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Well, I for sure am going to get fitted. Running in my lifting / training shoes is getting old. Both my first husband and my current husband had one leg shorter than the other. The first from a surgery (about 1/2 inch) and the second was born with a club foot (1 1/2 inches). For them shoe buying is always a big ordeal. . .…

This!

Me too on the skin and boobs thing

The last 15 pounds gosh darn it.

I have those too. I am an Apple shape so i am not surprised. Not sure what causes it.

OP here, some of you guys need to lighten up. I know that I can loose the last 10-15 lbs once I get back control of my diet. I said that in the post. At my heaviest I was 238 in January 2012. I am now 148. Right now I am working at maintaining this weight range (145 - 150) at the highest calorie count I can. That way when…

30 minutes of weights and 50 minutes of cardio today. This evening to the hot tub with hubby.

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When I do cardio I like the Adaptive Motion Trainer by Precor best. It is a cross between an elliptical and a stair stepper. I don't do much treadmill. arthritis in hips, knees, ankles, and back. I save my high impact activity tie for working in my veggie gardens.

My quotes for the coming year: "Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen" Brene Brown "There are times to let things happen, and times to make things happen. Now is that time. You will either make things happen, watch what happens, or wonder what happened." - Dan Millman from No Ordinary Moments…

Motivators are the mirror and giving away all clothing that is too big. If I gain any weight at all I have nothing to wear. I stand naked in front of the mirror every morning after I weigh myself. I look at everything bit of fat that still needs to go. At night in bed before I go to sleep I grab my fat rolls and tug on…

If you still want to do cardio then try the high intensity stuff. I get on a machine, put in on manual then fluctuate the resistance to get the HIIT training. Example, today I was on the Adaptive Motion Trainer (by Precor). I did 2 mins at resistance 2, then 1 min at resistance 20, then 2 mins on 2, then 1 min on 20. Keep…

I liked this website to help me understand the basics of reps and sets http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-ultimate-weight-training-workout-routine/

I do weight machines and Dumbbell four days a week. Mon & Thurs lower body and Tues & Fri upper body. I do Cardio machines 6 days a week. My week looks like this: M - 30 mins Weights, 40 mins cardio T - 30 mins Weights, 40 mins cardio W - 65 mins cardio Th - 30 mins Weights, 40 mins cardio F - 30 mins Weights, 40 mins…

Ice cream - the whole half gallon.

This is very cool. I can't get any of the weight data to download, but the meal log, macros, etc. downloads fine. I use excel 2010 in windows 7. Not sure what the problem is.... I will reread through the thread to see if I missed something. Thank you again.

In two big boxes - garage sale, neighbor lady trying to loose weight (who is bigger than I was), and then to Goodwill.

I can do 45 seconds, but I am still fat as I only started working out 2.5 months ago. Plus I am eating at a deficit and it is hard for me to make improvements right now. I concentrate on just maintaining.

I stretch at the end of the workout. My warm up is the treadmill. I will often do light stretching between sets.. I am supposed to do a stretching routine on my off days but I am a slacker. I would love to learn some yoga,,,, but,,,,, :-)

I lost eleven pounds as well in the month of October. I lost about an inch all the way around (breasts, waist, hips, etc.)

Yea, my tinnitus started a year ago. Only in one ear. They say it is from turbulence in the artery and hearing loss of 15% in that ear. I never thought it would be menopause related. Interesting . . .

Hi, I am Sandy.

Yes, my cycles have been jumping around. In 2010, 2011 and 2012 they went anywhere from 14 to 56 days. In 2013 I have had one in January, February, July, Sept, and now two in October. This month was the first time since 2009 that I had two cycles back to back with the same number of days. Sometimes I bleed like I stuck…

Welcome, there is a lot of good information and support on this site. Plus the logging of exercise and calories really does help keep on track.

Hello, Glad to hear you are still motivated. I have about 34 pounds to go only my journey as well. Feel free to add me as a friend if your like.

I am in Rochester / Grand Mound (South of Olympia). Welcome to MFP. You can add me as a friend if you like.

I agree with everything above. Plus my new mantra: "Put it down, put your arms up, and step away from the ice cream!"

I sneak in core focus items everywhere. I love the plank. Easy to do almost anywhere. When at the gym it is easy to do the Ab crunch and back extension machines. When on cardio machines if you let go of the handles and keep up your pace it helps your balance, and your core.

Welcome. I typically read without posting too. I am an introvert by nature. But, knowing that people are watching you and cheering you on does help. I hope you find the community helpful.

I kind of consider myself sort of apple-ish. My boobs are a D cup and right now are equal to my hips. But my waist is only about 6" less. When I was heavier there was only a 4" difference. I consider myself an Apple because I always look pregnant with a significantly larger lower belly. In fact I always measure my hips at…