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Like others have said, combine the two. But besides that you also need to figure out a way to keep the house in an order you can live with, and the other 5 people as well. I'm not sure how old the kids are, but 3 and up should be quite able to keep their room in order. Get them to do it directly after dinner every day…

Let's say you use 300 kcals for the half hour training, 3 times a week, means 900 kcal burned more than normal. Assuming you do not eat a bite extra after workouts. 3500 kcalories equals about a lbs of fat. So, after 4 weeks you would've lost (or not gained) an extra lbs. Per year this would add up to 13 lbs due to the…

No, I doubt you're doing something wrong. Do you use the Curves Smart tag? If so, you'll want to check what number it gives on there. But personally I think Curves themselves always give a way too high number. Another thing to keep in mind is whether or not your HRM includes your BMR or not, and whether or not the curves…

There's a lot of couch to 5k (C25K) training plans you can find on the internet. But if you already hurt after a minute of running you might benefit more from starting by walking. Say you want to run 3 times a week for half an hour (which is a good point for a beginner to aim at), start with walking that 30 minutes 3 times…

I second the less alcohol advice. Other than that it looks fine. I do wonder what you're goal is, are you maintaining, try to lose some or build up muscles? And if so, is it working with your current diet?

Ugh, that picture hurts just looking at it. So no way I'm quoting that. My boyfriend came home like that once as well. He's crazy atheletic and decided to 'try that running thing you do'. He ended up doing 16 km (about 10 miles) untrained and earned bloody nipples that way. Vaseline did the trick after.

Absolutely. Any step you take is helping you get there. And especially if you're meeting goals like this one that you just didn't know you could do. Great job!

From your picture it doesn't look like you need to lose weight at all... I'm with the people that say go talk to your doctor. It sounds like your self esteem is a bigger issue than your weight.

By running ;) Really, this is a big part of building stamina and running is a very good way to do this. But it does take time, unfortunately. You could try running for a bit shorter say 8 minutes, walking a minute, and run another few minutes. You can also try slowing the speed with which you run until you're able to catch…

There's a bad advice if you ever saw one, unless you're intentionally trying to get injured. You're muscles aren't strong enough yet, nor are your tendons and basically every other moving part of your body if you're really sedentary. If you go like crazy from the start you will hurt yourself.

Scales are not accurate. Even if they give the exact weight of your body it can't see you just drank 1 lbs of water and adds that right on your weight. I wouldn't worry about it and just see if over an extended period of time the scale is moving in any direction, or staying at the same place if that's what you're aiming…

It doesn't matter what other people do. What matters is that you're running, working out, looking after yourself. Even if you did a 60 minute mile, if that's what's helping you get fitter, get healthier and slimmer. Great! I've not really tracked my time when started out running, but I've frequently been overtaken by…

I'd actually say that all of your are winning since you're all getting in better shape and healthier. Can't see the lose in that. A minimum of 1 lbs per week is doable for some people. Just keep trying. Would you really feel sad if at the end of this year you've lost 19 kilo?

I've never had sync issues with the fitbit (except for the two days it didn't work for everyone), nor have I never needed to link and unlink. The trick is knowing what the numbers mean. The fitbit number on mfp is the based on your actual and expected movement for that day. Say you normally exercise in the evening, but do…

There's a search option on this forum. There's literally dozens of threads with the exact same questions where you can find answers. Good luck.

A pound of fat is about 3500 calories that you got in extra above that what you need to maintain. So unless you eat a cheatmeal of 14000 kcal there's no way you're gaining 4lbs of fat just from a single meal. The scale however will tell you your total weight, including water, muscle, food inside your intestines and other…

Nope, on the contrary. Meat is mostly fat & protein which help you feel full, while most empty calories come from carbs (chips, pasta, sugar, etc). Skipping meat will only make you more likely to binge, undoing all the good work.

Just from the responses here you can see there's a taboo around weight. And in my opinion when there's a taboo about anything that's where problems start. I think it's a good thing to talk about how to eat healthy, exercise and maintain a good weight in general. Just go to the newbie thread and see how many people say…

Yes, this. You say it's not the taste that gets you but it's some mental thing. Well, just eating it will help you get over it. --- I don't eat anything from Italy, definitely a mental thing, perhaps I should try my own advice ;)

Can't do what? Start with setting a realistic goal. Do you not fit in your dress anymore? Adding up the calories of a normal day is a good start. From there you can make small and big steps towards improvement. It's something _everyone_ can do, so why not you?

I go to curves as well, and I do not trust the calories burned _AT ALL_ In the last few months I've had a few times where I felt dizzy and nauseous half way through so I had to stop after 15-20 minutes. However, the calorie burn still came in to about the same number as if I had done the entire thing. Also, the heart rate…

There are runner belts with small water bottles in them. I occasionally just hold a bottle in my hand as well. An alternative is to run an 8, so you're back at home halfway through and you take a minute break to drink.

No shame, none at all. --- Okey, I did feel ashamed at one point during a race and I needed to walk, but I was just passing a retirement home. There was this very rude old guy that yellow something like 'come on wussy, even I can go faster than you'. Right... --- The biggest tip is to make sure to plan a few 1-2 minute…

My fitbit died 2 weeks ago while on holiday. Until then I did not know I was an addict. The thing is amazing, it makes me get up and walk, just because the number changes. Occasionally I'll see at 3 in the afternoon on a lazy Sunday that I've not yet done 1000 steps and that for me is reason enough to get outside and walk.…

Cardio might be 'dangerous' for weight loss, but for overall health cardio is more important.

Of course you don't have to have cake at every wedding! I can't imagine these 10 weddings are all of your best friends either, so you can easily pick the ones which are more important to you. Regarding the cake. If they're given to everyone before taking the first bite, sure you take a piece. If they're just served out…

Just to fix a minor mistake, a Calorie is not a kg-Calorie, but most of the times the calories we talk about when talking about food are kcal, kilo calories. So your piece of cheese worth 85 kcal is actually 85.000 calories. For simplicity this is often left out. No use sticking 3 zeroes behind everything right? 1 kilo…

No such thing as permanently screwed luckily, but it will take some time to get back to normal. Bodies are very resilient and can overcome almost anything.

Tim, what really helped me plan my calories into my day was pick a set amount of calories for each meal. I've edited the names of my meals in mfp to include the preferred number of calories for that meal. So for me it's: - breakfast 450 - mid morning snack 200 - lunch 450 - afternoon snack 200 - dinner 600 - evening snack…

1. Stick to my running training of 3 times a week. 2. Break this bloody plateau and actually lose some weight for the first time in months. I'll be happy with 2 lbs.