amccrazgrl Member

Make sure you at least net 1,200 calories a day so your body doesn't go into starvation mode!!!!

Type 1 here also for the past 15 years. I have been using an insulin pump the last 6 years and love. Even though I have "only" loss 15 pounds since last Oct my insulin sensitivity has increased. Meaning I take less insulin for the amount of carbohydrates I would have this time last year. Once you figure you how many carbs…

I have walked 3 5K's. Last year was my 1st and I was 15lbs heavier. I walked it in 52 mins. This year I walked 2 in about 48-50mins. Tuesday I did 2.8 miles walk/jog in 37minutes.

1 to 2 pounds a week is the safest. Slow and Steady. If you lose at a slow pace your more apt to keep it off long term.

^^^THIS!!! Losing more than 1-2 pounds a week isn't the healthiest thing to do. Slow and steady is the best.

Does the sportline have a chest strap?? If not I would just take the average of both. You could see what MFP comes up with and average all 3 of them together.

All of the above. Dropping the weights on the floor. The only weight dropping noise should be from deadlifts.

Like they say abs are made in the kitchen. All my body fat is my abs. I have small ish boobs and medium butt. I know under my belly is hard abs b/c when I flex them its solid. One day when I reach my goal weight I'll probably take the time to see my abs, but until then I know its not going to happen. Clean food and…

Get yourself a HRM w/ chest strap. The have decent ones for $100. Polar is the most popular brand here on MFP. I have bought 2 Polar FT 40's and both work great.

i eat back most of my exercise calories. I vary it up. One day 1,200 the next 1,500.

I like to season it before I bake it. The longer you let it cook the better. A med-large size one cooks best for an hour. Man now i want to cook mine thats in the fridge waiting.

I was a twin. She died at 10 days old. My last 2 toes on each foot are way short. I'm related to Lefty Groves (baseball), Prince Charles and John Wilks-Booth. I have one white hair in my eyebrows. I have a scar on my lip from a "hemangioma" that I fell and busted when I was 2 and most people don't notice it till they have…

I say take the 2 year break and maintain a friendship through email. Then go ahead and date around local if the opportunity comes up. Focus on yourself. Then in a few years if your meant to be together it will happen. I'm sure you can find another male you would invest the time needed to make a relationship work. I can't…

I have walked 2 5K's at around 48 mins each time. Today I walked 2.8 miles in 40 mins. I'm 154 pounds but loathe cardio so I say its good for me. Next weekend I'll be doing my 3rd 5K.

WOW to all of your food you ALL used to eat. I can't say I have ate anywhere close to the amounts put on here. I might have ate 4 slices of thin crust OR eat 2 regular slices. I generally eat 2 slices and 1 breadstick if that.

If I'm home alone I might have a Lean Pocket for lunch. It sucks cooking for one. I suggest making a piece of meat the night before and then put it on your own sandwich/wrap/bun. A fast salad that is pretty good canned turkey/chicken and spinach/lettuce/whichever you prefer. Then a serving of dressing.

Thanks for all the encouragement. We had to make sure our picture was taken at the correct height. I'm glad to have a great partner to support my type 1 diabetes.

Way to go! I have New Rules but haven't done it yet.

I think Curves is great for women who are obese, older and don't want to workout in front of men. I went there for 5 years. I started 155 then down to 141 and back up to 172. I joined Gold's Gym in Feb and lost 6 pounds in one month, thats more that I ever did at Curves. I would try to find a different gym, that way you…

On my upper body workouts I tend to burn 200-300. On legs its 300-400. I'm 5'2 1/2 155lbs just for a reference. My gf is 10lbs more and 5'6 and usually always 100 more cals burnt than me. <3 our HRM's. (Polar FT 40)

Try only having loss 14 lbs since the last week in Oct 2010. Granted I took 2 months off from diet/exercise and gained 3 lbs back. I'm finally back to where I was from my May/June break. I had one month of -6 lbs by changing gyms. So that is 7 lbs loss over a period of 9 months. The good news is my seasonal job I worked…

Oh I forgot to add the computers there said I was burning 300's calories a work on a guess. Well I got my HRM and found out it was more like 150-200's calories. So my 1st 4 months here on MFP I was eating back too many exercise calories.

Word of advice make sure you wear your regular workout pants/shorts. For some reason I wore jeans and had major chaffing, ouch!! I'm going to wear my compression shorts under whatever pants/jeans I wear.

I did my 1st 5K Walk last year and it took ~45-50 minutes. I'm doing my 2nd in 10 days. I walk at about a 3.0-3.5 mph walk. I did a practice walk a month ago and it took me an hour but thats on a treadmill.

Where to begin on the topic of Curves. This is before Curves Smart/Advanced Workout/Zumba. I'll start with I am finished up my 5th year and moved onto a regular gym in Feb.loss 6lbs changing gyms. At first I loved going b/c I went with my mom and aunt to help them lose weight and figured it would be nice to do something…

From last Oct to May (30 weeks) and down 14lbs. If my math is right thats .46 lbs a month. My biggest drop was Feb where I loss 6lbs just by changing gym. Took a 2 month break and gained ~3lbs. I have been logging 70 days and back down to where I was in May.

I use my Polar HRM to account for my calories burnt during weights. Working the legs always burn more b/c they are bigger muscles.

Bump also.

I'm 5'2 to 5'3 and want to get down to 129 to start. I was 141 back in 2007 and thought my arms were too skinny. Healthy BMI for me is 104-141 so we will see what happens when I get closer.I'm 155 now.

I have had this username since 97. amc-initals craz-crazy grl-grl While in marching band my section leader said i was a crazy girl and I didn't have a username yet so that has stuck.