crystalinda Member

LOL! people are so silly. But that's why I limit my fitness talk to those I know I can confide in. There's a lady here who is obese and I see everything she eats so I have a good idea why she's overweight. At lunch one day people were asking me about my training and stuff, a few days later this lady came up and told me I…

I don't really talk about the weightloss part of it with most people, only my work husband (co-worker you share everything with except sex - almost like real marriage, lol). Along my journey I've become more active and have started challenging myself by running races and I tend to talk about that so the weight loss comes…

I bought a 2 year All Sport membership to 24 Hour Fitness for $299. It expires in June.

I knew it had been awhile since I'd seen you, welcome back!

This IS helpful, I'm scheduled fot my first half marathon this April. I've been following Hal Higdon's 10k training to build distance and my first 10k is this saturday. I've also registered for a 15k two weeks before my half. My longest run so far has been 7 miles.

I'm taking Visalus shakes too. I'm down to about one shake a day and 2 pouches last me almost 1.5 months. I also take Premier Chocolate shakes from costco. They're around 28.99 for 18 pack which is about 1.60 per unit and have 30g of protein and are already fully prepared. I think this is pretty close to what a 2 scoop…

Word. Additionally, muscle burns more calories than fat, so the more muscle you have the more calories you will burn. lifting is important.

I hate that it has to be this difficult to get straight answers. Thanks to all of those that have tried to clarify. Here's some additional info I got from the sport Kit item detail page from apple's online store: *For iPod nano (6th generation), the Nike + iPod Sport Kit is optional and only required for workouts using the…

... so I do need the adapter to improve the stats of the run and change the speed of the music, but I don't need the sensor because its built into the nano?

can you clarify what you mean by using the Nike+ app as designed. This is where I get confused. What more is it supposed to do? There doesn't seem to be any solid responses to that question when asked do I need the sensor I only get yes you need it or no you don't. I've got the 7G (and I understand that the only dif.…

Yeah, I read this, what's your point?

After a lot of internet sleuthing I think I've finally figured this out. At least as it pertains to me and really what else matters than that. I have the 7th Generation Ipod Nano that was released last November. Which does NOT require the nike+ ipod sport kit. The 7th Gen has a built-in accelerometer eliminating the need…

I'm trying to figure this out too. I have a 6th gen ipod nano w/ the nike+ app, its more than just the pedometer version in older apps that were on the nano. But I got the sensor for xmas and I'm trying to figure out if I need it or not. I don't have the polar nike+ strap yet but I'm thinking of getting that as well. Any…

really? no one has opinions on this?

My Running "power song" is B.O.B - Outkast, it always keeps me going. always.

OMG, this is one of the most incredible transformations I've seen! Congrats!

Fantastic!!! What a great Christmas surprise, congrats!

LMFAO - Sexy & I know it BEP Missy Elliot Talib Kweli - Midnight Hour Ciara Foster the People - Pumped up Kicks Outkast (B.O.B. is my power song) N.E.R.D. Kanye West Guess you can tell I like Hip Hop, huh? Oh, but then there's Britney Spears - Toxic

I think your trainer was right by telling you to read it to formulate your own opinion. I've got the book and haven't gotten through the whole thing yet. One thing Ferris does say is that you can pick and choose which parts are most appealing to you to apply at your discretion. My trainer said the same thing as yours; read…

opinion appreciated, amazing profile pic!

Awesome info. I did just bump down to the setting of losing .5/lb per week and upped my activity level to lightly active, and moved my planned workout setting to reflect my new running program. This put me at appx. 1500 calories (which I will keep to net). Thanks for shedding light on the MFP protein default, I'm ALWAYS…

I don't want to gain weight I want to gain muscle, that being said would appx. 1500 calories be suitable? Opinions welcome...

Very true! This is what I need, I've been fat & carb averse in my weight-loss mode and its hard to break out. I've tweaked my settings so I don't freakout when logging these things. Thanks for the advice.

mmmm, literally made my mouth water!

Yeah, I've heard that they both serve different purposes, I've got the roller but will soon be getting the stick as well.

I don't do this - too much work. I see how this can make sense though. I log calories burned in excercise log straight as they are calc'ed on my hrm, about once a week I add up all the numbers (bmr, calories burned, net calories consumed, etc) and everything seems to work itself out as it should. Also, MFP is just a…

This! When I go out I just order a "skinny" margarita, same thing, its 2 oz. of patron silver, juice of 2 limes, a splash of cointreau. Its just sweet enoough and gets u faded! Very tasty! Oh and its about 100 cal

now that you've pretty much reached your desired weight, you need to lift weights to scuplt your muscles. As you gain muscle your body will burn fat more easily and your arms will thin out, I'm having the same issue right now. I've got bulky muscular arms because I've been doing a lot of circuit training to lose weight now…

I know what you mean, I've been doing really well and then an in&out chocolate shake magically appeared on my desk and I inhaled it.... guess, I have to get a run in tonight even though I hadn't planned on working out.

[/quote] Thank you! I'm really excited about this change and I'm still going! In the BEFORE pic I weighed approx. 140 (after 138 I refused to get on the scale for awhile) in the AFTER pic I was at 121.5 (on 11/5) today I'm at 120 but basically look the same. I work out at an outdoor bootcamp 3xs a week for 60 minutes which…