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1) Health - when I started working out I had hit an all time high weight and allegedly over 50% bf. My mother is obese, my father was obese and diabetic before gastric bypass surgery, and over half my family members on either side of the family are overweight/unhealthy/both. The deck is stack against me genetically so I…

They make kits that come in a bag that adapt to any vehicle. Gonna give mine a try real soon. Please add me!

23 with at least 30 lbs to lose, but I'm doing lots of heavy lifting so the scale number won't matter as much as my bf% and muscle mass. I log everyday, whether it's good bad or ugly. Feel free to add me!

Marzetti makes a light Caesar made with yogurt that I think tastes better than "regular" Caesar dressing

I weight first thing in the morning when I get up, naked, after going to the restroom, while my shower is warming up. I'm a scientist though so I enjoy having a plethora of data and +/- 5 lb fluctuations don't make me crazy. As my organic chem professor once said "It's all about TRENDS"

Are you logging your exercise in myfitnesspal? I have my Charge HR synced to my account and I find that if I just go by the calories it gives me instead of logging the actual exercise that's a better estimate. I think sometimes it double counts; plus I'm not sure the calories myfitnesspal wants to give me for various…

I know how to calculate my speed manually on the fly (that's how I knew the Runkeeper gps had me going 20% slower than I really was) but when I get really into my run it's hard to keep track. Plus I like that it chimes in every 5 minutes with a status update. I just wanted that status update to be more accurate :) Do…

BPM - 81 BP - 110/70 last checked Ht - 5'1.5" Wt - 178 Gym 3-4x week, mix of walking/c25k, yoga, strength training

I wanted Jaybirds and couldn't afford them at the time so I got some skull candy SB2 wireless Bluetooth buds and I love them. The only downside is that once you get down to about 25% battery left it beeps every minute until you charge them again, effectively reducing the time you can listen unless you can ignore the…

There's a difference between "poor me I haven't moved in 17 years ouch ouch ouch" and "I may have torn an ACL." Only you can judge what your body is telling you. If you think it's just a matter of motivation lacking due to new soreness, you have to decide whether it's worth it to keep going. For me, I know what soreness…

I'm a senior so I've been there and done that LOL. Truth be told it is EXTREMELY hard to lose weight on a meal plan unless you're a saint. I know from experience because I gained the Freshman/Sophomore 30 and am now in the process of losing it. Honestly the biggest change for me was cooking for myself starting this past…

Today I had a mock interview to prepare for pharmacy school interviews later this month. Went to put on the skirt suit I bought last spring and it is waaaaaaaaaaay too big! I have to go get it tailored to get it to fit! Not like I had wiggle room; I could not wear it out of the house it was so big on me. YAAAAAAAAAY! for…

Just finished Black Butler. It's actually better dubbed since you can catch the stereotypical 19th century British accents :-) The first season is gold. The second season is complete garbage because they forget that there's a plot and just decide to throw it out the window. Currently I'm reading the manga, which is also…

As a scientist (who nearly failed physics) all I can say is when something is within two tenths like that I just shrug, chalk it up to some math error on somebody's part and say "close enough."

I'm 5'2" and at my heaviest (170 lbs) I was wearing size 12 jeans from Old Navy. This baby's got back too so I feel your pain. I will say that the Old Navy jeans by far have fit the best compared to many other brands. now that I've lost a good 15 lbs my jeans are much much looser but still wearable with a belt. I get the…

As far as soup goes crock pot stuff is wonderful. When I make taco soup it's just put all the ingredients in the crock pot and let it cook on low all day and by the time I get home voila I have hot soup waiting for me ^^

I'll be in a similar boat this school year (Senior year, baby! oh yeah!). This summer I've been working in a lab on campus and I've been bringing lunch lately to try to save both my waistline and my wallet. For the past two weeks I've had either a turkey/ham/pepperoni sandwich using Arnold sandwich thins (only 100 cal for…

For me, I'm doing the whole counting thing right now which is great for me (I almost make it a game), but I pay attention to learn what a "portion" of something is so that I can re-train my body and brain to learn to be fuller on less food. In high school I had no problem wolfing down an entire footlong sub by myself, or…

I don't identify as LGBT but both my parents do and my step-brother also, so yeah. Videogames? Mega check. Roleplaying? Check. Music? Super-duper check. Geek? Check. Loose-leaf tea? Too messy for me, I prefer mine in a bag :P Btw ... nice hair :)

I'm pretty much in the same boat. Lost 15 lbs, a few inches off waist and hips but my jeans are still wearable. To be honest though I was dancing the Thriller dance every morning to put my pants on so now they probably just fit "properly" LOL. From my lurking on similar threads the consensus seems to be around the 30-40 lb…

Oh believe me I will be doing these exercises in the privacy of my bedroom to save some poor saps the agony of watching me LOL. The only times I dance in public is when my good buddies Malibu and Smirnoff stop by :) Also, the only way I'll be able to tell how many calories I burned is by buying a heart rate monitor?

Sorry to hear that you're in such pain :-( Is there a pool available to you? I know from experience with my parents being obese and trying to work out despite knee pain that swimming or even just doing movement exercises in the water takes the pressure off the joints and makes working out a bit easier. You can do anything…

From my understanding the day to day stuff is what you use to determine your daily activity level. For example, I work in a chemistry lab and I'm on my feet for at least part of the day (not to mention walking a couple blocks to and from the bus stop for transportation) so I put mine as "lightly active." Now when I go to…

Thanks for all the help you guys! Anybody got any good veggie recipes to share? I'm particularly fond of cauliflower, onions, cucumbers and zucchini