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Frenchy's is awesome! The She-crab soup is amazing...not very low cal though.

every ten pounds!

I'm on my last week of C25k and was wanting to start 30 DS next week, but I may start today. Add me and we'll do it together :)

Totally agree!! I started Day one of Week 9 today (yay!!) and I had to go into it with this attitude. I've done C25k a couple of times before and did more than I was supposed to and then burned out. It doesn't just physically condition you to run, it also MENTALLY gets you to where you need to be. Its definitely a process.

well, maybe TMI, but when my husband and were "together" recently he told me how amazing I was looking. Like he was sleeping with a totally different woman. He's always been good about making me feel good about myself though. Even at my biggest weight.

I think its good for when you have a specific question that you can't find the answer to online anywhere. Of course you'll get a myriad of opinions, but it can get you on the right track.

But YOU are doing an amazing job! You are an incredible woman, changing all the different parts of your life that are "overweight!" You have so much to be proud of! I hope the hubby is proud of you too!

I can't wait for that to be me!!

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oh yeah! thanks!

Mal's my man :)

I love mine, but I don't use it the way you could. I don't personally wear it all day like others I know. I only wear it during my workouts to track individual workout calorie burn. I like it because it tells you how much your body is burning per minute and your total calorie burn for your "trip" or workout. But if you…

I think some other people add 300 calories to their daily goal at the end of their 2nd Trimester and the same goes for breastfeeding. You don't need to add the calories during the first trimester, though you don't need to be in "weightloss" mode in the 1st trimester. If you are heavier, they recommend not adding the…

ooh, great idea. I love taco salad and that has never occurred to me!!

1. I'm Cassondra 2. Week 7 day 1 on Wed 3. no race in mind, just wanted to rev up my calorie burn 4 I knew that in order to speed up my weight loss I needed to start running.

You took measurements initially with P90X right? Just retake your measurements and that will show you if you've had a real gain. If not, don't worry about the scale!

Hi! I have PCOS too! Feel free to add me :) Please don't be depressed. Now you know why your body has been strange and you have the tools to combat it! I have a friend on here just diagnosed as well. Just educate yourself and you will be fine!

Remember, the scale doesn't just reflect fat gained or lost. If you haven't had a bowel movement that can affect the numbers. Also, your sodium intake in the couple of days before weigh in can drastically affect the number as well. If you are close to TOM, then your water retention can be higher. There are a lot of factors…

Actually a good point because the people who are asking the questions are usually new and not sure how to really utilize the site. So they find the answers the only way they know how...asking a question. I have been on here for 2.5 months and I didn't realize you could use that search function. Luckily, most people are…

MFP estimates your BMR based on your height weight age etc. But the body bugg and bodymedia fit armbands have that same information, plus if you wear it night and day, actually knows how much you are expending in a day. I actually go by MFP, though my bodymedia armband is probably more accurate. I just do it to simplify…

We have a Sole E35 ( its probably about 5 years old) and it is so smooth! I like it better than the ones at my gym. And its quiet. :)

I have a Bodymedia FIT armband and its pretty accurate. That's how I found out how off the MFP database is for me. So now I only count my exercise calories that my armband says. I think that's why I never ate my exercise calories before I purchased the monitor. I felt like they were way off and I was worried about eating…

I could not tolerate it. I had a dizzy type reaction on it and had some trouble driving. Like if I was looking in one direction, and then turned my head, it was like my vision was moving slow motion....okay, so I can't explain it well, but it was weird. Plus we knew we were going to try to get pregnant within a couple of…

I totally can't decide! You look amazing in both!

Did you do 30ds exclusively or were you doing other exercises? I ask because I had started 30ds while I was already doing C25k and I found it was just too much for me. I thought I'd start 30ds when I finished the other. You have great results!

Thanks everyone for your input! And besides the one slightly uncomfortable dialogue, you all were great! I think I'm going to start eating all my exercise calories and increase my resistance training as well. Then, I'll see what happens! This is for the long term after all.

MFP's estimates for exercise are way off for me. When I do elliptical it overestimates by 150-200 calories, when I'm running it UNDERestimates by about 150 calories. So, I just don't use it.

5' 6", 193 16 ish. I am apple size, so some pants fit great in the but and thighs but can't button them. Some fit around the belly, but are baggy in my but and legs! Oh how I wish I were pear shaped!

That is unbelievable!

huh uh! I gained 10 lbs nursing my first and 20 lbs nursing my second!