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Thanks for the info Martoch. Up until I was in my early 30's I was a work out nut. (when I was in good shape). I used to do interval training in the morning when my time was limited to 20 minutes of my lunch break and then come back to the gym in the evening to do 60 minutes of cardio (or play bb, swim, whatever) Now that…

I saw this claim pushed on the documentary Forks over Knives that a friend had me watch. At first I was ready to become a vegan, but then I decided to do some research and realized that the science in the doc is very flawed and biased. People are always trying to push their food agenda. If you do a search for forks over…

One of my friends Mollie1037 was in the same range as you. I think she started at 611 and is down below 388 now. She is very positive. You should check out her profile. I felt like the 120 lbs I needed to lose was huge, and she is an inspiration to me. You can add me if you like as well.

A gift certificate for a couples massage might be nice if they like that kind of thing. Also if they use disposable diapers you could attach the gift certificate to a big box of diapers with an offer to babysit if needed.

Do you know if the reading you get by putting it on your calf matches what you would expect? I may try that.

Thanks for the responses. When you do hot hula you are supposed to keep your torso as still as possible while using your legs (knees bent) to move your hips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AqzDkVM2y4&feature=related Your arms are held static out to the side, above your head, across your chest, with some small movements so…

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Congratulations. You look great. I need to lose about 100 lbs myself and your pictures are inspiring.

WEEK 3 - NOV 12-18 Mon: 65min(Hot Hula) Tue: 25min(Zumba on Xbox) Wed: Thur: Fri: Sat: Sun:

Do you know how accurate they are when you are in the zone? I just figured out how to set my weight on mine. I usually start timing when I am warmed up a little HR around 125. Before I set the weight it said I burned about 740 calories doing 65 minutes of Hot Hula Fitness. Today after setting the weight accurately it says…

Glad someone commented on this so I got to see it. Definitely need to try this one.

I don't know the answer to this, but I have a question. How do you like the taste of Stevia? Does it have a strange taste or just add sweetness? My husband uses artificial sweetener and I was thinking about getting this for him.

Boy I am glad my daughter will never date a looser who thinks it is ok to hit a woman. She has too much sense, and a pretty big dad.

I am not saying a guy shouldn't defend himself. In the case I mentioned he didn't let his wife beat the crap out of him. He is much stronger than her so he restrained her from hitting him until she calmed down. I also think it is pretty crazy for her to try to hit him. There is such a thing as wives abusing their husbands,…

AGREED!!!!!

What????? Where did it say she came at him aggressively. What kind of man needs to put their hands on a woman for any reason??? A weak one. I don't think any adult should hit any other adult. Why should anyone handle their problems that way. I guess it is all just a part of what is wrong with people today. They have no…

I am shocked at how many people have this attitude. Especially women. It is probably the reason I see even teens in high school shoving their girlfriends. What is the matter with people. My husband who would never do this always tells my son that he should NEVER put his hands on a girl to hit or even push her and my son is…

I agree with the person who said to have her join MFP. She could start with just logging her workouts and maybe being here would motivate her to watch what she eats. I don't think you should tell her to log her food unless she is ready to do it. I would leave that alone. She has to accept it on her own. Maybe if after…

I'm in. Do we just post here and edit? How does this work? GOAL: 200 WEEK 1 - OCT 29-NOV 4 Mon: 83min(Hot Hula and Wii Fit) Tue: 0 Wed: 35min(Elliptical) Thu: 0 Fri: 55min(Hot Hula) Sat: Sun: 150min(Hot Hula instructor training) total: 323 WEEK 2 - NOV 5 - 11 Mon: 0 Tue: 75min(Hot Hula) Wed: 0 Thu: 85min(Hot Hula) Fri:…

I don't agree with this. I have a close friend whose wife actually left him after starting a relationship this way. It started just like this and then progressed into personal messages and ended with her leaving her husband and children to move across the country to be with the person she met on a message board. I thought…

My husband would never participate in one of these. What is funny is I know what kind of woman he would find attractive and he knows the same for me. We have no problem commenting on that. I guess because we are confident in our relationship. However actually flirting with someone is completely out of the question. I don't…

Roasted veggies that are lightly salted with just a little olive oil. Yumm. I could make a whole meal out of them. Fresh tomatoes from the garden picked when perfectly ripe. I also loooooove Peeled Snacks dried Mango. Broiled fish, chicken, I could go on and on.

Wow. Wish I could do that. I know that when I first started losing I lost 13 lbs in the first few weeks. I was told that the more you have to lose the more that will come off at first and then it slows down. This time around I have managed to lose about 8 lbs in just a couple of weeks. 3 before joining mfp. I am aiming for…

All I can say besides agreeing with everyone else is PLEASE follow the advice. You are far too young to ruin your long term health. Even if you gain a little back going up to 1200-1400 calories, it will start falling off again once your body has adjusted. Are you exercising as well. I don't know how tall you are, but it…

I had to laugh at this. My son who is 5 has the same choice. He ends up eating pb&j at least 2 or 3 nights a week. His sister is a better eater and my husband doesn't have a choice anymore. We had a nice discussion about how he should eat whatever I make as an example to the kids. If he isn't crazy about it he only eats a…

I know how you feel. My husband can be a really picky eater. I started changing the way I cook because I need to lose weight and he was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and diabetes(which was a surprise since he is in pretty good shape). He likes most of what I make, but on a couple of occasions he actually would said…

I don't have a lock on my phone. My husband can look anytime he wants. He just doesn't. He is afraid of the smartphone.:wink: My husband doesn't have a smartphone but sometimes he will ask me to check his text messages for him. He has no problem with me taking his phone when mine is charging. When my kids are old enough…

I agree with this. I am nowhere near maintenance but I have lost weight before only to gain some if not all back. Since I started here I have decided that I will probably have to be diligent for the long hall. Even on maintenance I plan on continuing to log my calories and weigh myself regularly. I think it is the only way…

You can do a few different things on the steps. I used to do straight steps on the first one. Step up, touch elbow to opposite knee on next step. Step up bring leg up to but on 3rd. I crossed sideways over the 4th circling my arms. Lunges on the next. Squats and then toe ups. Last one I used to stretch out my calves. I am…

Thanks for sharing. I will have to try this.