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avocados, trail mix, olive oil/other oils, cheese, granola...all add up quickly.

I wear a knee wrap to help with the pressure I put on my knees. It was something like $10 on Amazon.com. I also make it a point to foam roll after running or hard workouts. Yoga might be able to help, too. If you Google "stretches for your knees" I'm sure you'll find lots of other ideas.

The only way I'll use an "exercise bike" as part of my cardio routine is with Spinning. Spinning is awesome and I burn upwards to about 600 calories an hour (YMMV). But otherwise yes, I get what you mean about not burning enough calories!

Maybe you should slowly transition into it, like allow yourself meat twice a week at first and then go from there?

That's a really sweet letter. Maybe you guys can exchange emails and keep in touch?

So true. Also, hello fellow Rays fan! :D

I looooove to cook. I've also lost over 50 pounds. It is possible! One thing that took me forever to do but totally works is meal planning. I didn't want to because I love going to grocery stores and just feeling inspired to make meals based on what I find. But as you can imagine that is a slippery slope. So, I meal…

Instead of asking questions from the get-go, I would talk to your potential trainer about YOU. Your goals, fears, what kind of physical fitness background you come from, etc. From there you can gauge whether or not they are a match for you based on their reactions. I have had two personal trainers, and while both…

Yes to deadlifts!

No, you're not alone. I lost (unhealthily) about thirty pounds and then gained it all back and then some. It was frustrating when I was losing the same thirty pounds again. BUT I wish I didn't let that get to me the way it did because I feel like I didn't get to enjoy it as much because I kept thinking "I could be at my…

I think it all depends on the person. Many people swear by yoga and how it helps them de-stress. I think it stresses me out more than relaxes me. In my opinion, nothing helps me de-stress quite like lifting, BUT I also love running and I find myself clearing my head more with lifting, but actually examining my…

Single leg bridges could help. Also, are you near a pool or have access to one? You could squat in the pool without much added pressure.

This is exactly what prompted me to hire a personal trainer. I was able to learn proper form and then apply it to my own workouts. While I agree that free weights are the best way to go, I think sometimes it's just easier to go to the machines because you might not have a spotter!

I am overweight and have managed to complete C25K. Runners come in all shape and sizes, keep that in mind. I was given the advice to repeat the workout if you can't finish it instead of moving on with the next one. There were weeks I had to re-do a workout, or I stopped running for a week so instead of going to the next…

Yes, lift! I've lost over 40 inches and almost 45 pounds in the first year I've done strength training. And for those who think cardio is the only way to burn calories, that's so not true. I burn over 600 calories during my one hour sessions with my personal trainer. Lifting definitely gets the heart rate going :)

dresses and belts! Seriously, I feel like with dresses, you can wear them through being different sizes as you won't shrink out of them as quickly. Another thing you can do is look in thrift shops for stuff you know you won't be wearing for a long time.

1 cup of plain Greek yogurt (I used Fage) 1/2 cup of flour 1/2 TSP of baking soda 1/4 cup of egg substitute 2 TBSP of skim milk 1 TSP of vanilla extract 1/2 TSP of maple syrup Combine all ingredients, mix until well incorporated. Heat a skillet (using medium heat), use cooking spray and scoop one pancake at a time. I used…

Invest in a heart rate monitor, it's the most accurate reading you're going to get. I've had machines tell me I burn 100 more, or 100 less sometimes than my HRM! I have the Polar FT4 and love it. A lot of cardio machines sync to them and tell you your heart rate as you're working out (or you could just look down at the…

Ugh, yes. I have a friend from grade school, and we both put on some weight after losing it, and I snapped out of it, but she still hasn't. I've tried encouraging her to come check out my gym (which is closer for her than it is to me). I said something along the lines of "I ran past your house the other day", back in the…

One thing my trainer has had me do is in between sets of pushups, I hold at a plank position for about 15 seconds, it's supposed to strengthen your core and it's definitely helped me. Good luck!

It really depends on how much you weigh and how hard you work out. Keep in mind, MFP's calories burned is just an estimation. I use a heart rate monitor and a 30 minute run on the treadmill is almost 400 calories for me. My personal training sessions run an hour long and allow me to burn about 700 calories. A 50 minute…

Foo Fighters' Walk: Now For the very first time Don't you pay no mind? Set me free again You keep alive a moment at a time But still inside a whisper to a riot To sacrifice but knowing to survive The first decline another state of mind I'm on my knees, I'm praying for a sign Forever, whenever I never wanna die I never…

Hi, I started strength training in January 2012. Here's the progress I've made: January 2012 and here’s where I started: Neck: 15.5” Chest: 46” Shoulders: 50” Waist: 50” Hips: 49” Biceps: 16.5” Thighs: 25” Calves: 16.5” Body fat: 39% January 2013: Neck: 13.5” (-2) Chest: 37” (-9) Shoulders: 45”(-5) Waist: 40” (-10) Hips:…

“No baseball fan has to explain his mania to any other baseball fan. They are a fraternity. It is less easy, often it is hopeless, to try to explain it to anyone else. You grow technical, and you do not make sense. You grow sentimental, and you are deemed soft in the head. How, the benighted outsider asks you with no…

You also have to take into account that wedding and bridesmaids dresses usually come in smaller sizes than most other dresses.

I haven't tried it yet, but was thinking about doing so as a means of eating more holistically. The thing with calorie counting is that you can eat 1,300 calories of junk and still be within your target goal (is 1,300 is your goal, that is :smile: ). WW teaches you to eat more in accordance with different factors like…

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I would actually recommend looking into the glycemic index and doing some research on that instead of heading just to low-carb. There are possible complications that come with eating low-carb and being diabetic such as over-working your kidneys with too much meat/protein. The glycemic index helps you eat the right kinds of…

Bagels. Such a waste of calories!

Most desserts. I wish I had the willpower for salty snacks like chips like I do for desserts! hand me a cheese plate any time over sweets. Not that I hate them, but I don't usually go out of the way for them.