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Thanks everyone! Great info, thanks. Do you think an HRM would still be MORE accurate than a fitbit or even simply adding exercise into MFP?

What heart rate monitors do you guys use?

wow! what an accomplishment, way to go!!

I didn't read all of the posts - but I thought I would chime in as just yesterday I was at a conference and a dietitian specializing on sports nutrition gave an informative talk. Ideally if you are training at the elite athlete level you would need some carbohydrates and up to 20g protein within 4 hours of training. If…

do them both at the same time :) Just because one of you doesn't have diabetes and the other doesn't have high cholesterol, doesn't mean you shouldn't work to prevent them before you get them :) But if you would like to do it your way, make things that are easy to add stuff to some bowls but not others. like whole wheat…

looks like more than 68lbs! keep up the great work! I'm glad your finally learning to let it go and just focus on practicing some self-care. :)

Also, can I ask how much you are looking to lose? If you're trying for those last 5-10 lbs it could simply be that your body is at its happy point. You are also very young, so you have to consider: are you getting enough nourishment for your brain and natural development? 1000 cals/day on average is too low for someone…

while I am not an expert on calorie cycling. I think you could remain with the concept but go about it in a more common sense way. The way I see it you have a couple options - if this is the route you want to take. 1) Alternate days of 1000 and 2000: it may seem high - avg of 1500. But it seems more likely to have a…

There might be one or two that I have at home I'll have to check - but you can import any recipe from online using MFP and it is SOOO easy

Im thinking of experimenting this week with a chicken breast chill or maybe even a veggie chill I'm thinking..... lots of spices white kidney beans black beans peppers onions chick peas maybe pulled/shredded chicken breast maybe corn maybe Hardly even chili - I guess I'm not much of a purist. I'll let you know if it turns…

That is so wonderful!!! Good on ya :):flowerforyou:

wow!!! what an inspiration!!!!!!

stuffed pasta shells with ricotta cheese? and a nice tomato sauce and what ever else you feel like adding - mushrooms are good for adding meaty flavour... quiche? or something else egg based - still get lots of good protein without the flesh lol ummm maybe something black bean and corn - can't think of anything right now…

Wow what a transformation!

wowweeee lookin' good!! congratulations!

Great first post!!! So happy your feelin' jazzed! Good luck :) FR sent, feel free to ask questions or call on me for support!

Looking good! You can definitely tell a difference in your face :):flowerforyou:

AAAAAAMAZING! You look amazing!

Thats a great start! The great part about this being your second time around is that there is PHYSICAL PROOF that you know how to succeed in losing weight. Theres no question that you can do it again because you've been there already. The struggle comes with maintenance, making sure that you actually change your habits so…

I think you have 2 options - step away for a bit even a couple weeks or until you get to your second trimester. Or increase your calories even more maybe to 2500 because I don't think you should be losing weight at this point. Good luck and stay in touch with your doctor! P.S. Congrats on the baby :) hope all goes well

Wow! You look 10 years younger :) congrats on making it to your goal weight that is soooOOOooo amazing!

Im using mirena right now, I did experience some acne but it cleared up after about a year (I'm still on it). Honestly I think you just need to wait a bit, often for hormones to regulate it can take a couple months. You could stay on proactive for a bit until it runs out, but if you find its not working try a simple gentle…

i'm 1400 I'm usually pretty close, feel free to add me:)

huge difference! congrats on your progress!

100% AMAZING!!!!! So inspirational!!!!

My toes and balls of my feet go numb when I run as well! I thought I was just a weirdo... I would ask - if you already have an appointment why not, right? I may try this glute stretching business to see if that helps. Good luck!

Glad you're back! Feel free to add me!

Some of the commenters on here didn't register that your friend was rushing the wedding - thus it is not your fault for only starting now. So don't worry about the heroin jokes - as funny as they might be. We all have this natural urge to want to look our best for weddings - there will be pictures and dresses and dancing…

Can you tell us your height? I am 5'6' and 158 and I eat about 1400. I think it wouldn't hurt to start out a bit higher maybe 1500-1600 and see if you lose weight doing that. I say that for 2 reasons.... 1) like another poster said it is a drastic change and we want to make this as easy as possible in order so we can stick…