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I just wanted to lend my support to you and tell you that I do feel your pain! I have/had been on a plateau for over five weeks....i got very disheartened and ended up falling off the wagon for a week... Hang in there-keep up the hard work and it will pay off!

lizard, that is really interesting! I think I might try wearing mine for the day...thanks for posting that!

Ladyjh-thanks for your post and congrats! I have been at a plateau now too for about five weeks and have been getting so frustrated and just ready to throw in the towel. But you've inspired me to keep on going! Thanks! :smile:

Thanks kistin! :flowerforyou: It's really nice to have support through this tough spot! I just got back from the gym and burned almost 1200 calories so I am going to spend the afternoon trying to pig out! :laugh: In a healthy way of course. I'm determined to eat every last calorie this week and see if that scale will…

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say great work to all those who have lost. And if you haven't, don't worry-just keep up the hard work and it will happen. At least that is what I am telling myself...:tongue: I have been at a plateau of 178 for over a month now-it has definitely taken a toll on my psyche and I spent Friday,…

8 hours of carpentry work is only 34 calories?!?! :huh: That can't be right! :noway:

Thanks kistinbee-I appreciate the support! I need it right now! I'm sorry you are having the same problem...stinks! But it is nice to know that I am not alone. We WILL get through this plateau-I know it. Keep up the hard work everyone!

Well, I weighed in yesterday morning-I was planning on posting right away to let you all know but between my busy day and my anger at the scale I didn't want to sound too much like a whiner. I am pretty sure there must be something wrong with my scale...maybe it is protesting? One month now of not budging, not one single…

Welcome to MFP! You will find a ton of support on this site. Good luck on your journey! :smile: :smile:

I don't weigh in until Wednesday AM, but I just wanted to say hi and good job everyone! Hang in there, we are doing great!! :smile:

Thanks for sharing that info banks...very good to know!

Oh my goodness..can I come over for dinner?!?! :wink: That sounds amazing!!

That sounds amazing!!! :smile: :smile: I CANNOT wait to try this one!

Hello all! Hope everyone is having a good week! I had my weigh in today and I've officially it a plateau. I've been at 178 for three weeks now. The dang scale won't budge! :grumble: Oh well, at least it isn't going up! :smile: I got my new Polar heart rate monitor on Monday and according to it I am burning more calories…

Pam, how weird that yours and banks is lower than the treadmill but mine is higher...so strange! Well, I just got back from the gym. For bodypump, the monitor said I burned 540 calories in 60 minutes. For RPM it said 640 in 45 minutes. I certainly believe the RPM reading because boy oh boy was I working hard! Bodypump I'm…

Hey banks-thanks for the tip! I went through all of the settings again this morning and as far as I can tell-it is all set correctly. It does seem high though doesn't it? Well, today I head to the gym for bodypump and spin class. We'll see what it says today, although I don't have machines to compare it to for either of…

Ah ha! Well, now that makes a bit more sense-I didn't think of that! :smile: Thanks songbyrdsweet-you are a wealth of knowledge!!

Hey jvball-yeah I think I definitely trust this one more than the machines. Especially considering they take in a few more factors than the standard gym equipment. The Polar F11 does do a running heart rate and calorie burn. It has a ton of other really cool features-I'm still figuring it all out!

Thanks lizard-I'm sure you will love it! I was able to run so much longer because I was so distracted by concentrating on my heart rate that I didn't get bored or tired! :laugh: By no means am I complaining about burning more calories than I have thought but just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one!!

I received my Polar F11 heart rate monitor early this afternoon. Spent about an hour playing with it-so much fun! And used it for the first time for exercise this evening at the gym. I am really loving it...but curious about one thing. I obviously know that the heart rate monitor is more accurate as far as telling me how…

Thanks for putting these up here songbyrdsweet! I have been looking for a good, low cal muffin recipe and I'll be trying these tomorrow! :smile:

For me...same ol same ol...:laugh: 2 cups coffee w/ sugar free vanilla creamer (1 Tbsp each cup) Instant cream of wheat 1/2 grapefruit 1 egg white (hard boiled) Hope a lot of people post on this-I need some new ideas!

Hmmm...that is a good question! I would probably ask your teacher or a personal trainer at your gym what their estimation would be. I find the people at my gym incredibly helpful with those kinds of things!

I weighed in this morning and I'm still at 178...same as last week. I guess the positive is that I didn't gain! Especially considering I sorta splurged on Valentine's and had a rough Sunday (pizza)...so I'll take the 178. So... Started (1/24)-185 Today-178 7lbs lost in about a month...not bad when you look at it that way!…

Alaskagal-I totally hear you on that! I exercise six days a week and on my "off" day I walk the dog as exercise. Not because I love exercise, but because I love earning the extra calories to eat!!! :bigsmile:

Kistinbee-hang in there! Maybe next week will bring a bigger number. I think you are right too-it could be a number of factors...not enough water, muscle gain, but on thing is for sure. You are doing great! I don't weigh in until Wednesday but I am already nervous. I did not have a very good weekend. I ate pizza for dinner…

:smile: Awesome job! What a great feeling...keep it up!

Thanks for the suggestions rheston and rem! I appreciate it... I did google a couple of them and had some pretty good luck. Thanks again! Erin

Hey everyone! Hopefully everyone is recovering nicely from Valentine's splurging! :wink: I have a question for you all...I went out last night for dinner with the hubby and totally splurged. I don't feel bad about it because I hadn't since I started this and I had fully prepared to. I had over 1200 calories I could use…

Great job! What a wonderful Valentine's gift! Keep up the awesome work meme! :drinker: