula (220 - your age) multiple that by 65% and 75%. You want to stay in that range to burn FAT. Above 75% you are anaerobic and burning lean muscle mass - which we don't want to do.

I was recently told that you can't both lose weight and gain muscle at the same time. I don't know if that's correct or not. However, I'm focusing on burning fat. So I'm doing almost total cardio with the rare toning workout thrown in. I love the elliptical because it's no impact and I can burn plenty of calories (about…

Don't take this as an "authoritative" reply, but... I jumped back into exercising pretty strongly at the end of May. At my current weight running hurts my knees so I either walk, bike or do the elliptical. When I look at time spent versus calories burned, the elliptical is the most efficient. Yesterday, as an example, I…

A healthy lunch and breakfast are vital to any successful "diet" system. As an example of how bad it can be to skip those meals and then "pig out" at dinner, look at the Sumo wrestlers. They've perfected weight gain as a science and do you know how they do it? The only meal they eat each day is dinner and they eat a lot.…

Way to go! This is motivational for a guy like me who is a few years older than you and has more to lose. I've got 30 to go RIGHT NOW and plenty of inches to lose. I think my frame is larger than yours so I'll never be your size... but I'll be healthy and am getting healthier every day!

That rocks, Jenn!!!!

Forgive me if the info provided was inappropriate or incorrect. As to my willingness to post... I'm on my second wife and have two adult age daughters. As we say here, "It is what it is." We don't shrink away from reality much! And I'll also freely admit that I'm a fairly typical guy in that I'm REALLY glad I've never had…

Not that I would (obviously) have any experience with this, but a couple thoughts that may (or may not) apply. 1) Water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. How much does blood weigh? Think about how much liquid volume you lose those first few days and your body's natural inclination to replace / hold onto it. 2) AFTER your…