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Have you tried taking out the insert to see if it made any difference? Also, try checking around your area for a reputable running shoe store. I know a few in my area will sell you the most expensive shoe they have, but there are also some that will measure your feet, watch your walk/gait, and have you try on different…

Try drinking wine. 5 ounces is about 100-120 calories. And if you end up drinking a whole bottle, approximately 750 ml (so about 26 ounces), you have consumed about 500 - 600 calories. Just avoid fortified wines (like port) and very sweet wines (moscato/riesling) which have higher calorie counts due to higher alcohol…

if you just got implants, check with your surgeon for when you are allowed to exercise again. Most recommend that after surgery, to not exercise for a certain period of time. Start with walking, and ask your surgeon what else you are allowed to do safely.

I understand completely! I ended up buying some of the shorts/pants that are supposed to come to slightly above your knees. Those are capris to me. And I've been very tempted to have some of my workout pants hemmed... or learn how to sew to hem them myself.

To my knowledge (which I freely admit is incorrect at times), the calories you burn are based on your sex, age, height, weight, lean muscle mass, the level of exertion, etc. So MFP probably gives you an average calories burned based on your weight, sex, and height. Most HRMs have you enter your statistics for sex, height,…

I don't think you can spot reduce, but you can definately tone your triceps. Pushups, side planks, and tricep dips are some exercises you can do without any equipment. You can also do tricep kickbacks and tricep extensions. There are all sorts of variations on these (with a barbell, with a medicine ball, with dumbbells,…

If your gym has lockers that you can use and doesn't have a problem with break-ins, you can always stop by there on the way to work and lock your home keys and your gym clothes in a locker. That way you *have* to stop by the gym after work in order to go home. And once you are actually inside the gym, it's a bit easier to…

If you don't want to spend much money, you can get a basic HRM with a chest strap that calculates calories burned. Then, if you have a smartphone, you can download/buy apps like Runkeeper to get distance. Not sure about the pace though. But I am fairly certain someone developed an application for it.

If you have an ice cream maker, you can make banana soft serve "ice cream." Or peel them, cut them into thick slices, and freeze them for future smoothies.

I almost excusively used the treadmill a few years back and lost about 50-60 pounds with **lots** of strength training. I used it 6-7 days out of the week, starting with 30 minutes and then working my way up to an hour (technically 65 minutes with the cooldown). I used it for walking at a brisk pace but did hill and…

Thank you everyone for all your help and suggestions! I'll watch what I eat more carefully and see if the adding/removing of foods has caused it, and also see if possibly just an allergy thing I never noticed/connected. If not, I guess I need to schedule a dr appointment. Thanks again!

Lululemon Ta Ta Tamer bras are pretty good although they are kinda expensive, tend to run small, only go up to 38DD.

I have a Garmin 405CX with a chest strap, and I love it. It was my Christmas "from me to me" present so I was okay with spending more money on it than I normally would. And I do like the Garmin website, with the calendar that tells me how many miles I logged for the week, and how much time I exercised, etc etc. But I…

I've been wondering the exact same thing! I use a Garmin 405CX heart rate monitor, and I was trying to figure out if it took those into account the calories I would have burned even if I just sat around. I couldn't find a straight answer using Google searches. Here's hoping somewhere on MFP knows.

It can be depending on the amount of fat you are eating. Some nutrients are only fat soluble, so you may not be absorbing as much as you should.

That is kinda hard. Most Asian dishes that I get exposed to regularly have lots of fish/seafood in them (my husband is Vietnamese). You can try dumplings (steamed, not pan fried), large bowl of soup, spring rolls (wrapped in rice paper, and not fried), lettuce wraps, or beef (or chicken) with broccoli (or mixed…

If you have firm tofu, you can cut it into "steaks", use a marinade, and bake for a while. Or cut it into strips, season with Mrs. Dash or any seasoning you like and bake. I've also cubed it before and put it into soups.

It's true. The only thing with (truly) zero calories is pure water. Even the "zero" calorie I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray and PAM has calories if you spritz more than the recommended serving (which is 1 spray or 1/3 of a second or something similar...FDA allows marketing to say no calorie or zero calorie if it is…

My husband is the cook in the house because he is an AMAZING cook, and I have screwed up hard boiling an egg. He also has never had a problem with my weight (at it's highest or it's lowest... wait, that's a lie. He said I looked "like a bobblehead" when he saw me at my absolute lowest weight and asked me never to get that…

In the food diary, on the line where you entered that food, on the right hand side there should be a red circle with a line in the middle. Click that, and it should take the food off of your food diary.

Congrats! That's great! And I love the quote :)

I hope I'm not too late to join this, this lands my right into a close range of my goal weight. Screen Name: houlee Starting Weight (On January 1st 2011): January 13th, 168.2 Goal by July 1st, 2011 (can be more than 50 lbs, whatever you wish for): 115 Why do you want to lose 50+ pounds?: I'm going to NYC in July, and I…

Try any liquor that you like mixed with diet coke or club soda. I normally drink Rum and Diet Coke, or a flavored vodka with club soda (such as Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka or Pinnacle Whipped Cream Vodka).

I learned about Tabata's reading the blog "The Great Fitness Experiment" by Charlotte Hilton Anderson. She described it as 20 second of work, followed by 10 second of rest, repeated 8 times (for a grand total of 4 minutes). Here is a link to her blog regarding her tips for Tabata workouts.…

I got a Garmin heart rate monitor for Christmas, and I absolutely love it. It does help calculate the calories you are burning based on the level of exertion. I wore it when I went to the zoo, and was excited to see that I walked about 3 miles and burned x amount of calories. So for me, it has been more of a motivating…