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Day 1820 and going strong! Feel free to add me.

Definitely, there are plenty of benefits of exercise even if you don't eat healthy. I exercise for energy, strength, etc. I especially hit it hard if I plan on eating unhealthy stuff, haha. From a purely personal opinion - I can exercise and lose weight on an unhealthy diet, I just don't feel very good overall. Eating out…

I'm having the same issue

Enjoying it! Thankfully, I live near a nature/cycling trail and there are lots of pokestops and gyms right near my house. It's so hot, I wouldn't normally venture out, but I have been for pokemon! I'm level 13 and working on powering up my Vaporeon, she's around 1200 right now, but I see pokemon in the 1500-1900 range all…

I'm totally a night snacker. I totally just leave calories for my night snack and exercise for a little more. I usually have about 500 cals to eat. I still portion and weigh all my food for snacks. I like to munch on a serving of popcorn, makes me feel like I'm eating more just because it takes longer to eat it. Lol Like…

I hated the following: Going to a crowded restaurant or somewhere with lots of chairs/tables and worrying I couldn't squeeze between them or being seated at a booth I couldn't fit into. Shopping in the plus size section, I hated feeling like my clothing choices were limited to what looked like something an 80 year old…

Pre-pregnancy, I was 275, approved to lose weight during pregnancy (except last trimester), hovered around 270 at the end. 2 weeks after birth I was about 240. Shot up to 292 over the following year after baby. When he was about a year and a half old, I started on the weight loss journey. I've lost 123 lbs in about 3 years…

Another vote for Dark Matter

I just noticed the last week that it's trying to double enter some of my food logs, like in FitBit, I'll have two snack sections when there should only be one. I delete the one entry and then it looks OK again.

I'm lucky to burn 300 calories in a 30-35 min jog. And the more weight you lose and the more efficient your body becomes at the exercise, the less calories you'll burn.

This is also my Valentine's Day date with the husband tomorrow night! Super excited :smiley:

I was a size 22-24 at my highest and I sold most of my clothes 18-24 surprisingly at a yard sale I had in my front yard this past summer. I donated the rest.

Wow, that's fantastic! Wishing you well for future years to come!

You can tell and way to go!!! My stomach like hoards all the fat, first to gain it and last place to lose it. So although I feel like I'm not making much progress, that's def not true. I know it's hard for us to get out of that mindset.

Change your activity level to whichever setting fits your lifestyle- lightly active or active. Log purposeful exercise outside of your daily norm. I would say if I took a 30 minute power walk that I didn't normally do, I'd log that as exercise. I hope that makes sense.

I've been big since I was a child. I can't remember being a normal size. I was never even able to miss it. You can see it in my pictures as a child. I never understood since my family was all so small/slender and I was even a very active child. I just thought I was simply different and my body worked differently. Well,…

Rock on! I play volleyball as well. I was in a league, but I only get out to play drop-in Friday nights now. I play for hours though :smiley:

I've been sick for almost 2 and a half weeks, I haven't been able to kick the cough and congestion. I've been taking it easy and I'm on antibiotics. I feel sort of weak. I didn't gain any weight during the holidays, but I didn't lose either. I'll call that a win. Lol I want to feel strong and happy again! For January 1.…

Oh, I only use it in coffee. If I baked with it or something, I'd add it.

I log the 2% or whole milk I put in the coffee since I use splenda. The 5 calories in a cup is negligent to me, never had any issues staying on track because I didn't log 5-10 calories. I know the little things add up, so I track other things that I wouldn't normally eat. Today I tried a small bite of someone's beet garlic…

Since you've lost that much weight and you are planning to lose more, here is a good forum post on adaptive thermogenesis and why maintenance breaks/ and strength training help combat some of the issues that occur with adaptive thermogenesis.…

Same thing happened to me. I used to be able to leave the windows open in winter (30-40 degrees) and run a fan. 65 degrees was a great temp in the house. I was like a furnace when I was obese. I lost 118 lbs so far. As I lost weight, I started freezing. Like 71-72 degrees is ideal temp in the house now, but I still will…

Good news, my wrist doesn't hurt at all, I'm keeping it in a wrist brace still. I'll do squats tonight and some cardio or something. I plan on trying 5x5 at my next normal session next Tues while wearing the braces for support. We'll see how it goes.

This past Saturday I went to Ren Faire and grocery shopping- so I was pretty much moving from morning to night. Sunday rest day. Monday I hit the gym and jogged on the treadmill for awhile. Tuesday morning, my wrist was in some pain, but it wasn't too bad. I picked up a cheap wrist brace from CVS. SO I was like yeah, lemme…

50 Cent -In Da Club - it's my birthday everyday! ;p lol Fetty Wap- 679 Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman Sean Paul- Temperature This is How We Do It- Montell Jordan When I'm in a mood- Disturbed- Down with the Sickness System of a Down- BYOB Nine Inch Nails- Closer I like the Spin Cycle mix on I Heart Radio, the free app you can…

Yesterday night was lift day Squat 5x5 95 lbs OHP 5x5 50 lbs (whew, #thestruggleisreal) Deadlift 1x5 110 lbs I've done more weight, but I skipped the DL last week, so I lowered it a bit. Tonight is either a play volleyball for a few hours or take a long bicycle ride night. Haven't decided yet.

Got a stomach virus Friday night, it was awful and violent. Recovered Sun/Mon. Forced myself to do SL 5x5 last night, but still felt a bit off/weak, so I scaled the weight back a little. Squat 5x5 95lbs Bench Press 5x5 70 lbs Bent Row 5x5 70 lbs Did some different variations of ab crunches in between a couple sets. Today…

Delayed onset muscle soreness

I was somewhat social before, I can be extroverted and introverted. But the main thing that losing 115 lbs has done for me is give me energy and more body confidence. So, now I go out more and do fun things because I just have more energy!

I went from every morning in the beginning and now I weight myself like a couple times a week. I've been at it for over 2 years now.