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FANTASTIC!! Way to lose so much weight in a year and jump in repel down a building!! Safely on the ground, I think that looks like TONS of fun. Hanging over the edge of a building, I would probably be a complete hysterical wreck. WTG! And what a GREAT idea for a fundraiser! :happy:

I think Crossfit is fantastic! Are you competitive with yourself and others? Are you not afraid to try new things? Do you like to work hard, often times out of your comfort zone? Do you like lifting weights??? Do you like change or predictable routines? It just depends on your personality. I enjoy working out with others,…

Please add -- I've been reading/studying about eating more calories and not starving yourself (although I've never been a dieter, I just don't like being hungry!!)

Sunday is my complete rest day -- no exercise at all and no guilt, just a family day. As for eating, my goal for the month of March has been to cut down on the sugar/desserts. So, none of that stuff during the week, but Saturday and Sunday is fair game, whatever, whenever. It has been really good noticing during the week…

I'm running this Saturday (March 09) in the Training Series 10K -- I saw one other person signed up in this thread -- anyone else?? Soooo much fun running in the cold, you know :D

The first Saturday in May is the Indianapolis Mini Marathon 13.1 -- this year it's on May 5. It is the largest 1/2 in the nation w/ approximately 30,000 participants -- elite runners, athletes, walkers -- all sorts of people. It is one of the events that leads up the Indy 500 at the end of May. The race course is flat and…

I have been lifting kettlebells since the beginning of June. I workout w/ them four times a week in a bootcamp class held at our high school weight room. I have loved every minute of it and have gotten so much stronger over the past 5 months! The strength coach who instructs the class does not recommend Kettleworx --…

Plus, I don't want to know what he spends on golf and he doesn't want to know what I spend at J Crew. [/quote] HA HA *like* :laugh:

I have run a couple1/2's and I only run 3 times per week when training -- one speed, one long, one short -- the rest of the days I cross-train w/ elliptical or other cardio. After a long run, if your hips are sore, puts some miles in walking the dog, hit the elliptical, do yoga. I enjoy running and putting in a hard…

NICE job!! Such great victories and so EXCITING! :o)

I say make homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies -- they are the BEST! They are so tasty out of the oven -- then I bag them all up and put them in the freezer and they are AWESOME frozen -- yummy! :wink:

Never done the P90 thing -- but, you're right, and my husband always says it when I'm complaining about not being in shape -- "Round is a shape!" :wink:

My BF has gone down 2%, according to the scale and that is with a 9 pound weight loss -- i haven't done the calipers in a long time -- i need to! Like I said, i think the scale is interesting, but I don't put a lot of stock in the BF number, at least on mine! :smile:

I am somewhat skeptical of the body fat scale results -- I have a Tanita brand bought back in 2004-2005. My body fat has always registered higher on the scale than when calipers are used. Also, my body fat registers at a higher percentage in the morning than at night, which seems strange -- weigh less in the morning & have…

FANTASTIC job! Way to make such positive changes at such a young age! Amazing :happy:

Personal opinion -- always measure in the morning before you do anything else. Do it on the same day, same time each week. Sometimes measurements do increase because muscle is being built, which then in turn will burn off the fluffy fat. We all want to see dramatic results for our efforts, of course. So, your…

If you feel comfortable making chili and cornbread, go for it! I would be happy if someone brought me that for dinner -- it is something I rarely make. When I have had babies, people from church always bring in dinners, and I am truly grateful for whatever they bring! Sometimes, they have just ordered pizza for us! :smile:…

I agree with this assessment -- as for me and calories burned, I don't have a HRM -- I put my weight/age/etc in the treadmill or elliptical each time I use it and it gives me calories burned. Interestingly enough, when I go to MFP and enter my exercise, MFP usually reports my exercise calories burned higher than what the…

Nice job! -- measurements tell a great story!

OK people -- you have to admit the US "graham cracker" sounds so much more appetizing than UK "digestive biscuit" -- when the pilgrims came to America, we said sorry only grahams here -- gotta leave the digestive biscuits back in the homeland :o) Not being helpful in regards to the question, I realize, just a bit of…

I use Sunday's as my "cheat day" or day off -- I don't necessarily go crazy and eat everything. Since the entire family is home that day for 3 meals, I do make things that i wouldn't normally make -- monkey bread, that has loads of sugar and white bread -- sometimes a crumb cake -- scrambled eggs that are full fat, as in,…

great job! -- i can totally see a difference and I like that you posed in the exact same outfit both times -- nice!

congrats! I am SO impressed! Seeing your success definitely helps motivate me! Thanks for sharing!:smile: