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You can easily get discouraged if you look at it as 100lbs to lose because that is a number that is large. Look at it as needing to lose 20lbs by 5 times because 20lbs is a doable number. When I hit 65lbs lost I stopped losing for a while and I really had to take a look at what was not working. I went out and bought a HRM…

Running is hard.....I worked up to running 5 miles, but it took time.(out with a knee injury currently...make sure you have proper running shoes) Even though I did P90X type workouts for a long time prior to beginning running, it was still hard. If you don't have a passion for it then don't do it though because you will…

A marathon basically.....this is depressing to break down because it would take me 6 hours of steady running to hit 3500 calories burned.

sugar shack

Thought it would be a 10, but then I decided that 5 is great after I got there.

I have tried different apps and found that Mapmyrun has been my favorite, it also lists a huge amount of exercises on their database including all types of dvd workouts.

Dry Rub

I hit a wall with weight loss when I got 80lbs into it and had to switch the intensity on my workouts and went with HIIT instead of just cardio. I also added in weight lifting and running to firm up areas that needed it and that made a huge difference. A lot of the time if you are not weighing your food or going by heart…

I read something a while back where someone said "If you ran a red light, would you keep running every red light after that?" It rang true with me because it is not something that would make sense to keep doing if it was a one time mistake. What worked best for me was to look at it as 1. Did I plan to eat the food that…

No Way!

I am a PF member and pretty much go there to get in cardio, but also have another gym membership in a gym that has real weights and squat racks. I spoke with the trainer(PF) about why they are not serious about weight lifting and all. His "unofficial" comment away from the customer service and management as to why they…

Any bakery that you go into that is large scale commercial is going to use some form of mold inhibitor to make it's shelf life better. They are in it for profits and bread that sours after 2-3 days is not profitable. It is a chain restaurant and all.

I felt that way in the beginning when I looked at it as having over 90lbs to lose and that seeming impossible.(SW234/GW134) I could not really even walk a good 1.5 miles without being winded if there were any hills involved. I had to change it to small goals and then it got better each time I hit one of. My first goal was…

Lifting heavy weights and time. I lost very quickly with excessive cardio in the beginning and it was BAD. My skin had a lot of hanging in the stomach(2 c sections and 1 was 9lbs so I already had stretch marks and skin stretch anyway), the tricep area and my thighs. The belly took about a year after beginning maintenance…

garden fresh

The belly area is always the last to go for me or the first to put any weight on as well. Basically you can not spot reduce and the only way to lose it is to lose belly fat because I do abs 3 days a week and it took forever to flatten that area. The thing that made a huge difference was lowering body fat% and watching…

Awesome job and I love your perspective on keeping things real with weight loss. Great loss!

Up by 4lbs right now since around Thanksgiving.

You are doing great and running is really unlike a lot of other exercises. I thought I was in great shape and exercised all the time and it was still kicking my butt every single day. My trainer gave me the best advice and that was to start slow and increase endurance and then work up to the speed.(I told him he was full…

Little dog

White Bread

You really are amazing and should be very proud of yourself and your weight loss. Congrats!

Hundred Grand

So close to being my weight loss twin- Age: 36 Height: 5'6" Current Weight: 135 Goal Weight: 132-137 lbs.-Maintaining in a 5lb range for a year now.

You could do buckeyes which are not complicated at all(peanut butter) or we do a recipe for date nut balls which is sugar, butter, dates, rice crispies and powdered sugar....super easy on the stove top.

Around town

So cute and I am not a dog person.

I went through this for soooooo long when I started losing weight and then I read a book that mentioned that if your inner dialogue that is negative came from a good friend saying it to you, would you keep that person as a friend any longer....is what that voice is saying even true? I used to tell myself that I could never…

Thanks for the post, needed this one today.

This is very accurate and there is another post on the forums a while back from a different member(I think Sara, but can't remember for sure) that explains this in great detail. I have been maintaining for close to a year and have a 4lb range I stick within, but it took a while to find that happy maintenance calorie…