Jstarr77

Hello! HW: 196 CW: 192 GW: 165 Hoping to be able to provide some afters!! Just really starting out.

Feel free to add me too - 35, haven't been successful yet - need to lose 30-40 lbs

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THIS!! You look great!

Hard for me to! My downfall is usually the drinking - I try to stick to wine, light beer and/or vodka and soda but it adds up so quickly!

I think it gets super confusing. The advice my trainer gave me is to do three sessions of at least 45 minutes in duration a week of sustained cardio - like walking fast or eliptical or something - that keeps my heart rate in the 'aerobic' zone to help with fat burn. Then I hit it harder the other days to push my limits and…

Everyone tells me that too - and I am definitely finding it to be true - though it is sadly where I carry my wieght :(

Everybody's Fine - still makes me sad thinking about it

I'm 35...would love to be added

My seasonal allergies have really kicked up this week - symptoms sound much like yours. I have dragged myself to the gym the last two days, and it has helped me feel a bit better and sleep a lot better. Just don't be 'that guy' at the gym coughing and hacking with folks all around. I had that happen to me in spin class a…

I pray this will not happen to you - but I bought the insurance on my honeymoon and was SO GLAD I did when I had to call the wedding off three months out d/t his having an affair at work. I got my $1500 deposit back - so worth the $$$.

I've been at this for a while - some weeks better than others. I have only lost 6 lbs in scale weight, but through body fat testing I know I have converted approximately 22.5 lbs of body mass from fat to muscle. That made me feel much better about the work I have been putting in!

Gucci Guilty

Me three!!

So.Jealous.

Yep...have to agree!!

Yes, this!!

I love quinoa. If it says to rinse it well, make sure you do. One of my favorite recipes is here: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2012/04/recipe-for-southwestern-quinoa-salad.html Also Cooking Light or Shape - can't remember which one - had some additional recipes a month or so ago.

I hated my freckles when I was little, I love them now <3

Hell Yeah!! Go Pats!!

I'm relatively new to this and have no friends! I'm 5'7" if you consider that tall. I am also trying the EM2WL philosophy...

I am 5'7 and about 192#. I want to be about 170#. My predicted rate (resting energy expenditure) was 1647, but measured was at 1800. She said that my REE is 9% higher than average. As I mentioned above, I have been trying to stay around 1200-1400, and she told me to bump up. I'm curious how this will go.

Someone told me that if you are going to eat a food, look at the protein count and multiply by three. If that number isn't greater than the gross carbs, then don't eat it (the exceptions being fruits and veggies) so I try to use this as a rule of thumb. I'm sure others have differing thoughts.