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What is kinesis? I have never heard of it.

I just deleted about 30 friends that had their diaries private. I just don't see the point of hiding things. Honesty and taking responsibility for what you eat and how you exercise (and being able to share it) are all part of a lifestyle change.

I always view my friend's diary before commenting. I never comment when someone has their diary set so I can't see it. In fact I try not to have friends who keep it private. I just don't see the purpose of coming to a social network for help, support, and encouragement if you are going to hide everything you do. I even…

You can go into the "goals" tab and change the calories and nutritional information to whatever you want it to be. Originally they had my calories and protein too low and my carbs to high. Make sure you click on "change goals" again when you are done.

You may not be eating enough. With the calories you burn exercising you need to make sure you NET 1500 calories. Not eating enough will slow your weight loss.

I did complete my entry! That is how I know it didn't come up. I had a net total of 297 calories today and there was no warning.

I totally agree! I found the same to be true!

MFP has hundreds of different exercises listed. A person's HRM is programmed specifically for their age, sex, height, weight and resting heart rate. It would be nearly impossible to give you a comparison of MFP vs. a HRM. I can say that some of their figures are too high and some are too low, while others are pretty close.…

I looked at every review they had for protein bars. They criticize single product! They keep saying, "there are far better options"....however, they never show you what those other options are. This site seems way too critical of most products. I just wasted time to find out they don't recommend anything!

I go about 9 times a week (a couple of days I go twice). I wear a HRM in the pool and I burn between 250 and 350 calories an hour, depending on which instructor is teaching. Some lead a much more intense class. It is all low impact though. I have been averaging 1-2 pounds a week. The only other exercise I do is walking. I…

OMG!!! I about peed laughing from looking at this site!! :laugh: I was a psychology major in college. Can you say PENIS ENVY!! The inventor of this had to be some woman who had some deep seated wish of standing up and peeing with a penis. This is hilarious. I can see someone trying to use it and peeing all over their hand…

They make low sodium pickles. I eat sugar free/ low sodium. I love eating them. In fact I have 6 jars in my pantry. I eat them as a snack when I have the munchies.

Just because you stay within your calorie goal doesn't mean what you are eating isn't going to make you gain weight, stop losing weight, have high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar, or swelling due to too much sodium. You have to look at more than calories. This is an overall lifestyle change...That is why MFP allows you…

I got my HRM off of Amazon.com using my debit card. It was only $72 and shipping and handling was free. It is a Polar FT4 and is even waterproof for use in the pool. If you don't have a debit card you can get one real cheap at places like Walmart that you can put money on to make online purchases. Maybe that is a…

Yes!! I love love love them!!! You can eat 38 of them for 130 calories...most chips portions are only 7 chips! They also make the veggie straws, sweet barbecue and smooth cheddar. They are all great!! The veggie straws are gluten and dairy free. My nephew is on a gluten free/ dairy free diet and those are one of his…

I don't log things that are an every day part of my routine. Like you said, your body is used to it. If you do something above and beyond that...whatever it may be, I would log that. Your job is figured in as part of the activity level (when calculating your BMR and daily deficit) that you enter when filling out your…

You could always wear a strap on!! Heart Rate Monitor that is....LOL:laugh: !! Sorry, I couldn't resist!! I don't know...vigorous aerobic exercise?

Yes, but not all. I make sure I net a minimum of 1200 though. Yes, I have averaged between 1 and 2 pounds since I started about 20 weeks ago.

My mom has always told me I have "a steel belted bladder"!! LOL!! I just got done walking a little over 3 miles. At the beginning of my route there is a convenience store. I don't stop there to use the bathroom...they don't let the public use their restroom. I stop there to buy a 1 liter bottle of cold water. I finish the…

Yes it affects it. You burn calories when your heart rate is up. The higher it is up and longer it is up, the more calories you burn. Every time you stop your heart rate is lowering towards your resting heart rate....then it takes several minutes to get it back up into the "burn zone". You are essentially getting your…

My nephew had the kind of sinus surgery where they go up into your sinuses with a balloon and open up the sinuses and also suck them out. I don't know if that is the kind of surgery you are having or not. He had some drainage and had to take it easy for about a week. He bounced back very quickly and didn't even bruise. I…

If you have cable TV the "On Demand" usually has an exercise category. On mine it is Exercise TV. It has tons of full length exercise videos...everything from belly dancing to latin dancing and yoga to kick boxing. If you don't have On Demand then go to exercisetv.com. The website offers the same thing. I do Leslie…

My body could not tolerate eating only 1200 calories. I was constantly hungry and also started having headaches and dizzy spells. I also stopped losing weight after about 3 weeks. I had to up my calories to 1400. I now zig zag between 1400 and 1600. Listen to your body. If it isn't happy with only 1200 calories....it will…

I have a Polar FT4. I wear it to walk and swim. I burn about 150 calories an hour walking and 250 calories an hour swimming.

There are a variety of her videos available on Exercise TV on On Demand and at exercisetv.com

I wear a HRM. I am 5' 3" and I weigh 204 pounds. I burn around 100-125 calories per mile. Yesterday for her 3 mile I burned 303 calories. I just made my own category for it.

They had a segment on the Doctors that said they don't work. They took a group of people through several exercises with the bands on and off and there was no difference in the two. I think it is the placebo effect.

I wait until I have cooled down and my heart rate has returned to resting range.

I use my Polar FT4 in the pool every day. It is very accurate and I have never had any trouble going from in the pool to on land. I just make sure I rinse it well after each swim. I launder the chest strap about every 5th time I use it in the pool. The only thing is that Polar says to maintain the water resistance when…

Shin splints are when you damage the muscles on the shins. They create little tears in the muscle. Shin splints are when the muscles have been given a bit of shock. This definitely sounds like shin splints to me. I have had them. Walking 8 hours a day for 2 days is excessive, especially if it was done on concrete. You are…