kinderj

Thank you! Words of encouragement help more than you know!

How much of your exercise calories do you eat back or do you eat none back? Could that be the problem? If I eat my exercise calories back than perhaps I am just maintaining. Could that be it?

I have a wicked sweet tooth, as well. I love fruit snacks. Welch's brand or Target brand are good at 90 calories. They taste like candy to me but much less calories.

so perhaps this is a dumb question but I have never used a heart rate monitor before. When you use one does it tell you how many calories burned or do you have to calculate it somehow?

I didn't even think about almonds. That's a good idea! Thanks!