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I would have absolutely no idea - which was the problem. I was so ignorant - my only concept of healthy eating was "low fat". If it had low fat, it must have been good for me. Geez.

{listening to the Jeopardy music}

CHINESE!!!! (at least the high caloric dishes)

Agree about the sodium. A couple of other ideas: Have you adjusted your goals to account for weight loss? Also, if you measure exercise calories using an HRM, then be sure to subjectract your BMR calories from what your HRM reports.

NASCAR fan :smile: Congratulations!!!!

If ordering room service, you can talk to them about options - they are often accustomed to helping find good options.

Great job! I have several zones to go before I reach that point :smile:

lol - I just want to know how many of my allotment have I eaten so far.

Yeah, you should nevere have let yourself get sick. Why did you not avoid those germs?? Really - you should be more careful. (I'm just joking - you are not lazy - you are sick. You should not feel guitly for being sick)

THERE YA GO!!!!!!

If we can't burn what we store - how do we ever lose weight?

Think of it as a bucket of water that you want to keep at a certain level. Eating puts water in and exercise takes water out. If you exercise before you eat, the water level drops and then rises. If you eat before you exercise, the water level rises and then drops. Either way, you wind up at the level you want (assuming…

Lots of events that led from from one to another, but one signficant moment was when I about blacked out in a store due to irregular heart beat. I had ignored my health for too long.

I read somewhere that you don't have to depend solely on your willpower. I try to make plans to avoid testing my willpower. For example, next time you walk that route, plan ahead for a KFC snack. Look at the menu ahead of time oinline and plan for what you will have and work your meal plan around it for the day. Let it be…

I use the Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active II. I often run on a treadmill when running on the Wii Fit Plus. For the step areobics, I put the board on a step bench to increase the workout. Also walk and use recumbent bike.

first attempt - "No thank you" second attempt - "mmmm it does looks great - let me have a taste" third attempt - 'it's so good that if I eat any more I won't be able to stop. thank you anyway" fourth attempt - (with much more emphasis) - "thank you, I want to, but I REALLY can't" fifth attempt - "I said no" after that -…

The only time there is no tomorrow is when you give up. Without looking at your food dialry it's hard to say how bad it was. Were your calories blown?

Well since I started this thread - I have watched my water intake a lot more closely - and counted things like my coffee, etc. And found that I am not as far off as I had thought. Not up to 19 cups - but pretty close.

I am blessed with a wife who is very supportive of this - she is on here too - her user name is JonnaGrace.

Ok - so now I'm dying to know what is happening in this spin class!!! :smile:

If, as you say, everyone is coming to this site to be completely accurate about tracking calories and not eat too much, then I agree that the "right" way to do it is to be 100% accurate in the order that you record your calories and workouts. But, I think that it may be a bit presumptious to speak for everyone on this…

I have been watching my iron also - but yesterday I noticed that not all foods in the database have the iron contents included. So now I'm not sure how far under I really have been, and will be watching more closely the food items I choose have all nutrients included.

Best advice ever!

Think of it as a bucket of water that you want to keep at a certain level. Eating puts water in and exercise takes water out. If you exercise before you eat, the water level drops and then rises. If you eat before you exercise, the water level rises and then drops. Either way, you wind up at the level you want (assuming…

Yep sure does. You add calories by eating and burn calories by exercising. Doesn't matter the order it occurs and there really isn't anything magic about a 24 hour period except it makes for a natural unit of measure.

Just wanted to say thank you to those serving and their families for their sacrifices. Regardless of how I or anyone else feels about the reasons for US involvement - I am still thankful for those that are out there putting it on the line.

I will have to leave my HRM on for five minutes or so after I have completed workouts to see how long it takes. Thank you for sharing!

Hillarious!!

I find a wealth of collective knowledge here and all of the interaction about exercise, healthy eating and willingness to share. Can't help but be immersed in fitness!

My wife just makes mashed potatoes (skins and all) with NOTHING in them except sometimes low sodium chicken stock. Then I put tobasco on them. Yummy!!