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If you want to be slim like a concentration camp victim, don't eat back your calories. If you want to be slim like a well conditioned athlete, eat back your exercise calories. Get the picture?

300-400 calories.

My 12 yo son has a gaited mixed breed pinto mare, my 10 yo son has a APHA Tobiano mare, and I have an APHA Overo gelding. Wanted to put more miles on my youngest son's horse and was also partly motivated by that to lose weight especially after I saw myself in a picture on her. Egad!! Now I'm 30 pounds lighter and still…

I think we think about activities we used to do when we were kids and get discouraged when we cant do them like a kid. Let me tell you things have changed since we were kids. But keep it up!!

LOVE Zumba! I jog and do Zumba DVDs to cross train. I felt uncoordinated at first, but I stuck with it and I got the moves down. I used a space in my living room about 4ft by 8ft, so it doesn t take that much room. It works EVERYTHING!!

Google "resistan carbs." Good stuff!

So proud of you! Running outside is the BEST! Your post sounds exactly like me six months ago, except for the height. I'm 6 feet. But never thought I could run for exercise. I started out walk/jogging then progressed to jogging 30 minutes a day, sometimes 40(2-3 miles). At first, I tied a jacket around my waist so my…

Thanks for all the support! I know I'm more like the tortoise than the hare, but a girl's got to start somewhere! I do believe my next 100 will be ran in a shorter time period. Maybe two months! :wink:

Dr. Sanjay Gupta said on Conan the other night that drinking two cups of coffee a day adds two years to your life because it's full of antioxidants. Even if it does slow weight loss(which may be a slanderous lie made up by tea companies), you'll have two extra years of life to make up the difference.:laugh: So ENJOY!!!

Google "sugar addiction" and there will be websites that give you plan to break the addiction. I followed one that had me eat alot of protein(up to 1g per lb body weight/day) with good carbs, divided and eaten every 2 or 3 hours. Also talked to a dietician that explained that when we load up on sugar, the pancreas shoots…

great info! Gotta start strength more seriously!

Sounds just like me!! I had to figure out if I was really hungry and eat a healthy snack that wouldn t stoke up the cravings like cheese and fruit or almonds and oatmeal. Something with protein and not simple carbs! They are what builds up those cravings. It is easier to say "none at all" rather that "just one" when it…

I used to say "I cant jog for exercise. I m a big girl and dont have a runners build." Then I saw those contestants on biggest loser doing what I thought I couldn t while carrying more weight than me. Now running is my favorite thing to do! You could say I'm addicted. I m trimming down, way more in shape, and healthier.…

A BMI in the healthy range, 25 or below. For me 6ft:184lbs.

Welcome! Just don t get discouraged if your body doesnt keep up with the computers expectations! Cut down on the candy by focusing on eating quality protein and natural, and whole grain carbs and you'll do great! You are on the path of healthy choices.

:flowerforyou: bump

Whatever gets you started and then build on that from what you learn and get motivated to do!

To me some of your meals are too many calories at once. Break up your meals and eat every 2-3 hours. I have two breakfasts, one right when I wake up at 7:30am with about 250 calories and one at 10:00am with about 200 calories. Then I eat lunch at 1:00pm with 300-400 calories. For instance, your lunch seems big so you can…

1/2 cup Low Fat Cottage cheese and fruit (apple, orange, pineapple, blueberries, 1/2 pear, 1/2 banana.) Perfect mix of protein, carbs and fiber! Find some cottage cheese you like...some brands are horrible! I eat Braum's Low Fat Cottage Cheese.

I focused on my run and have realized I don't heel strike. Maybe thats why I was hooked on running from the start!!

This really sums it all up! That IS what I'm gonna tell people!!!

I just want to clarify, I m not anti-fastpacedwalking. Fast walking works totally different muscles, it's the main exercise I started off with, and frankly, I should be still using. But I LOVE JOGGING! (Dont feel right saying I run cuz i'm slow.) I'm all for the fast walkers and the resistance users and the weight lifters…

This sounds counter-intuitive, but I bumped my calories up 100-200 calories and took 2 days off instead of one. That got me over my 3-4 week plateau. Decided to try this after reading a lot of experiences from this site. Keep it up! Your still healthier than when you started and don't ever go back!

Yeah and all that liquid streaming down runners face is not sweat...

My body forced me to do this naturally. I had to figure out how NOT to "jiggle" too much. Sorry. TMI. I know.

I promise I'll watch my form. Thanks

When conversation turns to exercise, I feel like telling them "I fast walk" just to avoid a negative comment. I guess I'll become a "closet" jogger! haha

I think all that bodybuilding is making you cranky.:explode:

There's nothing like cardio for a healthy heart and lungs, and nothing like weight training for increasing metabolism. So what's most important to you? To be healthy we need both.

Yes you do have to burn every calorie you eat and more in order to lose weight. In my previous post I mentioned a person who burned 2000 calories a day without exercise with their calorie goal being 1500. If they exercise burning 300 calories more, now they burn 2300 calories a day and now they can eat 1800 calories. They…