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I'm 5 ft 4.5 inches. I was at 236, and now am at 155. I'm a healthy size 8 in most stores. In high school, when I was a cross country runner, I was 130-135 and a healthy size 4/6. I think if I could hit 145, I would be satisfied, and achieve a normal BMI and a size that would allow me to run without putting too much wear…

I used Designer Whey (the chocolate one) for about a year. I did lose 60 lbs during that time. I had one for breakfast (with other food) and one at night after a workout. I have since switched, with all of the articles I was reading about the high content of metals in protein powders, and Designer Whey was one of the…

I know that there are certain times where I appear to have gained pounds and inches, and that's usually the day before my period starts until the day or two after it ends. And then it falls back off. Could that be factoring in at all, with the addition of some extra muscle? Perhaps - you would know if that has been recent.…

I have been using Designer Whey (the chocolate one), and it's been fine. I mix my protein powder with water, so the flavor is particularly telling when there's nothing creamy to mix it with. I did read a study about the high content of metals in a lot of protein powders (I think Muscle Milk was the biggest offender) and…

I'm curious - are there any half marathons that are affordable? Like $100 or less to register? For Livestrong, I'm having to raise $500, and so far I've had to put $180 toward that goal. It's going to be pretty prohibitive to do that more than once in a year.

I'm about 8 weeks into training for my first half. I went for a run one day, and remembered how much I liked running (I had just celebrated losing pound #50 and felt like my joints were up to the challenge). I came home and put my accomplishment on Facebook, and a dear friend from high school who lives far away in Brooklyn…

I appreciate these responses. I will definitely look into lowering my calories, as I'm averaging about 1400 calories per day, gross. I figured lowering them would put my body into starvation mode, since net calories after an average run (4 miles - about 400 calories) puts me under 1000 calories. My Polar puts me usually…

That's a good question. My 1500 is gross, which I know means that I'm probably not eating enough calories, considering I burn 300-600, depending on how long I run (and I run about 4-5 days a week since I'm training for a half marathon). Before I started running, and was still exercising in the gym with group exercise…

Yes, for instance, yesterday, I ran 2.88 miles. It took 27 minutes (so just under 10 minutes per mile) and calories burned registered at 316. That seems right for me. The calorie burn seems pretty accurate, but there's nothing happening on the scales or with measurements either. So that's when I thought that maybe I was…

5'5" and 235 lbs. Currently down to 183 lbs (after 6 months of intentional exercise and focus on nutrition). Hoping to lose at least 30 more.

My BMI is still about a tenth of a point into the obese range, so I still easily have another 30-40 lbs to lose before I'm out of the overweight range. So, I just can't imagine that my body could already be in maintenance mode. :( I do think I need to add a component of weights back in. I had switched to just running, and…

I kept my calories right around 2000 (had a tiny breakfast, and just a protein drink in the evening, since I knew lunch was going to be a doozie!). Even with Thanksgiving feast and my birthday the next day, I managed to lose 2 lbs this week. I was super happy! I did do a lot of time exercising this week in preparation for,…

What is Zumba? Zumba is a cardio dance class with a strong emphasis on latin and hip hip rhythms. Who is Zumba best suitied for? Everyone, because the instructors know how to dial up and dial down certain moves, and the best instructors can show both methods before a song really starts up, so that participants can gauge…

I am 5 ' 5". I have a very muscular build. I am about to be 37 years old, and the last time I weighed my goal weight was when I was 19 years old - so I'm getting rid of some pretty old weight (plus 3 C-sections hasn't helped my cause with re: to my belly!) SW: 234 lbs (size 18W in pants, XXL or 1X in tops) CW: 194 lbs…

I have had three babies. The first one was my biggest - he was 9 lbs, 11oz. I started my pregnancy with him weighing 197 lbs. I gained 29 lbs with him. The second baby - I was about the same weight - around 200 lbs - when I became pregnant with him. I was diagnosed gestational diabetic at about 24 weeks. I followed that…

I started seriously at the end of June 2013, so it's been roughly 4 months (a little less than that on MFP), and I've lost between 35-40 lbs. I've exercised a lot, I've never had a "cheat day" in the sense of eating everything and anything (I have allowed little cheats here and there once a week). I drink a TON of water.…

I'm not comfortable going much above 100 grams of protein in one day - my maternal side of the family has polycystic kidneys, and I want to be sure that I'm taking good care of them, just in case. I've never experimented with eating more than the recommended amount of calories, but now that I'm burning so much more, I…

To calculate calorie burn, I'm using whatever machine I'm on - like the stairmaster or the elliptical or the treadmill (after inputting my weight). If I'm taking a class (like Zumba or Boot-camp), I usually subtract at least 100-150 calories off what MFP tells me it is - because I know that it gives me too high of a…

I would like to participate. I'd like to shoot for 80 miles. Thanks!