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Originally I had calculated Christmas to be an doable and feasible completion date for all the weight I want to lose at a healthy rate of loss. But after seeing how my body cooperates (or doesn't ;>) ) with my plans and goals and on-the-way checkpoints and milestones, I am thinking that Valentine's Day is probably more…

How do you know it's time to switch....when what you're doing isn't working and you experiment with it and find that it works, then stick with it. I lost 10 pounds that way 14 years ago before I found out I was pregnant with my son which rendered it all moot and I'm now ALMOST back to where I was then, just 11ish pounds to…

Take your pulse after you do them then and use the heart-rate based calorie burn calculator at http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx to figure out what effect it is having on YOUR body. That's what I do since I don't have an HRM either. It's the closest to…

My pet peeve, now that I am actively trying to LOSE weight and got the whole PMS cluster/migraine/nausea/vomiting headache issue FINALLY (after 20 years) under control a few years ago (no thanks to any doctor's advice who just seemed to think it was just a natural part of being female --and this from both male and female…

I have a bum knee and jumping is SO NOT in the cards for me. I'm like Indy--I can "fly" but I WILL crash land, guaranteed. I've tried it and it's REALLY painful!! So do modified marching in place jacks like I learned off a low-impact video count??

What's the point of going to all this work if you aren't going to maintain the lifestyle when you get to where you want to be so you can stay there ad infinitum??? :o) I've run my goal weight through several calculators and come up with 1500 calories as being my maintenance level when I get there. So I'll do that unless I…

I can handle it graciously enough if they mention it once. But when that becomes the only topic of conversation they can think to talk about when they are around you and they mention it over and over and over again....I find that extremely annoying and embarrassing and superficial on their part. As if the only thing going…

My son had that a few months ago and is still undergoing the treatments for all the things they found. But they got him the temp filling on the one that was hurting as soon as possible until they could do the root canal, which was just a few days ago. But at least the filling stopped the pain until the insurance approved…

Well I don't know what you mean by "that I can do" or if that is a literal statement of physical capability or just a generalized statement of doing what you have the equipment for. As for me, there are many things I literally CANNOT do (or would be unwise and deal breakingly painful for me to attempt) because of a bad…

I am here because the tools save me a BUNCH of time doing the math that I would probably never otherwise do cause I find it time consuming and tedious. So it helps me stick to a plan I might otherwise either fool myself into thinking I was following but not really; or give up on altogether because of the tedium of all the…

Every lab result letter I get from my doctor recommends losing weight (which I finally got motivated enough to pay attention too...another story) by joining Weight Watchers. Never mind that paying out for anything like that no matter how good it may be just ain't in the budget cards....I just can't see or justify to myself…

THANK YOU -- for proving my point!! I keep trying to tell a friend of mine this but she keeps saying this and that doesn't work for her and her daughter, "cause they're different" as you say and quoting all sorts of pop psychology/physiology from so-called "experts" (and I always question the reliability of her sources but…

OK--if people are adding in previous walks, the most memorable this month were: Aug 3 2 hours beachcombing with the kids and nieces and nephews and fam at family reunion, including trying really hard to maintain balance on all that slippery seaweed that was exposed during the early morning negative tide! My brother said…

Go for a long walk after work. I haven't worn the pedometer lately but it usually tells me I do somewhere between 4,000-5,000 steps in a 30 minute walk at 2-2.5 mph and a 12-15 inch stride so I'm thinking maybe an hour walk would do it. But if you're counting steps, I assume you're wearing a pedometer of some sort so you…

Just saw this...some days I bike, some I walk. Today I walked 2 miles, over to the elementary school and back in about 44 minutes. Did the same walk last week in record time for me --40 minutes!! With my bum knee, I'm pretty pleased to have hit 3 mph!! :o)

Wanting to be pain free in my knee and ankle....whether that means the doctor is right and it's all a weight problem; or I am right and there is more to it than that, even if weight is assuredly PART of the problem. Either way, the pain goes away whether by more knee/ankle surgery, therapy, or weight loss. So anyway you…

The storyline of Les Mis itself is great...when you can get to it. But when you have to wade through 90 pages of detailed description of every twist and turn in the Paris sewer system just to make the point that it was nothing short of a miracle that Valjean and Marius got out alive.....that's a bit of overkill!! I can see…

P.S. Also not a big fan of Edgar Allen Poe or Emily ****inson....too morbid for my taste!

I am SO with you on Steinbeck....we had to read Grapes of Wrath and a few others in H.S. .... definitely decided I am NOT a Steinbeck fan. Every one is such a downer, esp. in the endings!! Ugh! Wasn't overly fond of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby either.

I figure it this way....I go to Mickey D's and get a burger -- that feeds me for one meal. I go to the store and buy a pound of hamburger, whatever fixings I want, and buns and the meat should make at LEAST 4-5 patties which feeds me for more meals. An 8-pack of buns is good for 8 meals and the condiments can last for…

I tried submitting a family recipe to the database so that I could easily copy it over to my daughter's menu without having to re-enter the whole thing but it didn't work. It just told me they are "in the process" of collecting recipes for a sharing feature in the future but that it isn't available yet. I searched in the…

15.1 g protein is slightly over 2 protein units according to the ADA and 12.4 g fat is 2.5 fat units (about). 26.3 carbs counts as approx. 2 carb units (a little under). So if you are watching and counting p/c/f levels then you would just have to take that into account in your food choices the rest of the day to balance it…

Yep, I was just thinking the same thing today. A dear lady friend of mine wanted to take me out to lunch today and she is such a sweetheart I couldn't say no in spite of the fact that I know that no matter where we eat and how healthy a selection I make, it is going to be sodium loaded. It's something I have really been…

Yep! That about says it!! :o) LOL!!

Homeschool mom with 10 year daughter and 13 (almost 14!) year old son. Teacher, freelance writer, community volunteer....and general jack of all (well--many....I leave the mechanical, electrical, handyman stuff to those more, shall we say "gifted" in those talents than I!! :o) ) trades as moms usually are or have to be! :o)

I looked it up a while back and every "expert" has a different opinion on what "counts" as water......so I just do like I did with all the conflicting unsolicited advice about my babies......I smile, nod, and let it slide in one ear and out the other and do what works for me. I just read this article yesterday though that…

I can relate to not being motivated to lose the baby weight. My oldest is turning 14 on Oct 1 and I am just now in the last 3 months actually put some real effort into it and am within striking distance (12.3 lbs) of my original pre-baby weight...not my final goal but a major milestone nonetheless. My goal is to make it by…

Look at this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/658405-35-quick-low-calorie-lunches I have found many of the suggestions here to be super delicious and filling so you might try some. I usually make them on a 7-inch whole wheat high fiber, low carb wrap but you can follow it verbatim or put them on whatever…

Excuses: too busy, not enough time, mostly just not interested in sweating but the last few years my best excuse was I couldn't do anything with my bum knee. This is only partially true because I found when I finally started, there's alot more things I can do and for a lot longer than I ever thought possible with a knee…

Not really. I was big there when I was 115 pounds and tiny everywhere else. I don't really expect them to go away. They have lost some flab around the outside edge which is nice and my band measurement has dropped by at least an inch or more (I didn't measure that when I first started but .8 difference from early July to…