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Way to go!

Very true! I got frustrated because I wasn't losing weight fast enough/enough and what I thought was 4 oz of chicken was really 8 oz! And what I thought was 3/4 of a cup of cereal was over a cup. When those little things add up, it leads to trouble! I carry measuring cups and a little food scale in my car so even at work I…

If I could see your diary, maybe I could make some suggestions. How much are you exercising? Are you eating your exercise calories? Are you logging every single thing you eat? What sort of exercise are you doing--are you using a HRM to get better numbers of calories burned? If you're doing a lot of exercise, maybe you're…

I'm here for the long haul!

There's a huge difference! You're looking fantastic!

That's fantastic! I can't wait until I get to that point!

I weigh every day--I watch the fluxuations and try to pinpoint what I am doing that causes them.

Depending on your weight and how hard you are pushing yourself, that sounds pretty accurate to me.

I have the opposite problem. I consistently walk and ride my bike every day. I ride at 6 mph on my bike, and I'm really pushing myself (it's a single speed and I'm really fat) and when I started I burned about 225 cals in 15 minutes. Now I'm around 200 cals in 15 minutes. When I type it in under bicycling 10-12 mph (which…

I'm bumping this so I can find it to report in this evening when I do the Shred. :happy: I'm looking forward to it!

I really like Carli's podcasts from runningintoshape.com, good upbeat music and audio prompts. I did W1D2 yesterday and I thought I was going to die before I finished! I was only about to run about 3/4 of the running invervals and I felt like I was about to trip over my feet doing it. I have really short legs and it feels…

You can go out to bars and whatnot with your friends, just don't drink. Get water instead. You can still hang out with your friends and have a good time, you just don't have to partake in all of the activities.

I wish I could get things organized like you! We have 5 kids and the youngest two (1.5 and 2.5) are always starving by 5-5:30 pm, just around the time where it's time to bring the older three to after-school activities 4 days a week! Therefore, we feed them early and then we all eat when after-school activities end and we…

agreed-- it doesn't take much to burn off 100 cals

That's my goal, but I don't always make it. :blushing:

--Shorts that were tight this summer (as in, I was afraid I'd accidentally zip skin/have to lay down while sucking in to zip tight) now have a few inches of give and I can put them on and pull them off without unbuttoning and unzipping. --I am not out of breath after loading/unloading the car, walking around the store,…

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I'm in! I've been doing the shred, but only level 1...it took me 2 weeks to build up to being able to finish level 1 completely. I'm embarrassed to say that!! But now that I know I can do it, I'm committed to working up to level 3. My stats: Weight: 262 Upper Arms: 15 Neck: 16 Waist: 47 Hips: 55 Thigh: 29 Chest: 52/43…

I've been doing the 30DS off and on (4 or 5 nights a week) and I've been seeing results--I started off unable to even complete the workout. I was wiped after the warmup! And now I am able (in 2.5 weeks) to do all of level 1 without wanting to curl up and die the next morning with sore muscles. I doubt I'll finish the…

Go for it! I personally can't do the 2 lb/wk calorie-wise, or else I stop losing, but I think you should at least give it a chance!

You look awesome!!!! Great job!

I am so excited! I can't wait for October to start!!! I'm going to tear up my walking shoes next month. :smile:

I have tons of work to do and no desire to do it, so while I'm the only person around I'm going to play and play and play. Of course, I'll keep paperwork handy to look busy should someone come in. :bigsmile:

Awesome! That's fantastic!

So does that mean you *shouldn't* eat any of your exercise calories??

I've wondered about this too...we usually go to bed around 11 and I wake up at least 2 or 3 times a night and get up at 6 am with the kids.

Give it a go! I have a dancing background, but it had been ages since I danced. Take it slow and don't worry about what you look like, you'll get the hang of it and have a blast quickly!

I never had problems exercising on metaformin. I do find that I feel generally half-dead if I'm not eating enough. Are you eating back any of your exercise calories?

NAME: Jennifer AGE: 29 CITY/STATE Lafayette, LA STARTING WEIGHT (AS OF 9/29/2010): 262.4 GOAL WEIGHT BY HALLOWEEN: 252 GOAL WEIGHT BY THANKSGIVING: 242 GOAL WEIGHT BY CHRISTMAS: 232 GOAL WEIGHT BY JANUARY 1, 2011: 222 ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 160 NUTRITION PLAN: Calorie counting--1600/day EXERCISE PLAN: 500 cals/day in…

1--Definitely water weight, you'd have to go waaaay over your cals to gain real weight. 2--Not too late! 3--As long as you are moving, it doesn't matter when 4--I do both. I log it as circuit training and MFP is pretty close. 5--I rarely snack and I'm losing.