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I have the fitbit one and I love it. i have had it since christmas. i lost the holder and had to order a new one, so i was without it for a week and it drove me crazy. of course i found the holder the day the new one came in! anyway, it is pretty accurate on steps and calories, and it is great that it gives you flights of…

have you looked at other things in foods that are causing your high triglycerides, ie bad fats or partially hydrogenated oils? Do you take a triglyceride lowering supplement like Omega 3 fatty acids? If you are mainly taking sugar/artificial sweeteners in during coffee, how much is it? Would you take in enough sugar to…

your story is very motivational! keep working for your goals!!!

all those are good sources, but if you are doing protein bars be sure to check the ingredients. i have found many of them contain partially hydrogenated oils, which are trans fats.

I just recently got the olay pro-x which is one of those electronic brushes, and it has done wonders to my skin in just a few days. it has an exfoliating cream with it, but on amazon many people said they use regular soap and get good results. I also was reading about Argan oil, which i have yet to try for my face, but…

I preferred coke, then wanted to cut back once I joined MFP because of the calories. I had to go cold turkey, or i'd just want more! After a couple weeks of not having any I got a small coke at a restaurant and it was like crack. I craved it again for days. Told myself no more. That has been a few months now and I think…

I was just about to suggest the same. there is information out there on the internet and a few documentaries i've heard of talking about the wonders of juicing, so that might be a good place for you to start to get all your nutrients. most people put fruits into the mix to give all the veggies a sweet taste, makes it go…

some people suggest eating dark chocolate, since it is a healthy chocolate and can help curb the craving, but since it isn't as sweet it doesn't seem to make you want to gorge on it. I have found for myself that the more i give into those cravings the more I want to continue to eat them so i limit myself.

I actually think that the diet wild cherry pepsi made me crave sugar more. when i started gaining weight was right around the time i started drinking that and i wanted to eat candy ALL the time!

my all time favorite is regular Coke! I was never one that just sucked them down one right after another, but they are addicting! I gave up regular cokes, to save on calories, but had one at wendy's one day and I was like a crack addict! needed another hit! I drink diet dr. pepper sometimes still. Diet coke makes me…

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maybe it is what you are eating - not how much. my husband lost 20lbs in 2 weeks just by cutting out trans fat and lowering cholesterol. he didn't change his calories or his workout routine. I can't see your diary, and even if i could, i wouldn't say i'd know what was going wrong, but there are a few people on here that…

THIS^ I change at work and go to my Zumba class. I am the same way - if i go home and sit down i don't want to get back up, so I do everything I need to do before I sit down. Workout, cook dinner, help with homework, etc. before I rest or I don't even think about it again!

If you go to the groups section you can probably find a group that is just for those with over 100lbs to lose. Feel free to add me everyone. I've got about that much to lose too. I am down about 15lbs. I started Zumba classes in July and try to make it 3x a week (and have most weeks). I plan to incorporate more exercise…

You are still learning about healthy eating. DO NOT let this get you sidetracked. One of the best tricks I have learned about weight loss is that if you mess it up at one meal or one day, to not give up and just keep going. there are going to be struggles to losing, you just have to get past it. don't beat yourself up…

Feel free to add me! I'm 31 and also LOVE Zumba too!

We have a mini schnauzer and we are also dogsitting another mini schnauzer. interesting to see them together. We also have a Belgian Malinois.

I take a bottle to work with me every morning - holds 16.9 oz. I fill it up 2x while i am at work. drink that throughout the workday. then i usually drink a full bottle during/after workout, then try to drink another bottle between then and bedtime. it really helps to have it during the workday. i just don't drink as much…

are you involved in any physical fitness activities at school or can you use any of the school facilities to exercise after school? When I was in school, there was a very overweight girl, who partnered with a coach to loose weight and was very successful. Also, are your parents supportive in supplying healthy foods? You…

do they have references other than themselves? if they are out of shape but have the knowledge to get others into shape and have proved they can, then why not?

Are you doing a couch to 5k program? That is a great way to build up your running. after each week, if you haven't gotten any better you can repeat the previous week. I have been doing Zumba for about 3 months and I still catch myself out of breath and pouring sweat after each class, and it is harder when the routine…

Hope you find lots of support here. Do you have support at home?

i would say "i want my body to fit my lifestyle or personality" our clothing is a visual way of showing those things... you enjoy those things, want a meaningful relationship with people without your weight being in the way. there are a lot of people who aren't centered on health at 22. my hope for you is that as the…

couldn't have said it better! great abs!

see if you can find the socks that have the thicker toe and then are thinner throughout the rest of the sock. i don't run anymore, but do zumba, and if i wear the thin socks that you are talking about my toenails are sore at the end of the class, they aren't with the thicker socks. Just a thought...

me, me, me!!! :) I've dropped a little since I've started, but that was right around my start.

save those for twins (there are some of those locally)

I have to agree with everyone else - bad idea. the point of mfp is to keep your intake lower than what your body burns off daily. it calculates an average of calories burned daily doing your daily routine. if you eat the number of calories the mfp tells you to you are already burning off everything you eat plus some and…

It is probably because you didn't have much to lose. I think if you ask a lot of people who lost a lot of weight, they're going to say it seemed easier to lose in the beginning, or they stalled at the end. At 13 lbs, if you are gaining muscle and loosing fat, it may be a while before the clothes are loose and you can see…

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