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  • I grew up eating very healthy food until I was 23- I was put off by butter as a kid, so the first time I tried it, I was 15, and did not go near cheese until I was 18 or so (it smelled "funny"). I put on a lot of weight during my master's just by not looking at labels, and that changed as soon as I had to change my entire…
  • Hi Nicole! I am also Greek (grew up in Athens) and now I live in the US. My weight has been going up and down since I was 14, between 70kg and 55 kg, and I have never managed to stay at a stable and happy spot for too long. I understand you have ambitious goals, but also, you have a couple of great achievements in your…
  • So, we got the elliptical, and I am quite religious about going on it every day. Except I have a small issue with registering the calories. I usually go on MFP and choose elliptical and put the minutes I worked out. Usually for 30 minutes it is over 300 calories and for 45 over 400. So far so good. Except the Schwinn 430…
  • My husband and I just got an elliptical for home. I do get that in order to build muscle you need to do weights, but my philosophy is: exercise is exercise. First, ellipticals are ok for your knees (ie, they won't hurt them generally). Yes, it might not be optimal, yes, the calorie counter on that thing may be off, but the…
  • I would love to do it! If I am 10 lbs lighter by the end of March I will be one happy person! :smile:
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