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Came in just under 2200 yesterday, a good day overall with burn and calories. Already went out for my 60 minute walk with my gf, but I think that may be it for the day. My body tells me it's enough so I will call it an active rest day. Cheese, I can tell I don't get out enough. Mostly cheddar and mozzarella for me, which I…

Small NSV? That is a huge NSV!!!! I cannot wait to get out of the overweight into the normal BMI! Congrats to you for all your hard work, keep it up.

Am I the only one that hates squats? I know I need to do them, and like the results, but I hate them. Lunges too. And abs. Ha ha!

Got in another really good burn today! I was just going to do an easy run to work out my muscle soreness from yesterday, but it felt so good I just kept going and going. Can't quit on days that it feels so good to run because there are others that don't feel that great, gotta take advantage when the gettin is good! On…

It was the one that bobby flay competes with someone to try to make their special dish better, I think it is called throwdown with bobby flay, and it was veggie lasagne. He didn't use zucchini, but the other "team" did. ETA: I couldn't find that recipe, but googled it and found this one which basically tells you how to…

Didn't eat enough yesterday with such a high burn. I was stuffed at dinner though so I think when I work out hard and long like that, I need to be snacking as I go. Lesson learned. I have some extra calories today if I need them but if not oh well, not gonna stress about it. Have some DOMS today which is good, love it. I…

Wow, I missed a lot the last couple days. I have been just doing what I can to get through feeling crappy with PMS and along with it some water gain which never puts anyone in a good mood. Still logging and getting in some lame workouts, but at least it has been something. Today, I have felt a little better and got in a…

Hi everyone. Still feeling pretty blah here, but trying to get a good day out of it anyways. Went on my usual walk with my girlfriend for an hour and I plan to do some weights and running today too. Aiming for a bigger than usual burn today to make up for both my rest day yesterday and my munching all weekend. I knew the…

Blah here too. Haven't worked out and doubt I will at this point. Just trying to keep the calories eaten under the calories burned, that's my huge motivation for the day. Ho-hum. I hate days like this. . .

This thread moves pretty fast and I am having a hard time keeping everyone straight! I guess I will get to know you guys more over time. A couple things, for those of you having trouble with BMF or BB not seeming like it is reading accurately, make sure it is applied correctly. Of course, it should be on the left arm, and…

First of all, you are not the only one over 40, I am 41 :D Second, I am a super slow runner and that burn sounds like it is right on track, I can usually count on about 100 Cals per 10 minutes of running. The faster I go out in the beginning, the more I burn overall. I try to get my burn per minute up above 10 by sprinting…

Yup, I am the same way, when I clean, I really clean, like for 2-3 hours, hard scrubbing, rubbing, pushing and pulling, so I log it and sometimes it is my "formal" exercise for the day depending on what my day is like. I do not, however, log the sporadic vacuuming, washing or any of that I do during the normal day, that is…

Good morning ladies. I am quite sore from that fat blasting workout I did on wednesday, so yesterday I got in just a run and today a good walk and that will be it. I was hoping to do the workout again tomorrow, but judging by how I feel, it may be Sunday. I will do something to burn some calories though, a girl's gotta…

Yum on the breakfast! And I know what you mean by guilt, but thinking about fueling you body instead of how many calories you are wasting really puts you in a good mindset. Pumpkin choc chip muffins sound very healthy! I just made banana dark choc chip ones last week and have had a few this week, no guilt.

I ate around 1950 cals yesterday, just barely under my target for the day, but I was satisfied at the end of the day. Love those days. The scale is finally moving again, thank goodness. My weight loss has never been very linear, but lately it is just spits and spurts at very long intervals. It may be temporary until TOM…

Bodybugg because I refer to it several times a day. My computer because I get so inspired by the boards (mfp and 3fc). And last, my trusty (old) treadmill that just keeps going and going and going. Don't know how many hours and miles I have logged on that thing, but we are definitely besties!

I am absolutely no expert, but I think if you want to lose inches and eat well, then you need to lift (heavy) weights, but eat just like you are planning, a little under maintenance. I think the inches will melt away for you, especially if you have never "lifted". Check out the New Rules of Lifting for Women (NROLFW). Many…

Let us know how it works out with the lower cals during the week and the spike day on the weekend. What do you think your average would be? Is it difficult to eat "normal" the day after spike? Do you eat much "junk" food on spike day? Just curious. I love hearing about how everyone else works their plans. I am in this for…

Thanks for the diary open/unopened input. You guys gave me some good insight and I agreed with all of you (for and against)! I am still on the fence, but I guess I will leave it open for now but change the stupid setting that alerts everyone that I completed it and I stick out like a sore thumb because I go over on a lot…

I have a few questions for you guys. Do you have your diaries open? Why or why not? Do you look at other's diaries? Why or why not? I have mine open, but didn't initially. At first I didn't want people making opinions about the food I ate and thought it was none of their business, but then thought, what do I have to hide?…

"just don't put the food in your mouth" is right. Yesterday when I was cleaning out the kids snack cupboard (they leave empty boxes in there and I never know how much we have left), I noticed 3 vanilla wafers had fallen out of the box and before I knew it, one of them was in my mouth! WTH? I proptly spit it out and threw…

@love4fitnesslove, I do both, I plan ahead what I know, but eat as I go sometimes too. Once I eat breakfast, I do like to see what an impact dinner is going to have on my calories and ratios so that I can fill in before that with lunch/snacks so if I can fill in dinner, I do. So I am getting a little frustrated, I looked…

Came in at only 1800+ calories yesterday which was planned due to eating at maintenance the day before. Total burn for the day was 2800, so between the two days, that comes out to 500 deficit a day which is my goal. I am extremely sore from my lower body, abs and back workout yesterday, which is good as I upped all my…

Here's my reasoning with the bodybugg I wear. If my bodybugg tells me I have burned 600 calories in a workout that took me 1 hour, I subtract the amount of calories I would have burned just sitting on my butt for that hour. So for instance, I may have burned about 100 calories just sitting down doing nothing, so I don't…

I think I would leave it at sedentary and then add in your exercises and eat those calories back. That way, if you don't burn as much one day, you wouldn't eat as much back. Some people only eat back part of those calories in case the estimated burn is too high. Remember, when mfp has you at sedentary, they are already…

I think I took the calorie cake yesterday, coming in at 2698, yikes! I had my day planned at around 2000 or a little under, but hunger won out. I was 1,000 calories under my 500 deficit the day before though (1500 under total-don't ask), so I hope it all evens out in the end. My sodium was way high yesterday, so I will…

What is your favorite ab move? Any type of sit up on a balance ball. I have a hard time with abs on the ground, hurts my tailbone. I have a very weak core and plan to address this. I suck at yoga and really suck at pilates. So this is something I am trying to work on. Favorite arm move? Chest flyes, always get my pecs sore…

What's our question of the day today? I would ask one, but my brain is mush right now, anyone else?

Ugh, that is tough! I had the same problem last night, we had DS football game to go to so I planned out a shake before we left, some leftover stir fry when I got home and then I was supposed to have another snack after that, but I was exhausted to stay up to have it, so I deleted it this morning. And of course, yesterday…

You sure you don't need any higher calorie snack suggestions? lol