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i have a food scale... love it. but it's just a regular old g/oz scale.... no nutrition info provided on it. it's just a basic $20 scale i picked up at the mall. simple and easy. i use it DILIGENTLY.

how many cals do you eat? are you eating "enough"?

my motivation is MY OLD SELF. i am SO much happier now than i was at 254. but it is a CONSTANT battle. i will never be able to throw caution to the wind or i will end up right back to where i was. my issues that got me there followed me through 100 lbs of weightloss... and they aren't going anywhere. :) POWER TO THE PEOPLE…

don't start doing mileage until you are midway to almost done... go by time now. :-)

take a good hard look at your foods etc. are you eating a lot of artificial stuff? are your nutrients balanced? get enough protein, carbs, fat etc? are you eating enough? has your exercise changed? do you get enough sleep? then... after you ponder all of that.... maybe your body is taking a break?

ultimately, educate yourself.... etc. but the only true test is time and seeing what works best for you. any changes you make should be tried for at least 2 weeks before you can judge how it "worked" and even then you may want to mix things up sometimes.... good luck!

i sneak in my own bag of popcorn a lot of the time... or fresh cut veggies. :-)

body and sole (they have a website) has brooks onsale right now for about $69... i LOVE my brooks! www.bodynsolesports.com

i wrote a blog about this very topic that you might find helpful.... you can look it up at http://payfitforward.wordpress.com

I am not sure which Results & Recovery formula you are talking about... but I have used the P90X R&R and I love it. I have also just done a good protein with a banana and that's good too. I have also heard chocolate milk is great... but don't eat dairy/milk so I won't take that.... P90X R&R (and any other) is not meant for…

i loved it until i started running... then i didn't need it. now i am also very into at-home fitness like P90X, Rev Abs, etc. and it is MUCH more price and time effective than the gym for me.

I got my BMR tested and it said I could eat around 1600-1900 cals for maintenance... it is still something I find that I have to "tweak" according to exercise.. and I am not sure how accurate anything really is these days! I say try it for 2 weeks and go from there...

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wow... be very careful about the psychological effects of ideal "weight" at such an early age... but as a side note, there are a few different kid workouts by both shaun t (insanity) and tony horton (p90x).

hi there! i teach 6th grade math in illinois and it CAN BE DONE! keep it up! :-)

go with the ft7 because at some point you will want to upgrade to it anyways... :-) i also have the rs300x and LOVE IT but it's only needed it you are a runner as the extra features are more geared for that thus the R and the F in FT stands more for "fitness" which is more general use... and can be used for cross training…

i address this in my blog from today... http://payfitforward.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/the-truth-about-heart-rate-monitors/

my favorite brand is polar but there are many out there... i recently got a bodybugg/bodymedia and i like that i wear it all the time so i don't have to think twice before working out... you can read more at my blog if you are interested. i just reviewed it: http://payfitforward.wordpress.com and the blog is called…

it's a mental block! :-) i had a friend who felt the same way... but seriously, the first 2-3 miles is the HARDEST part of any distance run. so... think of it that way and you can see that you have the "hard" part done.... if you can run 30 minutes, you can run 40, 50, 60 minutes EASY. just pace yourself and don't try to…

i agree, apples and oranges. :-) i have done both... insanity is changing my body moreso than P90X did.

quinoa is becoming more common.. my walmart has it now. :)

this might sound gross and i'm still researching more info about it.. but i added liquid egg whites to my smoothie this morning. don't know if you are vegan... but they are pasteurized and consumable raw, so no worries there. but it's a nice lean, low cal protein source and i didn't even notice it. i was NOT hungry til…

congrats! will this be your first long race? i did a few other long ones (10k and 15k) to help prepare myself. you are going to love how it feels to run a half... it was the best day of my life yet. just stick to the training and start writing down what you do each week so you can have a record to look back on. i always…

i'm in my second month! LOVE IT. you can read about my journey on my blog... http://payfitforward.wordpress.com

cardio, core conditioning, and reducing body fat percentage.... there is no magic cure. i'm with you and i refuse surgery! after losing 100+ lbs... it will take a long time but i'm in it for the long haul!

hands down i loved my POLAR FT7 and my new RS300X, but I just got a bodybugg/bodymedia and like it much more since it counts my entire day's burn and doesn't depend on HR but takes 4 other measurements like sweat, heat, etc. i blogged about it if you would like to read... http://payfitforward.wordpress.com and the post is…

PS. carbs are GOOD FOR YOU if you eat the right kind... complex carbs, brown rice, whole grains, etc. "if it's white, it aint right" and you REALLY need carbs if you workout hard.

perhaps if you make your diary public we could help you out.... what's your fiber like? the high fiber carbs tend to not count quite as much as a simple carb...

liz, it's not so much a reflection of your metabolism as much as it's a reflection of your fitness level... the more fit you are, the less hard your body has to work... so you burn less.

you might need to eat more...