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I record all my exercise activity, but only what I consider to be true exercise - meaning, I need to be sweating a significant amount and getting my heart rate up. I do not log "every day activities" (cleaning the house, grocery shopping,etc)... not eating back my exercise calories works for me but I'm not completely…

I AM SOOOO PSYCHED!! I had totally forgotten that it was coming back in October & just happened to catch a commercial. Watched the trailer - AWESOME. Looks to be the best season yet!!

I was 27, single & living in Cleveland. I didn't have to be in to work until 11 am & I remember (for whatever reason) I didn't turn the radio on that morning while I was getting ready. When I was headed into work, I had to travel almost to downtown Cleveland in order to get on the highway & all of downtown had just been…

Some of these posts are SO interesting! Alas, I have no super awesome events to discuss. A couple interesting facts (I guess?!): I have never had a broken bone. I have never tasted Mountain Dew. My second toes are are also longer than my big toes (and I love bacon) - since this seems to be a trend! I cannot drink alcohol…

^^^ SO much truth. I used to eat Chobani regularly until I tried Fage. BEST. YOGURT. EVER.

THANK YOU!! I was wondering the same thing... Miracle Whip... *shudder*

Kind Almond & Coconut bars... SOOOOO good. But high on the calorie/fat side so I can't eat them all the time. Which makes them a real treat! Luna Honey Peanut Pretzel bars... I eat one daily. Pop Corners - white cheddar is like eating Smart Food popcorn & they are all natural.

20. Total hottie.

Forgive me MFP as I contemplate sinning... I WANT soft serve vanilla custard with rainbow sprinkles SO BAD I CAN LITERALLY TASTE IT. Alas, I only have about 30 cals left for the day and I'm WAAAAAY over on fat. :devil: BOO.

Congratulations on your amazing accomplishment!! Thanks for sharing your tips, also. I love reading about what worked for each success story.

I've tried most of the Laughing Cow flavors - my favorite would be the cream cheese one which was just recently introduced. I was excited to find the Strawberry cream cheese flavor but was terribly disappointed by the actual flavor. YUCK. Based on that, I passed on buying the cinnamon flavor... didn't want it to turn out…

Bump to read later. Thanks! :flowerforyou:

I have the Polar FT7. I've been using it religiously since mid-April and I LOVE IT. I got it for about $75 on Amazon and it's worth every penny - there are more expensive models but everything I read, it seemed it was just more bells & whistles and not necessary extras, but to each their own! In any case - I feel that it…

AMAZING - Great job!! This gives me considerable encouragement as we are the same height & I started at 223 but my goal is 130. YOU have just proved to me that it can be done!! :happy: How long did it take to get to your goal?

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I started tracking my potassium after reading that increasing potassium levels can aid in lowering blood pressure. My BP was not high but it was out of the normal range... so, why not keep an eye on it? I also take a supplement daily (available OTC) and have been doing so for about 2 months. I have definitely seen…

^ Thanks. I was confusing true clean eating with eating more of a minimally processed diet, I think.

AWESOME.

When I started strength training a little over a month ago, I had ZERO upper body strength. I want to be able to do pull ups... maybe only a couple but actually DO them. I want to have defined arms - no more old lady flab jiggle. Tight tummy. Defined legs. I still want to look like a chick, but a TOUGH CHICK. :bigsmile:

I log my food after I eat it throughout the day.

WOW. Just WOW. That is just what I needed to see. Been in a bit of a slump today and feeling frustrated with myself. Miss Ernie is my new hero! Thanks for posting this. It really lifted my spirit! :flowerforyou:

^YES. Simple Man IS the best Lynyrd Skynyrd song ever. My randomness - I cannot drink anything alcoholic while eating food (i.e., beer & burgers, wine & steak, beer & wings, pizza, etc)... I cannot STAND the taste combination. I have to drink water or something non-alcoholic and if I am drinking an alcoholic beverage when…

Alpha Xi Delta, Theta Mu chapter @ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OHIO!! Pledged 1993! TFJ!!

I have a Polar FT7 and LOVE it. It has a chest strap & I don't even notice it when exercising. Having an HRM makes me challenge myself. I owe the inches I've lost to my HRM. Seriously.

My NSV today... Finding some pants/shorts in my closet that I haven't worn in over 2 years -- decided to try them on just for kicks AND THEY FIT! Motivates me to KEEP GOING.

I am an Alpha Xi Delta, too!

8! Beautiful hair! And you beat me. ^ Awesome body. 10.

Pump It - Black Eyed Peas Til I Collapse - Eminem ^ Two of my all time favs. Also, the David Guetta station on Pandora.

After getting my BF% done by a trainer, I bought the same device they used: Omron Fat Loss Monitor. It was about $30 on Amazon & for my journey, it was totally worth it.

Thanks for all your positive input! :happy: I truly appreciate it & it helps motivate me, knowing I'm doing the right thing. I hate that society gets your head so wrapped around the idea of the scale! Scale be damned!! At some point that number will drop so until then, I'm just gonna keep on shrinking inches!