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You will love it here. My son is 15 and he has been eating healthy with me. He has gone from 309 to 290 since the beginning of February. It is amazing the changes that take place just from being able to see in black and white the nutrition information from all the foods you eat in a day. Find a good group of friends and…

Net calories is as follows: Number of calories eaten in a day -MINUS- number of calories burned through exercise = # of net calories consumed **It is important to "NET" close to your goal amount. So.... if your goal is 1200 and your burn 400 exercising. That would be a net calorie intake of 800. So you would have to eat…

I pay attention to my fat grams, but even more I pay attention to my intake of saturated fat. I think those are the ones that it is important to not go over in.

I do it on the Wii!! That is super fun!! You start with one and then have to catch more and more....it gets harder and you get scored on how many revolutions you do in a given time. You can feel the burn, I will tell ya that!

Bump!! Thanks girlfriend!! :wink: I think I can use this for my own weaknesses!

I could have used some inspiration this weekend. Well, it started before the weekend! Although I did stay within my goals....I ate out on Thursday (Broccoli and Chicken), Friday (Applebee's 1/2 of the Dijon Portabella Mushroom Chicken: "from the <550 Menu"), Naked tenders from BW3's on Saturday (only 73 calories each and I…

On accident I did. I am friends with all women on here with the exception of 2 men. So...when I am on my "wall" I have a tendency to address my group of friends as "ladies". Well one night I was so excited because my panties had gotten so loose that I needed to buy new smaller ones. So I posted, "guess what ladies?? I have…

Did your Garmin come with a chest strap or did you have to buy it separate? The one I saw online didn't include it.

That is how I am with frozen raspberries!! Like candy!!

I found this on Livestrong.com. Maybe it will help explain it. I hope it helps. http://www.livestrong.com/article/290746-acidic-smell-after-cardio-exercise/

Go to a specialized athletic shoe distributer that will video your feet as you walk on a treadmill. They pay attention to how your feet and ankles do when you walk. They have different brands available, but they fit you professionally based on your walking test. The ones my sister got from there are Brooks. I am diabetic…

Just sitting on it while you watch TV strengthens your core. I can do push ups and crunches (all the way up) on the ball and I can't do them on the floor. It really helps me. I love mine! There are so many execises you can do with it.

With the monitors in the Polar T-Series, do I purchase the strap and transmitter separately. Also, will they fit larger chests?

My 15 year old son weighs almost 300 pounds. He would really benefit from being able to use this site. He is miserable. He gets bullied every day at school. Kids are so cruel these days! I try to encourage him with the changes I have made. He sees the new way I am eating...so I am hoping my new habits will rub off on him.…

I have the same problem. I don't see it in the mirror...but I have always felt I looked like a hippo in the mirror anyway. Sorry...I am sure you can tell I don't have much self-esteem:frown: My pants and undergarments are getting baggy and my friends and family say they can tell. However, I don't notice it yet. I'm with…

I looked at your food diary. Even though you are eating 1300 or so calories, you aren't eating that much. Try eating lower calorie foods such as veggies (broccoli, carrots, green leaf lettuce, celery, cucumbers, squash), fresh fruits, plain Greek yogurt (can be sweetened by adding your own fruit and a pack of sweetener),…

I just had mine operated on back in September (after everything else to treat it failed). When the surgeon got in there he ended up having to reconstruct my whole elbow...bone and tendons. Take good care of it and baby it! I know I messed mine up real bad from using it when it was flared up. All I know to tell you is to…

When I wan't eating at least a portion of my exercise calories I stopped losing. As soon as I upped my calories so my net calorie count was 1200-1400 cals a day, my weight loss picked back up. If your net calorie count falls below 1200 calories a day your weight loss will more than likely slow down.

A lot of salad dressings. My favorite, Ken's Creamy Italian, has 180 calories in 3 TBS. I had to figure out how to make my own with plain non-fat Greek yogurt.

OMGoodness....that is so funny!!

Ok, my apologies. Here in the United States the legal drinking age is 21. I guess I just assumed it was 21 everywhere. I didn't even stop to think about the legal age in other countries. I'm sorry.

You are 18 and you are asking people to give you advice on what alcohol to drink? What doesn't sound right about this? If I gave you that advice ummm.....I think they call that "contributing to the delinquency of a minor".

You can go down to the very bottom of a person's food diary and there is a button you can click on to view their exercise diary.

I agree. If someone posts that they need help....we need the facts before we can offer suggestions. I even have something on my profile about being honest with yourself and others when it comes to MFP. I guess some are here to do their own thing, but I am on here to meet others and get the encouragement and support I need.…

I have never had any luck preparing fish in the microwave. I use my conventional oven or my toaster oven which is equipped with a convection oven. When I have tried to prepare it in the microwave it always comes out chewy and rubbery.

Thanks. This happens to me and I always wondered what caused it. I was actually thinking about keeping my arms up in the air as I walked to see if it would stop....lol!

I chew sugar free gum all the time. I chew it when I am preparing a meal so I am less tempted to "taste test" what I am cooking. I chew gum after I finish eating so I am less tempted to go back and eat more once I have eaten my portioned out meal. I chew gum between meals when I get the munchies. I keep a ziplock baggie…

I have a bag of no sugar added frozen blackberries in my freezer. I figure the calories are probably close to fresh ones. The nutrition information states there are 90 calories in 1 cup.

I just got diagnosed with shin splints yesterday. What you are describing sounds a lot like shin splints. Here is a link to a website someone shared with me: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/shin-splints Read this info and see if what they describe sounds like what you are experiencing. I know my legs hurt very bad. I…

Lemons....I was eating them like oranges!