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Just started here after a long hiatus. Would like some friends for motivation as well!

I'm Canadian, so I can't speak from experience since we have a Universal health care system. However, I don't think additional insurance premiums for obese would be effective in motivating people to be healthier.

Day 1 - 30 seconds

I am not good with planks...so I'm in. Need to build up my strength. I will try for 60min.

My husband has bipolar disorder and has struggled for years to find the right medication...for now, olanzapine works on the anxiety side of things. He too is experiencing weight gain due to the olanzapine. He's been thin his whole life and now, he is frustrated over the growing belly. His doctor referred him to a…

I had flu for a week and since then (3 weeks ago)...my splat points have decreased considerably. I used to achieve 18-20 splat with 500-540 Cal burn. Now: only 5-10 splat with 400-430 Cal burn. For the seasoned OTF members, have you experienced this? I feel like I'm hitting a wall that I can't seem to beat.

I've added you :smile:

I bet people will listen if we just refer to it as the CICO Diet and tell them to google it. Once it has a "diet" name attached to it, people think it's the new magic weight loss kick of the year. On another note, I don't understand why people who ask for the "secret" say it's to hard to log calories or there is something…

When people say they find cardio boring....They obviously mean stationary equipment and not the type of people who'd rather sit on the couch. I would have to agree that cardio in the "stationary equipment" definition sense is boring. Before life got too busy with kids and career balance, I used to row early mornings as…

I had two C's ...Last one 5 yrs ago. Losing the pooch is frustrating. I will try hard with you!!

*how to track more accurately*

I agree that it seems unsafe to do hot HIIT....I myself would faint. I wasn't suggesting encouragement. Just suggesting that giving constructive feedback could be done without attack. Some people I the thread seemed to direct negativity to the original person who started the thread. If they didn't mean to attack, you could…

Yes. It might depend on your App. On the Android App, hold-click on the food item until the option "move entry" or "delete entry" appears. You could delete it or move the food to lunch or dinner etc.

Let's be more positive here....This MFP is supposed to be encouraging and a learning platform. No need to attack someone for asking a question. If you have concerns with someone's workout, just state your advice and leave the negative opinion out of it. It's up to the person to take or not take the advice. As for calories…

I place it under Cardio even though it's a combo. I don't think it's on the MFP list. Just add it as your own exercise and record the calories you burned based in your fitness/hr monitor.

Orangetheory fitness centres are across North America (and other areas)... Their workouts are addictive

My kids' phys-ed/health teacher talks about making healthy choices. She teaches them about the food groups, balanced meals, "everyday food", "sometimes" food, and "once in-a-while" food. This is the appropriate approach. If she ever talked about calorie counting with such an impressionable age, she'd be receiving a…

I workout at 5:30am at a fitness centre. I'm out by 6:30, home for 6:40 to shower and do my regular morning routine to get kids out and ready for school. Work starts at 8:15 for me. Crazy mornimgs, but routine works. I have tried many different workout times, but I find I'm completely drained of energy for an evening…

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I just finished my first week at Orangetheory fitness. I'm not a gym membership type of person as I've tried several times.Though, I find the Orangetheory model to be a good one. I'm really loving it so far! Have you you tried it or heard of it? These boutique fitness clubs are popping up a lot around GTA.

This will be a helpful challenge! Me: 1 LNS: 0

I am from GTA. I just got back on MFP this week as I've been on a health hiatus for a while. I'll add you.

I have the same problem. Even though I know that eating before bed is not a good idea, I still crave chips or sweets. I started saving my calories for it, but not really healthy to eat useless calories. I started replacing my cravings with a cup or two of chocolate chai tea or vanilla rooibos tea with a teaspoon of…

Down 2.8 lbs this week to 150.4 lbs total. Nearing my 150 milestone....reward time :) Great to see everyone down again this week :)