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I want to change my second number on the scale. It's getting harder to do. That is 6 more pounds. I want to survive my husbands knee surgery and losing my exercise partner. Eat healthier. Make good choices.

Today I did a lower body workout. 50 minutes. Too many squats! Burned 624 calories though! Yeah!

@FromHereOnOut I don't speak Greek except for pi, but I do speak math (hs math teacher) :) Today I did a Total Body workout. It went ok. Not as much calorie burn as I would have liked (or needed) Taking a brown and black belt TKD class tonight so I will get more workout then. Working hard tonight as I am helping my husband…

Got up this morning and did a medicine ball workout. I love that too! It makes me feel like I am really working on my abs. 2 meals and 4 hours in the car :ohwell: But good time with friends and family. :smile: Just wish I could get a good workout in the car - good use of time. Wish everyone a safe day spending time with…

Here it is after 9pm. I got some stuff ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I'm going to go and do a short workout and then make broccoli casserole. (too many calories, but I made a lower calorie cheesy potato - with pureed cauliflower) Just finished exercising it's 10. Did another round of kettle bell - love it! My abs and…

Today shoulder is a bit sore. I did a workout called Lethal Legs - pretty good, but not as good as yesterdays calorie burn, but then I did a Tae Kwon Do class. so so amount of cardio had to help teach. Room was cold so we ran laps around the room and did some jumping jacks too.

Monday - I did Tactical Cardio - really good. Strained my shoulder a bit doing floor work. Burnt a good number of calories though. : )

I too am taking a little bit of a break on exercise. Trying to convince husband to just work out this evening, but he is interested in taking a walk. It will below 23 degrees. BRRRRRRRR! But will most likely cave in and go with him. Hopefully we will warm up during our 2 mile walk. Have a great evening.

Today - did some yoga. Had terrible leg (thigh) cramps last night. I could see the muscle contract. Did some sobbing and lots of breathing before I could massage it out. Thought I should cut back and just stretch today. I love mobility yoga. I feel a little better. I will drink more water today to see if it will help.

My NSV - we measured ourselves today and I have lost a total of 39 inches. I only counted one arm and one thigh measurements. I'm excited because now I am in size 12 clothes instead of the 18/20 that I was in. I just ordered a school (teacher) shirt in ladies fit size large. Hope it fits (and is appropriate to wear to…

Today was a two hour delay for school (I'm a teacher). So I used my time wisely and I got up and did Lean Abs 35 minutes. Tonight was Brown and Black Belt Tae Kwon Do class for an hour. Pretty good. Got a good sweat going lots of kicking tonight. Good workout. Little bit of sparring.

Today I did a Kettle bell swing circuit. I really love that. I can't believe how much my heart rate gets going - pretty pleased. Burned about 471 calories for a 40 minute workout.

Today I did Strength Pull for 35 minutes and Blast and Burn for 15 minutes burned a total of 450 calories. I also did TKD class - decent workout for about 15 minutes, but then had to help hold boards and teach a new white belt.

Ok - best thing ever for sore bum - a foam roller. It is God's give to a cramping hip and but muscles! Love IT! Today had a bit of a headache but I know exercise usually takes care of it. Medicine ball work out from Daily Burn it was nice. Not sure if we are going for a walk - husband is at TKD. Headache is much better…

I have the fitbit one as well - and I love it. I have to remember everything in moderation, that includes information too. I'm not too hung up on worrying about car rides, and the exact accuracy of the fitbit. What I am tracking are my tendencies. The best advice I have every gotten is that if it is working for you keep at…

@SD67 I use a racket ball to massage my foot. It has a little give and the exercise video I was watching also suggested a tennis ball. I had issues with my feet and had to stop doing some exercise for a while. My chiropractor in town fitted me with some kind of plastic orthodics (sorry for spelling) and it has made all the…

Today I did Daily Burns Intense Abs burned 474 calories. We also had a nice TKD workout for about 60 minutes. I am just tracking using my fitbit. Tomorrow is going to busy day. I need to decide if I want to get up early on a Saturday to get a work out it. I have meetings tomorrow and expect to be sitting most of the day :…

OOps this should have been on Nov 15. Today I did Daily Burns Intense Abs burned 474 calories. We also had a nice TKD workout for about 60 minutes. I am just tracking using my fitbit. Tomorrow is going to busy day. I need to decide if I want to get up early on a Saturday to get a work out it. I have meetings tomorrow and…

November 14 Today I worked out to Daily Burn Kickboxing Interval Training. Burned 467 calories! Couldn't make it to TKD had two meetings, but planning on going for a walk a little later. Have a great day!

Yesterday a mild Tae Kwon Do work out. Today I did Cardio Strength from Daily Burn and my husband and walked 1.7 miles in the cold dark night. It was nice, but chilly 40 degrees. I only think about running, I used to say that is why I do martial arts so that if someone is chasing me I will just stop and defend myself…

November 8 - 1 hour brown and black belt Tae Kwon Do class. Good workout. I can really tell I am getting in better shape. November 9 - 42 minute medicine ball workout on the Daily Burn November 10 - a 1.7 mile walk with husband outside nice night. Should have worked out on Sunday but still under my calories so all is good.

Hi I'm Jen from Iowa. I'm 42. We (my husband and I) started MFP in late May. It has changed our lives. We needed it. I am working on almost 60 llbs. I am a high school math teacher in our small town. I love it. I am also a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. It is an important part of my family's life. My husband and…

I have found the using MFP has made a huge difference. My husband and I are fairly active people, we are black belts in tae kwon do. We even did P90x a couple of times. We toned ourselves up, but never really lost the weight that we were suppose to because we didn't watch what we ate. I never really ate large portions -…

I need volume sometimes. When I need to feed my face with two hands and completely wipe out a container of something just to feel sane (I know it doesn't sound sane) I will air pop a bowl of popcorn use low cal spray butter and have at it. I haven't done that in a while so I'm hoping that I weaning myself of that habit. I…

Speaking of facebook - I have all these bigger pictures of myself on facebook and I'm ok with that but yet I haven't posted a single picture of myself after 50 lbs lost. I'm a little nervous to. Not sure if I feel vulnerable or just not time to or what. I too do not like looking at pictures of myself. Although I feel good…

Forms are my favorite because I like the steady breathing, it calms me down after all the kicks and basic movements. At my black belt test I was glad we got to our forms, it let us get into our rhythm of things - we had 12 of us from the same area testing and we did a great job of staying together. You could really tell we…

My school is a nonprofit. Black belt instructors volunteer their time. We are a traditional family styled TKD. I feel we embrace all martial arts but enjoy the discipline and respect the traditional method gives us. We practice self-defense techniques, forms and board-breaking. I know that some of our students have black…

Taken TKD for going on 7 years. 2nd degree black belt. We practice WTF and ITF forms. Love it.

I'm impressed with everyone's background in this group - maybe a little intimidated, but I enjoy reading about everyone's journey and that is what martial arts is really about. I am currently a 2nd Degree Black Belt in TKD. We study both WTF and ITF forms. I love TKD - it has helped me become a stronger person in all…

I loved your collar bone comment. Me too. Sometimes I catch myself feeling my collar bone - because it's there! Silly me. :smile: