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I would take all the other peoples suggestions. I have done such things as preplan the "bad" meal ahead of time so that I make room for it. Or make room for it by exercising more. My biggest thing I try to do is that realize that for me I will be over on the days I work and don't exercise. I just try to watch how far over.…

One thing you need to watch out for is if you are on any medications you could have interactions with grapefruit and grapefruit juice. That is something you need to ask a pharmacist/ doctor or even google the medication and grapefruit to see if there is any problems.

I was wondering how to handle this question as well. I have a fitbit flex and a treadmill. Prior to getting the Polar FT7 for Christmas I would use MFP numbers for treadmill session. I usually found that the treadmill calories matched pretty closely to the MFP. Now with the HRM I am finding large differences. I am not a…

I am always over too on sugar and under calories. I was wondering about that so it will be interesting to hear the answers.

Do you like dancing? If you have wii or xbox 360 with kinect you can get the Just Dance games pretty cheap (especially the older versions) Dancing can burn a lot of calories and it can be a fun way to burn calories over plain old walking. Or do you have access to a pool and enjoy swimming. I think since you have committed…

Well now I had a coworker that I work with occasionally walk up to me out of the blue and ask what diet am I on because it is working. It was a great feeling. When she said that I am 16 lbs less than when I started. I let her know about the MFP program and app. She immediately downloaded the app and was asking questions…

I have a fitbit flex and while I know it can under count steps when you are holding onto a shopping cart or carrying stuff in your arms I have found a way to fix that. I have skinny ankles and I am able to wear the large band of the Flex around my ankle. That way the Flex doesn't count my keyboard activities but does count…

How do you get the double apples? Do they give you a second pack of apples in place of the fries? My daughter would love that since she doesn't eat the fries anyway.

It is also useful to look over a month and see when you have the most sleep vs the least sleep. I find that my insomnia is worst the week before and week of monthly cycle. It isn't the most accurate picture of sleep but it does give you a heads up and it does seem to correlate with what my husband reports ie: my being…

5'4" and currently 145 lb - moved back into my smaller size 12's. I was 157 originally and was in a size 14. (US sizes) Pants/Jeans sizes will vary by brand, style, cut etc. Also depends on how you carry your weight ie: apple, pear shaped. I am definitely an apple.

I got stretch marks when I was a teen from a growth spurt. I weighed 90 pounds at that time but had shot up almost 2 inches and my skin did not stretch as fast. It is part of being human and not a perfect plastic barbie doll.

Southern FL here

My husband and kids say they saw it at 7lbs but I couldn't. (I figured they were humoring me since they knew I was really trying.) Then a coworker who had no idea what I was doing commented and that really felt good. I have now lost 12 lbs but I still don't see it yet. I look at my before picture and maybe see a little…

Personally dealing with insomnia myself. I am going on my 4th night of around 4 hours of sleep. I have done the whole melatonin, music, ocean sounds, benadryl, routine exercise and routine bedtime stuff and nothing ever helps. I have noticed that my sleep is the worst the week before my cycle and continues to be bad…

I had to look at mine. I live in FL and they don't list weight. Thanks heavens or it would be off by at least 20-30 pounds.

I have to get back to it too. I can do the jumping jacks but the jumping in place was impossible. I would march with high knees instead. I also had to do it on a M-W-Sat schedule due to work and to give my body a break. I figure if I keep at it even modified will help me out.

It hasn't for me, but I have only been doing it about a month this time. I can't actually "run" much of the time just really fast walking with jogging/sprints thrown in. I have other health issues that are probably complicating it for me but I am hoping the day comes when this will be fun or less of a chore.

MFP Fitbit (I have the fitbit flex and I find it addicting to look at my activity graph) Healthy Out - gives you healthier options at restaurants based off of what you are looking for - for me I picked low calorie and balanced diet. They have plenty of options such as gluten free, paleo, etc. It makes the family wanting to…

While being hypoglycemic doesn't mean a person needs to eat until they puke it does alter their brain function and they can be incapable of making rational choices. Depending on how low a person goes they can go into coma/die. So when a person is low and they know it all they want to do is get the blood sugar up quickly,…

I enjoy using the incline function on my treadmill too. (but at lower levels usually alternating between 3 and 6%). One thing to note, if you have back issues using inclines can aggravate that. (Info from Dr when discussing using the treadmill.) The lower inclines shouldn't be too much of a problem. Personally I think if a…

Does anyone else put their fitbit flex on their ankle? I find that sometimes having it on my wrist is annoying (like for sleep) and so I just put the large one on my ankle. I don't know if I should try and leave it on my ankle all the time or move it daily just for sleep.

I love the Champion Women"s Spot Comfort http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHTZT4Q/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They are sized like regular bras and have a back clasp but no underwires. I have a problem with limited R shoulder range of motion and can not get in and out of a pullover type bra. I can run and…

I love the Champion Women's Spot Comfort. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AHTZT4Q/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The price ranges depending on what color you are picking 19.99 to 31.99. One of the main reasons I love it is that I have reduced range of motion in my R shoulder and can not get in and out of a…

I just had my gallbladder removed in June of this year. It was done laparoscopic with 4 small incisions. I did it and then left for a month vacation out of state a week later. What I didn't realize that if for some reason there were complications and they ended up having to do a traditional abdominal incision the recovery…

I am trying to cut back on the chemical sweetners because I am not sure about their long term side effects. Also our body really does better with stuff that is grown naturally. So I have been adding a few more things with truvia in them and reducing the aspartame and splenda. I still have the chemical sweetners time to…

Wow that is great to know. I set mine as lightly active and I have a fitbit to adjust as needed. Looking at that I fall between lightly active and moderately active. Woohoo.

I am just starting to combine watching my diet and exercising at the same time. I have gone periods of working out before but never watched my calories. I had it easy growing up and could eat anything without gaining a pound and it has caught up to me now in my 40's. I weigh more now than I did with either pregnancy. I am…

You find it does get easier as you go along. I have a bit of a problem with all the jumping with my knees. But I do a few modifications so that I can continue along. I know that decreases some of the cardio benefits but I also still do the treadmill so I am not worried about that.

I would just go ahead and eat it and not worry too much about it. I find that if I deny cravings they get worse until I eat everything in the house and then some. If I allow myself the food I really want at a portion that is satisfying I don't end up overeating. I would try to eat a little lighter or exercise more the next…

I am doing 30DS too but not every day. I need a day in between for my muscles to regenerate. I do have to stop once in awhile to let my breathing catch up and for some reason every time we start to do the situps it triggers an asthma attack for me. (maybe situps after cardio is the trigger.) I have even used my inhaler…