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I have a polar and I love it. I know my workout calorie counts are much less (and occasionally higher) than the ones offered on MFP, so I am able to make better decisions about my diet.

I've added you. I'm trying to lose a total of 77 lbs.

Wow! It's just falling off of you :) Good luck with the rest of your goals.

If you can invest 10-15$ into a food scale, that would be optimal for making sure your calorie count is correct and it would teach you more about your own eating habits. If you want to start being active, start with something really easy like walking everyday, just to build a habit.

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It's worked wonders for family members and friends of mine. Even non Christian friends who can apply their own spirituality to the set up of AA. However, it's not the only way to heal from addiction, it's just popular. Some of the meeting centers ARE a joke. (I've been to them with my mom as a child, and it seems like…

I've read the 80/10/10 book. The author Douglas Graham, I'm trying to look it up, but I can't find anywhere what his educational background is that gives him the title of "Dr.". I'm pretty sure he is not a medical doctor. Just an FYI. Edit: 1983 Doctor of Chiropractic, Life Chiropractic College 1975 Bachelor’s degree in…

I think the best thing to do is just start walking, and power walking anywhere you can. If you have excuses preventing you from walking down the street, there are walking youtube videos that you can follow between 15 mins to an hour. Then after you have that and are building up consistency with yourself just try everything…

You can't blame your friends when it's coded directly into My Fitness Pal that an elliptical burns almost 900 calories per hour. It's stuff like that to blame that estimates around a few HUNDRED calories higher than what's the real norm. If I saw someone logging it every day I might make a comment such as, "How fast are…

Ditto on this story. I was exercising more than ever last October. I thought, I'm exercising 2 hours a day, there's no need for me to diet and count calories anymore. I took a few breaks from it, or it was mostly yoga after I stopped doing a spin class. Fast forward to March and I had gained over 20 lbs. Tracking is the…

My first goal is to reach 170 through 180 lbs and fit back into my cute clothes. I've been wearing the same few ugly outfits since I gained the last 30 lbs. :(

Very motivating. Thank you for sharing your success with us all.

It seems like what you are doing is working wonderfully to you. The grass may seem green but vegan vs paleo are likely both drastic changes from your lifestyle (that's working great for steady weight loss), and the thing is they are almost opposite from each other when it comes to macro nutrients (high carb vs high…

My sister made an amazing lemon blackberry one yesterday. I've made an amazing pumpkin cake cheesecake for Thanksgiving, too!

I was the chubbiest person in my yoga classes that I attended for 3 months. I don't care :) I used to be really anxious and imagine what other people thought of me, or assumed about me, but that's all it is-- assumption and imagination. The reality is I'm a person that wants to be fit and take yoga (and barre so I can…

some gravad lax, strawberry dark chocolate bar, honeycrisp apples and some yerba mate tea from whole foods.

There will always be people who won't get it. Just keep continuing to be real with yourself and why you are doing what you do. Someone will always say something. It is frustrating and annoying.

Try to get a walk in every day on top of your therapy if you aren't already. Studies show walking can be just as effective as a medication regimen and can also be done while on medications. Talk to your family, even if they don't understand at first. Try and keep a journal of your moods, goals, and blocks in your life.…

I would just guess that you might have consumed a little more than you thought, go with the higher one. If you eat 200 calories over your goal today due to being hungrier if you really did not eat that one, then you won't be setting yourself back. Especially if you get any movement at all during the day. Maybe just eat as…

She is really a cool lady. She made me so happy the other day just checking up on some of her posts xD I am always looking for more friends on here, too. My fitness goals are to be healthy, have energy and be able to climb mountains!

Today I'm having a steak sandwich and tea. I usually have oatmeal, quinoa flakes, or another hot cereal with half a cup of milk or soy milk. I stopped adding sugar. I use some berries, bananas or dried berries to top it off. Otherwise you could do cereal, yogurt, eggs, etc.

I was just like this. Especially after I lost my job in January, I spent almost 3 weeks in bed with maybe a couple trips to the kitchen. Now I am active 1-2 hours each day. I did build a love of exercise starting last year, but it took pushing myself mentally to just get up and go. I felt so out of shape due to my habit of…

Yum... when you learn to accept that you run all of your choices you will be able to make the choices that you believe you should be making. And sometimes know that a treat is just fine in moderation. It's not like you are at the Derby every day.

Also, I started reading some books on self compassion. My favorites are: "Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself" By Kristin Neff, "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships" By Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD and "Taming Your Gremlin: A…

I started doing positive affirmations everyday. "You Can Heal Your Life" and other books by Louise Hay are full of great affirmations. At first it will feel silly, but think of it this way: The hateful self talk inside your head is silly, too! How did it get there? Well, you thought it once and it started to echo in your…

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ar·bi·trar·y ˈärbəˌtrerē/ adjective based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. "his mealtimes were entirely arbitrary" synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, unpredictable; More (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. "arbitrary rule by King…