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Congratulations to all you guys who are meeting your goal, whether it's # of pounds lost, or just having the goal of starting to do something about your health. Success breeds success!

Does anyone know of an exercise that could replace a supine chest press? I do them with my back on a Swiss ball, but my dumbbells aren't heavy enough to make them worthwhile...

Yes, there is a certain feeling of strength and satisfaction from ruling your body rather than it ruling you. Prayer can help with cravings. And muscular strength helps with everything - balance, posture, twisting, flexibility... So pick up those weights even though you may think it's silly...

I am so impressed with you guys who have lost weight!!! I'm riding my bike to work four days a week now (72 miles a week). I haven't lost weight, but that's not why I'm doing it. Being on the bike trail and off the roads has reduced the tension I usually have in August here, with all the...

Congratulations Ginasmarans! 8 lbs - wow! I'm still riding my bike to work every other day (3x a week). It's getting addicting.

Also, feeling "fat" can have a lot to do with how much salt you consumed the day before. Good ol' bloating can ruin your day!

Also, since you wanted a report on my fitness journey, I've been riding my bike 9 miles to work every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since June 28. I've shaved three whole minutes off my record time, and actually feel cheated when I have to take my car to work (in order to do load-bearing...

Quote: I am subject to "scale addiction" too. Or at least I was when I was 20-something. If the scale had a number that displeased me, my whole day would be ruined. So I chucked the scale and only got one a few years ago to keep me in line in my 40's. The mentally-healthiest way to judge...

Welcome, Tom Stephens. I rode my bike to work yesterday. Felt good, not only to get some exercise, but to do just the tiniest bit toward saving a buck or two on gas. Am going to do it again tomorrow, and then twice a week from then on. Keep ridin'!

Quote: When I'm physically hungry, I get wicked cranky. Just try to keep that protein in your stomach. It lasts longer than quick-burning things like sugar and carbs that will just make your hunger pangs return quick.

I used to work at an office that had bagels & cream cheese delivered every Tuesday morning. I used to be able to have two or three loaded bagels at a time. I used to snack on crackers by the hundreds (out of boredom at my jobs mostly). Now I'm 47 and realize that snacking on salty crackers...

Quote: Mysteriously, I'm getting an intense urge to run to NY Bagels here in town for my lunch break....

Quote: AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH ! (with cream cheese?)

Rhett&Sarahs', your being active continuously is tremendously good! What you are doing is keeping your heart pumping, your circulation active, joints active and muscles warm and stretched. That sounds like a healthy body right there! The worst you can do is sit for half-hours or hours at a...

Quote: Just don't confuse making short-term unwise choices ("being bad") with being a bad person. Think positive about yourself, or you will begin to believe that you deserve to be out of shape and tired all the time.

I skipped my workout this morning for the dumbest, stupidest, DUMBEST reason of all - a hangover! I drank too much last night! I was upset by something at work, and went home and downed four glasses of wine. Was that stupid or what? Not only the calories and pure sugar, but the fact that it...

Regarding doing 30 minutes on an exercise bike, that's is terrific! It's always good to start any cardio activity in small amounts the first few weeks. Like the first day you get on the bike (or go for a fit-walk), do 5 to 10 minutes, then the same the next day. Then the next week, do 15...

Horay for everybody on this page of the thread!!! Really, it is so encouraging to hear other people's successes, it makes possible success more real. I borrowed a friend's weight training DVD and tried 28 minutes of it this morning before work. I'm still standing. Every little bit...

I walked again this morning with a litter pick-up bag. I tried several yards worth of slow jogging, just to get the old heart rate up. I HATE running - I always feel like I weight 300 lbs when I run, my feet hit the ground so hard. But a little bout of jogging til the next lightpole, that I...

Rhett&SarahsMom : I can cross my LEGS!!!! Isn't that the best??? And when you can walk in short in hot weather and not have the shorts ride up between your legs! When I was at my heaviest, I hated those two things - not being able to cross legs and wear shorts comfortably. I didn't even...