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I took your advice, and tried to move onto week 3. I figured it would be okay today if I didn't make it, cause technically week 3 starts on Monday for me. I've got 8 days of running under my belt so far. I did it!! My calves are on fire, but I did it. I can't believe I can actually jog for 3 minutes straight. It's such a…

I do the same thing, the previous scale I had would give me anywhere within a 5-10lb range of my weight. The one I have now was 20 bucks from bed bath and beyond and hasn't failed me yet - in fact it even matches perfectly with with wii fit. I believe it's one of the "thinner" brand scales.

The amount of calories in 5 guys burgers made me really sad. But looking back, they're so greasy and bad for you. Also, pretty much anything from the cheesecake factory or friendlys is going to send you over.

I love Panera Bread!!! They're so awesome. (:

It's been pretty hard for me to get into a balance or routine. I'm only slowly starting to add the exercise now - and I've been "dieting" since last February. I'm taking it really slow. I had a huge problem dieting in the past because I tried to cut everything out at once and just sort of throw myself into the…

Remember that when you're dieting, the biggest problem most people have is trying to cut all the bad stuff out at once. Do a little at a time, one cookie won't kill you, but if you have a few every day that's different. Everything in moderation, and portion sizes are key. Good luck!!

bursts of training between walking/jogging on treadmills or even timed intervals (1 minute walking, 2 minutes jogging) helps to build endurance.

congratulations! I wish you the best of luck for the new year as well (:

go you! you look fantastic!!

My boyfriend can eat all of that stuff in a sitting and not gain a freakin' pound. I hate that so much. So with you right now.

Hellsing and Witch Hunter Robin are my favorites.

I'm trying really hard to weigh myself only on Wednesdays ... which used to be Mondays... which used to be Fridays.. which used to be Thursdays. You get the picture. I weighed in tonight, cause I know I've been doing horribly this week and was curious to see if it really affected me. 8 pounds heavier than my last weigh in…

That's fantastic! Good for you (:

My boyfriend is supportive, but gives in when I'm having a weak day. He also has horrible eating habits, so it doesn't help when I ask what's for dinner and his only responses are fast foods.

your body might be getting too used to the food your eating. If you can, switch up your diet.

I would put that as basic walking, at a casual pace (probably about 2.5 mph, maybe less)

I use the biggest loser yoga, and it's automatically helped me relax and my breathing has gotten way better (I have a weird nose.) I also just signed up for a class at school, so I'm excited to see how that turns out. (:

Congrats! That's such great news, and great motivation too!

The Wii fit was great for about 3 weeks, and then I lost interest. I would definitely look into EA Active, since it's getting rave reviews on this post!

My weight at the doctor's is about 4lbs different than my weight at home. Take into consideration whether they're digital or manual scales, and then if you've eaten anything that day and what you're wearing (if anything) when you get on the scale. Daily fluctuation is normal.

good luck momma! Stay focused and make little steps, it's so worth the fight!

That's fantastic!!! Go you!!

My brother and boyfriend have fairly bad eating habits (nothing as bad as that, though) but they counteract it with the fact that my brother is underweight and my boyfriend just doesn't gain weight ever. It's nerve wracking. However, I watched my overweight mother eat 3 pieces of cake, and I can't really do much to stop…

I'm so with you there, I've been waffling and today is the day where I'm going to get back on track. I did a ton of math last night because I was upset, and figured out that I have to lose 2 pounds a week for the next 42 weeks in order to get to my goal weight. That's obviously way too big of a challenge to start off with,…

That is fantastic! I hope I have a success story like this soon.

Once you get used to eating new and different things to stay under your calories, the intake of sodium, carbs and fat changes too. For a while though, I was just worried about my calories.

You picked the best way to get out the anger and frustration - on a day without mfp I would've eaten a whole carton of ice cream. Go you!!

When I would go to the gym, I hated being behind the really sweaty guy on the treadmill with the fans blowing his sweat into my face on the machine behind him. I also hate that if you're heavier people immediately just look at you like you're doing everything wrong. At least you're at the gym, better than that guy at…

My birthday is coming up and I've been debating that too. What we're doing right now is making a lifestyle change, and with that you need to know that there will be good days and bad days. No one is perfect, and our options change from day to day. My plan is to be good the whole week, and try really hard to make sure I'm…

I just bought a Bollywood Dance dvd and it's fun, but you do know you're working the whole time. I worked up a great sweat and can't wait to do it again, some of those moves are just so fun to do!