MaryW1962

I like the chocolate rice cakes with a tablespoon of peanut butter on top. YUMMMM!!!:bigsmile:

Current weight: 133lbs. My goal this week is to not gain weight while I'm at the beach! That's going to be really hard. We eat out alot. I won't be logging in my food but I'll try to eat like I'm at home as much as possible. Wish me luck!!!:ohwell:

I burn more calories in spin class than if I run on the treadmill. I would think, unless your just riding on a flat road the whole time, that you would burn even more on a real bike. :smile:

New current weight for 6/17/11... 133.4 lbs. Yeah!!!! Goals for the coming week... work out every day before I leave for the beach on the following Saturday and add more weight to my weight training. Hope to loose 1 more pound before the bathing suit!!!

This sounds so familiar. My husband needs to loose about 20 lbs. He says it everyday. He has a very stressful job and I pack his lunch. He only has about 30 min. to eat and sometimes he eats while working. When he gets home he takes a shower and crashes on the couch or goes to bed for about an hour nap. There is no way he…

If the weight is coming off then don't worry about what others are saying. Later if the weight doesn't come off like it should or you start to feel deprived then eat your extra calories. Some days I'm under, some days just right, and occasionally I'm slightly over. Do what works for you!:happy:

I've never tried a sauna suit but I tried these tight shorts from Avon. They were high on my waist down to my knees. Suppose to make you sweat and shrink that area of your body. I only wore them twice. They really make you sweat. I felt like I was pulling off an extra skin when I took them off. I could ring water out of my…

Once she sees the weight dropping off of you, she'll be jealous and that will probably get her moving! Good luck!:laugh:

Thanks for the invite. I would love to join "Meat me at the Beach"! Current weight: 136.2 Goal 1(1st 4 wks) 132.2 Goal 2(2nd 4 wks) 128.2 Goal 3(3rd 4 wks) 125 :laugh: My goal for this week is to get back on track. I've been away from home this past week and I kept up with my exercise but not my eating and logging in my…

Hey! I'm very interested in joining this challenge but I don't know how to do much on MFP. I'm still learning. If you could explain to me how this works, how to keep up with the challenge. Like do I just make you my friend that's it? If you could help me out a little I would love to join. I'm away from home until Monday so…

My workouts are usually early in the morning and if I eat before I work out then I really feel sick so I wait until after and usually have a protein bar. I was told by a doctor that if you eat before your workout then you burn the calories of the food you just ate but if you workout on an empty stomach then you burn the…

I'm not sure how you are weight training but here's something you can try. Most people don't lift enough weight. If you want to build your muscles then you should be lifting enough weight that you can only get through about 12 reps with that weight. Do 12 reps then take a short break then do 12 more. Take a short break…

Yes! I love the Pure Protein bars. The peanut butter is the best, but the chocolate one is pretty good too. They have 200 calories, 6g fat, 200mg sodium, 1g fiber, 2g sugar, 20g protein. This is the best one I could find. Not too much sugar and a lot of protein. I eat one right after my workout, usually it's my breakfast.…

I go to the local Y and I love it. I've been going for a little over two years and now I'm a part time trainer their. I live in a small community and it's like family. They have lot's of classes - Power Pump, Strength class, spin, Zumba, yoga, ect. They also plan lot's of outside events that you can get involved in. For…

You didn't go over too awful much. It happens sometimes. Look at all the weight you have already lost. Just start fresh tomorrow and remember how you felt tonight if your tempted to do that again. Good luck!

It sounds like your doing an awful lot of weight training. You should weight train every other day with cardio on the days between. Your muscles need time to repair themselves. Maybe you need to eat a little more because you are burning alot of calories. Good luck.

I lead spin classes and it is the best cardio exercise that you can do! I have a puddle of sweat around the bike when I'm finished. I love it too and you burn lot's of calories! :happy: :happy: :happy: As long as it's not hurting your knees then you should be good to do this every day!:flowerforyou:

I'm a sweets addict also. In the past I have tried to give up the things I love and my diets have lasted about two weeks. This time I decided I was going to eat whatever I want but just try and find lower calorie chocolate and bread. (Another weakness) So far it's worked for me. I think if you change your diet too much and…

What kind of bread are you eating?!?! You can buy the 35 calorie bread. It's good and so little calories. I'm a bread lover too and a chocolate lover. I've not given up either one. In the past I have tried to go without and I wouldn't last over two weeks on a diet so this time I decided I'm not going to stress about what I…

Welcome! I just joined a couple of weeks ago and have lost a little over 5 pounds. It's easy and really helps to keep you on track with your eating. Sometimes I feel like I'm eating too much but so far I'm still loosing. Just eat the calories that they allow you to eat and you'll loose. Good luck.

Hi, I know what you mean. I just started Friday on MFP and I haven't been eating my workout calories either. It just seems that would be an awful lot of calories. I'm going to finish this week out like I've been doing and see what happens. I might up my calories if it looks like I'm not loosing weight. Good Luck!

Hi, I'm new to MFP also. I started on Friday. I have a hard time with cheat days or meals. I seem to let it get out of hand. It's hard for me to get back on track so for me I think I will try my best not to cheat at all, at least for a while until I get used to the lower calories. It's going to be hard on Easter because we…