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I lost 6 pounds in my first 5 days. I think it's from cutting out a lot of fast food sodium and retaining less water. Steady state, I've been averaging about 10 pounds/month.

If you're sore, they might help a bit. Psychologically, it's relaxing.

I plug mine in when I take it off for a shower. That's been plenty to keep it from ever dying.

Greek Yogurt = 100cal Ham, Egg, Toast = 145 cal

Water is a thousand times more dense than air. So a larger body moving through it is going to have to overcome a LOT more resistance.

Yuck. Unless you are a very serious body builder or weightlifter, you don't need any more protein than you can easily get through your normal diet. Trainers recommend protein shakes because they are sold by the gym they work for.

Everything that is over your calorie budget for the day turns into fat...regardless of what it is or what time it is. Luckily, the opposite is also true. If you stay under your budget, it doesn't matter what or when you eat.

Try using this: http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/swim_calories_calculator.php Instead of you estimating your level of effort, that will have you put input your weight, the distance you swam, the pace, and what stroke you were doing. The stroke and the pace are huge in swimming. You can easily overestimate by triple or…

I've been where you are. It gets better! Look at eat day as a challenging adventure, and each night when you're done and you make it to bed it's another victory. If you have measuring cups, there are 16 tablespoons in a cup. Which means 4 tablespoons in a 1/4 c. measuring cup. So half of the 1/4c measuring cup is 2…

That leaves 20% for protein. Your numbers are not low carb. They are in the middle of the ranges recommended by nutritionists and the USDA.

It's not what you eat that matters. It's how many calories. If you cut out all bread and pasta but you pour a bunch of Sweet Baby Ray's all over your grilled chicken, and you cover your steamed asparagus in Hollandaise sauce...you could be eating as many or more calories as before. To start fill out the profile accurately.…

If you're normally with your boyfriend when you go out, maybe you could talk to him about which places to go and try to pick a few that you know have low calorie options for you and make those your regulars. Avoid the Cheesecake Factory!

So that would mean any day that you don't do enough exercise, you have to manually lower your calorie intake. I'd rather to it the other way...assume I don't exercise and then when I do and I get to eat some back, it's like a reward. It's an incentive to exercise.

The best exercise is the one that you enjoy the most, is within your capabilities, and that you can participate in regularly.

I would assume all of it does. But if you want to be exact, weigh the amount of oil that you use. They after it's all done pour off what's left in the pan and weigh that. The difference is what's left on the fish. You don't really need oil to fry a fish. Just use a non-stick pan. You can use some zero calorie cooking spray…

Greek yogurt, and lots of tuna.

I keep sugar free jelly in the fridge and put a spoonful in my oatmeal as flavoring sometimes.

If you increased your activity level because you are exercising, then it lets you eat more calories. If you also log the exercise, then it gives you even more. You're taking double credit for your exercise. "Activity Level" is meant to be what you do throughout the day outside of the times your are exercising.

Planning ahead is the best thing for me, usually. I look up the menu for the restaurant and figure out what to order, then log it before even going out. Same for drinks. Then, if I'm over my calories for the day, that tells me what sort of workout I need to do before I go out.

I quit 4 yrs ago. After trying many different times, I finally used Chantix and it worked. Part of it was that Chantix wasn't covered on my insurance. When I went to the pharmacy and they said $200 I said keep it. But then I thought about it and I was spending that much a month on cigarettes, so I bought it. I'm still not…

It's sort of like quitting smoking. The first few days are tough, then you get used to it. You can incorporate it into your diet if you track it carefully to stay within your calories. But I find it easier to just avoid drive throughs entirely. If I'm feeling hungry, I pull into the next grocery store I see and get an…

Measured activity is not just the steps from your walk. It's everytime you move at all. Doing the laundry, or brushing your teeth. Every little bit helps.

Also, you're son looks awesome. I'll bet he's a total babe magnet.

That's a ton of motivation right there. There's a saying: Everyone says they would die for their children, so why won't you LIVE for them? Legoland is awesome! Maybe you can set that as a goal/reward to be able to go back and go on the rides with your son. As far as getting started, you'll hear it from lots of people, the…

If they were 12oz cans, that's 1500-1800 calories right there. I drink a lot of Crystal Light. But if you want soda, just switch to diet. Zero calories.

This thread has made me hungry! Time to head for the grocery store. I'm loving turkey burgers lately. Chop up some peppers and onions and mix in with some chipotle chili powder. Then brush on buffalo sauce instead of bbq sauce. If you like spicy, these are great.

I use the Spotify app. They have a bunch of workout channels. Rock workout, County workout, Hip Hop workout, etcetera. I also found this site: http://www.popsugar.com/latest/Workout-Music it has a bunch of workout playlists that load right into spotify when you click on them. And it's all free.

Also, go on YouTube and search "Global Cycling Network". They have a bunch of great videos with how to's about cycling.

Most important thing in this thread:

This. A couple cups in the morning, then the morning deposit, and then on to other things.