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Started counting calories & exercising and lost 120 lbs (over 3 years). Kept exercising, but stopped counting calories and re-gained 45 lbs (over next 5 years). Started counting calories again and dropped 22 lbs and counting (in last 3 months). Working out has been constant, but the calorie counting keeps my intake under…

A kindly suggestion: Give all folks the benefit of the doubt - at least once. In this case, you ask her nicely the first time. If it happens again or she returns your politeness with rudeness, then feel free to become a bit less polite. That way both parties save face during the initial confrontation. Consider it a…

Need another *life affirming* reason to exercise??? People who exercise, even modestly, LIVE LONGER. We rightly accept that, on average, inactive overweight/obese people have shorter life expectancies. That's not even considering any comorbidities (aka diseases or conditions) they likely have, which tends to shorten life…

Thanks for sharing your story, Clandahlina. I wish you much success!!!

I'm at Offutt AFB. There are plenty of "fearing-the-PFT" folks on the cardio equipment & track, but we also have an insano CrossFit team, some terrifying looking dudes in the combatives area (mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, etc.), and a busy weights & heavy weights area. The gym goers who "reside" in these areas seem to be…

Amen to that. <points at own ticker>

Believe it or not, Air Force. There are those airmen that "live" at the Field House, and then there are those that, ah well, don't. (Granted, it's Bellevue, NE, in the dead of winter - what else would young, single, poor airmen be doing? Uh, don't answer that.) IMO, we have the most insane Field House in the force.

Well, I work out at a field house on a military base. I'm guessing these young little things are airmen's GFs. (If these ladies were "airmen" themselves, they'd likely be working out, too.) Their guys live in the weights area, hence they lounge around. If you guys think you have it bad, imagine trying to work out whilst…

The "oh, please look at me!" girls at my gym like to lay on the mats and text a *kitten*-ton. I soooo need to get one of those magic fat burning mats.

mlittle71. Wow. Your callousness and general disregard for others is dually noted. I'm glad the pills didn't harm you. I really am. I wish that was the case for every other person out there who has taken a believed-to-be-safe stimulant diet pill. Because, clearly no one else has ever been harmed/killed by taking diet pills…

Thanks for the kind words, branbury. We sued to get one drug off the market, but then more stimulant drugs just pop up in its place. (And, just so you know, these drug companies are real b*stards in court - your loss is just a calculated risk to market for them.) I just don't want anyone to experience this kind of loss -…

My mom suddenly died at 59 from a brain aneurysm (i.e., massive hemorrhagic stroke) immediately after starting a stimulant diet pill regimen. It wasn't phentermine, it was PPA/ephedra-based - but both are pharmacologically similar to amphetamine. Our family sued the manufacturer and the drug is no longer on the market, but…

Do some form of physical activity. Preferrably every day. In the long run, health is more important than weight. Optimally, both are in harmony and we are rewarded with longer, healthier lives.

^^^ That's a smart idea.

I have 2 trainers - a CycleOps Fluid 2 and a Kurt Kinetic.... and I will do anything and everything to AVOID using them, including biking in snow, rain, and sub-zero temps. It's brilliant - I feel so bad about spending the money that the only way I can justify NOT riding them is to go ride outside in cr@p weather instead.…

When anyone (doctors included) tells me I likely can't do, change, or improve something, well... that's all the motivation I need to prove them so very, very wrong. And if they are ultimately right (hasn't happened yet), well at least I can say I did everything I possibly could. (BTW: I lost 120 lbs *after* my diagnosis.…

^^^ Whoa! Exact same boat here! ^^^ And I never play the "slow metabolism" card, either! When I broke my leg, I also discovered I'm not "big boned" - quite the opposite actually. So, pretty much all my tired old excuses went right out the window. I totally know why I'm fat. And I know what I have to do to fix it. Now it's…

Good luck. Any day riding (indoors or out) is a GOOD day! And it will get you that much closer to your goals.

I have done HR-zone based training on the indoor trainer and it works miracles... but I can't stand doing zone-based training outside. But I would recommend HR zone training to just about anyone. I find formal training plans hard to stick with unless I'm actually training for something (i.e., racing). Plus, it's hard to…

I did a 90-minute Bikram (aka hot yoga) class this morning, which was 24 hours after doing a full body (upper and lower) weight lifting day at the gym. I noticed immediately that I was pretty fatigued to begin with and was struggling to hold certain poses in the fullest expression for the pose's duration. I wouldn't think…

Well, annoyingly enough, the word "work" is part of the word "workout"... Try to find something new to challenge yourself each time you go, like try a new machine, drop into a new class, or rock out to a newly downloaded playlist... Or go do something outside that day, instead (run, bike, hike...) Sometimes you have to…

Bump. I've made cauliflower "rice"... it's just OK - but can't complain about a healthy rice alternative for 24 cals/C. I'm guessing the cauliflower crust might be similar. I'm tempted to try the Jamie Oliver recipe myself. Thanks!

When I dropped a lot of weight, the only shoes that still fit were those that laced up (b/c I could cinch 'em tighter). It really bummed me out. If your current heels are only slightly too loose, you could add some gel inserts designed for women's shoes ("Dr. Scholl's for Her" makes several types, including some that don't…

Awwwwwww... You are very kind. :flowerforyou: :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart: :flowerforyou:

Get to class a little early. Ask the instructor or a friendly regular for help with setting up your equipment. Stick to the rear of the class so you can watch folks. As you switch exercises, opt for lighter weights. Don't be surprised if you are sore the next day - it happens to everyone the first time! Ibuprofen helps…

Modus omnibus in rebus, soror, optimum est habitu; Nimia omnia nimium exhibent negotium hominibus ex se. In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men. ~Plautus, Pænulus, I. 2. 29. Good advice for 200BC, still good advice...

Thankfully all the weight won't just magically appear overnight. You'll know if the scale is creeping the wrong way - then you just adjust your intake down a little or workout a little more to compensate!

Totally agree! But then, we'll run out of cool stuff to talk about here! And then what? We might have to go do other stuff?!? That just won't do. I'm clearly lurking on MFP to avoid doing stuff.. like sleeping or doing my taxes.

Can some one help me with pronouncing "seitan"? If that ain't a product of Hades Consolidated Foods, Inc., well I don't know what is.

<Sigh> Science nerds. Oh, how you enlighten (sarcasm) every conversation with your massive repository of slightly not applicable but still intelligent sounding factoids. Yup, we get it. ATP. Funny. And the mitochondria on the bus go up and down, up and down... I'm glad we can argue this point - to death - on a board where…