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Yes, I lost about 30 pounds a few years ago.....and yes, like most on here......gained it plus some extra back after I stopped tracking. At first, it was like, "oh well, it's only 5 lbs.....I was a little too skinny anyhow, so, it's ok"......then, it was 7, then 10......then I stopped checking. 2 years later, my pants were…

I would only log it if I really worked up a good sweat and exerted a lot of energy doing it. (like pushing the mower up hills or raking and bagging too) Otherwise, I wouldn't.......to me, it's not much different than pushing a grocery cart around the store.....and I would never log that.

I have a few standard breakfasts that I try to stick with. Quaker Protein Oatmeal packet (either the banana nut or cranberry almond) with 1/4 c organic milk. 2 Low Fat Multigrain waffles with organic peanut butter and strawberry jam (this is a good one if I run short on time and need to eat in the car) Cheerios with…

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My HRM and runkeeper are usually about 60 calories off from each other. (runkeeper is always too high)

Headbands or bandanas. Anything to keep my hair out of my face and off my neck! It's not pretty.....but, it works.

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I wear a heart rate monitor and even modifying the routines to accomodate my level.......I still burn between 230-540 calories per workout, depending upon the session I am supposed to do for the day. I'm 48 years old and have only been working out for a little over 6 months.....I've only been doing insanity for 13 days. My…

I'm so uneducated about these things.......I just bought a Vivofit by Garmin with a HRM. I love the HRM to wear during work outs.....the band records steps, time, calories burned and syncs with the HRM when I wear it. I can put it in sleep mode at night and all it tells me is how long I slept.....but, that's kind of a…

What a beauty! Your facial features just POP! Congrats on your success!!!

Today's menu consisted of a turkey sandwich on a multigrain flat bread with a wedge of laughing cow jalapeno cheese, a mini can of V-8 juice, celery and a blackberry greek yogurt. Everyone's lunch on here looks pretty great!

That sounds awesome! I also get sad when I take the last bite of something really yummy! Like last week when I made a grilled provolone, tomato and avacado sandwich! I almost cried when I took the last bite. Back in the day, I would've just made another one.....

I'm in too! Just starting my second week here. I'm actually stressed a little bit because after one week, I'm actually up 4 pounds!! Has anyone else experienced this? My calorie intake hasn't increased and I've been trying to push extra water. I do love the workouts......Having sore muscles never felt so great!

Congrats!!! Thanks for sharing!! :)

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. It is a unit of energy. Food = fuel. "Wrong" fuel does not store any differently than "right" fuel. 1 calorie from spinach vs 1 calorie from a french fry, the body doesn't differentiate the calorie. I can't and won't try to get all scientific about this.....but, as an average joe schmo,…

I usually walk about an hour a day at around 4 mph......according to my runkeeper app, that burns around 300 calories on average. If I walk on the treadmill at around 3.5-4.0 mph on the biggest incline for 30 minutes, it tells me that I've burned around 350-400 calories. I'm not sure how that compares to the calisthenic…

I don't like cottage cheese with anything sweet either. But, add anything savory like hummas or salsa....and that's delicious!! Cottage cheese is also good on spaghetti.....kind of makes it taste like lasagna.

I definitely thought coconut water would taste delicious and tropical.....NOT even close!! It tasted like paint thinner.

Oh wow.....this one is probably my all time favorite combo.....I could literally drink the coffee creamer without coffe!!! But, my daughter is with you on this one.....she HATES salted caramel anything!!!

I have one on my back with no particular meaning. It's a vine with butterflies and roses. It was my first one I got when I turned 40. My second one is on my leg and it's 3 adjoining heart with my kids' names in each heart....the top heart (my oldest daughter) has two hearts that are joined to that with her children (my…

Great story!! I'm a former Stark County resident. Now Cuyahoga. I wish my abs looked a tenth as good as yours!!! I'll have to take some time and read through this entire post to find some tips on how to tone up my own mid section!! Thanks for sharing!!!

It's a complete matter of choices. I've personally been on both sides of this argument. I have been lazy and not wanted to pack a lunch and drove across the street to McDonald's, spent $4 on a couple burgers, fries and a drink and consumed nearly 1000 calories for lunch alone. Over the course of a year or two of this lazy…

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Can't be 40!!!

Paint my toenails without feeling like I'm squishing my gut

Absolutely!!! ^

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Christopher Meloni (Stabler....SVU) sexy cop!! Jimmy Fallon!!! Justin Timberlake is beautiful! Prince

Talk about "Mean Girls"!!! There is NO excuse for their behavior!!! Please accept my apolgies on behalf of women everywhere......we are not all hateful, disgusting human beings like that!!! I wish you the best in your weight loss journey!!!