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Bump! I'm taking progress pics in the am - we'll see if they are worthy of posting.

Don't have much to add as I've only done 1 race. Just wanted to say good luck! :)

I can *totally* relate!! I still run (ok, jog) but not as much and not on lifting days. :)

That's not the only reason I lost, but I am gluten & dairy free. Feel free to ask me anything! :)

Yes, but I'm not sure what to go by...it makes me wonder if my hrm has been off all this time or if the bmf is off. I think I need to just look at is as this - "I DON'T CARE" As long as I am burning cals and eating under what my BMF says I burn a day, I should be fine, right? HAHAHAHAHA - if only I could turn my brain off…

This is awesome - congrats!!!

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy:

Wow - you all ROCK! I'm getting there, but I thought I was strong for a girl, but wow! Off to friend you guys!! And notice I didn't put my weights...I still have a WAYS to go! I am doing New Rules of Lifting Weights for Women, then plan to switch to Stronglifts.

^^^^ THIS We may be shaped differently but the fact remains that if we have too much body fat (no matter how it is distributed) then we need to get healthier. Period. I personally don't use BMi - I use body fat %. Good luck on your journey!

I wish I could turn it off... It pisses me off. Lol

Just sent a friend request! :) I'm also adding some others. :)

I'm seconding this...Good luck! :)

1. The guys coming in looking like Jersey Shore (we call them douche bags) who stand around every machine they "use" and TALK. Non stop. They NEVER LIFT ANYTHING!! WTH? Pick something up and put it back down. And, like the OP said, go get some coffee and chat over that!! 2. People who eek into my workout space. If I am…

As a teacher, I wear mine no issues. I explained it to my students as it allows me to work to be even healthier and that's that. Who cares what the parents think? Most kids think their teachers sleep in their classrooms too, don't they? :)

"They" say that using a HRM to get TDEE is not accurate, due to the fact that any spike in HR will look like burned calories, even if it's just her heart rate racing for another reason (anxiety, for example). That being said, I did that once before I knew this and it wasn't too far off. I, like you, am STRUGGLING with the…

I second bigger breakfasts. Also try nuts, yogurt w granola (depending on your carb goals), avacado and meat w a little hummus or balsamic dressing. If you need a little something, try Lara bars - they are all natural, 5 ingred or less and the tasty p es are like 220 cals. Try the ones w chocolate. Yummy

Wow - thanks so much everyone! We just got a new bag of frozen breasts, so we'll see how it goes this week. :)

Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

Do it. As you lose weight and get better it gets easier. I started when I had only lost about 15# and don't regret it at all. Good luck!

Great progress again! Thanks for sharing what works for you!

Thanks for the continued input! I'll address a few points: TDEE - I'm pretty sure it's pretty accurate. I wear a Body Media Fit, plus all the calculators put me that high. I'm a middle school teacher and lift heavy 3x a week, jog 2-3 and walk to make sure I get my minimum daily steps. Food allergies - the only stuff I have…

Very little change in measurements, hence the frustration. :)

I stopped losing way before I got my BMF. I've only had it for a month - I wanted to se what my tdee was. We'll see... Thanks!! :)

I love that I can easily shop at Old Navy now...

I use a heart rate monitor and log it as a jog. I figure if I jog even a little, I want to give myself the credit! Lol

@tcm - I feel your pain. I had a bad plateau that was no joke broken because I was unfortunate enough to get the tummy flu. Lol Hang in there - we CAN do this!! :) Thanks everyone for the kind words!

Thank you!!

Thanks so much everyone for your input! This helps to show why I am so frustrated - I feel like I am trying so hard to do EVERYTHING right and I'm not seeing my scale weight or my inches change. Scale weight I am ok if it doesn't move much more - if I could get the tape measure to cooperate, I'd be fine, but neither one…

No, that's from before. I currently eat an average of almost 1900 a day. And if I ate only my BMR and 1/2 my exercise cals it would be even less. :) Thanks for the input!! :)

Thanks for the link! I've done a bunch of reading on breaking plateaus - when I hit one before, my husband finally convinced me to eat more and it worked. Not sure that's what I need this time though...