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Thanks everyone! Totally appreciate the kind words and encouragement. Hiking is definitely a huge love of mine, and always has been - when I go alone I find it's pretty much a form of walking meditation. <3

Thought I'd just add this here to the bottom of this thread. I went on a hike yesterday, a hike that I last did almost exactly 2 years ago. Some *very* steep hills to slog up, but you're rewarded with beautiful views once you reach the ridge. Well, I used a photo from that first hike in 2012 as my first profile photo here…

300+ (didn't own a scale) in January of this year. Now I'm down to 212. Still have a ways to go!

Week 5 Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 435/120 Strength: 75/70 Calories: yes Punishment: exempt as MVP

So far this week I'm at 375 cardio and 55 strength. Got to get my last bit of strength in before the end of the week. Tough because I'm going to a concert tonight after work, and then to my parents' house on Friday because my sister is getting married on Saturday (and I'm officiating)... all great things but when I'm out…

I absolutely LOVE my Fitbit, but that's because most of my exercise is step-based. I've lost almost 90 lbs since January, tracking my intake on MFP and my calories burned with my Fitbit and syncing the two. However, it sounds like much of your exercise is NOT step-based, in which case if you want to track calories burned,…

Week 4 Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 440/110 Strength: 66/65 Calorie goal: yes, under on 7 days Character Challenge (Beth): yes Punishment: yes

**POSTING FOR TOUGHHIPPIECHICK (she's still on her honeymoon)**: Week 4 Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 182/110 Strength: 24/65 Calories: under on 3/6 days Character Challenge: no Punishment: no

My initial goal is losing 125 lbs. Already lost 88 of them, 37 more to go! Though once I reach that first goal I may re-evaluate and set a lower goal.

Right now I'm at 340 for cardio and 51 for strength. I've done half of the Beth challenge and haven't done the punishment yet. It's been a crazy busy week so I haven't had as many days where I can get my usual afternoon workout in... like today, I'm working from 8 am to 10 pm! But I'm hoping to get the rest of the…

It's generally recommended to only eat back some of your exercise calories - since MFP and most fitness apps/devices (unless you're wearing a HRM) will overestimate the calories you burn. Seems like most folks go with a 50-75% rule, but you can tweak that to see what works best for you.

I wonder when they're going to bring Morgan back into the episodes - we know he's nearby! What's he been doing all this time?

Hey all, as usual, I'm going to have extra cardio minutes for the week - so if you want any, just let me know before Saturday so I can credit them to you when I check in! :) So which character's challenges is everyone thinking of doing? Beth's or Carol's? I think I'm going to go with Beth... not sure I'm ready to take a…

Maybe try meetup.com? I know in my area there are a lot of meetups for walking/running/hiking etc. - a great way to meet people and exercise at the same time!

You got this! One day at a time. When you have a bad day or fall off the wagon for a bit, as long as you get back up and keep going - that's what matters. Here's an "in progress" comparison - taken ~9 months apart, with about a 75 lb difference:

Week 3: Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 400/100 Strength: 60/60 Character Challenge: Yes Calories: Yes Punishment: Exempt as MVP Was hoping for higher numbers, especially in strength this week, but between the World Series games and catching a nasty cold on Wednesday night, I didn't have as much time as I would've liked.…

I'm done for the week and have lots of extra cardio (nothing extra in strength- just made my 60- sorry!) - if anyone needs some extra cardio minutes let me know ASAP! I'll probably post to the scoreboard in a couple hours.

So happy to see the Giants win the World Series, my boys!

Hey everyone - I'm almost always going to have extra minutes, at least in cardio (still a noob to strength training, so that's more of a maybe), so if you know you're going to be short, just send me a message that you'd like some of my extra minutes (and how many you'd like), so I can properly designate you when I check in…

I have a love affair with goat cheese, especially when paired with fruit and/or wine - luckily it usually has much less calories than cow's milk cheese!

I just posted my stats - I'm happy to donate my extra cardio (355 extra) and strength (45 extra) minutes to those who were short this week! Week 2 Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 435/90 Strength: 100/55 Character workout: yes Calorie goal: yes Punishment: exempt as MVP of the Intermediate Team - but I watched it... which…

Week 2 Intermediate/Michonne Cardio: 435/90 Strength: 100/55 Character workout: yes Calorie goal: yes Punishment: exempt as MVP of the Intermediate Team - but I watched it... which made me glad I didn't have to do it! :p

OMG, my boyfriend and I sing "Carl Poppa" to each other whenever Carl is being super intense on TWD. :D "Jiggy Jar Jar Doo!"

So far this week I'm at: Cardio: 240/90 Strength: 40/55 Within calories: yes Character challenge - Michonne: not yet, but will probably do it today or tomorrow I'm exempt from the Bring Sally Up challenge, but hearing so many people rave about it has got me curious - may have to try it out anyway! :D Woman crush: hmmm,…

Awesome! The killer one for me is when I suddenly had to do 20 minutes, non-stop... it seemed like an enormous jump!

Too bad the Intermediate Team was dragged down by non-checking-in members! Once we lighten our load and donate those folks to the Walker Horde, I bet the Intermediate Team will start kicking some *kitten*. :D

I'm 36, my sister is 33, and we live about 3.5 hours apart. Between email, Facebook, and texting, we communicate probably at least once a week... much more when there are family plans coming up. Talking on the phone is probably more like once a month. And we get together (either with our parents or just the two of us and…

Yeah, she was talking about how she misses Andrea and Hershel, but doesn't miss her sword.

Just added my stats to the scoreboard thread: Cardio: 525/80 Strength: 50/50 Within calorie goal: yes Character challenge - Michonne: yes (ooof! quite a workout!)

Cardio: 525/80 Strength: 50/50 Within calorie goal: yes Character challenge - Michonne: yes (ooof! quite a workout!)