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Logging in Body Sculpting Class
Tonight I will be taking a Total Body Sculpting class and I can't find it here on MFP in either the Cardio or Strength exercise section. Does anyone know if body sculpting is considered cardio or strength and how I would log it in?
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Uploading Pictures
Does anyone know how to upload pictures into forum posts?
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Has Anyone Ever Tried Arctic Zero
This afternoon when I was at Whole Foods, I was looking for a dessert that was low in fat and calories and still tasted delicious. I found a dessert in the ice cream section called Artctic Zero. It is fat free, dairy and gluten free, and around 30 something calories per serving and 150 for the entire pint! I decided to…
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Guest Etiquette
I am so excited to be visiting good friends in SC next week that I have not seen in 6 years! I have a mild gluten intolerance and I was wondering when I should inform my friends of my dietary needs. They have not asked if I have any dietary needs and I am not sure of the proper way to inform them. I don't want to…
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I Need Hostess Gift Ideas!
I will be leaving for South Carolina next week to visit good friends that I have not seen in 6 years and I would like suggestions for hostess gifts that travel easy! My friends are in their later 20's(wife) and mid-30's(husband) and they have a 4 year old son. I would like suggestions for gifts for each person but also…
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Read Any Good Books Lately?
So I am going on vacation next week and I am thinking about taking a paperback instead of my Nook, so I can start reading as soon as I get on the airplane instead of waiting for the signal to use electronic devices. Anybody have any book recommendations?
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Bye Bye Fatty Pants!!NSV
So since joining MFP, I have gone from 223 to my current weight as of Tuesday of 205 and today I officially got rid of a pair of my size 18 khaki pants that I wear for work!! I have not decided how I want to recycle them, as I don't really want to throw them out but they are very worn with a rip in one knee and frayed at…
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Kylee's Carolina Challenge--Whose In?
Hi Everyone!! I hope you all are enjoying a great start to the lovely fall month of October! As of Thursday the 6th, it will be four weeks until my trip to South Carolina to visit good friends that I have not seen in six years!! I am very excited and I decided that as a goal, I want to lose at least 5 pounds before I leave…
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My First Gain :(
Well, after several weeks of losing, I experienced my first gain of 3 lbs. It was a combination of some not wise food choices and not working out. But when I saw those numbers this morning, I immediately popped in my Biggest Loser walking workout and burned a little over 200 calories in 21 minutes!!
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Inspirational Text
So this morning I checked my phone to find the following text from my dear college friend in SC who I will actually be visiting in November: "You are my friend. This is hands down one if(I think he meant to say of) the greatest blessings in my life. Thank you for you!" That is one text that I won't be deleating anytime…
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The Person Below Me
(if you have never played a game like this, the rules are simple: answer the question and then leave one for the next person to answer) The person below me is...still in their pajamas?
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Any Pandora Users?
Hey All!! Does anybody here use Pandora? If so what are some of your favorite stations, especially ones that you like to work out to!
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A Question for My Fellow Travelers
So I am taking a vacation to SC in November and I am starting packing list now thanks to a great app that I have on my phone. I am going for 6 days and I want to pack as light as I can. It has been a while so I have taking a big trip like this and I would love ideas for packing light, mix and match clothing ideas, and what…
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So I am Going to Try This Again!
Here is a pic from my recent fencing class!!
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My First Fencing Class with Pics!!
So with one of my MFP friends help, I am going to try to upload some pictures from my recent fencing class! C:\Users\DEBBIE SARTWELL\Pictures\fencing class.jpg
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Coffee and Tea Question
When you make coffee or tea at home, do you count your water has part of your daily water intake? Why or why not?
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So Where Has the Last 45 Days Gone?
As of few days ago, I have been on MFP for 45 days! It seems like yesterday that I joined this community and I have absolutely no plans of leaving. When I started, I weighed in at 223 lbs. and as of my weigh in on Tuesday, I am 208.8. Because of this wonderful tool and the beautiful people that I have meet, I have been…
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My Favorite Exercise Video
So I have tried several video in the past few weeks since I have joined MFP and I think that I have found my favorite. It is The Biggest Loser Power Walk Video that features 4 16 minute one mile indoor workouts that increase in intensity and that features a 5 minute cooldown as well. I did walk 1 and then the cooldown. It…
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And on the Seventh Day I Rested!
So I woke up this morning with some mild pain in my lower and middle back and I thought to myself that maybe I should take a day of rest from my normal fitness routine. And I wanted some imput from you all: Do you take rest days? How often?
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What Should I Eat Before and After a Workout?
I decided that today I am going to start going back to Zumba!! This morning at 10, I am going to take a Zumba toning class and I wanted to know what should I eat before and after the class. I was thinking of having a regular breakfast and then a snack after.
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Strawberry Banana Smoothie
I found this receipe in the coupon insert of last Sunday's paper: 1 cup Vanilla Almond Breeze Almondmilk 3/4 cup Dole Pineapple Juice 1 cup frozen Dole Sliced Strawberries 2 ripe Medium Bananas The only ingredient substitution that I made was I used plain almond milk which was 60 calories per cup verses the vanilla which…
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Silly Question-Reps and Sets
So I started doing Pilates yesterday and when I went to enter it under strength, it asked me for sets and reps and I had no clue what those were so I went under cardio and Pilates was in there so I entered it under cardion instead. So I was thinking today and I am sure that Reps are how many times you do a particular…
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Pilates Question
So I decided that I wanted to try Pilates and bought a DVD at Walmart, but I am having trouble calculating calories burned. I used a calorie calculator online and according to that I burned 120 calories. Then I went to enter it on here and I couldn't find it under strength training and couldn't find it so I found it under…
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Love/Like/Hate-The Music Version, redo
So just a few minutes I posted a fun game but I forgot some of the instructions so what I am going to do is give a name of a singer or a band and what you need to do is list three songs from that singer or band; a song you love, a song you like, and a song you hate and then leave a singer or band for the next person to do.…
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Weight Loss Rewards
So far, since joining MFP, I have lost 8 pounds and I know that when I step on the scale tomorrow that I will be down a few more!! I have been thinking about given myself an award after every 10 pounds and I was wondering what you all have done after reaching a weight loss goal. Did you do something after every certain…
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Does Anybody Use a Heart Rate Monitor?
I have been considering getting a hear rate monitor for some time but I wanted to know if anybody here uses them. I am looking for one that is good quality but fairly reasonably priced. And do all of them keep tracked of calories burned as that would be a great tool to use to record my fitness routines on MFP.
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I Am Looking to Incorporate Strength Training Into My Exerci
Good Morning! I have been doing some sort of cardio almost every morning but I need to start incorporating strength training as well. Does anybody know of any good DVD's that require none or very little equipment, besides the 30 day shred as I have already looked into that one and it is two intense? And should I also…
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An Awsome Website to Check Out!
So I was reading my sisters copy of Shape magazine and they recommended a website called Pinterest-http://pinterest.com/ It is a virtual version a cut and paste vision board. I just started it tonight and it seems pretty easy to use. You search for images and then add them to your board!
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Team Mind and Spirit-Starting Monday August 8-September 8
Early today, I posted a thread about starting a new group and I got a few interested folks! This challenge will focus on the Mind and Spirit which I believe are important components to a persons well-being. Each week, your challenge will consist of a recommended spiritual reading, or you may choose your own and a mind…
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The Person Below Me is...
This is a really game. You answer yes or no and then post The Person Below Me Is... and put something for the next person to answer. The person below me is hopefully staying cool?
