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I have sent two now? I will send you a friend request as well. Did you go to your profile to check for messages?

I am not sure what I am supposed to be doing...and I am not sure why I am worried about it....because I am not being accurate enough right now TO worry about it but here is my issue.... MFP tells me I have 1820 calories to eat.... But then I excercise and it gives me more calories to eat. Isn't the goal calories…

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Lyle, I was sent a link by someone for your for Training the Obese Beginner and I loved it. You have a way with words for sure and I love that you don't split hairs and you call a spade a spade. I am 270 pounds, I know how I got here, I know what I need to do to get to a different place...the reprograming of the…

Sue-Swimming is so hard. I was swimming a few years ago before I had to have some surgeries, then I gained a lot of weight back and have not been back since. I did find the swimming suit I used to wear there when I was 240....now, at 270 it does not fit. I am hoping to go back to the pool some day. I love it, it is a total…

Culo...I agree with learning from others. I am a receptionist where I work, so I have a lot of time on my hands and I am constantly scanning message boards, groups etc. and filtering. What works from some, does not work for me, but this is all a learning process. My weight shows I am going down this week, however...I…

I like so, I have been too lazy to shop and chop and portion. LOL HOWEVER, I am trying to save calories by not using dressing and using salsa instead. If you like a little zip to your salad....and since I am a lover of ranch dressing...I can save well over 100 calories per meal by changing that one little thing. Then I can…

Lemur....( I do not know your name... :blushing: ) OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you copy your last post out of my brain? This is so me....Well....Except, when I get frustrated..I just say "poop on it all" and give up. Although I think I am like at 3 weeks logging food, the good, the bad and the ugly....and there is…

Hello all….it sounds like everyone had a good weekend. I did as well…I guess….so so …. LOL. I did not do my work outs on Saturday, but I did Saturdays and Sundays on Sunday…along with my Karate class. Tonight I have karate again and my work out. My goal this week…Monday thru Friday is to do 8 minutes on the dreaded…

I am getting all of my excercising done every day....I was a bit disappointed when I wore my HRM on the elliptical last night. It only have me 62 calories and MFP was giving me 92. That's okay though. I changed the calories on my logging and I would rather be accurate. The dumb part was, I stopped it tracking the calorie…

Jodi, that's wonderful that you have a FB workout group! That'll keep you accountable, right? That's so great that you've been working out most of your life. I just started, at the ripe old age of 48! Obviously....the working out and the eating have not been correctly .... otherwise I would not be in the shape I am in.…

Lemur-I love that I am not the only person that obsesses over things...I drive ME crazy some times. I am curious to hear about your HRM experience as well. I think tomorrow when I do the elliptical I am going to put mine on and see what it comes up with. My HR was at 155+ during my 5 minute jaunt on the elliptical...so I…

I am still working on things for the week…the way I am going…my goal needs to be to stay under my calorie count, to get my bike out of the basement (it is not doing me any good down there) and to use the elliptical that sits in the basement for 5 minutes every day. That is my goal through Friday. There it is now written…

Okay, so another question...for those of you using a HRM...Do you wear the monitor ALL DAY...and count the all day Calorie burn? or just count the burn during a specific excercise....so...if I go for a walk...reset the HRM, or if I get on the eleptical...reset the HRM? What are the majority of you doing? I have a Polar…

Hi all, I am new to the group and not sure what kind of goals I am supposed to post. Is it exercise, calorie, calories burned? Or anything? I am 270 pounds, 45 years old and becoming desperate to get in shape. I have asthma which in the past has dragged me down, but I am finally being medicated what I hope is properly and…

I would like to give it a try please. I need to do something....and sitting her on the computer just isn't getting it done.

Don't give up SunKissed....keep up the good fight. I will mention just one thing though....When you go out to eat, you still need to try to log those if possible. I just kind of keep track and add.....And then I am shocked. Lately, I have been logging ahead of time so that I don't get caught in some sort of "trap". Ex.…

I just got a HRM with a chest strap and I am going to start using it to track my caloires. I also wear a Fitbit which tracks my steps. But I am excited to start seeing what is going on with the HRM. I have not used one before. I weigh 270lbs and I am sure it will be easier for me to hit big number while at this weight,…

I am so with you on this...at the moment. I had a work out partner and we worked out EVERY morning together, my schedule changed, her schedule changed and I am just out of sorts now. SHE was my motivation and the one that pushed me past my "not wanting to move". It has a made a difference in my life for sure. Now with…

He is actually a Morab (Jericho's Magnum Force aka"Jerry" - (Moro Hill Magnum x Ari's Black Diamond) 1992 Morab Gelding ) I was showing him for a friend, I also own a large Morab Mare...love those Morgan necks!!!!!!!

So, my 2 cents is this....I have this occasionally as well....it is not low sugar for me, and it happens even after I take a shower and warm up. I think, for me...it is the adrenaline "low" kicking in. It ONLY happens to me when I have "kicked butt" and had one of those work outs that almost make you cry because you pushed…

You said you are trying to maintain your weight and it sounds like you are doing that? If you are trying to tone up, lose some fat, but not really lose weight....I would just make sure you do your normal cardio and also make sure you are adding in more weights. You are doing a lot of cardio which is awesome.... I am sure…

I have the Fitbit One and love it. I do not track my sleep with it as it is always attached to my belt or in my pocket and I just don't hit the sleep button. With having said that, I get up several times a night to go to the rest room (age) and walk the dogs (also age..lol) and I am sure it would holler at me for lack of…

Hi everyone....I would assume that there will be a June challenge like the May one of miles? I just found this group today and would like to follow along. Long term goal right now....110 pounds to lose to get me back to high school weight. I am 270 and would love to be back at 160. I am really struggling right now...have…

Not to go off subject...but I found that when you start losing weight, it often equals hardship, crabbieness and unhappieness because I feel that there are people at every flipping turn trying to ruin it. I am happiest when I work out and eat well, and yet, I think many of the people in my life would rather me stay fat and…

I try to make and log my breakfast and lunch the day before...it takes planning, but that way I can grab it and out the door I go and I logged it while I was watching TV or something. I also portion out snacks etc and get those logged. Most of the time dinner is much harder for me. I try to measure and log before I put it…

Do you happen to have the nutrional info for this recipe? Sounds good, but would love to know that I can track it before I considered making it. SOUNDS YUMMY!!!

I am interested in following your post. I have a Fitbit which syncs with Myfitnesspal....when I enter my excercised, it seems to take my fitbit calories burned out of the picture. I am not sure why. Perhaps I can learn from this post.

Thanks every one for the tips. I will get on line tonight. Just got done working out on the Wii for 49 minutes and it said I burned about 274...that is what I entered for the day, but it would be interesting to see if that is correct. Are most of them worn on the wrist, upper arm? I can check into that....just wondering.…

Neat website....Thank you so much!!!