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  • I have lost 3 pounds and am down to 137 and am 5'2". My goal weight is 130 and am wondering if I should lower it slightly. So I wonder once I get closer if I will feel this way as well. However, I know I can tell a difference just after 3 pounds on my small frame (I see you are short as well) and so think I am going to…
    in only 6 pounds to go? Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Tuesday, February 8 REMINDER: Please be sure you get everybody's name copied when you're updating the list. Please keep this reminder on as well. Thank you! BeLightYear - 6 Dounia -4 Louise12 - 1 Mollie - 7 Merrie- 1 DrumlineGirl - 6 Lana - 8 AngelaMichelle-1 Carleen - 4 Jill (PJilly) - 6 JessM- 2 Robin - 6 Hillary - 2…
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • bump. I have an eggplant recipe at home I'll have to add.
    in Cooking Challenge: Eggplant Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Monday, February 7th REMINDER: Please be sure you get everybody's name copied when you're updating the list. Please keep this reminder on as well. Thank you! BeLightYear - 5 Dounia -4 Louise12 - 1 Mollie - 6 Merrie- 1 DrumlineGirl - 5 Lana - 5 AngelaMichelle-1 Carleen - 4 Jill (PJilly) - 4 JessM- 2 Robin - 5 Hillary - 2…
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Thanks for the info. Perhaps I will start testing twice a day.
    in Fit for Future Families - February 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • I test in the mornings. Might have missed it? Interesting. Should I test more than once a day? Thanks for the info.
    in Fit for Future Families - February 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Hey everyone. I have a question about ovulation predictors. This is my second month using them. Last month my LH surged on CD18 of a 27 day cycle. Today is CD21 and still nothing. Shouldn't I get a positive test every month? My cycle seems to have pretty much sorted itself out after being on BCP for 15 years so I expected…
    in Fit for Future Families - February 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • I try to eat decently, but always end up drinking a lot of calories on weekends. I have started getting in 45-50 minutes of cardio right after work on Friday so I have a head start on the weekend. Saturday I try to do some sort of workout, even if it's just cleaning or walking my dog. So I guess I cheat and then just try…
    in Confessions of a weekend cheater Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • So I totally ate and drank whatever I wanted at our Super Bowl party. I didn't eat much the rest of the day and even took a walk in preparation even though I didn't want to. I didn't go overboard and gorge but estimated I was over about 500 calories. I thought I would feel really guilty, but I didn't which is kind of a big…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Friday February 4th! TGIF! REMINDER: Please be sure you get everybody's name copied when you're updating the list. Please keep this reminder on as well. Thank you! BeLightYear ~ TurboFire ~ 4 Dounia -3 Louise12- Zumba - 1 Mollie - 2 Merrie- treadmill 1 DrumlineGirl- Elliptical 1 Lana - 3 AngelaMichelle-1 Carleen - 2 Jill…
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Have any of you used MFP while pregnant? What adjustments calorie and exercise wise did you make? Just curious for when it does happen. I don't want to let myself go.... Also, maybe I am the only one in the dark here, but can someone please break down the acronyms for me? I have been able to figure out TTC and AF on my own…
    in Fit for Future Families - February 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Wednesday, February 2 REMINDER: Please be sure you get everybody's name copied when you're updating the list. Please keep this reminder on as well. Thank you! BeLightYear ~ TurboFire ~ 2 Dounia -2 Louise12- Zumba - 1 Mollie - 0 Merrie- treadmill 1 DrumlineGirl- Elliptical 1 Lana - 2 (shoveling 5 feet of snow so my Shih…
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Jesneverhome, I feel ya. I drank pretty heavily Thursday - Saturday and had a couple glasses of wine the last three nights. I'm with you, tonight no drinking! But then I have girls night Thursday and Kentucky game Saturday night (go Cats!) and Super Bowl Sunday. It's gonna be a tough week..... Better bump up my cardio!…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Tomorrow is my weigh in day and if I just stay where I am, I think I will be happy. I had a lot of salt yesterday and was over my calories Thursday - Saturday over the weekend and didn't really make that up in being under my calories on the other days. I don't want to get down even if I have gained. I have a long history…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • Tuesday, February 1, 2011 REMINDER: Please be sure you get everybody's name copied when you're updating the list. Please keep this reminder on as well. Thank you! BeLightYear ~ TurboFire ~ 1 Dounia -1 Louise12- Zumba - 1 Mollie - 0 Merrie- treadmill 1 DrumlineGirl- Elliptical 1 Lana - 1 AngelaMichelle-1 Carleen - 1…
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • I just found this group. I started using MFP for logging food about a month ago, realized it was actually an entire website and then found the social networking part and love it! I'm trying to lose those 5 pounds that have turned to 10 that I am constantly trying to lose. My husband and I are TTC (I am totally new at all…
    in Fit for Future Families - February 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • My first challenge! I'll add my workout in later once I have completed it. Good luck!
    in "A New Me" Group's February Fitness Challenge Comment by Better_Balance_2011 February 2011
  • You can always do stairs if they're available. Or sit on a stability ball. Walk at lunch/to lunch also. I am a Louisvillian....have fun at the Derby. The town is so fun that time of year. Good luck!
    in Office Workouts... Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Hope everyone had a good weekend. They're too short..... My weekend was a lot of fun. We had a college friend in town all weekend, which meant lots of wine and meals out. I didn't do too bad considering. I still went over my calories on Saturday despite a 5.7 mile run. The run was great, the weather perfect, an excellenet…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Started my weekend early last night....oops. I love red wine.
    in Like Minded Lushes - January 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Jess, I'm Ashley. Good luck with the 10 this weekend. I am inching my way up in distance; I really hate distance running really. :) I haven't run 10 since 2008. I got up to 4.75 this week and am upping my distance a quarter mile on my distance days every week. Everything has been so far so good so we'll see! 30 seems a…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Elliptical is always good, burns lots of calories, and is not hard on the body. I also love power yoga. Do you do anything for your IT bands? I have had issues with mine and use a foam roller after every run and most days I do cardio per the advice from a massage therapist and her trainer husband. Mine used to be tender to…
    in Hamstrings & IT bands Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • I just started using the "social networking" aspect of this site and I love that there are real people that live real lives like you fine people. I have always been health conscious, watching what I eat and working out, but I am a weekend warrior when it comes to the cocktails. I too try not to drink during the week, but…
    in Like Minded Lushes - January 2011 Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Jess - Good luck with your training. I have done two 10 mile races and while it was one of the hardest things I've done physically (although I have never given birth :) ) it gave me huge satisfaction and I was very proud. It's a little of a love hate thing. The last 2 miles were brutal but now I look back all the time and…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • I have done several detoxes based on the book "21 Pounds in 21 Days". The concept is to give your diegstive system a rest and allow your body to naturally detoxify. You only consume berry drinks, fresh vegetable juices (a big mess and required a juicer and lots of veggies), and vegetable soups that are supposed to be…
    in Detox/Cleaning Fast Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Wow! What amazing feedback! Thanks to all who replied. Lots of great input, reserach and personal stories. Ultimately I agree that a calorie is a calorie, but I also understand that our bodies burn calories at different raters throughout the day. I think for the time being I'll generally stick with my meal plan. But I…
    in Eating Backwards Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
  • Hey, I'm Ashley and I turned 30 the end of September. I've never been extremely overweight but always been trying to lose 5ish pounds. That 5 has turned to 10 and I don't want it to turn to 20 when I'm in my 40's. I've been pretty healthy the majority of my life - healthy eating, working out regularly, but I am also one…
    in Bring on 30 !! New members looking to lose in thier 30's Comment by Better_Balance_2011 January 2011
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