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Its a catch 22! He told me to take advil and lose weight - well I am trying to lose weight but its hard to exercise when you cant move LOL It has gotten alot better I do wear inserts so maybe I will just hold off on the treadmill for a while. I am 305 lbs now (was 333) so maybe in 20 more pounds I can try again.

I have the polar FT4 and do not like it. I do not believe it calculates calories correctly. Everything else I compare it to and it is wrong. If you want something just to monitor your heart rate it is basic and the chest strap is comfortable but in my case I think the calorie count is off and if you do a google search you…

This is why my HRM discourages me. I have no idea how to find out if it is right or not. I work out as hard as I possibly can and burn 200 calories in an hour. I seriosuly dont think it is calculating right.

Thanks all! So I guess 1 or 2 days or not feeling like I am going to die (ok I am being drama) will be ok. I actually do strength training also every day. I am starting a kettlebell routine at home too and a daily 30 minute walk while at work.

THANK YOU SO SO SO much this is an awesome website!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RFs-qOSdsQ

I am interested too. I just bought one and a golds gym workout DVD. I think I am going to like kettle bells I found a youtube video with a 5 minute curcuit. You can repeat it as many times as you want. I used them for the first time yesterday and I feel it today!

Are you supposed to do these every day or every other day? How many rest days. I do 1hr+ cardio at the gym every night... I am thinking of buying this set. Also are the actualy moves easy. I am very uncoordinated

Kettleworx was actually in my thinking about buying list. It is just so pricey..

Thanks for all your input. I will make my final decision this week. Its just hard watching other people on the boards on stuff enter 600, 700,etc... calories burned with thier hrm in 1 hr and I feel like I worked so hard and enter 250 for 1 hour. Maybe I should get over it and just be happy I am doing my best (HAHA…

could be. I still think I am going to return it. $90 for discouragement isn't worth it. Im just going to focus on getting as fit as I can ;)

I am starting a 6 week modified C25K tomorrow then on week 7 starting the real c25k

Actually, If it was the truth It would be ok. Its jsut hard to believe my count is 50% lower than my skinner friend next to me

Yes, I doubled checked all the settings twice. I even manually changed my zone in case working above my zone affected calorie count. I think I am just going to return it. Maybe in the future I will invest in another one

HI Im Julie I work in Pittsburgh and live 40 miles north

Good for you! You look awesome

I am wondering if anyone has any insight on the original post. I was on the elliptical level 6 for 30 minutes and it said I only burned 189 calories. I was working as hard as I could (I weigh over 300 lbs) I wondered if because I wasn't in the preset zone it wasnt calculating correctly. I have to have burned more than 189…

You are a great encouragment. My impatience is getting to me this time

How I can go to mcdonalds and eat 2000 calories and feel just full and How I can prepare a meal at home for 600 calories and feel just full

Build strength or endurance if you need to have a task

I have some at home I will try to post tonight

Metro station Shake It is my ALL TIME favorite work out song

Below is the link to the actual thread so you can read the full post by Coach Dean. www.sparkpeople.com/mysp ark/messageboard.asp?imboa rd=7&imparent=11095697 Here is part of Coach Dean's post: Since there is so much confusion about the idea of starvation mode here on the message boards, I've been working on a little quiz…

My period always gets messed up when i start losing weight

UI used one before. I was like sugar water. Did nothing for me

Where can you buy that?

Nice video & Awesome Job!!! I wish my snap fitness had one of those

I think you are doing good unless you are not logging all you eat. Little bites here and there add up as well as condiments and butter/oil things are cooked in. Do you have a good scale? Do you weigh at the same time every day? Do you only weight once a week. There are alot of factors, but if your diary is accurate you are…

I have an awful baby belly too. I am hoping it eventually shrinks

There are mean people everywhere. This has actually been the most accpeting website I have ever been on. Some are really bad. Sorry for your bad experience. Dont give up! This is actually a wonderful site