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<p>I thought about it and then decided that discretion is the better part of valor. The way I see it: if you need liposuction, liposuction probably isn’t going to make you look very fit without also doing the stuff that would get rid of the fat without liposuction.</p>
<p>BTW, for tom:</p>
<p>The Airdyne said that I burned 270 calories in 32 minutes of intense intervals today, mostly a 1 (sprint) to 2 (easy) ratio. Add in another 60 calories for 10 minutes of warm up and cool down for 330 calories.</p>
<p>The heart rate monitor said that I burned 601 calories.</p>
<p>Who knows?</p>
<p>I didn’t even open it. I did think about putting in a pointer over here but maybe folks considering lipo wouldn’t benefit from the stuff over here.</p>
<p>I think that the relatively sloppy terms in the caloric consumption web page is good enough for losing weight. Everything is fairly sloppy. I had a medium greek salad for dinner + an egg sandwich. No clue on how many calories in the greek salad. I have a good idea on the egg sandwich. Whatever the calories, I know that I used far more today than what I ate.</p>
<p>Yeah, I had a real diet dinner. Jimmy Dean’s Pork Sausage and Pillbury butter biscuits! Three of each. </p>
<p>Funny thing is that it was 870 calories and I’m 300 calories below my quota, thanks to fairly light lunch and no snack. That’s definitely my pork fat limit for a couple of days, though.</p>
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<p>I’ve gotten pretty good at estimating salad calories. For a giant salad with my homemade dressing, figure 2 TBS of olive oil (240 calories), 1 ounce of cheese (100 calories), plus 60 calories of croutons or nuts or whatever crunchy. Add in minimal calories for lettuce, veggies, and vinegar and I use 460 calories as the number. This is for a huge salad. Typical pizza house greek salad with dressing and feta cheese – I dunno, maybe 350 calories. Salads are not lo-cal; however, they can be very filling and raw veggies are good for you in every way imaginable. I eat a dinner salad at least once a week, adding some grilled shrimp, or grilled chicken or proscuitto ham as a protein.</p>
<p>I was guessing 800 to 1000. 350? That puts me around 1,400 for the day. No wonder I feel like a slice of pizza.</p>
<p>Well, I really feel like a whole pizza. But I’m too lazy to go out and get one.</p>
<p>I haven’t biked in a couple of days because of soreness from house painting and falling of the ladder. But I weighed myself this morning and discovered that I am 5 pounds below my average normal weight. </p>
<p>Never underestimate the value of several good P’s.
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<p>“Anyone going to wade into the liposuction thread?”</p>
<p>I did 
I hope the OP of that thread joins us here soon.</p>
<p>I had a salad for lunch, pre-made chicken Ceasar from Safeway. It said that it was 540 calories with the full pouch of dressing, and about 300 without it (mostly from the chicken and cheese). I drizzled about a quarter of the generously sized pouch on my salad, and it was still very Ceasar-y and yummy. And filling, too! :)</p>
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<p>That’s a nice discovery.</p>
<p>Pizza tonight to watch the Phillies! Yay. Of course, not the greasy stuff from our local pizza place. I get a whole wheat crust from Wegmans and load it with veggies, some chicken and just a sprinkle of fresh grated cheese to make it stick together. My boys love it. I only need one piece and a salad to fill me up. I’m looking into making my own crust soon but the Weggies version is so yummy that it makes me lazy…</p>
<p>Hilly walk today - the rain has finally stopped. I have discovered that there is NO potential for hilly walks near where I will work…but there are some flat trails. So I’ll need to pick up my pace significantly to get my heart rate up…maybe even burst into a run for a short period. WIP2- can you recommend any videos or primers online for race walking?</p>
<p>I think I’ve broken through my plateau. Down 3 pounds and it’s holding…so only 2 more to go!</p>
<p>I’m certainly not an advocate of liposuction - never had it, probably never will because of the risk of infection, but the liposuction OP complained about the abdominal fat pouch that some otherwise fit women develop after menopause. Truth be told, no amount of dieting and exercise can completely remove that little fat pad. </p>
<p>The reality is that excessive dieting and exercise can make us lose fat in other places - including the face, but still not touch that area. I think posters took a superior tone with that OP when she asked a very legitimate question. I also thought it was odd that the breast enhancement thread OP received only kudos, while her surgery was completely elective and equally risky.</p>
<p>If anyone has a plan that will non-surgically get rid of that troublesome area on an otherwise thin, fit woman, I’d love to hear it!</p>
<p>The subject of plastic surgery is very much on my mind these days. I’ve been consulting with surgeons the past two weeks–the huge apron of skin my weight loss left behind has got to go! I call it “The Cracken” because it kind of looks like a mystical sea creature. It’s causing me all kinds of problems I won’t discuss before breakfast.</p>
<p>Went out for a run in a light drizzle this morning. Started raining hard at the farthest point in my loop. No other option but to run home.</p>
<p>chintzy, you are so funny! But you deserve that surgery after all the work you’ve put in.</p>
<p>chintzy…I worry about that, too! Will have to wait and see what it is like when I reach my goal in about another 25 pounds or so. Have been averaging about 1.44 loss a week so still some time to go! If you have heard some good advice can you pm me???</p>
<p>idad- I do not think it matters what the machines say regarding calories burned. You have the scale doing all the talking.</p>
<p>My Dr. and PT have now figured out that I need to not run in order to get this injury better. Ya THINK??? (I already stopped after the half marathon) Yesterday’s cortisone shot (the final one) may have helped somewhat. In PT this morning we did some core work and specific exercises targeting the hamstring (lengthening rather than contracting it- if that makes sense). I think I will go do some elliptical tonight. I have not exercised in 2 days, believe it or not. I planned to go last night, but I had a minor surgical procedure on a blocked gland in my eyelid and it KILLED. It was truly more painful than any of the shots, etc. I went home with a patch on my eye and in pain, so bailed on the gym.<br>
PT said to try swimming again. I’m still sorting out exactly what I want to do or if I want to mix things up a lot. Tomorrow morning the goal is to get up and go to spin class but take it easy on the climbs.</p>
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<p>Probably no kudos from men. I think only women like breast enlargement.</p>
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<p>Darn, I don’t know why nobody thought of that before!</p>
<p>If I were you, I would plan to do absolutely nothing on that leg for at least two weeks. This is the viscious cycle that NFL players end up in and nothing helps until they shut it down. Maybe use it as an opportunity to learn to do a handstand and walk on your hands, I don’t know!</p>
<p>I sure hope it starts getting better.</p>
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<p>That’s pretty much the way I look at it. I just try to keep ramping up my workouts to keep pace with my slowing improving fitness. That’s one potential trap – just doing the same workout over and over and over to the point where it’s no longer a challenge.</p>
<p>Well, my tennis elbow might get better if I stopped playing tennis.</p>
<p>But that’s not going to happen.</p>
<p>I quit running a few times in my 30s. Because I could barely walk due to injuries.</p>
<p>So I know a bit about how you feel.</p>