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I just started a simple resistance training routine this week. I Googled and found this workout: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html I'll probably want something more later, but for now, I think it'll be a good start.

Back on July 23rd, (I left a note about it), I ate three pieces of my son's popcorn. He said, "You better log that!" I replied, "I will." And I did. :) It was only 4 calories, but it all adds up. I'm one who has to log every bite. I feel like I've cheated myself if I don't.

Mythbusters did a thing about superheated water in the microwave. If I remember correctly, only pure water will superheat. Any tap water contains minerals and such that won't allow it to superheat.

If I didn't have a microwave, I'd probably starve. :laugh:

Just turned 40 this past June. :)

I have a love/hate relationship with it. :ohwell:

Truly outstanding transformation. Thank you for sharing!

I've not lost one pound in a month, sometimes bouncing around a 1/2 to three pound gain, then dropping it off again; still no new weight loss for four weeks. I can empathize. It's very discouraging, though I'm keeping at it. :/

Mhmm! ;)

I recently purchased a hrm for that reason. I have a Pyle with a chest strap from Amazon for under $40; works great. First day I used it; I was shocked by how off the MFP estimates were; which is why I never ate my exercise calories back until I got the hrm. Highly, highly recommend getting one to anyone. Edit: To record…

I drive my family bonkers with my opinion on water. My feelings are that as soon as you put something in water, it becomes something else. If everything was water and not tea, etc, it would be called water and not tea or kool-aid or whathaveyou. So my four cups of green tea is logged as green tea, coffee as coffee. Even…

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I hadn't seen this before! :D

I'm really amazed there are so many posts about raw potatoes. We eat them raw fairly frequently. Every time I'm cleaning/cutting them to cook, my boys take a whole one and eat it raw. I, myself, used to do the same thing. I still occasionally eat a hunk while prepping. My husband grew up nipping whole raw potatoes while…

I don't know how true this is, but when I researched a few years ago to lose weight, I read that if you have alcohol in your body, during that time, you won't burn any calories because all the energy is going toward getting rid of the "toxin". So basically, anything eaten while alcohol is in the system is automatically…

I would wear contacts if I could, but last time I tried, my astigmatism was so bad, I couldn't find any that really fit properly. The one pair that did come close, I then discovered I have dry eyes. :( Soooo, no contacts for me. Some day, I would love to have laser surgery, but very cost prohibitive. My new glasses are…

I love that! Totally made my day.

I saw your pics and said loudly, "OMG!" My boys came over to look and they said, "That's not the same guy. That's fake." I said, "No, it's the same guy! Look closely." But wow!! The transformation is crazy amazing! :D

Several years ago, my boys' scout troop went to a little amusement park nearby. I went to get on one of the rides, one of those spinning ones, I sat down and the worker pulled the overhead bar down and couldn't get it to latch. He didn't try to push on it, he just said, "You're not going to fit." I'd never been so…

This has come up in our household. We're a single income family and my husband expressed some concern about my buying fresh fruit/veggies and fresh meat. I told him that the savings from not buying four cases of pop, bags of chips, and a sack full of cookies/snack cakes every week sort of balances it out, if not saves us…

1972. :D

Hi, 5'9" also. :) I'm very new to MFP. This Wednesday will be one month for me here.

I used to hate water, but when I made up my mind to drink it, it only took two days to become acclimated. I also drink coffee throughout the day; and at supper, my only consolation to cutting pop is a cup of club soda with a shot of generic mio in it, or flavored sparkling water. I try to get all my water down shortly…

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I weigh and measure everything, except those things I eat all the time; then I eyeball. I try not to eat up to my suggested calories to take into account "hidden" calories from any inaccuracies due to mis-measureing or if my eyeballing is off. :)

Thank you so much for sharing. It's so encouraging!

I was thinking about this the other day. How often are you supposed to cheat to jump start your metabolism? I'm about the furthest thing from a health specialist, but it seems like I heard you were supposed to indulge periodically. My dad was put on a low carb diet by his doctor for health reasons and was told he could…