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I actually LOVE to exercise (love to hate sometimes?) and wish that was all it took. Once I get into a routine, I go all out. Love walking/running and the elliptical. Even strength training. It really bums me out that losing weight is more like 80/20 eating/exercise. I feel like it can be a waste of my time to try so hard…

Ugh. I suck. A weekend away for hockey meant lots of fast food. So today I thought I'd get started and I did well this morning. But because I didn't eat as much as usual earlier, I was starving by dinner so I overate. :( But back at it tomorrow. I think the routine of work will help. And I'm definitely going to have to…

Hockey today! All 3 boys are taking a hockey course this week (1.5 hours per day). My first step is drinking water today. Don't think I'll start logging my calories just yet - I get frustrated when I don't know how to enter something (like the homemade pea soup I'm making using the leftover ham bone from yesterday). So…

Name: Tracy IDOB Name: Tracy :) Weight Loss goal 28lbs Method of Weight Loss Diet and exercise....I love running (well, walk/running) and the elliptical. I really should add strength training, but it's been so hard since I started working full-time in Sept. I'm hoping to be able to commit to working out more regularly now…

Omg Amber! We are twins!!!! I've really fallen off the bandwagon but when I was checking in with MFP regularly, you were my inspiration!!Let's do this together again! (And I'm so sorry for your losses <3 )

Clothes! It's either buy bigger pants or lose weight. And now that I'm teaching full-time I need a pretty extensive wardrobe - can't wear yoga pants all week like I did when I was a SAHM. Pics. It's goes right to my face/neck when I gain weight. Gross! March Break - we always go to a hockey tournament where I run into…

It was pretty intense. I was underbrushing and dragging a lot of branches up and down a hill, so I knew I was getting a good workout. I put the HR monitor on after our lunch break just to check. Ordinarily I don't log things like washing the floor, windows etc. but this really did feel like a work out.

I found that even when I was working a glass of wine into my calorie allowance, I was not losing. Once I gave it up altogether, the weight started coming off.

I'm always topping my glass up so I really have no idea how many actual glasses I drink...............so I just don't bother logging it.

MFP! My elliptical and all 7 seasons of CSI! My husband - all I have to do is say I want to work out and he takes the 4 kids and disappears so that I can do it in peace.

Did you calculate the nutritional info?

I'm 5'4" and my short term goal weight is 140 (pre first pregnancy) but my long term goal weight is 130 (what I during most of my 20s). My dream goal would be 120 (have never been there)!

I've been looking for Brommel and Brown spread - I'm assuming it's only in the US b/c I haven't found any around here.

I've logged my losses too b/c I'm so excited to see the number dropping, but then I have to adjust it the next day b/c my weight often fluctuates by a couple pounds day to day. Which wouldn't be so bad, except it shows up in my news feed and then my friends congratulate me on my loss and I feel stupid knowing that I'll…

That's what I was afraid of. :(

Now THIS makes sense to me!!! Thanks!

I just realized that my HRM was still set at my starting weight in January which is 10 lbs heavier than I am now. What can I expect now that I've lowered it?

Ooooh! Those are cute!!!!

Totally joking!!! I work out at home so there is no one to impress! lol That said, I read in a magazine recently that wearing cute work out clothes may help motivate some people to keep at it. I'll check out the sites suggested!

The recent wine post convinced me to give it up for a while to see if I would see the weight come off quicker. (I only need to lose about another 11 pounds and I'd rather do it sooner than later, and then worry about maintenance afterwards.) I do miss it though!

I see this topic a lot and the one question I still have after every answer is............. Why even bother working out then? (Ok, I get that it is good for you to work out!) I mean, in terms of losing weight...........I struggle to find the time to workout.........perhaps I don't need to if they are just going to cancel…

Oh my. Very confusing. You're right. I'm drinking more water b/c I think I'm supposed to........that it will help with my weight loss. It's not that I'm actually thirsty (except after working out b/c then I'm really thirsty!) Pee is very light yellow, so I suppose it's definitely enough. Now I'm worried I'm drinking too…

Mine is public and to be honest, I would love for the Food Police to call me out!!! (Or congratulate me!) I have one friend here and we check each other's food diaries everyday...........the good, the bad, and the ugly! lol

I don't really keep track but I'm probably drinking about 8 glasses (not an excessive amount but certainly more than I used to). I'm pretty sure I have a tiny bladder to begin with too. It was horrible when I was pregnant! I try to limit it before bed, but if I workout then I have to have at least one glass and then I end…

Even at low resistance I couldn't do more than 2 minutes either when I first tried it. It KILLED my thighs! I gradually added 1 minute per day and now I'm up to 30 minutes, twice a day. It really does get better!

google converting grams to ounces - lots of conversion sites

Interesting site - it's allowing me quite a few more calories per day than MFP. Good to know for those days I feel guilty about going over here!

I've only been at this for almost 3 weeks now and I haven't taken a break day yet. (I started with the Shred which is a 30 day program). I dread the idea of not working out b/c then I'll have to make do with eating less calories. :(

p.s. Yes, Pepperidge Goldfish :p

So what is it about alcohol that makes it harder to lose weight? The sugar content? Does that mean that the same principal holds true if I were to eat a bag of Skittles? Would my body work to burn off the sugar in the Skittles first before attacking my existing fat?