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I don't lift (yet) but I do bodyweight leg exercises recommended by my physical therapist. I don't log them here, I use a third party app for logging them. I only log cardio here, and only because I know I need to eat my calories back (which I haven't been doing). I have an iPhone and I like fitlist. You can set up your…

I had a frenemy order one of those. She was shocked (pun unintended, but still funny) when it didn't work and the infomercial people wouldn't make good on the money back "guarantee". I think she ordered another one when the first one didn't work too. Now she's busy pinning ACV and quick fix woo detoxes to her weight loss…

Awesome! Thanks! I am very much an apple, sadly. I'm just being nosy really.

In my first three months I lost about 35 pounds (I started at 307 pounds). Then I took a three-four month diet break. I haven't been back three months yet.

That's a good idea, because I know the loss is the only the beginning of this "journey". I know a lot of people hate that term, but I can't think of a different one, sorry. :) In some ways losing looks easier than maintaining does right now. There's a defined goal, and everything that goes along with that. But with…

Is there a way to estimate how much body fat you have if you don't have access to someone with calipers or the means to get a DEXA? I have a bioimpedance scale, but I know how accurate those are from reading on here. Obviously an estimate isn't going to be very accurate either, but I'm just looking for a general guess. Or…

Not an infomercial, but when I was a kid in the 80s we went to a lot of garage sales. At one of them there was this THING. It had a big belt on a motor on top of a pole and a platform at the bottom. It was painted an a horrible 70s color, maybe that avocado green, or blue. It's been a long time! ;) I asked my dad what it…

If you mean you're not eating meals because you're not hungry, and I don't mean doing IF, but like skipping lunch and going to bed with 500 calories left for the day on a regular basis, you're probably going to have to eat even though you're not really hungry. I have to make myself eat lunch every day because of medication…

What you're doing will ruin your health. You've been given a lot of good advice that you aren't taking. I'm starting to think you're just a sad troll having fun winding up the good people that like to help others. If you aren't a troll, please stop posting the same thing over and over and take the advice already given you.…

That is how it works. Get a trend app (Happy Scale for IOS, Libra for Android, trendweight.com I think for a website) and track often (I do it daily) to see the trend line. As long as the trend is going down you're doing fine.

I bought junior leggings today. I have never bought anything junior. They only worked because leggings are so stretchy, but I don't care. I need some super long shirts to go with them, because I am so belly heavy, but my legs are amazing. The one perk of being an apple. :grin: I think I'm going to buy several pair of…

I gain a couple pounds the few days before my period. I usually woosh them and a little more the day I start.

Thirding the recommendation for myprotein.com. They run a lot of sales and are the cheapest place for protein powder I've found. And it tastes good, which is great!

Oh, thank you so much. This is quite a compliment, and I appreciate it. I look forward to coming back in a couple years, and linking to this post and saying "Remember me? Well I did it!". That will be a good day. <3

@bronaghCPM I want it yesterday too TBH. I'm ready to be DONE with weight loss and move on maintenance. But I'm not there yet, and I just have to be patient. Patience is NOT one of my virtues, so it's realllllllly hard some days. :grin: We'll get there though! Do like Dory and just keep swimming!

Thanks for this, this helps a lot. I only have knee pain when I walk, which is why I bought the bike. The only knee problem I have when I ride is the knee I had surgery on makes a clicking sound. It's harmless, doesn't hurt, and I can't do anything about it. Riding with it in proper alignment helps, but not a lot, it still…

THAT is very good to know, and I bet what is happening. Also, for those of you who told me to check my calories, you were right, and I was wrong. I think I am underfueling my exercise. When I checked the weekly nutrition a couple days I was on target. But I apparently had one day that I really went over my calories and…

I love this too. I have moderate bipolar disorder, and the only thing that helps my mental illness is a handful of medication twice a day. Including vitamin D, which I supplement rather than going outside in the sun. It's very hot here most of the year, and I don't like the heat. Good nutrition and exercise help my health,…

Or clothes in general! I found some cute shorts on clearance at Walmart last week, I wanted to buy them, but even for Texas short season is pretty much over. By next year those shorts are going to be WAY too big, and I can't buy shorts now for next year, because I have no idea what size I'll be! A friend gave me a big bag…

Thanks! To be honest, it's hard for me to be succinct. I tend much more toward verbose and giving way more information than any sane person wants to read. :D I do, at least, try to break up my writing into paragraphs to make it easier to read... ;)

I'll check it out. Right now I can't ride a road bike, I have terrible balance, and I'm very overweight. I'm much more likely to fall off right now. I had a major knee surgery four years ago, and I'm afraid (possibly irrationally) that if I do fall off that I'll injure my knee and need surgery again. I'd like to avoid that…

You'll get there! I wish I could run, I think I'd really enjoy it, but I have an mechanically abnormal knee (had a tendon moved four years ago) and it really limits what I can do. Sometimes I can't even walk a mile, I wouldn't even dare try to run. I will probably never be able to run, and that sucks.

I'm working on the kitchen part so hard. I'm better at it some days than others, but I'm having more good days than bad days. I don't need a 6-pack to be happy. I just want boobs that stick out past my belly, and maybe to be able to tuck in my shirt without feeling like I look pregnant. I'll end up a tummy tuck when I'm…

Thank you! I'm still pumped about that this morning, hee! I can't wait until I size down into misses clothing. I dream of going into The Gap or even Nordstroms and buying clothing (I know the Gap sells plus sizes, but I was too big for them until recently). I can't afford much at Nordstroms, but when I hit goal I'm going…

3,000+ miles a year. I can't even imagine that many miles, but I'd like to aspire to that someday, even if I never graduate to a real bike because of my knee problems (I don't need to fall and injure my knee again). Thanks for the advice! I'm not training with a goal in mind. Just riding for cardio improvement and a few…

And I was looking for that link! I had seen it before, but hadn't bookmarked and I didn't know what search terms to use to find it again. Thank you so much for the link. <3

I have been walking up to three miles at a time, two times a week (the walking depends on my knee and how much it hurts, thus the bike because it doesn't hurt my knee). That's why I've been doing 30 minutes, to build a habit. It's worked until today! The bike is in front of my TV, but I've been listening to Zombies, Run!…

Thank you! I'll ask for a referral to a PT for the DR. I did remember that I have a trainer friend on my Facebook, and he only lives about thirty miles away (I'm REALLY pretty sometimes.... ;) ). I messaged him on Facebook and he's going to help me come up with a plan that will meet my goals, and he'll do it all for a…

OMG! I just had a HUGE NSV for me. A friend gave a big bag full of clothes, and most of them fit! Most of the tops were 22/24, I was a 26/28 when I started a year ago. Not all the 22/24 tops fit, but those that didn't are only a little snug. And and and! The two pair of size 22 jeans (no elastic) fit! I was a 28/30 when I…

After these pictures I think we're wrong. But it feels like I've got so long to find out! :)