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Count me in again. And thanks for keeping us on track on the weekends.:love:

I got the similarly shaped Mephisto Sanos last fall and have hardly taken them off since. They cost $280 but to me they are worth it. They have completely cured my plantar fasciitis and made walking a joy again. Mine are black patent leather with the rocker soles, so I feel they are sort of dressy and look good with jeans…

I took about a 2-mile walk on Saturday in a local state park. On Sunday I spent an hour on the elliptical. Swam for an hour on Monday and did my spinning class followed by a half-hour of free weights today. Stayed under my allotted calorie limit. But no weight loss to show for it so far this week. Tomorrow is the moment of…

Could you maybe offer to do the shopping and some of the cooking? Maybe you could gradually introduce them to some of the healthier things you would like to try.

50 treadmills and all occupied! Wow -- my gym has about 8. Like you, I have to listen to music or watch something while I'm on the treadmill or the elliptical or else I get too bored. I don't usually watch TV because I get tired of the commercials. Some of my favorite music for working out: Little Richard, early Michael…

The Runner's World article on weight loss myths (cited in another recent post) addresses your question. Here's the answer, which sounds logical to me: THE MYTH: Exercise in the fat-burning zone THE TRUTH: The "fat-burning zone" lies between 50 and 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. When you exercise at this low…

Breakfast: Oatmeal made from steel cut oats Raspberries Black coffee AM snack Nature Valley Granola Bar Banana Lunch Omelet made with one egg and 1/4 cup Egg Beaters filled with salmon roe and fresh ricotta (got both at farmers market yesterday) Whole wheat English muffin PM snack Double tall skinny cinnamon dulce latte…

This sounds really good. I'll have to try it. And congratulations on the amazing weight loss!

That's impressive!

A tasty treat I have made recently is a small Asian-flavored pizza with chicken breast tenders. Ingredients 1 round flatbread pita 1-2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 4 chicken tenders 1/2 red bell pepper thinly sliced 2 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal Toasted sesame seeds Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly toast…

Count me in again and thanks for keeping it going!

I have the same issue. I have been taking a spinning class for more than a year now. I first signed up for it because it was advertised as a class in which you could burn 700 calories in 45 minutes. One day the instructor brought in heart rate monitors for everyone to try, and I only burned about 350 calories. I don't…

Count me in as well. I am at 157 and have only lost 8 pounds during the two months I have been doing this. But I will try for 5 in March. My goal will be 152.

Here is a list from Suite101.com: Foods High in Calcium Calcium intake should come primarily from food sources. The ten best food sources of calcium are: 1 cup plain, low-fat yogurt contains 415 mg 1 cup fruit-flavored, low-fat yogurt contains 345 mg 1/4 cup nonfat, dry milk contains 377 mg 3 oz. canned sardines with bones…

Running 5 miles is amazing. I wish I could do that, but I usually go for 45 minutes to an hour on the elliptical, followed by a half-hour in the weight room. The key is to have a routine of exercises for different parts of your body -- legs, arms, abs, etc. I always do at least three sets on the bench press machine, where…

Answer to this mystery: Two ounces of dry spaghetti swells up to become 1 cup of cooked spaghetti once you add the dry to the boiling water.

Make a circle with your thumb and index finder that is about the same diameter as a quarter. Put enough long pasta, such as spaghetti or vermicelli into the space to fill the circle and you will have about two ounces of dry pasta. Two ounces of dry pasta yields about 1 cup of cooked pasta. Another way to do it is to take a…

I think it depends on your height, weight, age and level of physical activity. For me (5' 3", 157, 64 years old, moderately active) it's about right. For you it might be a little low.

You have to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound. For me that would be about 7 hours on the elliptical and even more on the treadmill! What I've read, and what seems to work, it's best to combine an increase in exercise with a decrease in calories. So if you burn 500 calories more a day through exercise and cut 500…

I don't bother logging my walks from the car to the grocery store or that kind of thing because I figure they are normal activities that are part of my daily calorie burning. If anything, I am logging fewer activities these days because I don't want to see any more additions to my calorie allotment on MFP. It makes it too…

Don't become too obsessive about the scale. Stick to your daily goal for exercise and calorie intake even if you're not seeing results when you weigh yourself. Eventually, if you persist, the weight will start coming off.

Congratulations! You look amazing. Have fun shopping for new clothes in a small size.

I think you are realizing, as we all do, that this is a longterm commitment, not a quick fix. I started Jan. 1 of this year and lost only 5 pounds in the first six weeks. I was really frustrated. I had doubled my exercise, lowered my food intake (had already cut out alcohol and sugary sodas a couple years ago) and nothing…

I will give it a try again this weekend although I'm a little worried since I will be going out for dinner on Saturday night. Plan to log some serious time at the gym earlier in the day.

I would try starting with small steps such as making sure you log your food intake every day in your food diary on mfp and your exercise in your exercise diary. If you are not already doing some regular exercise start by taking a 20 to 30 minute walk every day and work up from there. In my limited experience a few sessions…

Thanks for starting this. I would like to join. 1. Username: astrosnider 2. Personal first name: Ann 3. Age, Gender : 64, female 4. Targeted weight loss goal. What do you want to weight when you have reached goal? 130 5. Starting Weight (to be determined on Weigh In Day March 1, 2010.

A great online trove of recipes is epicurious.com. It has thousands from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Self and other sources, with reviews and photos. You can sort them many different ways to find recipes for certain ingredients, healthy recipes, holiday ideas, etc. It also has an excellent app for the iPhone called epi.

I have the same problem, and I've never had kids. I recently won an appointment with a personal trainer in a drawing at my gym and I asked her for any suggestions for losing weight and inches around my waist and abdomen. Here are the new things she recommended: -- Circular crunches on the Bosu ball. You lie on your back…

For me it's definitely easier to just give it up entirely. If I have one brownie I'll just be craving more. It's the same with any kind of cookies or pastries, ice cream, cake, french fries, chips, etc. I gave up drinking a couple years ago, but I had somewhat the same problem with alcohol, especially with delicious sweet…

Here is my plan for dinners this week: Tonight: Homemade watercress soup; tostadas with shredded pork, yogurt, salsa and shredded Tillamook cheese Monday: Turkey Meatloaf (I found a great recipe from Gourmet on the Epi iPhone app), arugula salad and yams Tuesday: Leftover meatloaf, salad, broccoli Wednesday: Duck breast…