rachaellumpkin Member

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  • I do 30 minutes of cardio 6 days a week...just take Sundays off. Seems to helping me...down 30 pounds. :-)
  • I use Map My Walk and it seems pretty accurate for measuring distance and time. But since it does not interface with MFP, you will have to put the activity in manually. I think the problem you have with Endomondo is that MFP calculates your net calories burned, meaning it subtracts from your burned calories that amount of…
  • I agree, she does not need to apologize because she works hard for the body she has. But I find the picture condescending. I try to work out at least 6 days a week, but sometimes life gets in the way. I don't get an opportunity to work out most days until 8:30 at night. I get up, pack lunches for my kids for school, make…
  • We have 2 dogs and a fish: Belle (Lab/Border Collie mix) - 11 years old Beau (Bloodhound/Foxhound mix) - 10 years old Captain America - a red, white and blue Betta fish We also foster puppies for Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac Lab Rescue. We have fostered 20 puppies between 5 weeks old and 4 months old over the…
  • Awesome job!! I can definitely see a difference!! Keep it up. :happy:
  • Welcome!! You'll find lots of support here. And it's easy to use. Good luck and feel free to add me as a friend.
  • You can actually enter your exercise in My Fitness Pal, where your weight is up-to-date. Plus, My Fitness Pal gives you net calories burned ( total calories burned during the 60 minutes of exercise minus the calories you would have burned during that same time just by being alive). It gives a more accurate amount of…
  • Welcome!! I've been using it for about 3 1/2 months and so far it's been easy to use. Best advice is to make sure you get on here everyday. :-)
  • Hello all! Mom to 2 in Virginia. Have tried many different ways to lose weight, some successful for a time, but always seem to gain it back. Started MFP the beginning of May 2013 and so far down 19 lbs of what will hopefully be a 75 lb loss. Good luck and feel free to add me as a friend.
  • Completely depends on you. I'm 5'8" and between my frame and my chest, I can weigh 170 and look great, even though the BMI charts say I'm overweight. If I go down to what the charts say I should weigh, I look emaciated.
  • Mom's side: Scottish by way of Nova Scotia Dad's side: Portuguese (his paternal grandfather from the Azores), Irish (his paternal grandmother), English (his maternal grandmother), and Dutch/Blackfoot Indian (his maternal grandfather). Me: 100% American and proud of it!
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