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You are the man! Or, at least 2/5 ths the man!!!!!!

I have the best spin instructor out there. We sing along, tease each other, and just have a blast at 5:45am. I let myself gain some weight lately, but biking is a big part of my regime. I use spin to train for century rides, triathlons, etc. I love to bike outside, but spin is guaranteed regardless of the weather!

Hey, I am 44 and just completed the Columbia Triathlon in Maryland yesterday. I'm 213 and need to lose at least 20 lbs. But, I can still finish without walking. I need MFP to help me count calories and gain points when training for a triathlon, duathlon, or century ride. It allows me more food to recover from working out,…

Congrats!

I love to bike, not sure what you mean by challenge. I just biked 22.2 miles and ran 3 getting ready for a triathlon. I also will be doing a century this year. I love to do spin class at the gym as my interval training. If you belong to a gym and like to bike, it is a definite addition. Since you are a running, I'd…

Oh yea! That's why I need MFP. I can eat and eat and eat. And, then still want to eat again. But, I am learning to tell myself that the hungry feeling is fat burning.

You may lack something in the diet, or you may be hypoglycemic (spelling?). I am and need to have slow burning carbs in my diet and on intense workouts, I need to have safe energy supply added during my workout. For example, when I do a spin class on a bike, I don't just sip water, I sip Speed Stack 5 calorie energy drink.…

No regrets. I always tell folks who say, "You must feel so much better after losing all that weight?" that there is something to be said for both lifestyles. Don't beat yourself up. I am still much happier being thinner, but enjoy who you are. Weight is not what defines a person. I have folks tell me they need to do what I…

Yep, when folks ask me how I feel after losing all the weight, I say, "Cold and hungry!"

I use to be 300lbs too. I lost the weight without MFP 3 years ago. I lost 100 lbs. But, I was back to 230 and started MFP to learn what mistakes I was making eating too much after working out. I never stopped working out, I just couldn't figure out how much more I could eat from my workout. I'm down 17 lbs, and need to…

Supposedly walking burns close to what you burn running if you do the same distance, although walking is much slower. I've been told, don't have any proof, that if you walk 5 miles or run 5 miles, you can pretty much burn the same amount of calories. I've had sciatica, so I know the pain. For me, walking made it feel…

I'm not sure what you consider expensive. But, in my town in MD, we have a place that is called "The Shoe Fits". At no charge, they monitor your stride on a treadmill with a camera and then monitor it in slow motion. They then recommend normally available shoes that provide the needed support. That way, if you can find…

Be careful. I lost weight and got in shape to go on a bike ride with my son and his scout troop. Now I lead that trip, attend a spin class twice a week, have a new bike, and biked a century last year. Low impact on the joints and a great workout and plenty of neat places and events to ride in. In short, it's addictive!…

Yes, that thread is one I've read and is great. Folks need to remember, that if you burn too much in a day and don't eat back much if not all of those calories, you risk muscle loss to fuel the recovery. You need to lose slowly in order to not risk muscle loss as the weight loss. The starting calories are already set to…

You have to go to Cardio in MFP and then search on strength training and add there. I don't know why they don't count calories directly under weight training. Makes no sense.

Biking is great, so is hunting!

Checking MFP via mobile phone at a restuarant to try and determine what you can eat?

Last time I looked, many months back, many unopened or lightly used copies were on e-bay! I've never done it, but always thought about it.

I've been there. I am currently starting to believe a theory that I would love to know how to prove. I was 293 lbs 3 years ago. I got down to 198 lbs and then gained 30 lbs back. That's when I found MFP. I'm down 16 lbs of that additonal 30 lbs trying to knock out the remaining 14 lbs. I had trouble staying down at the 200…

Be sure not to try and lose too much. Start small and get your body use to it. Depending on how much you need to lose, be aware of exercise that can earn you more calories for the day. Just walking at "walking the dog pace" for 30 minutes can buy you some extra calories to help get you some relief without cost. I had a…

With Christmas break, be sure to not try and lose more than 1 lbs a week. Might even try 0 gain for the week and get through the holidays. I had a bad week last week, no loss, was up and back to my last weight. So, I know the frustration. Just set realistic goals and workout to earn food. It is the greatest motivator and…

Not certain, but I would assume that muscle loss was part of the early dieting effort. That is heavier than fat and muscle burns calories. So, if you have a seditary lifestyle like me, exercise will speed up the metabolism, add muscle which burns fat, and keeps your lower caloric intake deficiency moving against fat for…

I try two things: 1) Remember the effort to lose the weight I've lost and not want to revisit that again. 2) I am constantly telling myself that I like being thin more than eatting. I don't always feel that way. But, I am telling myself that all the time. One more thing, if you know an event is coming, then workout enough…

I've seen this. Should be an awesome Navy Seal moment! Enjoy!

I agree with evawilkerson, I do either an energy gel or oatmeal prior to workout, and then protein following.

Great goal. I lost 98 pounds a few years ago using other methods and gained back 30 after a back injury. I kept working out and couldn't figure out how to control the diet based on my exercise and always found a way to gain weight. Since on MFP, I've lost 14 on my way to getting rid of the 30. I like it because I can…

I agree with most that the HRM is more accurate. While the bike knows a lot age, weight, speed, etc., the HRM knows more about your level of fitness. I know folks that are fat fit. They have great cardiovascular health, but still have excess weight. Then there are the skinny fat, those that don't hold bounds, but are…

I read that statistics show those who workout first thing in the morning are more successful. I was a night owl 3 years ago when I started regular exercise and found the extra shower, and exhaustion of the day made it hard to fit in the evening workout I set as a goal. So, I switched to a morning person. I workout first…