michelegrayson

I did P90X this past spring and loved it. I had been working out regular cardio wise (mostly biking and running) but learned that I had lost all my muscle when I had my RMR tested. So I bought the P90x DVDs and it was intense. I had to start out slowly but after first month I was able to keep up with most of it (never did…

How awesome is that?? To me fitting in smaller clothes is bigger than the scale. Mainly because I had so many clothes I couldn't fit into for the past year and now I can! And, It changes how I feel about myself when I know I dont' have bulges and bumps struggling to get free beneath my clothes! Congratulations to YOU!!

Congratulations!! I know how hard that journey is, not personally but watching all members of my family try to break the habit and only one succeeding (my mom). She quit smoking after nursing my dad until his death from lung cancer. It clearly is a brutual addiction and I am so happy you have beaten down the beast and have…

Yum, thanks for sharing!

My running coach use to say, short steps, short steps as I ran up a hill and 20 years later I find myself repeating that when I get to a hill that is kicking my butt! I just focus on my steps, one at a time and not the hill. Eventually I look up and i'm at the top! Enjoy the view!

The Polar Heart Rate Monitors have been the bane of my existence! I have used the high end version and the low end version and each time they go out on me either by not reading my heart rate correctly or doing what yours is now doing. However that being said, I keep going back to Polar because they have the best features.…

I agree with smccarron. Fit is everything! I rode a bike for 10 years that never quite fit right. While training for a long ride my boss suggested I go to his PT guy who also does bike fittings. It was not cheap ($200) but it was worth every penny. He watched me ride and assessed my reach, pedal stroke etc. After all was…

I'm 5'8 and currently 164 lbs, down from 187. My goal is 155ish as that is a weight I have been in the past 5 years and know I can maintain. I was 140 lbs for about 30 secs 12 years ago when I made it my life ambition to get in the best shape of my life. Hard work,running a marathon, eating like a twig, no alcohol or sugar…

It sounds to me that you need to find your true Basal Metobolic RAte (how many calories you burn just by getting out of bed that day) and then adjusting for the amount of exercise you are doing. I did this at my club 6 months ago and was SHOCKED to learn how much my BMR had changed in 5 years (the last time I had tested…

I can relate girlfriend! I eat so much better when my bf is not around. He is a junk food eater (I mean he eats like a 12 year old). I USE to be a junk food eater but now I keep the crap out of my house because I don't want the temptation. However, when he is here eating licorice or chips or cookies I find myself having…

I understand your frustation but don't give up! You will only have more weight to lose down the road! Instead use the tools of MFP to figure out what is NOT working for you. Based on your comments and the facts your diary reveal, you can possibly conclude: - you eat when you are stressed so maybe you can look at this…

You can also get your protein needs from whole food: fish, chicken, turkey, beans, eggs, nuts (high in fat). etc. You might find the following links helpful: http://www.smart-strength-training.com/protein-per-day.html Good luck!

Me too!! Especially if it was that TOM!! I don't get why people have to be ugly like that but there you go. Just be grateful you are not married to him :>)

Wow, this was news to me so I looked it up on the Monterey Bay "seatoodwatch" website and you are right. It is recommended to avoid as it is overfished AND it contains a lot of mercury. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_factsheet.aspx?gid=14 Who knew??

Hang in there! It is so frustrating when the scale will not move and you are doing everything right. I am impressed you have a trainer as that shows a commitment to your health and to your goals! When I find myself at a plateau I start looking for incentives/motivation somewhere else. Maybe getting into a pair of pants…

I appreciate the guidelines. I try to eat more protein than carbs but its a hit or miss on the numbers. I will adjust my settings and see what happens!

AWESOME!!!! You are the picture of what success looks like!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Congratulations on your red belt and more importantly, congratulations on taking control of your life and figuring out what is going to work for you! Its so easy to give up and give in to the weight gain. You deserve kudos for realizing what you were doing wasn't working! I like the sound of your personal trainer. He seems…

I would have a healthy snack...fruit, nuts, peanut butter and an apple, etc. You need to get your calories in or your body will start thinking it needs to store the little you are giving it!

I've done it both ways...white knucking it (went the whole month of January with no sugar, no alcohol and nothing "white (flour, potatos, rice, etc) just ot detox from the holiday season. And I've done the eat whatever I want but make it fit into my calorie count for the day (there has been several evenings when I worked…

Sometimes I fiind that it means I'm not getting enough sleep or down time so I try and slow down and let my body catch up with my mind or visa versa. Othertimes, I realize I'm not dealing with something and it is starting to get to me subconsciously. That's when I call a good friend and talk it out or maybe grab my journal…

I ride quite a bit on a hybrid road bike. When we are going 15-16 miles an hour on a relatively flat road, I burn about 500 calories an hour. When I ride with hills/elevation I burn about 600 calories an hour. As a comparison last weekend we road 35 miles in 2.30 hours and I burned about 1200 calories. The day before we…

Thank you for taking the time to write this blog...good information that I needed a refresher on!

As a fellow DD, I know what you mean and the secret is a GREAT sports bra and then a sports top that also provides support. Its probably the same as the doublebra someone else mentioned but just make sure you have good support. I run on trails, do P90x etc without any problem as long as i have on a good sports bra. I wear…

Welcome aboard! I like your topic line...its amazing that everyday we get to choose our future isn't it? I have only discovered the power of that recently as I use to think the future was something that just happened to me. And it does, if I don't consciously plan it myself! I just set some new goals for August so that I…

Like me, my boyfriend is a junk food addict. What he has agreed to do to support me is that has a "special cupboard" where he puts all his junk so I don't look at them each time I open the cupboard. When he junk foods out, he does it discreetly for the most part. When he pours his licorice or candy in a bowl and brings it…

I weigh myself more than once a week BUT the only weight that counts is the weighin on Fridays. That is what goes into MFP as I am up and down and all over the map during the week. When I find myself getting psycho about it, I stop weighing and just do it once a month. During that month, I work my program, eat right,…

Well, the fact that you got back onto MFP is the biggest step in the right direction! Good for you! I have been where you are and can say this journey may be a few steps forward, one or two back. But when you add up all the steps over a year, you definitely make progress in the right direction . So don't beat yourself up…

I have learned that anger is good, if you use it wisely. I try not to turn it on myself but rather on the pounds I want to get off of me. I use the anger to keep my commitment to working out each day. I use the anger to work out more intensely, and I use the anger to turn off the cravings (when sugar calls my name, I say…

Be strong, Shelby! You are right...just one won't satisfy you because it starts the sugar cravings even more!. You are probably tempted because it is the end of the week, you are probably tired and your blood sugar might be low. If you have access to a piece of fruit, you could maybe deal with your sugar cravings that way.…