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I used to be!! I used to live in Laurinburg and Rockingham. I am in Indiana now...but you can send me a friend request if you want.

Polar's FT series is great! I have the FT4 and I love it! I assume the one you are getting has a chest strap. It is simple, yet accurate. It allows you to enter in all of your personal info...age, sex, height and weight to figure your target heart rate and then of course how many calories you burn. It displays calories…

That's only 3 calories. Don't worry about just 3 calories. If you want to be accurate invest in a heart rate monitor. Mine was only $72 off of Amazon.com. It will tell you exactly how much you are burning each time based on the personal information you enter into it. I have found since I got mine that the MFP exercise…

I count the zero calorie ones. Just make sure they don't have anything added like salt.

I have a Polar FT 4 and it is waterproof. I use it in the pool every day. You just have to make sure you rinse the strap after each use. Make sure you get one with a chest strap, as the ones without them are not very accurate. Mine was around $70 off of Amazon.com and the shipping was free. It allows you to put all of your…

What an inspiration!! I am way too self-conscious to go to certain group classes. I go to several water aerobics classes a week, but most of the ladies in there are overweight. I am terrified to do Zumba in a class! I do that with the Wii in the comfort of my own living room. I hope as I lose more I will gain some…

Hi Cidnee!! :happy: I think it is a combination of both...not making the healthiest of choices and not eating enough. I tried 1200 calories at first and my doctor and nutritionist both told me to up my calories. I was having the same symptoms as you. I upped it to 1400. 200 calories may not sound like much, but it made a…

No matter what...pasta is going to be loaded with calories. Just a small 2 ounce serving has around 200 calories. We have a restaurant called Ruby Tuesdays (not fast food...but a sit down restaurant) where I live that serves spaghetti squash in addition to pasta. Marinara sauce will be fewer calories than a heavy Alfredo…

My biological father died at the age of 24 in a motorcycle accident. I was only 18 months old. I don't really remember him. A few years later my mom met a wonderful man, named Loren, who adopted me when I was 6. He has raised me as his own and taught me what unconditional love is about. He has never left my side through a…

Just a little vain...lol!! Just a little!!

I wear a HRM. The Wii doesn't take in to consideration your sex, age, weight, and height. I don't go by what it says. I got my HRM for around $70 (Polar FT4) from Amazon.com. It will be the best investment you can ever make!

That looks so fun!! You did great! How much weight have you lost?

You aren't "undoing" anything. Think of it this way: You go on a trip every day that is 100 miles round trip and you use 3 gallons of gas for each trip. This is your normal trip with no extra mileage. Then your trip increases and it is now 300 miles round trip....so to have the extra energy to keep going the car needs more…

This isn't a video...BUT, I go to the YMCA every day and do "cardio splash". They offer it twice a day, morning and evening. Some days I go to both. I am able to do things in the pool I could NEVER do on land...jump, jog, hurdle, jump and twist...all kinds of different cardio moves that I absolutely cannot do out of the…

I think 50 cents is very reasonable! Make sure you have a big sign that clearly says, "fresh squeezed and large serving".

Kokomo, IN (about 45 minutes north of Indy)

Hoosier girls rock!

Well, calories is default. It is going to be there regardless of what else you decide to have show up. Here is how you add carbs to your food diary. Click on "home" and then "settings" (near the right side at the top). From there you will see where it displays 5 drop down boxes. You can choose what you want to show for…

Happy birthday sweetie! :flowerforyou: You have such a beautiful smile!! Have a blessed birthday! May all your dreams come true! Hugs and kisses from Indiana!!:smooched:

I have experienced the same thing. My resting heart rate was around 92 also. That was ON a beta blocker (for high blood pressure). Once I lost some weight, my resting heart rate had gone all the way down to 54 so my doctor took me off the beta blocker. Now it is around 66-72. Isn't it cool when our bodies tell us thank…

I'm a her...that is my son.

What in the world is a "VFF"??

I believe that if you are craving something you should satisfy it with what you are craving. I think if you don't satisfy the craving you are going to end up eating a lot more stuff trying to fill that craving than if you would just have eaten a bit of what it is you were craving in the first place. Eat half a cheeseburger…

I totally agree. I think when people make their diaries private it kind of defeats the purpose of this entire community. One of the first steps to a lifestyle change is honesty. If you can't be honest on here with others who are in the same boat as you it makes me wonder what they have to hide.

I agree. I met someone on here that "collects women". He ONLY befriends women and has over 600 of them. Being a psychology major I can't help but think he has some serious self-esteem/ inferiority complex issues going on. I deleted him when I realized I was just one of his cyber ho's. I found out he texts and calls many of…

I wear a HRM in the pool (Polar FT4) and I usually burn around 300 in an hour during my class. If I remember right MFP's figures for swimming and water aerobics are quite high.

Cidnee....I didn't even think to look at your diary until I read this. I looked and you aren't eating very healthy girl. It's not just all about the calories. You can stay under your calories and eat foods that are bad for you. First, you are only eating 2 or 3 times a day. Ideally, you should be eating 6 times a day. I…

Always weigh in the morning, after a #2...that is what I was told. There can be as much as a 5 pound difference in your weight from morning to evening, especially in this heat. Throughout the day we tend to retain fluid. You have not actually gained anything. Remember, 3500 is a pound. MFP already figures in a deficit for…

One serving of carbs a day is not healthy. It can actually cause kidney damage if you are upping your protein too much. Google "ketoacidosis and RDA of nutrients". They say you should eat 45% or so of your calories in carbs a day for a reason. As soon as you go back to eating "normal" you will gain weight back. I don't…

The same exact thing happened to me!! I got really sick...almost ended up in the hospital!