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Do not trust the calorie counter on your treadmill. It is not accurate at all! Even if you enter your height and weight, many treadmills and exercise equipment adds an "after burn" calorie total which is bunk. Use the calculators on MFP with the mph and minutes or a heart rate monitor. My treadmill said I burned almost 900…

Goals can be adusted as time goes on. As an OT, I am continually revising goals for my patients. I say keep the goal for now, and if your weight loss slows, then revise the goal in a few months. HTHs!

A heart rate monitor will keep the most accurate count of calories burned. HTHs!

Some days I am over on fat, others I am over on carbs, and I am almost always over on protein but still manage to keep under my calorie goal. I am losing at the rate I want to, so for now, it is working.

I agree with this completely! Well said.

I want to run outside and join a 6 week bootcamp with some of my friends at church.

I work full time, have 3 kids, and need to take care of me as well! Welcome to MFP!

welcome!

welcome!

Look at the last picture of your back! You totally have the latissimus dorsi V going on! Nice!

You look great!

Wow! You look amazing! Have a great time at the wedding!

Yay! Job well done! You must be exhausted!

YAY!

Definitely eat something small if your tummy is making noises. I like string cheese or laughing cow cheese with whole wheat crackers. It will give you some energy without weighing you down.

I recently stopped using artificial sweeteners just because I felt it was right for me and my family. I was using one packet on my cereal and two packets in my coffee and that was just breakfast. I have noticed that I have less cravings for sweets and the natural sweets I eat now seem sweeter. The sweet potato I had at…

i vote cookies since i finished up my last 190 calories today with a half cup of chocolate ice cream combined with 1/2 cup of 1% milk to make a delicious chocolate milk shake. yummy! :tongue:

If that schedule is working for you, then stick with it. I agree that there is a long gap between afternoon snack and dinner but if you are not hungry, then no worries. If you are, maybe a small snack around 5ish?

You are doing great! Don't get discouraged! Remember, you are taking the weight off in a slow, steady and healthy way so you can't compete with crash dieters that will gain their weight back immediately.

I get this comment A LOT! I mean like every couple of weeks... and at first I was really hurt. Now I just recognize it is my body type. I am apple shaped gaining most of my weight in my girls, stomach, and back. My legs, hips, and thighs are skinny compared to my torso. People just assume I am pregnant... I counter their…

thanks guys! tomorrow is definitely a new day! and i am serious when i say my tummy is heavy... yucky feeling. :sick:

as i understand it, bmr is the minimum amount of calories that you should eat each day

that's fantastic! our bodies are amazing at adapting to change... keep it up friend!

great results! WTG!

Welcome to MFP!

Hello Lynn! Welcome to MFP!

fantastic! now that is motivation! you can do it! welcome to MFP!

welcome to MFP!

welcome to MFP!

welcome! I yo-yo too but i am committed to taking it off and keeping it off this time.