elodea Member

I agree that PF's over accentuating the anti-mega workout ethos is ridiculous. I get paranoid every time I almost hit the weights because I'm still so out of shape that I get tired at the end - or I even just misjudge the range - and when it bangs the weight stack I worry someone will look over. BUT when I think about how…

Your story is my story! I just turned 52 Wednesday and told myself I will TRY again for my birthday gift to myself. Logging back onto this site is my first step. Feel free to add me and maybe we can help each other along. We can do this because I see how other folks have been able to do it :)!

I just started the 30DS yesterday on Level 1 and boy was that a workout for me. By the second round of cardio I couldn't get my feet off the floor - but at least kept my arms going :). I burned 220 calories according to my HRM. I'm wondering though if I should do this everyday for 30 days? I don't think I actually can -…

I'm in the same boat. I didn't start out coming from a very low calorie diet so I am not doing a full reset either. It's been about 4 weeks and my weight has stayed the same since about the end of week one. I have increased both my activity and my exercise. Trying to stay patient for a few more weeks. At least I'm not…

Hi! TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure. You should definitely read the posts at the beginning of this group to understand how it works. They'll be much clearer than I could bee. I am still in the beginning of this process so trying to keep the faith even though the scale doesn't really move. I know I should not even…

That's encouraging to hear. Being perimenopausal myself. Since I've been exercising I HAVE found that I am sleeping much better than I have in a long time. Not tossing and turning as much. I just need to be patient guess.

My TDEE-15% is 1827 calories. When I started on MFP about a month ago I was eating 1700 calories. The MFP calculator wanted to set it lower but there was no way I could survive on 1400-1200. Also, I knew from previous weight loss classes not to go below 1200 no matter what. Before I began tracking I imagine was easily…

What if you've not been eating a VLCD but just starting to reduce your caloric intake to the TDEE-15%?

Thanks! So now the calculator has me at TDEE-15% eating 1827 calories. That's higher than I've ever had on MFP. I better make sure to keep up on my exercising then :). A little nervous but will see how this goes...

Thanks! I have a desk job and until the past few weeks really did no exercise at all. Now I am trying to do a half hour on the elliptical at least four times a week, plus the occasional bike ride or dog walk. Since I am trying to commit to this I guess I will increase my activity level to moderate to start. I also had set…

I just started using this video this week and I am finding it works great for being a beginner. By the time she finishes the explanations for all three levels the exercise is almost done so you don't even notice how quickly you're going through the video. Plus the particular beat she uses is just the right speed for me to…

Wow! How did you lose it so fast? What kind of exercises are you doing? Congratulations!!

Mine is open to friends too - feel free to friend me. Cyndi

I just started on Saturday so I'm trying to eat only the 1440 calories MFP determined I can have to lose 1lb/week. I;ve been tracking everything. I also dusted off my elliptical and have been doing between 50-60 minutes a day on it. I hope to at least get in 4 days a week. Nearing the end of my first week and am hoping to…

Hi! I found the group! My name is Cyndi and I'm 5'6 and just hovering over the 200 pound threshold. I am new to MFP but feel like this could really work. Last year I lost 25 pounds and was down to 188 on the VTRIM program. But that ended, and I didn't want to pay to continue so I was happy to find this website. Things fell…

I'm new to MFP but I would love to join this group. I'm 5'6 and hovering back and forth over the 200 lb mark. I would love to get down to 150. When I tried the group link it went to a dead page. Is there another link to use? I lost 23 pounds last year and have gained almost all of it back so I am determined this time to…