skylar1907

I second 'created' you'll drop 7lbs easy. Just a little bit of exercise (swimming maybe? wink wink) and following MFP's calorie goal for losing 2lbs a week and your tummy will be tighter and your dress looser. Best wishes on the big day!

Okay. Number 1: Your body will NOT lose weight when you keep changing the game plan every day. Your body doesn't know when you are going to starve it - so its learned to hold onto all the fat it can - and not the good fat, but the bad fat that weighs a more and makes you feel yucky. Number 2: This journey is NOT about a…

So you'd need a deficit of 500 a day on your MFP food diary. Because MFP already factored in 1000 of those calories for you. DON'T go into starvation mode - you won't like the outcome. Seen it with way too many friends in life.

Is it the number that matters or the look? You're going to LOOK like you've lost 20lbs+ if you're doing cardio & strength training 3-4x a week and you're following your MFP guidelines on calories. I've only lost 17lbs since March 28th - but I'm down three clothes sizes... do it healthy & right - you'll get the look even if…

doing it outside is best - running on a treadmill is VERY different. so if you truly want to run a 5K - train outside.

if you're interested in real comfort - I would look at Spira shoes. They have springs in the heal and under the ball of the foot. These springs have kept me from hurting - in my feet or legs! as I've started running. They're well priced and they last for a longgggggg time. If you're interested, drop me a message.

coffee? that's what the picture is showing up as...

Challenge for May 10th! Drink 8 FULL GLASSES of water today! Don't scimp. Not even a little. Drink it all!!! Wash those toxins from working out away!

SWEET - so lets get going on challenges. Challenge for Tuesday May 10th: Workout for 15 minutes more than your average workout time per day last week!

Finished Week 2 day 2 this morning - will do week 2 day 3 tomorrow... Wednesday is going to be an off day though, and I am VERY nervous about Thursday when I start week 3! Anyone made that move yet? How'd it go?

Currently at 17lbs down on my ticker - goal is to lose 2-4lbs per week between now and Sept. 1st, inclusive (obviously!) of now to July 4th. Running my first 5K June 5th - so that will help! Time to GET FIT!

There are a bunch of us out here with gluten allergies - feel free to give one of us a shout if you need any recipes/product recs, etc.

I log it as 'jogging' for XXX minutes and 'walking mod, pace' for XXX minutes... I know I burn more than that because of recovery and intervals, but its all I could figure out.

I have over 50 to lose - and I'm down 17 on my ticker today. So lets see if we can make it 27 down by June 8th!!! I have my first 5K on June 5th - so being 10 lbs lighter means not having to haul it around for 3.1 miles! =P

Tools - BMR.

I know the feeling - my roommate keeps telling me that eating half of what I've eaten all year isn't good for me. I should go back to 12oz of steak every night instead of my 4-6oz now, I shouldn't weigh my food, blah, blah, blah. I shouldn't workout more than 60 min a day because I haven't worked out in a while (that she's…

if you get a Wii you can do cardio, resistance/strength exercises, dance, etc. There are plenty of workout DVDs you can check into as well...

i lift light weights while watching tv or doing step. if you hold your arms out to the side for a few seconds, then up, back down, repeat... that's basically what i do. i've lost inches on each arm (around) in the last 5 weeks... trying to tone them and lose the chicken wing - not to build muscle so much when doing this.…

Really? I haven't heard that before... I thought you could gain muscle and lose fat at the same time... and to lose fat you must have a calorie deficit? I certainly feel like I've gained muscle though I've been at a calorie deficit (built in my MFP) every day for almost 6 weeks now...

If it doesn't fit - GET RID OF IT! If you leave stuff in your closet, and someday your smaller clothes start to get tighter, you'll say 'that's okay - i can wear XXX.' NO! Its not okay!! You've worked hard to lose the weight, treat yourself right and GET RID OF THE UNHEALTHY CLOTHES! I have a pile going - on June 1st it…

I have done a 24hr. walk - but we used teams - you didn't walk the full 24 hrs...

Thanks for sharing! I definitely agree that its important to do interval training and PUSH yourself. However, building up a great cardio-vascular system is necessary to support such intervals as well. I think a balance is important - in food, in exercise, in life.

Riley... Blossom... Koda... Bean... kinda depends on personality...

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Awesome! What did you do to accomplish this transformation over the year?

I have been doing C25K for the last week and already notice inches lost between waist and knees. I also do strength training to keep the muscle. I am excited to see how I look at the end of summer after 4 5Ks and all this training! I prefer to run outside because the terrain where I'm at gives me a better feel for an…

I was inspired to take up running because a mentor started in 2010 and now, 18 months later is WINNING 5K and 10K races. I know I look silly running right now - I'm 60lbs over my target weight and I carry the majority of my excess weight between my waist and knees. But - I've been training C25K for 4 days now... and while…

I've heard if you use the balance board with EA sports boxing turns into kick boxing. I also do EA sports and LOVE it. I am 3 days away from finishing the 30 day challenge on medium and will kick it up to hard after a day of rest. After June (when I finish the challenge on hard) I'm going to purchase EA sports 2! I've…

couch to 5K - its a 9 week program of interval training to take a couch potato and make them a runner.

15 year old solid-bred paint horse. Miss Zippo Cody has had 5 kids (all before I bought her) and we've been together (OFFICIALLY!) a year come May 10th. We ride Western Pleasure and Competitive Trail. We are riding in our FIRST trail trial a month from TODAY! She's my biggest motivation for losing weight. We'll both be…