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In a sports store, many of my customers notice the difference and ask of course "HOW!?"... My new favorite response... I HAVE THE SECRET..... THERE IS NOOO SECRET!!! But sorry to have bursted your bubble!! with a great big smiley face and then I start telling them how, and half the time they look at me like I'm crazy!! I…

Let ummmm hate on ya!! I've been personally having a terrible week overall but have moved mine and my boyfriends lifestyle to clean eating... and my body LOVES IT! My boyfriend even at first would add extra sauces and extra portions, but lately even he has said how much better he feels and energetic and his body seems to…

Or try adjusting your activity level in the settings mode to a higher setting and maybe realistically track 'half' of the commuting activity since I'm sure you still get a cardiovascular benefit from that, but as far as it's progressive effect on your 'program' may be less now that you've gotten used to it. I've noticed…

Ok, so new balance I would be ok with only if you add a highly cushioned and supportive insole ( I recommend the Spenco brand as they have a one year UNconditional guarantee.. available at champs/footlocker)... otherwise that probelm will always continue! Truth of the matter is he wll always wear the tread waay faster than…

Ok, so I have caught on to most of the abbreviations everybody uses... but what the heck does NSV stand for?? I know it's something to do with either those 'ah ha' moments, small changes being noticed and what not,is it New Small Victory??

I work in a shopping mall, and there is literally 1 place there I can feel comfortable eating at, and it's VERY EXPENSIVE... So I challenged myself and my staff to see how long we could go without hitting the food court, and actually considering I have a lot of college age kids working for me, they did really well, but…

My boyfriend even notices how much more yucky we both feel if I decide we're going to have an "off" weekend ( mind you, he is NOT trying to lose or gain weight, just enjoys now feeling better) that we just regret it, we had a BAD weekend last weekend and OMG I think I finally snapped back to life on like Tuesday... WOW,…

It used to be a lot harder for me to fit my life around this, but you know what, all my friedns actually get it, and some of them have started making healthier lifestyle options as well! You can do this, you HAVE done this and you WILL KEEP GOING because you know you haven't dedicated all this effort to give up over a…

Honestly, if you're going to spend that kind of money I would recommend the asics gt1160 or 2160 they're in the same price range and offer the proper SUPPORT cushioning, and stability to handle any type of workout routine you want to do. The thing with the reebok toning shoes is ya, they'll work.. for a minute until your…

Well, I started well over 240, id say I hit the 250 mark on the way up... I'm currently at 168.8 and I've been working slowly doing almost exclusively cardio until the last month or so, and I have some skin, I have some stretch marks that at least have gottten smaller in appearance, but of course I still see them... the…

Well, I know exactly what you're talking about, and between being a local here and working at a major sports apparel retailer, I can't do ANYTHING without bein interrupted... And since it's been over 80 pounds total lost now, I get a LOT of people who wanna stop and ask me questions and chat, or who stare at me for…

I agree with many of these... I think it's time to up you goal calories... if you haven't adjusted them, and you're continuing to increase your activities to push yourself to get those results... your body is probably in starvation mode!! I adjusted my goals to 'losing 1.5 lbs per week' which put baseline cals for me at…

Thank you for sharing!! I was always big too, and while I still have a ways to goal, I know my health conditions are so much better without the extra 80 myself!! I have a broken body too, but with the support of those around me and having posts like yours to read when things get a little too tough, I KEEP GOING!! btw...…

I remember that summer... I am so proud of what both of us have set our minds to accomplish this!! I really need to find some good before and after pics to throw up here... I am blown away by the difference in the quality of my life and my TRUE happiness!! I thought I was "happy" when I was fat too, but now I truly know…

My legs have a fair amount of ink in them: 3 on left leg (celtic shamrock ankle, brass knuckles, and Rosie the Riveter on the inside) 2 on right leg ( thigh covered in script "Never let the Hand you Hold, Hold you down" and a partially finished-just started- navy anchor tied to angel wings with a rose coming out the top on…

I never thought I wanted to "run" for enjoyment either, but when I started walking my dog we'd always walk up the hill then back down, eventually walking it a 7 mile adventure... After a year and getting more serious about my health, I just wasn't feeling like that walk was doin it for me anymore, so we started running all…

as far as the 1160 v2160... look at the bottom of the shoes... the 1150 is a flimsy cheesy stability plate in the arch, while the 2150 has a much more solid acrylic anti torsion arch support. Also the 2160 will have a much heavier duty gel midsole through the length of the foot, where as the comfy stuff is really only…

The first time it happened to me, it was at my little sister's engagement party, by my grandparents (how tasteful is that?). They sat at the same table as me at the party and literally told me, we're so glad you lost the weight, NOW YOU CAN BE HAPPY AND NOT HELD BACK BY IT... and if that wasn't bad enough, my grandma adds,…

I am a running shoe "expert"... (and I sell a ton of them for a living) Nike Shox, not a good idea for ankle stability and Nike is trying to get out of the Shox business for runners, so they don't work as well or last as long as they have in the past, Lunaracer: great shoes, but with as much training as it sounds like…

Well the reality of the situation is, running makes your butt, hips, thighs, and calves bigger... And it sounds like you're currently pretty lean, so the muscle is going to continue to build... GOOD LUCK

Go run!! Get in a nice hard workout!! I was feeling really irritated and stressed out, I ended up burning an extra 200 calories than my normal, and all I wanted after was a shower and a goodnight!

Just be prepared for the most support you've had in a while on this... My boyfriend actually has made several comments out with his friends about the calorie content of stuff sometimes, he starts to go on and on for a second, but he forced himself to be supportive for me, and now he's motivated himself!!

Ok, so it scares me a little bit that your main concern is only whether this event could put you into starvation mode! And I know we're all here with the same main goal in mind, but at the heartof that goal is being healthy, and that calorie 'saving' behavior is going to bite you in the rear one way or another... Before I…

Well, I've lost more than 75 pounds since I started this whole 'trip' and I dontfeel any different in my own skin or feel like the difference in the mirror is that big of a deal... but I've always been fat, so for me I think I'll always be a little fat girl on the inside, but everyday I'm retraining my mind, body, and soul…

Go for them!! They are the best shoe available right now to help with the shin splints! Just by their design that sole takes the energy you create when you make impact with the ground and does 2 things with it 1)dispurses the energy through the lebgth of the shoe eliminating major pressure points and 2) gives back energy…

Well guys... all I can say is we at MFP have the ability to eat WHATEVER WE WANT as longas we log it... and I cannot deny pizza when it is put in front of me, but I'm OK with that!! I haven't done all this hard work and retrained my mind and body to NOT have a treat every once in a while! But I will say the 2 pieces I eat…

Having those types of things in small amounts (usually half a serving size for me) and they are very much a treat... But if you are saving your calories throughout the day so you can fit those items in, you are depriving your body from the "fuel" it needs to keep burning! Don't get me wrong, I would totally grab a cookie…

Blood sugar levels and dehydrated both for sure!!!! Try eating those calories in smaller chunks more ofetn throughout the day, for me, my max time is about 3 and a half hours in between meals. I had a blood sugar crash and severe spike that caused me to blackout in my bathroom at home, caused by not eating regularly…

For me, I've noticed the last two days that I stare at the relfection in the window of my legs on the treadmill... Watching my muscles flex and move is almost mesmerizing! Progress is amazing when we can recognize it!!

I first found them at a hole in the wall grocer (all of our stores carry a lot of 'natural, alternative' type foods because well... we have a high concentration of 'environmentally concerned citizens (my new pc term for hippies)'... But I have also seen them at safeway (they move from the chip aisle to the diet aisle and…