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I always try to leave an extra 200-400 unused calories each day. So while I eat back my exercise calories, I don't eat everything allotted. Usually that extra food is a post workout snack before bed. Sometimes it's having an unplanned sweet during the day (birthday cake at work, cookie at Starbucks with my son). Last night…

You can go to a bike shop and ask them to help you fit your bike to you.

The Costco All American Chocolate Cake. Which my coworkers brought today to celebrate the August birthdays. I'm screwed.

Their dark chocolate peanut butter cups. They are like crack.

How much actual fruit & veggies are you eating? They are high volume, low calorie, and help keep stuff moving along.

Depending on the severity of the pain. Before I had my Mirena put in I was diagnosed as having abnormally heavy and painful periods. I couldn't get off the bed and was anemic. There was no way i was going to work out, I could barely function. Now I can quite often get rid of my cramps with a walk on the treadmill at a…

The only thing I know diet soda does for certain is erode teeth, not sure if it's more acidic than regular soda. My dentist says one of the worse things you can do is nurse a soda, it baths your teeth over and over again during the day. Instead just drink it quickly over a few minutes. Also increased risk of osteoporosis,…

Increase your cardio? Hard to be sexually excited when you're holding onto a stairmaster for dear life.

I guess and put a note on the day's food entries. If we went somewhere I really love that is a treat, I'm going to order what I want. I'm not going to be the girl forlornly looking at everyone else's insane pancakes at Snooze and pushing around my oatmeal.

24 as in 24 Hour Fitness? I had a membership there. They have so few classrooms and so many types of classes that I was basically at their mercy. Want to do a cycle class? Only one is at 5:45 am. Want to take a step class? What are you doing at 1:30 PM on Fridays? It was frustrating, either try to find something on their…

Get a book and a cup of tea.

I like my studio since it's not very full. Last night's session was just one group. That also let's the trainer focus more on us as we are doing the weight training. I think for full groups they really should have two trainers, one to run the session and one to focus on form in the weight area (and the rowing machine, saw…

No. Potatoes require frying and then green chile and cheese.

Items that are better in a measuring cup: items that you are using a teaspoon or tablespoon to measure out. (Assuming you know how to properly use them, the number of people who don't know to level a measurement is astounding.) These would be fine grain, liquids, and semi-liquids in small amounts. So I don't weigh the…

You're going to need a bigger car.

Can't we just avoid HFCS because it makes things taste like *kitten*?

I'm in Colorado, I can swing by and pick you up as we head east.

I lost weight while pregnant (it wasn't intentional). As long as the baby gains correctly and you're eating, it's not an issue. I wouldn't attempt to diet, just continue making healthier choices and exercise (maintain or slightly increase, don't throw yourself into a new program). Just remember you want MORE fat than…

This is a complete tangent: I'm tired from working on the computer all day and thought the title of the thread was "Jesus from the 80s"

I didn't say pound, I gave dimensions. Angielosingitagain also never said pound of fat and pound of muscle. You must have added that in your head. You got into this "a pound is a pound" argument all by yourself.

Giving up soda and juice was easy. I've eliminated coffee for a variety of reasons. I'm not a happy camper. I'm not even a slightly disgruntled camper. More of "I will kill you for that mug if you turn your back on me" camper. I have issues.

So, in short, muscle weighs more than fat? If you had a 1'x1'x1' block of fat and a 1'x1'x1' block of muscle, one would weigh more. I would wonder why you are carting around blocks of fat and muscle...

I buy gelato and weigh out a small amount. Maybe half a serving at most. Add some chopped up berries or peaches (weighed, of course).

I hate their color scheme so much.

Look for a good local yoga studio. They will have evening classes. An instructor can help you modify poses to your needs and correct your form so you don't put your weight on the wrong joints/risk injury. Places will also offer beginners workshops that are very useful. If you are concerned about being around other people,…

Orangetheory membership AND Yogapod membership. I bought a mat, strap, and two towels at lululemon. A new gym bag. An Orangetheory branded heart-rate monitor so I can get my stats. Premium membership for MFP. I'm saving a ton of money by not eating out for lunch everyday and not buying coffee twice a day.

I really love it as well. I'm doing 8 sessions a month since I'm also doing yoga. The challenges and special events keep it fun.

I work full time with a long commute and have a kid with special needs. I finally realized I'm a lot better mom if I get some real me time away from my son. So I started signing up for evening classes. I do yoga two evenings and one weekend morning and Orangetheory two week nights. Since different classes start at…

My go-to breakfast is half a grapefruit with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 3 turkey sausage links, and a hard boiled egg. Out of eggs or really hungry? English muffin with 2 tablespoons peanut butter.