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That's an amazing transformation, and it shows not just in your face in those pictures, but your shoulders and neck... heck the whole picture! You look fantastic.

You slay me. I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes...

This actually REALLY bothers me in the nutritional values displayed. As an example when I'm logging a new food, I always doublecheck the values MFP has in the database (too many crap entries put in by people only tracking partial nutrition, or lying to themselves or whatever). Well, when I go to check the values against…

Thanks so much for sharing - definitely food for thought. I've been using a post-workout/recovery drink made by tossing 2-3 Tbsp of orange gatorade powder along with a scoop of vanilla whey protein into a shaker with 12-16 ounces of water and while I realize it's purely anecdotal, I definitely noticed a significant…

I can't comment on the efficacy, but I was definitely NOT impressed by the taste. I picked up a tube for a specific instance where I was doing a trail run in high heat and very low humidity with no waypoints to refill and wanted to be SURE I was replacing salts I sweated out... I did end up with mild heartburn but no…

I have the mens red & black version of that watch/HRM, minus the gps pod. Having shopped around a LOT before pulling the trigger on mine, I can say 2 things with certainty 1) you got a smoking deal on that w/ the GPS Pod - the G1 GPS ALONE is going for $130+ right now. and 2) if you're even a little bit motivated by…

you should think of that as being an NSV! Picking healthy-geeky instead of just geeky for your new gadget shows a real commitment to healthy choices. I'd be posting this in Success Stories!

Read this blog entry - it's got a TON of great info regarding heart rate monitors. (but to cut to the chase, Polar's higher end models and Suunto are good options) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

A second vote for the FT60 - I also love mine and feel that while it was a little spendy it was worth every cent I spent and then some. It does NOT however track steps (in fact I'm not aware of ANY polar units that do) - but with either the G1 GPS add-on or the S1 footpod add-on it will track pace, speed, and distance when…

The main difference is that greek yogurt is strained to remove much of the liquid content, leaving a much higher concentration of the solids (protein) behind. I can't stand regular yogurt now that I've tried a few quality brands of Greek yogurt. I love both Chobani and Fage 0% in every flavor I've ever tried. Fage 0%…

Speaking of Guinness, it is SHOCKINGLY "light" on calories for such a tasty stout. I'd take one Guinness over 2 MGD 64 or Bud Select 55's (for darn near the same calories) any day of the week.

Wow. Lots of great info there Tonya - I for one thank you for taking the time to post it.

P90X has 3 different schedules you can follow: Classic, Lean, and Doubles. Classic is targeted at building size and strength (if you choose weights that you can do 8-10 reps with) or toning (if you pick weights that you can do 12-15 reps with), Lean is more geared toward fat loss and general toning, with a lot more cardio…

Seriously - that URL contains a lot of really good information. Check it out.

http://shouldieatmyexercisecalories.com/

This. I ended up buying little 1lb dumbbells for my 6 year old so he could work out with me without using dangerously heavy weights - and he insists he's going to do c25k with me when the ground thaws. If I was a home treadmill user, I'd either end up taking turns with him or buying him his own just so we could both run at…

I basically treat it like fast cooking rice, however I've found that it's much better if I thoroughly wash it in cold water (by rubbing it together in my palms under running water) to remove the tannins which can make it bitter. 2 parts liquid to 1 part quinoa, simmer 15 minutes, let stand 5 minutes and then fluff with a…

Pretty sure the problem w/ spicy tuna is not "fried" but rather "sauce" - the spicy sauce is usually mayonnaise based.

Wear Link is the chest strap - specifically it's Polar's new style chest strap with the full fabric band that you snap the transmitter module onto, which lets you pop the transmitter back off and throw the strap in the washing machine, and which is also more comfortable than the plastic straps and conforms to the shape of…

I love my Polar FT60, but I would definitely read this blog entry before making a purchase.. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm new to MFP but in the month or so I've been here I've seen a TON of P90X posts. Also a search shows 50 pages+ of posts which include P90X in the text.

Seems I'm perpetually saying the same thing in HRM threads - I'm on my 2nd Polar HRM - first a no-longer-produced F55, now an FT60 and they've both been extremely useful in my journey toward health, as well as reporting numbers that mesh very well with my observed weight loss when compared to calorie deficits (71lbs down…

I use lightly active - despite being a fellow desk-jockey. I've always used the Harris Benedict equation in my pre-MFP days which is basically just a constant you multiply your BMR by to get your daily normal activity burns but is usually described as including the metabolic increase from regular exercise/workouts but not…

Nicely put, and oh so true. Heck I've seen as much as 25% swings between the same workouts over a couple of weeks just because I pushed harder some days than others. Anything other than a measured burn (HRM or Bodymedia Fit/BodyBugg etc) is just going to be a guess, and unless you're factoring in age/weight/gender/fitness…

Interesting - I had just the opposite experience with P90X Plyo-X - if I wore shoes my knees and hips would be unbelievably sore afterward, but when I did that video barefoot, it changed how I would land, forcing me to absorb the impact on the balls of my feet which seemed (for me) to be a lower impact way to land, and…

The EA Support forums are filled with people reporting that problem - HR dropping down or out completely during running exercises - the solution almost always seems to be to adjust the placement and the tension of the strap on the left arm sensor, as well as making sure you keep your shoulders loose during the running..…

I would respectfully disagree. In order to confirm what I've observed, I performed a little test this evening. After my normal workout, while I was still warmed, I had the system build me a 15 minute trainer generated medium intensity cardio workout. I then disabled the warmup and cooldown exercises since would have been…

I finish the 9 week challenge on the ps3 tonight, and everything said before is accurate at least for the ps3 version. On the 9 week challenge the workouts started around 20-25 minutes depending on intensity level, but by the end you've built up to 40-50 minutes. It's important to note that the time listed in the game is…

I've been looking at these devices (GoWear Fit, BodyBugg, BodyMedia Fit) for about 18 months but haven't ever actually pulled the trigger on purchasing. One of my peers @ work has a Bodybugg and he loved it while he was using it, which was almost enough of an endorsement for me to purchase, but not quite. There seem to be…

I've looked at those several times (want bluetooth to get rid of the dang dangly wires!) but always worried that the chunk at the back would bounce too much when running - any issues there for you, or do they stay put pretty well?