xX_Samantha_Xx Member

Ft. Lauderdale, FL here!

What's funny about this is that my boyfriend is VERY active and it only inspires me to want to enjoy active things with him more. If she has no interest in your hobby, or gets upset or has resentment for you doing this to better yourself.. then you don't need her. That's what it comes down to. It seems she has issues with…

What it comes down to.. based on everyone's reply.. It's not going to happen. It's not healthy. And it's pretty much impossible unless you lose limbs.

This would be my idea, too. Protein shake blended and use a straw. No chewing involved! Plus you'll get nutrients as well. Should be good to go. Experiment with some new flavors, might as well! :)

No, not possible. I have lost 6 lbs in 21 days though. Eating right and exercising. That's how you should do it. Otherwise it's not safe or permanent.

I got one of those as well. She pretty much customizes the first line, then copies and pastes the rest of it. It's my third from her. Mention crossfit anywhere on the boards, and there she is. Doesn't she have anything better to do?..

I recently purchased the Polar FT40 (not FT4). It's got everything the FT4 has and more. It's supposed to be amazing. I'm awaiting it's arrival any day! It's got a chest strap and wrist watch, but the watch receives the data from the chest strap. So they are worn together. Apparently you have to wet the sensors to use it…

Friends of mine made these, they loved them. I'm wanting to try them myself.

Crossfit is definitely worth it. I've been doing it for 3 months now and find it the best way for me to work out. You don't *have* to push yourself to the point that you'll hurt yourself. That's a myth. It's more challenging yourself - but never before you are ready. The crossfit atmosphere for me is great. I love the…

I bought Chia seeds as well with the intention to add them into my protein shake in the morning. Problem for me though, was that they thickened the shake way too much for me to enjoy the shake. So, I end up just taking a teaspoon of them and downing them with water. Not very appetizing, and they get stuck in the teeth for…

This is almost exactly my situation. Yesterday I weighed almost 4 lbs more.. but it's just water fluctuation in my opinion. Like everyone else said, there's no way you can gain that much fat or muscle in a day or two. As far as eating back the exercise calories, I sometimes eat my calories back, sometimes I don't. We're…

I wasn't speaking about you TyTy.. Fyi.

Yeah, I imagined so. It's just odd how people find joy in stirring up problems for absolutely no reason. But, to each their own! Right?? And thank you, by the way! :)

I know that TyTy, although I plan on keeping this car as long as possible.. and I did mention saving, by the way. But thank you for your input. And Cliff, that was kind presumptuous. I do care, hence why I mentioned saving.

It does feel amazing. Thanks guys! It'll be nice to have an extra $300/mo to save/spend. I'm going to wait on buying a new one for a while. My car is still great, and I love it. Why put myself into more payments now?... Going to enjoy it for a bit!

That made me laugh.

I've never had it happen to me, yet, and I hope it doesn't.. LoL... BUT, In crossfit apparently during double unders (jump roping with the rope going under you twice in one jump) women are known to pee a little. I'm not looking forward to that happening. LoL.

TGIF indeed.

You guys will think I'm crazy.. but I like doritos and bananas together.. I used to take a dorito and scoop a slice of banana off with it. LoL. Sounds gross.. but try it! It's the salty and sweet thing. Also, I used to dip pretzels in grape juice.. same concept.. salty and sweet. And last one.. chocolate and popcorn. But I…

High in calories? The ones I have are only 150 cals (or less). A good snack. Especially if I work out that day. I don't find that high in calories. Which do you eat?

I HATE eating mushrooms. BUT, I love a good mushroom sauce on a steak, etc. And they smell amazing. I just can't do the texture! :)

Congrats on the weight loss! The only thing is you must be able to see into the future with pics from Halloween and Christmas in 2013! :)

Gotcha. I'd probably recalculate after a certain point to make sure of the change and ensure that I don't over eat for my goal. Thank you again!

Thank you guys for helping me understand this better! I appreciate the help!!! :)

I see what you're saying. Did you see my post before? So I'm basically following it in a weird different way.. by eating back the calories I burn while following the 1200/day (before exercise) I end up around 1600. So it's kind of the same except with that calculation, you don't eat them back.

Thank you, but I notice that says I want to weigh 162.. I don't! LoL. But I understand. :) I appreciate the help!

Ah, so with the exercise added into the calculation, you don't add them back. Got ya. So I guess I've pretty much been doing the right thing in a different way. For example. I eat 1200/day.. work out (400 cals), which brings me back down around let's say 800, and then I eat them back.. which would total around 1600. So I…

Yeah, that's quite a deficit. But I guess you wouldn't have to eat back THAT many. Just until you reach the BMR maybe? Mine two numbers aren't THAT far apart.. so I'm just trying to figure out what's the right thing to do.

I also ordered a HRM and it should be here by next week. My 300-500 is an estimate as you can't really track what you're burning in a crossfit workout without one. Can't wait to use it so I have a better idea as to what exactly I'm burning at my workouts.

29 years old, 5'3, 162, goal is 130-135 (for now). And I do crossfit 3x week. Burning about 300-500 cals.