DrWhoodles Member

Count me in! I like having buddies!

I weigh myself monthly for this reason - so I don't focus on the weight and instead focus on my health.

I'm also in my 30s with more than 50 to lose, a lot more actually, but I'm breaking this down into small goals! I'm here to help if you need it!

The best advice I have for rice noodles is follow the cooking directions and don't over cook - they aren't as forgiving as wheat pasta. To me it all tastes the same.

Crazy - this was might thought as well lol

The best running shoe is the one that fits you properly. I highly recommend finding a local running store that can do a proper fitting for you. It was doing that that let me know I was wearing too small of a shoe size and not getting one with proper support for my gait. Different brands work well for different reasons -…

I have a lot to lose as well and August 24th is actually my birthday! :D Let's be friendsies!!

I call Captain America!

I'm not sure what your time in class is but can you split your lunch up? When I work I have a 15 minute break around the noon hour so what I do is make sure I eat right before work - usually eggs and vegetables, something filling - then I have a quick snack on my break and follow with my lunch after my shift is over. It…

We can be friends but fair warning - I may be serious about my food and exercise logging but beyond that I'm very not serious :D

There's a churro cereal?!? I also can't have sugary cereals in the house for the same reason.

When you are sick the best thing to do is working on getting well. Your body needs rest and time to heal. Don't worry about the weight loss, as long as you are living a healthy lifestyle you'll be fine. Just don't let the illness derail you forever - get well and get back on it! Hope you feel better soon!

I actually weigh in monthly because I used to do daily and it started making me a little too crazy about fluctuations. Right now I'm focusing on my fitness levels and how my clothes fit instead of weight.

Is adorable a breed name?

For me this extends to my fitness equipment as well - I hate if someone else touches my settings, even the trainer. I think that comes from my friend that thinks it's funny to mess around with other people though so that doesn't help. I'm good with doing my own settings thank you. :D

I tried Weight Watchers meetings and one time, probably a fluke with water or something, I registered an 11 lbs loss and I was so embarrassed when they told everyone. I'm not sure why but I felt like I just wanted to blend in still and I was fairly new and only knew one friend there. I also didn't know they would announce…

Woo hoo! Way to go man!!

I did boxing with my trainer this morning! I don't know if I'd have ever motivated myself to do that. I know I wouldn't be doing sprints through the gym hallways on my own, but he had me doing those today as well, lol.

Perfect!

Does buying avocados but not eating them count? If so - then that's my thing right now.

Like was already stated - it will depend on what the pain is like and where. I have knee pain issues and have had surgery on one knee already so I do know when it's a "stop that right now" pain versus a "that's annoying but I'll live" pain. Do you have full range of motion? Does it always hurt or just a one time thing? Do…

It works for me a lot better when I know someone else knows what I'm doing. That's why having a personal trainer works so well for me because I really don't want to explain why I'm eating whole pizzas for dinner the night before working out. Though that's not the only reason I don't do things like that but it helps, lol.

I eat 1-3 eggs a day and have for a while - never had high cholesterol. If you like eggs then eat up! Now if you are bored of eggs there's lots of options, multigrain cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, egg sandwiches - sorry, thinking about eggs again ...

When you are sick sometimes the best thing to do is just be sick and work on getting better. Rest is your friend right now because your body needs more energy than normal to fight the illness. Don't worry about being on track, all of that will take care of itself when you get well. Get better soon!

If you look in your diary it will list the amount of carbohydrates that the foods you are eating have. Carbohydrates come in different forms but are basically just a type of nutrient the body uses for fuel. Carbohydrate foods are your breads, pastas, cereals, cakes, muffins, etc. Sugar is also a carbohydrate and so you can…

Eggs are awesome, I like to make egg wraps with scrambled eggs, cheese, flat bread, and as much spinach as I can stuff in there. I also find that if I eat vegetables at every meal that I get a lot more volume with meals without a ton of extra calories. If I'm going to the gym that morning then I usually start my day with…

I want to clarify that I don't believe in cheat days because I don't think there's anything to cheat on - it's just a lifestyle. That being said, I think the purpose of the cheat is to have what you want and just enjoy it. But as I don't do the cheat thing my thought is just have something, enjoy it, log it, go on with…

Personally I really like the book Anatomy of Strength Training because it does a fairly good job of showing the exercises and exactly what muscles you are working. There's also good option for doing body weight exercises which are nice because you don't need to buy anything else.