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If the Fitbit is too loose on your wrist it won't track your sleep correctly. So, if you have lost weight you may need to tighten it up. :)

5-6 days per week. M, W, & F Aerobics with weights DVDs, T, TH, Sat Walking workout DVDs. I don't go to a gym because it just takes too much time for me to get ready, drive there, and then get back home again. I work remotely so need to be as efficient as I can in the mornings. Doing these DVD workouts at home works very…

I love DVD workouts by The Firm. They are aerobic weight training and are truly excellent. You can find them on Ebay consistently. Two of my very favorites are The Hare and The Tortoise by Tracy Long.

My experience with HIIT training is to raise the heart rate for about 30 seconds, and then slow down for about 1 minute, then repeat. The goal being to bring the heart rate down considerably during the slower period.

I take a lot of supplements daily and I have not seen an increase in my weight as a result. What I do see though is an increase if I eat certain foods like pasta, or pretzels. Those foods make me retain big time. However, if I have brown rice instead of pasta, I don't see any of that. A book by Dr. Pamela Peeke, M.D., MPH,…

The other benefit of including weights in your workouts is that you will have more muscle, that in turn will result in more calories being burned throughout the day. I do workouts from The Firm, they are aerobics with weights workouts. I also do Leslie Sansone walking workouts, including one that has HIIT training in it.…

I also get up at 4:30 am. Sometimes I will make a breakfast burrito which takes literally only 5 minutes to throw together. On a tortilla, spread 2 Tbsn. fat free refried beans, top with 2 Tbsn salsa, & 2 Tbsn shredded cheddar cheese and warm for about 45-60 seconds in microwave. Let cool while gathering things to head off…

Agree 100%. One thing I will NOT give up is coffee with half & half in it. I have tried to drink black coffee in the past and it really upset my stomach, and started staining my teeth. I cannot stand the fat free half & half so I just count the calories for this daily. I have 2 cups in the morning with 2 Tbsns in each cup…

Smartfood Delight popcorn is pretty reasonable in calories and it is air-popped as well. The kind I am referring to come in the bags with a white background and not a black background. The white bags are reduced fat. It says on the bags that the Sea Salt flavor is only 35 calories per cup (140 calories for 3.5. cups) and…

No. This was a while back, but I respect this physician's opinion because he was avoiding it himself at that time and he was very well read, highly educated, and a very experienced radiologist. Similar to Sara's above post, the other radiologists that I was working with at the time (same hospital) also said that there had…

Dirty Dancing.

"Waste not, want not."

Top Gun.

The physician that told me this was a radiologist who reads x-rays and all other types of imaging studies. At the time I was working as an MRI technologist so was scanning people's brains daily. It gave me the creeps and scared me. We only have one brain so we better take good care of it! Lol.

Years ago I have had a physician tell me that aspartame attacks the surface of the brain over time. I avoid it like the plague.

Good for you! Amazing transformation.

Oh, good to know that you can request that it be deleted. Thanks.

Definitely going to try this. I love the red quinoa too. The lime to freshen it up sounds great too.

I echo jeannette in that I too wish that there was a way to delete posts on here, or at least edit them. I think that if someone has information from a reputable source that they can cite when offering an opinion it helps. When I ask for advice and someone offers a site or place where I can read further information I…

I am 53. Married 31 years with 2 daughters (20 & 23). I am 5'8", 194 lbs, goal is 175 lbs. Love to cook, read, walk, and am an avid birdwatcher. We live in the country on 22 acres with chickens, pigs, and 3 nests of trees swallows, 1 bluebird family nesting, and two cats - one 21 lb. Maine Coon Cat & a gold an white tabby.

I don't think my prior post correctly quoted that first pargaraph as campjackson's.

While on the Nutri System discussion board, I read about the new frozen food plan, called "Uniquely Yours". I decided to check it out. But, it was way, way to expensive. A few weeks later, I learned that there was a promotional sale on Uniquely Yours...so I called...and found that with my discounts...and by using the…

I use the Jawbone 24 and love it. I particularly like to see how much light and deep sleep that I get each night, and this wristband shows me this. I used to have a Fitbit and it did not show me the same level of detail as the Jawbone does.

I think a BBQ is a challenge for anyone when you are trying to lose as most of the foods are fattening. If I am planning to attend something like that, I would bring a healthy salad to contribute to the meal. Then, make most of your meal the salad. Add a little bit of the meat being cooked and a couple of tablespoons of…

I have 20 more lbs to go and this challenge would be over 13 weeks, which would be roughly 2 lbs. per week or so. It might be tough, but I'd like to give it my best shot. I'd like to be part of this please!

I have a large frame and am fairly muscular at 5'8." My goal range is from 165-170ish. I used to weigh 132 in my "pageant days" (shhhhh!) 25+ years ago and I was so thin that you could see my ribs on my chest. The pageant folks wanted me to get down to 124 lbs but that was just way too thin for my frame size. I gained…

I don't think you can go by how many weeks as much as you can by how much weight is being lost. I have heard from others that typically when you get to 18-20 lbs lost everyone starts to notice. Others have also said that immediate family sees you regularly so they aren't as apt to notice as much as folks that only see you…

I compared the nutritional information for maple syrup and agave nectar: 1 TBSN Agave Nectar = 60 calories, 16g carbs, 16g sugar, 0g sodium. 1 TBSN Real Maple Syrup = 50 calories, 13.25g carbs, 13.25g sugar, 1.75g sodium. Pretty close I'd say. If I had my choice on pancakes the real maple syrup is the clear winner for…

I think what they mean by this is to only eat back half of the calories that MFP recommends based on your activity. Folks have said that MFP overestimates how many calories are burned, and so if you follow that and eat back all of the calories it recommends it will be too many. I would have to agree with this also because…

I just wish they wouldn't put sugar in those flavored coffee creamers. I don't use sugar in my coffee and so I find those creamers just way too sweet. Like Phoenix_Down, I'd rather use half & half and count the calories because the other varieties are just not worth it flavor wise.