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Thanks all! Well, I looked back in my Garmin report and luckily, I could find my activities from 2 years ago. I looked at my gym training session and I was doing 1.5 hours... 1hr was cardio (pretty much what I am doing now) and 30 minutes strenght training. My activities are anywhere between 550 and 675 calories burnt. I…

Sheehanmilam: Thanks for your input. Yeah, I had a personal trainer before and explained how I should aim at no more than 70% of my MHR (maximal heart rate)...for me, it would be around 130-135 bpm but for some reason, my heartbeat is getting high very quickly when exercising. It always been that way and I've been training…

Wow, thanks for your replies! 20yearsyounger: I use MFP to calculate everything. I use Garmin only to monitor my calories lost and loading my exercice to Garmin Connect. I don't use their diairy (if they have one, I'm not even sure). And I am eating some of my calories from exercice back because I think I should. I lost…

Met my boyfriend almost (already) 3 years ago on POF. He's the kind of man every women deserves and should have. I consider myself so lucky to have him by my side. We're looking to buy a house together after we return from our 1 month trip in Europe (planned for May 2014). I would love to say ''Yes I do'' one day and have…

C25K was hard for me...I remember thinking ''I won't be able to get to the end''. I pushed through it and I stopped at end of week 7 because I got a new training program from a personal trainer and unfortunately, don't have enough time to continue with C25K. I still run though and I actually enjoy it! I run for 20ish…

I've been going to the gym for 3 years now, but was always doing the same routine - 30 minutes weight training, 1 hr cardio training, 3-4 times a week...gained some weight at some point...couldn't understand what was happening. Last July, weighing 183 for my 5'3'' frame, I decided that enough was enough and that I needed…

Feed my muscles? I'm quite new to all this, trying to read as much as I can... I read that protein is needed to feed my muscles and burn my fat... So...feed my muscles and burn the fat? Oh boy, I have so much to learn still... :/

Nice pictures I see here!! :) I'm 5'3'' 3 years ago, I lost 45 lbs by eating 1200 calories. Went from 195 to 150. Started eating normal again and July 15 2013, the scale was showing me 183 :( Re-started the weight loss process and here is what I do now: -Eat anywhere between 1600-2000 calories per day (lots of veggies, a…

Woo! You look great drenergy! :) Well, I managed to get to week 7. I got a personal trainer at the gym and C25K is not part of my new program...My trainer is more focusing on strength training...so I do 45 minutes of strength training and 45 minutes of moderate cardio (need to keep my heart rate at 160 / minute for the…

My favorite meals...quick, simple, tasty! I loooove chicken wraps. They are tasty and I'm full after one. No pictures though. I also loooove chicken chow mein! Lots of veggies, colorful, tasty and fun! No pictures. Breakfast : Oat cereals, 1 tblespoon of peanut butter, half a banana: Homemade personalized Spicy Chicken…

I've been back on track for almost 7 weeks now. And this week is the week I lost the most...3.2 lbs! I usually lose about between 1 and 2 lbs per week.

I wish my pictures were as awesome as yours... But here are my photos...35 days today and 6.2 lbs lost. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1099993-35-days-6-2-lbs-can-you-tell

Thanks all! It's great to see what almost 7 lbs look like!!! I didn't think I could see such a difference with only this amount of weight loss...it's encouraging, my body is changing. And yes, progress is on the right :)

Hi! Yessterday was W5D3...the famous 20 minutes run! I was stressing all day about it. So, I had put some music on and promised myself to not look at the time and concentrate on my music. Which I did. I was almost ready to give up, too hot, too sweaty, heart racing (but it wasn't really, the max it went was 174...last…

Thanks Rhoda! So, I read a bit more and as per this Scooby website, this is what I get: 27 yrs old 177 lbs 5'3'' I chose moderate activity (I have a desk job, but I train 3 to 4 days a week for 1h30 (30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes treadmill doing C25K at the moment and 30 minutes strenght training). Sometimes, I will go…

I am so proud! There's absolutely no words to describe how I feel at this time! I was scared of the 8 minutes run..remember? I did it! Same speed (5.0 mph on treadmill but my Garmin watch says 5.3) same treadmill evelation (1.0) as usual...And it was quite easy too! Monday, my heart rate went up to 180. Today, the higher…

Congrats to you all! Week 5, day 2 for me. Just looking at the 8 minutes runs makes me very scared. And I don't feel I will be able to complete de 20 minutes run without walking on Friday...I'll try and I might get surprised...but I found it quite hard running for 5 minutes on Week 5, day 1...can't imagine what tonight…

W5 Day 1 for me tonight...we'll see how it goes. I am not a runner. I would like to love running, but for the moment, I don't. When did or did you develop a passion for running?

Hello! I'm new to the group and glad I found it! Well, tomorrow Week 4 is *hopefully* ending for me! Yesterday, I did Week 4, day 2. It was easier than day 1. As per my Garmin watch, here is my stats: -speed when running was anywhere between 5.2 and 5.4 mph -speed when walking was between 3.4 - 3.6 mph -Distance was 2.5…

Hello, My name is Melanie and just found this group. I'm from Gatineau and working at Portage. I'm 27 years old and I find that MFP is really great to track food/exercise! I would like to lose around 50 lbs by May 2014. My first language is French but I'm fluent in English as well. Don't hesitate to add me in your MFP…

I'm working with machines only at this time... I do 3 series of 15 repititions for each machine... -Leg extension : 60 lbs (this is hard!) -Leg curl: 75 lbs -Dip Machine: 100 lbs -''No'' Machine Adductor and ''Yes'' Machine Adductor : 115 lbs -Shoulder press machine: 60 lbs -Something similar to Wide-grip Lat Pulldown: 60…

I should restart my ticker... :( 2 years ago, I lost a total of almost 45 pounds, which brought me to close to 150 lbs. I re-gain 33 pounds from that lost...I think I wasn't eating enough...I want to do things right this time around.

Wow, congrats to you wistera!!! You look fabulous! :)

Thanks all for your repply/suggestions! I have completed W3 yesterday...I had hard time, I was REALLY tired before my training...but I did it. Tomorrow W4 is starting! Yikes! :) Great pictures by the way ipsamet!

I think that for the amount of exercise you are doing, you are not eating enough. Dinner once a week? You need to have dinner every day!

Thank you. I have no access to this webiste where I am now, but I will definitely take a look at it later on. Anyone else with a suggestion for a watch that does it all?

Thanks for all of your reply! Haven't had a chance to read them all, I'll do that tomorrow. Of course, I am not doing only that program, on rest days (which aren't often lately), I try to stick to 1200-1400 cal. per day. No soda, no junk food, only a bag of popcorn here and there. When I exercise, sometimes, I do eat back…

Thanks for all of your replies! I've seen great success stories and it helps me a lot to keep myself motivated! Well, I'm proud to say that I have completed Week 2. I am starting Week 3 tonight. I find that the last day of the Week seems easier...my last day of Week 2, I could go on and on...I didn't feel tired afterwards,…

Thanks for sharing!!! I look similar as your ''before'' picture! It gives me hope that my belly CAN go away!! :)

I have PCOS too... I lost 40 pounds (out of 70) 2 years ago...but gain 20 pounds back :( I have started over again 2 weeks ago and want to lose around 60 pounds... It's hard, but we can do it!