That probably is right. You can use the diet/exercise calendar here on the FS website also. It will tell you how many calories you burn.

I have been on FS for about a year & have recently started using WW points system for more guidance in my food choices. It is working well for me. I have never been to a WW meeting, but my Mom is a Lifetime Member! ;) I found a great website for WW points @ restaurants. Try http://www.dwlz.com/restaurant... There is a lot of info there! Best of luck to everyone!

"Burn For You" by TobyMac "C'mon 'N Ride It" by Quad City DJs "Gone" by Montgomery Gentry "Feelin' So Fly" by Toby Mac "What A Man" by En Vogue Strange variety, huh? ;)

If I am between meals, then I usually grab some nuts or a protein bar.

Great article! Thanks for sharing! It's great to see that you are still chugging along! Haven't heard from you in a while! Keep up the great work! Have a blessed weekend!

Well, I expected the gain today, so I can't complain too much! We had cookouts & parties with family this weekend & I went a little overbord! To say the least! :shock: Anyway, I am back on track today! That's what matters! Back to the gym I go! ;)

This year I can cross my legs like a lady with NO PROBLEM at all! Last year I would have to catch my foot on something (my hubby's leg or the table in front of me) to keep my legs crossed! :x This year I listen to my body & eat healthy foods to fuel my body. Last year I would eat whatever I wanted with no reservation of what it would do to my body (health or size!)

Good morning team challenge members! My week had slow progress, but it ended GREAT! Down 3lbs. this week! Yeah! I will take that! It's a miracle that I lost weight this weekend! HALLELUJAH! That's even with having a piece of my niece's birthday cake! :shock: I have been taking the stairs @ work for the last few months & I have been taking the stairs @ home for almost 3 yrs. now! I will estimate that I climbed about 40 sets of stairs in the last week. Hope everyone has a great week!

Down 1.8lbs. this week! 8) I will take that & run with it! I changed up my workout routine this week & my muscles are still screaming @ me! :badgrin: I am sure that I would have loss more, but my muscles are retaining H2O to repair @ this point. Oh, and 2 church meals yesterday didn't help me any either! :? Oh, well! Here's to a new week! Good luck everybody! Keep movin'!!!!!!

Thanks, Jen for the recognition! WOW! Tied for 1st place! No fair! I lost 5.4lbs. in the last 3 weeks! Ranchwoman is the one that deserves 1st place! ;) j/k THANKS to all of my FS friends! Your motivation & encouragment is priceless! :d Weight loss surgery? Well, I would consider the LapBand if I could not manage to control my weight with diet. I don't think that I could go the route of gastric bypass though. I have just taken care of too many patients that had life-threatening complications with the surgery! It's just too risky for me!

Good Monday morning to all! :) I missed all of my FS buddies while I was away! The mission trip was totally successful! God blessed us day after day! I still managed to lose 5.4lbs. in the last 3 weeks! YAY ME! :o It was hard to stay on my diet while I was out of the country, but I managed to keep my weight about the same for those 11 days! It makes me not so scared of maintenance now! Here's to a great week for all of you! Beat the scale! Beat the scale! Beat the scale! :x

:arrow: :arrow: Thanks for the compliment, Jen! :) Sorry that I will be MIA for the next 2 weeks! I am leaving tomorrow for a mission trip in Madagascar. I will do my best to stay on course & I promise to report back when I return! Hope all of you are "skinny minnies" when I return! ;) Say a prayer for me please! 8)

Good Monday morning y'all! I have to say that I had a good week this week! 2.6lbs. lost! YAY! :d I did 622min. of exercise this week - the most that I have done since we started this challenge! That includes atleast 35min. of exercises with a resistance band. I feel it in my arms this morning! I hope you all have a great week! I will be leaving this coming Sat. for a mission trip to Madagascar! I will be gone for 11 days ... I am sure to go thru withdrawal from my FS! :cry: Please say a prayer for my team of 22 volunteers! Thank you!

That is interesting! I have come to enjoy thedailyplate.com, but not enough to use it exclusively (& not use FS). I love that they have so many restaurants & their foods included in their food list. It is great! ;)

:!: :!: :!: WAY TO GO KazinVegas! :!: :!: :!: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! ;)

Hello everyone! I am thrilled with my 1.4lb. loss this week! It could have been more, but I allowed myself to have a small strawberry shortcake on Saturday & a brownie with caramel on Sunday! They were good, but I'm not giving in completely! I have less than 30lbs. to go to my goal & I can see it in sight! :d I am glad to see the resistance training challenge for this week. My hubby just showed me some exercises with a resisitance band this weekend! I am planning on trying those this week! I have been wanting to get some 3 or 5lb. weights, but I think I will try this band first. Best of luck to everyone! Have a blessed week! 8)

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YAY! Awesome week for me! I averaged more than 8 hours of sleep a night & got in 468min. of exercise this week! A great recover from last week! YAY ME! :d To say that I am happy with my 4.2lbs. lost this week would be an understatement! I am sooooooooooooooo excited! :d I actually feel like I have built muscle & it is starting to burn some of this fat off! Excuse me while I jump up & down for a minute ... burning more calories! lol! Here's to a new week & I hope we ALL beat the scales this week! :)

I would suggest lowering your caloric intake to 1200-1400/day, never skip meals & drink a ton of water. Even if you just have a bagel, always eat something. I try to eat every 2-3hours to keep my metabolism going. It's recommended that you drink enough water to equal your weight in kg every day. Divide your weight by 2.2 = #oz. of water that you should drink every day. You are doing a great job with exercise! Just keep moving & you will burn even more calories! Your graph looks great! Keep on beating the scales! :d

I'm not thrilled with the 0.4lb. loss this week, but I am glad that it's a loss & not a gain! I don't really know what was different about this week. I guess my body didn't want to lose much after the 4lb. loss last week! I am wondering if I have hit a plateau. I have averaged 2-3lb. loss every week for the last 11 weeks & then all I get is 0.4lb.! What's up with that! And it's not even TOM causing all the heartache! I did get in all my water this week & then some. I had 3 liters everyday & 4 liters on some days. Sleep ... Well, I will do my best to get 8 hours every night. I did not know that it affects weight loss as reported. That's something to think about ... Hope everyone has a great week! Here's to a better week of loss for me! ;)