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MONDAY QOTD: What exercise combinations work best for you/do you see the best results with?? What seems to work best for me is a combination of outdoor running, with at least one day of flat running and one day of running in my neighborhood with hills, and spinning. I've added strength, but don't do it enough to tell if…

I've just recently quit my addiction to diet pepsi. I was drinking between 6-10 cans a day. Love the stuff. The only thing that's worked for me is seltzer water. No calories, no salt, no artificial sugar, just "natural flavor". Its bubbly and cold and has a nice flavor. I'm 2 months off of the DP now, though I still have…

I eat a lot of ready-to-eat food because I'm alone during the week (hubby comes home on the weekends) which always have too much sodium, even if they're lower in calories. Maybe a little challenge would be good to make me find ways to make things at home ahead of time, like packing breakfast and lunch for work, instead of…

No worries Erica! We all have those weeks. Just don't give up! :) Elizabeth

QOTD Friday~~What is the one type of food that your crave the most but know you should eat AND how do you control that craving? My craving used to be pizza but since I don't forbid myself anything cause I'm not on a "diet", I just watch what I eat and limit my portions. So, I had two pieces of pizza last night. Trick for…

I'm up for a team challenge! The mileage is a little too easy for me since I started spinning, but if we don't count that, then I'd be up for something like that. I currently run between 6-8 miles a week, depending on if I feel like going to the gym or not. :) And whether its raining. Are we thinking work-out challenge or…

I can't even blame my pouch on babies. No kids. My stomach stretch marks are from packing on the pounds too quickly. Boo.

Thursday QOTD What would you consider your most trouble area of your body and what form of exercise do you do to focus on that part? Mine used to be my thighs. I used to always love my legs growing up. My stomach was never flat, but my legs were awesome (5'10" with a 35" inseam). But I seemed to gain all of my weight in my…

I just started going. It's been a month and a LOVE it. Show up about 15 minutes early, tell the instructor you're new, they'll help you set up your seat height, etc. The beauty is that no one is paying attention to you. We're all just paying attention to our resistance and rpms. You'll be great! I was so nervous when I…

Oh, and I've gone 23 miles this week so far. :) Go team yellow!

How do you motivate yourself to work out when you have a busy schedule? I do two things: one, set my alarm early and go to the gym at 5:15 am so I get it done before I go to work and two, bring my work-out clothes with me to work. Today, I slept in (until 6...) and ran during lunch even though I'm busy at work and didn't…

MONDAY QOTD: What tips can you provide to help stay on track when life get's hectic? Missed it yesterday. Hectic day! I wake up a 5 to get to the gym before work. That way, it's done, out of the way, and I have no excuses for not exercising. It sucks to wake up, but great afterwards. :) QOTD; How many meals does everyone…

I've been great on miles still, but still not great on weight loss. I finally recorded a loss though! After 4 weeks of bumped up exercise and watching my calorie and food intake. Whew! Hope everyone has a good week!

I'll be better this week. I weighed myself on Saturday because I was out of town for business on Friday and finally had a loss! Down 1.8 pounds. Hopefully that weight stays off! My husband is home for the weekend on Friday, so I'm hoping I can be good this weekend... :) Already planning ahead on that one. Have a good week…

So, Friday's question is, what is your favorite recipe or meal suggestion that you have found since you've been on MFP? This is one question that I can't answer very well. While I like to cook for groups of people, I don't really like to cook for just me. Which means that I don't actually have any recipes... And when I do…

I've actually made my goal 250. I seem to be doing about 50 miles a week minimum right now. It's Thursday and I've already done 45.5 miles. But unfortunately, I'm not losing any weight. I've been logging everything this week and have been great on calories, eating 4 or 5 times a day, but my sodium is a little bit high.…

Thursday QOTD: What have you found as a healthy replacement for your favorite unhealthy foods? I don't know if I've really found a "replacement" for the unhealthy things that I love. I just eat a bowl of green beans with lots of non-salt seasoning instead of chips when I'm hungry at night. The crunch helps. And I love…

Wednesday's QOTD: What is the one unhealthy food that you could never and i mean never ever!!!!!! give up in a million years???? Pepperoni pizza. I cut back and only have it once a month or so, but I love it and won't give it up. The low fat, low cal versions don't cut it either. Has to be hot and gooey, not low fat cheese…

Thanks everyone. I'm going to look around and see if I can come up with some one-person menu plans with leftover potential. :)

Tuesday's QOTD: Why did you choose your profile picture? I searched for yellow on pinterest.com and this was the first image I connected with. I like Calvin and Hobbs. :)

The first two weeks I've lost about half a pound, but I'm already past the 100 miles. The challenge motivated me to start taking a spin class and I've been to five so far. With about 20 miles "biked" each Tuesday and Thursday, it's been great. The scale isn't being kind, but I think it'll catch up once my body gets used to…

Of course! I watch it when I remember but usually end up watching it on hulu 8 days after it airs. :) I'm trying to cut back on the tv, but monday's were my geek night with Eureka and Warehouse 13. Since those are both done for the year, I'm hoping that I can find something more productive to do. But with Monday night…

Excited to start the challenge today! And totally on board for the weekly goal of 30 minutes of exercise a day and under calories. My husband is gone all week, so that shouldn't be a problem! :) Here's my little introduction: I'm Elizabeth and I'm 30 years old from PA. I'm married with no kids. I work a LOT, so while I…

Had an awesome weekend which is making me motivated to lose the weight! Planning out my workouts this week and going to try and plan out a menu for the week so I can be motivated to eat healthy every night. Good luck yellow team!

I'll have to find a yellow pic later. :) I've been kicking up my work-outs, but so far not seeing any weight loss for the past 2 weeks. Hopefully a little competition will get me out of the weight loss rut I'm in right now. Go yellow!

I'm in! Sounds a little daunting, but I'm going to try. Just started a routine at the gym and hopefully this will help me keep with it!

I tried spinning for the first time last week and loved it. It's an early morning class and with the dim lights and music, it's really just all about you and not anyone else. Loved that while there were people around me, there wasn't any choreography involved. 2 classes down and I've now made it a part of my weekly…

0.5 pound loss :(, but at least its a loss. Weights been all over the place this week with the increase in working out (strength training circuit and spinning), but I think once I get a routine and stop allowing myself to eat poorly when my hubby is home (works away and comes home most weekends and a couple of random days…

thomalu, I find it physically much easier to run on the elliptical, but mentally, I like running outside. I highly recommend the couch to 5k program. I started in February and wasn't able to run for a few minutes outside without feeling like I was going to die. By the end of it, I could run 3 miles in under 40 minutes with…

Thanks for the thoughts guys! I think that I want classes, like a spinning class (I've never tried it but it looks up my alley. I'm a klutz and the aerobic things just aren't my style.) and well as weight machines. I'll "interview" a few tonight on my way home.