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Great job! I do quite a few things (walking, tennis, eliptical, rowing machine & free weights), but the best place to start is just walk. I tend to walk even when I do other activities. It's free and it is low impact. Just start out & then try to increase your time & speed over time.

Good luck everyone with a great decision! This is just what worked for me. I smoked for 18 years, quit for 10 and then smoked for 6 ???? Five years ago I bought both my husband & myself ecigs. I only smoked two cigs after I started. Having something in my hand made it so much easier. We reduced the nicotine to -0- over the…

When I mow with a power pusher, I do get steps. There are activities where I don't, but I think the arm vibrations while mowing register the movement.

My neck and arms are my concern also. To try to minimize the problem, I drink at least 12 glasses of water a day, I started aerobic excercises the day I started dieting and three months in I started weight lifting 3X a week. I had a fat chin to begin with and my neck was one of the first places I lost weight. And actually…

You have to add the activity. Go to your steps page; click on the + in the upper right and add your activity, intensity and time- then click the check- mark. that will add the active calories.

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I am in my 40th year as a vegetarian and started this journey weighing 20 pounds more than I did 9 months pregnant with my last child(and he is 21). It is not slow metabolism; it is eating more than you are burning. MFP has been eye opening for me. At 56, I have truly decided to make a life change----for the rest of my…

I did the same thing. I started MFP with a dial scale and then I got a digital scale. My weight was 10# more on the digital scale. I just changed my beginning number on MFP and it automatically changed my goal loss from 70 to 80#.

In mid January, I joined MFP. At first I was eating 1400 calories plus some of my exercise calories. I started losing. Then I started excercising more while trying to eat only 1400 calories a day. I started gaining. So frustrating! So last week I decided to up my calories to 1700-1900 (my BMR is 1560). I average a a 3800…

I wipe everything I touch or sit on.

I generally do an hour, and the balls of my feet go numb also. They do also on a stationary bike and a real bike. On the elliptical, I walk in it for a bit rather than just keeping my feet firm on it, Also I squinch my toes and that helps. I believe it is a constant pressure on a nerve in the foot that causes the numbness.

Definitely going to try this. Thanks!

What a thoughtful read. Thanks for all the information.

My calves have gotten more muscular, but I really like big calves. And bigger calves make my ankles look much smaller!

My thought is there are some other variables other than just time to form habits. Motivation and desire are two. When I began my 80# weight loss journey mid January, my first promise to myself was that I would not be hungry. That takes alot of pressure off of the diet aspect. But the changes I have made to date are moving…

High Fiber Reduced Calorie English Muffin +2 Morningstar Veggie Sausage 25g protein, 260 calories, keeps me full for hours

I have had a Jawbone Up for over two weeks now. I had wanted something and I bought a new phone & got the JB for $29. I really like it. It motivates me and the software is very helpful. And the sleep info has been very helpful; it makes suggestions that I am trying to follow. And it looks like a bracelet and I like that.…

I'm in again!

5'4" 16.5" calves; rock solid.

First off, happy early birthday! I just turned 56 a few weeks ago. Loose skin has been a concern of mine also. I was doing the weight machines 4 days a week, but my weight wasn't moving and so I just do them once a week now. I do have a good bit of muscle that is coming back to life. Two things I do religiously are…

I got one on Saturday and would love to hear other input on how best to utilize it.

Welcome. MFP has been a big help for me in the last month. Feel free to add me; I am on an 80# journey, but I already feel healthier.

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Does anyone in their mid-fifties use this? I have wanted to order but I am not as limber as some of you younger folks

As one who is always cold (and fat), I find in the wintertime a full bladder makes me colder and in summertime a full bladder makes me hotter. Since you are probably drinking more water, try peeing before your bladder gets full. My theory(no science behind it) is that holding all that liquid in the core of the body takes…

I Just started rowing three weeks ago & really like it. Currently I am just increasing time.

As a former tennis player, all I have ever had is tennis shoes. When I started trying to get fit & lose weight, I ordered these..http://www.ryka.com/en-US/Product/82974-5180404/Ryka/Black_Plum_Coral/Womens+Exertion.aspx. Never have I had a more comfortable shoe in my life. Support & comfort. And I am also about 75 lbs…

Sending a friend request to you. I am 55 and need to lose 64 lbs more. My weight went up 25 lbs in one year???? My first goal is to get back in my size 16 jeans! I liked WW when it used the exchange system many years ago, but I never could connect to the point system. This is my 17th day on MFP and it has been easy so far.…

Good going!

I'm in. My goal will will be 20 lbs by May 10!