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Not sure if this is the best place to ask but I use a blood monitor to check my ketosis levels. I have been sticking with my macros which I have used several calculators and they have all been pretty similar in numbers and I just can't seem to get or even stay in the Ketosis levels. From what I know the best levels to be…

You look AMAZING! No one should be calling you fat! Great work and you definitely motivate me!

A couple coworkers of mine had the Flex on and I was thinking the same thing. Why on the wrist? We use our arms and hands way more then we do our legs especially if you are at a desk job. And think if you are typing I am sure it would be calculating every key as a step. Thanks for posting. I just stick with my HRM .

You look absolutaly amazing! Do you mind if I ask how tall you are? Looking at your before pics makes me think of me and I think how you look now is Perfect!! I would love to follow your progress to your goal weight! I am really trying hard and hoping I will be at goal within 6 months!

Thanks everyone!!

I saw one video there but can I get all of them on Youtube without having to purchase it?

Thank you for the reminder! For the last 2 years I was so set on the idea that I would lose 40 pounds in 4 months. I now know I don't want to lose 40 pounds in 4 months. I am ok with it taking me a year. Changing my eating habbits and cutting my cardio in half and lifting more is already making a huge difference! You look…

I am on the second week day 2 today. I love it!

I think you look great at where you are now!! But I totally get the wanting to lose more! Keep it up!

Thank you for all the advice. I do notice when sitting all day at work and then getting up is the hardest. I am sure my coworkers are wondering why I am making so much noise when standing and sitting! ha I am going to give my run a try but if it is to much I will stick with the walk. Thanks again!

I too have the Polar F7 and absolutely love it! I think I got it on Amazon for less then $60.00. I have it sync to my iphone and love knowing that I am getting as accurate as possible calories burned during my workouts! Good luck!

Yes it will be something we try and see how we feel. :)

Oh I definitely wouldn't pull important things from the kids meals. AGain, it really is just for myself and my husband. I would love to remove all sugar from my house since my daughter has an addiction to that...of course is skinnier the skinny but she is only 10 so I am afraid of what that sugar will do to her in the…

Thanks for the info! I will sit down and take a look at it all!

I have spoken to several people who have been eating paleo and not only do they feel so much better but have lost weight. I have always had stomach issues and I have read that this is one way of eating to help with that. I think we each can choose how we eat and what works for us personally is our own choices. We are each…

Yes thank you! That makes a lot of sense! :)

Thank you all for the info! I am very excited to give it a try. Eating organic and such will be a little to expensive so we are going to try just getting what we can and go from there. I am so tired of eating crap...totally my fault but need a jump start!

I love it too! Most seem to have a hard time doing the steps but they don't care thy just keep right on going! :)

I have been doing Body by Vi since January of last year. I originally had lost 18 pounds. I then took some time off and I have been on it again since October 2012 and have lost another 10 pounds but I have added a lot of exercises and weight lifting so my actuall weight loss is slower because of the muscle. I love the…

I totally noticed it. I went in on Thanksgiving and it was PACKED! I guess everyone was trying to burn those extra calories before stuffing their faces...I know I was!

I have two a day. I have one at breakfast time but then I will eat a light lunch (which snacks in between) then have my second shake around 2. I am usually going to the gym around 4 so it really helps keep my satisfied before I eat dinner. There is no artificial sugars in the shakes like Slim Fast does which can cause a…

I have to have my husband hide the hummus containers. I will litteraly eat the entire container in one sitting!

I have been doing the Visalus shakes for a year with a little break during the summer. A poster had said something about the soy and messing up hormons. The soy that is in these shakes are the NON-GMO soy protein which does not affect any hormone levels in woman. I have been tested for lactose issues and said I am…

Wow!! You look absolutely amazing!! What an inspiration you are to your family and kids as well as all of us on MFP!!! Thank you for the wonderful story and pictures!

I use Visalus. I have them for breakfast and for lunch. Then after I work out I have one mixed with water. I love them.

I would rather have a lean hard body and weigh a bit more then weigh less and have no muscle tone.

I have been trying to take one day off for rest. As of right now Wednesdays are my rest day only because my daughter has basketball practice that day and I am the only one who can take her. But I do get the "feeling guilty". Even though I "rested" yesterday I walked for 30 minutes.

I just looked on the website and this is what it says: •Exercise Timer ◦Resolution: 1 second ◦Measuring Range: 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds What does this mean?? Again I am new to this stuff so I am not sure what a REsolution: 1 second means etc...

I have been doing that a lot. Constantly figuring out my BMR and my TDEE...It all comes out the same but I keep thinking I missed something. I need to really just stop and let my body do what it is going to and then go from there.

I have been so confused about all of this but have finally come to the conclusion that I need to eat at least 1600 calories a day. After calculating my BMR and my TDEE this is what it gave me. If i need 1600 calories a day just to survive basically then I need to at least eat that amount. I was doing the 1200 calories and…