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Top 5 Fitness Investments?
Hello folks. Like many, I'm being hit hard by the recession, and I so I want to get the most out of the investments I'm making in my fitness as far as equipment. I'm wondering what everyone thinks are their top 5 fitness investments. It can be anything, a video you think is good, food program, a class/membership to…
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Negotiating Prices for Personal Training
Hello All! I've heard from a few people that the prices for personal trainers, especially one's through a gym, can be negotiated. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with that. I want to get the best price I can, but be fair to the trainers, and I definitely want them to work really hard with me, so any advice on…
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Rock Star Weight Loss Challenge Week 6 (Already in Progress)
The results are here! Take a look!! Alright, so the Rock Star Team of the Week is Team LMFAO!! And the Rock Star of the week is hush7hush from Team LMFAO!!!!! Congrats guys!! Looks like everyone is having a rough couple weeks, but lets push through it and finish strong guys!! The competition is getting pretty tight. It's…
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Should I just give up on her? Rant/Need Advice
Ok, so 3 or so months ago my girlfriend and I decided to make changes in our lives to be healthier and get fit. I was broke and not working at the time, and she had a really good paying job so she went out and got both of us gym memberships, which she still pays on monthly basis (hers is $35 a month, mine is $20 a month).…
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Houston Area Workout Buddy?
I'm starting to plateau in my weight loss and I'm in need of someone to help push me, and keep me going. Surprisingly, though I have a girl friend and 3 other roommates, I can't seem to find anyone to help me out. Is there anyone here in the Houston area who is in the same predicament as me? Maybe we can help each other out
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Rock Star Weight Loss Challenge Week 5 (Already in Progress)
FINALLY DONE! Sorry about the delay guys, seems like this weekend did a real number on everyone! Well I won't keep you waiting anymore. Here are the results: So... The Rock Star Team of the week is Team Drop It Like It's Hot! Woot! And the Rock Star of the Week is: Jocelynlewis! from team LMFAO! Great job guys! I know this…
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Rock Star Weight Loss Challenge Week 4 (Already in Progress)
Alright, here it is guys! There are a lot of changes, so don't freak out, it'll all be alright! Like always, I highlighted the front-runners and high achievers of the challenge in yellow. I also highlighted our new challengers in turquoise (aqua? sky blue? whatever...) There weren't enough new challengers to go around, but…
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Rock Star Weight Loss Challenge Week 3 (Already in Progress)
Hey guys! I FINALLY HAVE THE RESULTS!!! Sorry for the delay, excel spreadsheet formulas can get a little tricky! Good Job Everyone! Alright, so the Rock Star Team of the Week is Team Dave Matthews Band! And the Rock Star of the Week (the individual with the highest percentage loss from week 1 - week 2) is angp7711 of Team…
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LJ's Tuna Casserole Recipe
Hey ya'll! So some of my MFP friends wanted to know about this Tuna Casserole recipe. I'm just gonna paste the recipe here from my page and then tell you guys a little more about it So yeah, that's the list of ingredients and the nutritional info. Some people (pretty much everyone in my family but me, 'cause I hate…
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Workout Games for Xbox Kinect?
Ok, so my girlfriend just got an xbox kinect like a month ago, and there are 3 games I wanna buy to help me get in shape: 1. Zumba 2. The Biggest Loser 3. Dance Central Now for those of you who've been to Game Stop a time or two know that's gonna run me at LEAST $120 (I'm gonna try to talk my brother and roommates out of…
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Extra MILK!
So my roommate bought 3 gallons of milk and only drunk about half of one, so now we have 2.5 gallons of milk with a sell-by date of May 23 (tomorrow) I HATE wasting food, so I wanna do something with it. Can you guys help me come up with something to do with this 2.5 gals of milk in the next few days?!?! Also, Happy Harvey…
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When did it start being my fault?
I'll start by saying that I'm 21 years old and I take full responsibility for the fact that I currently weigh 350 lbs. I've been living on my own for the last 3 years, I've had a job and my own car for the last 5 years. There's plenty that I could have done before now to prevent myself from getting here. But I wonder, when…
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Rock Star Weight Loss Challenge Week 2 (Already in Progress)
Alright guys, Here are the results of the week one weigh-in Week 1's Rock Star of the week: cklbrown on Team Black Eyed Peas! I highlighted each team's highest percentage weight loss and biggest number lost. The team with the highest percentage lost was Team Black Eyed Peas with 12.7% lost!!! Keep working hard, and make…
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I don't think the HRM will fit on me
So I've been researching and saving up for a heart rate monitor, and I'm almost ready to buy one, but today a very devastating thought occurred to me as I was reading some reviews on a monitor. What if I can't wear the monitor? I'm almost certain that I won't be able to find a chest strap to fit me, and I need a monitor…
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Favorite Dance Central Song?
Hey! I actually have a few: Poison Just Dance Dip it Low What are your favorite songs for Dance Central for Xbox Kinect?
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WEIGHT LOSS ROCK STAR COMPETITION!! (Sign up by 11:59 5/2/11
Hey guys!! Wanted to start a new challenge group for the next 7 weeks before summer officially begins on June 21, 2011. Anyone can join, but you must join TODAY! Everyone who doesn't catch this today, I'm so sorry, but I gotta cut it off somewhere. For those of you who make it in, this is how it will work: Reply to this…
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Personal Rewards?
Does anyone have any rewards that you or someone else is giving you for your weight loss? I DO! For every 15 lbs i lose I can get a new piercing! (I love piercing, I had 9 of them until Oct. then I had to take them all out. ) I just hit 30 lbs lost (unofficially, I don't weigh in until Sunday) so I'm gonna get 2 piercings…
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Rashes from excess skin?
Ok, so I've been working out pretty hard for the last 2 months. Just last week I started getting what I think is a heat rash under my left arm flap (yes they're flaps) and just 2 or 3 days ago I started getting one under my left too. Now because I've been working out for 2 months now and they're just now popping up leads…
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Sparkling water? What about soda dehydrates you?
Ok, so my best friend and I have recently stopped drinking sodas and overly sugary juices. All I drink is water now, and he drinks water and V8 fusion. Well, he recently started also drinking flavored sparkling water, and he LOVES it. I've never been a huge fan of the stuff, and I kinda feel like it's cheating cause to me…
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Corrilation between workingout and sex drive?
Promise this is a legit question, It's mostly aimed at women, as I'm sure I know the answer for guys... lol Does working out regularly (not neccessarilly losing weight, but just working out) increase your sex drive? I ask, because I kind of feel like it has for me, but I don't know if it's the working out or maybe the…
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It's Biggest Loser time!
Anyone else about to watch? It's coming on in a few minutes.
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My girlfriend doesn't know how much I weigh.
I'll start by saying that my girlfriend and I are both overweight. In fact, all 5 (including me) of the people living in my apartment are overweight, though to varying degrees. Most of the rest of them are fairly open with their weights, which is totally foriegn to me. Growing up, I guess I was taught that you never…
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I can't stop weighing myself!!
It's seriously driving me insane! Every single time I go to the bathroom I see the scale and feel this overwhelming need to get on it and see how much I way at that very moment (ironically, before I started my weightloss journey I avoided scales like the plague). I tried putting the scale away, but than after a while I'll…
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Workout tunes
I currently have a first gen ipod touch, and I have very little music on (or at least it seems that way compared to most people) because I have a huge problem with downloading music illegally. I have no problem with other people who do it (as that is almost EVERYONE I know), but as a musician myself, I just can't find it…
