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  • I recently started making homemade green machine smoothies. Basically a banana, pineapple, mango, some plain greek yogurt and kale all blended together (you can't taste the kale). After a few days I noticed that I wasn't craving sweets as much. That wasn't my intention but it was certainly a benefit! Also, sometimes…
    in How long before the sweet craving goes away? Comment by sturchem February 2012
  • Me too! It's AMAZING! You will definitely feel it.
    in Ab workout Comment by sturchem May 2011
  • Mine is accurate as well. However, just breathing, I burn about 1.8 cal/min. So if I I exercise for 60 min I do 1.8 x 60 and subtract that total from the HRM total. i/e The HRM says I burned 655. 1.8 x 60= 108. 655-108= my actual calories burned by exercise.
    in HRM Accuracy? Comment by sturchem March 2011
  • I was off the wagon for about 5 days while we had family visiting. My motivation was looking in the full length mirror yesterday and thinking that I'm still not nearly where I want to be. I think about how hard I've worked and not getting back on the wagon is like throwing it all away.
    in falling off the wagon and getting back on it Comment by sturchem March 2011
  • Sorry for the delay in responding. I wear a heart rate monitor. I burn about 1.8 calories/min just sitting still so I take the total burned minus the 65 or so calories (it's about 35 minutes) and voila!
    in Work out videos choices ??? Comment by sturchem March 2011
  • Sorry for the delay in responding. I wear a heart rate monitor. I burn about 1.8 calories/min just sitting still so I take the total burned minus the 65 or so calories (it's about 35 minutes) and voila!
    in Work out videos choices ??? Comment by sturchem March 2011
  • Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown and the Danskin 10lb Kettlebell (At walmart for about $20) comes with an exercise DVD that is a real calorie burner. I did both of those today to the tune of 59 minutes and burned about 649 calories. I didn't feel like going to the gym either and I already am in a better mood after working…
    in Work out videos choices ??? Comment by sturchem March 2011
  • dwazy, It's a new balance that I bought at Target. I have a friend who has a FitBit and after she uses that for a while, I may switch but I just wanted something more accurate than the MFP counts. It was telling me that an hour of kickboxing was burning 1200+ calories but the HRM showed closer to 800-900 depending on…
    in Heart Rate Monitor & Calories Burned Comment by sturchem February 2011
  • Thank you! That helps a lot!
    in Heart Rate Monitor & Calories Burned Comment by sturchem February 2011
  • If you have a Wii, the Wii fit is a great option. If not, get yourself a Netflix membership. They have several DVDs that you can stream from your computer to try or you can rent a DVD workout and try it before spending $20-$30 on it.
    in Exercise hurts! Any suggestions? Comment by sturchem February 2011
  • Thanks! I've read so many conflicting posts that I wasn't sure if it was my normal calories or my net calories after exercise! Oh, and GO DAWGS! (I like your hat!)
    in Net Calories Comment by sturchem February 2011
  • I'm not from NZ but Outrageous Fortune is my favorite show! Does that count?
    in Any kiwis out there! (from New Zealand) Comment by sturchem January 2011
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