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I love spinning and usually do it twice a week at the RPM class at my local gym. RPM is a proprietary version of spinning created by Les Mills, with choreographed moves set to music. It's interval training, with a "ride easy" followed by a "race," standing up on the bike, etc. I find it very demanding, especially since our…

My husband and I will be flying to Italy in May and spending four days in Rome followed by an 11-day cruise to the Greek islands, Istanbul and Naples. Can't wait but I really want to be thinner so I can look halfway good in a bathing suit on the cruise ship. I've got three months to make it happen.

I didn't do too well on my goals for January. I worked out a lot but didn't lose any weight. Goals for February: - Exercise 60 to 90 minutes every day, no exceptions - Take class at gym 3 days a week - Make lunch the main meal of the day. Have protein shake or something light for dinner. - Weigh no more than 150 by Feb. 29

I went to Uwajimaya (large Asian grocery store in Seattle) over the weekend and got three kinds of tofu -- silken, firm and mild Szechuan smoked organic with sprouts. So far I've only tried the silken, which we cut into cubes and had in miso soup. It was delicious -- pretty bland in itself but it takes up the flavors of…

Be strong and practice saying no. You know the state of your finances much better than the people at the gym do. Let's face it, financial fitness is just as important as physical fitness.

Thanks for keeping this thread going, Barbie. I can't say I made my goals for November or December, but January should be a better month. No holidays devoted to food consumption. I am seriously committed to losing 5 pounds this month and to lose 20 by May 16, when I leave for Rome and a cruise to the Greek Islands. I went…

For me, yes, because I enjoy taking some of the gym classes, using the cardio equipment and working out in the weight room, especially when it's raining outside. Another advantage is meeting other people who are interested in building strength and improving their fitness. I admire anyone who can stick to a workout plan at…

New Year Goals 1. Weigh myself every day 2. Exercise for at least one hour each day 3. Record calories and exercise for each day on MFP 4. Consume no more than 1300-1500 calories per day, no matter how much I exercise 5. Weigh 20 pounds less (about 135) by May 16, the day I leave on my European vacation

Washington state -- I live in Southworth, across Puget Sound from Seattle.

I get Wacoal and Chantelle bras at Nordstrom, where they have excellent fitters. The cost is usually $60 to $90, but these bras last for years, especially if you have several and don't wear the same one all the time. I recently went from 38DD to a 36F (a size I had never heard of), but the new ones seem to fit better and…

I like to add a lot of parsley and/or cilantro when I put all the ingredients in the food processor. And chickpeas and garbanzo beans are the same thing in answer to one of the other posters.

What an amazing transformation!

I think it has a grassy taste. Not bad, but it does take some getting used to. I usually take a 2-cup glass measuring cup, fill it with water, put one greet tea bag and one Constant Comment tea bag in it and heat in the microwave until boiling. Then I add a couple of packages of Splenda and about a tablespoon of lemon…

I do have spinning on my exercise list in MFP -- it's listed as 485 calories for a 1-hour spinning class. I think this is probably about right. When I first signed up for the class we were told you could burn as much as 700 calories in 45 minutes, but when we checked it with heart rate monitors that also counted calories,…

My husband doesn't work out as often as I do, but every once in a while he comes with me and shows me how to use the various machines (he did a lot of weightlifting in his younger days). Today we noticed some great new equipment for doing squats and rows. He also gave me some new routines using kettle bells. If you don't…

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Here in the Pacific Northwest (near Seattle) I see some blue sky and a glimmer of sun breaking through the clouds. It's 3:30 p.m. and 50 degrees.

I definitely want to lose 5 pounds by Nov. 26. Just made reservations for a condo Kauai so I have motivation!

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Could you possibly join a gym or the Y? I love going to the gym three or four times a week and knowing that my time there is mine, without any interruptions or critiques. I do some working out at home and lots of walking outside, but the gym is where I get the most vigorous exercise.

My husband actually lost weight when we took a cruise to Alaska on Holland America's ship the Zandaam (I didn't lose but managed not to gain). While food was abundantly available, we were also just a couple of flights of stairs away from the gym. This made it easy to duck in for several short sessions of weightlifting or…

I had quite severe plantar faciitis in both feet until I started wearing Mephisto Sano shoes. They are quite expensive (over $300), but I got them in black patent leather and have worn the same pair nearly every day for more than a year now. They are cute enough to wear with black pants for a slightly dressy look as well…

I always make mine with nonfat milk and frozen cherries so it's cold like a milkshake. I blend the milk and cherries on the ice crusher speed on the blender before putting in the protein powder and then blending it on puree. I usually also add a banana to make it smooth and creamy.

I am 5' 3" and my ultimate goal would be 117 -- which is what I weighed in high school. But that was almost 50 years ago; I'd be thrilled if I could get down to 125. Starting Weight: 165 Current Weight: 153 Somewhat realistic goal: 125 Ultra goal: 117

I am 65 and never had children. It was pretty much by choice although if my husband had really wanted kids it might have happened. When we first got married (he was 27 and I was 24) we agreed to wait five years before thinking about it seriously. The five years came and went and we got used to a child-free life. Like you,…

I don't know if this will help, but I have been fairly strict about calories and exercise for about two months and am just now finding that I am not hungry all the time. I think after a while you begin to feel full on less or maybe, as we used to say, your stomach shrinks. Another change I made was making lunch my main…

Alcohol. Too many empty calories and tends to lower your inhibitions, including your resolve to stay on your eating plan. It's been about four years now, and I don't miss it.

I understand what you are saying, and theoretically you may be correct. But for a lot of us, eating healthfully is more than just counting calories. It's adopting a different lifestyle, one that is more in tune with organic, sustainable agriculture and less subservient to the corporate messages we get through advertising…

I am 5'3" and my goal is 125. I'm at 154 now so I have 29 pounds to go. Seems like a long road ahead since I lose it so slowly.