Not sure if that heart rate is accurate, but if so, that is too high. You MAX heart rate is 220 minus your age. I forget how old you are, but I know you are older than 16! You should try to work out no more than 80% of your max heart rate. 60% is ideal. Don't worry the extra calories are not much different if you slow it down, lower the treadmill and actually enjoy the process, you don't have to punish yourself, lol! I know you'd rather be running, but walking is good exercise, and you don't have to break speed records to do it (unless you are Kriistina ).
I hope this comes across as concern and not rude. Just trying to be helpful.

My fur-baby is HOME!!!!

Somehow I just kept thinking about him all day!! Where was he?

Kristiina - A guy who saw one of our MANY flyers (lol) called us to let us know his neighbor found him. He had been seen in the desert field by another, but when we went, he wasn't there. Unbeknown to us,he slipped under a gate to a backyard and when the owner got home, found his laying down with his big ol' Rottie, I can just imagine how funny that looked, our lil 11lb baby laying next to that huge Rottie, Somehow our little Punky managed to not get "gotten" by a coyote or anything!!! He has a bit of injury, but way better off then I expected... nothing seems broken, and no puncture wounds/cuts/abrasions that could get infected - so we will take it! He is safe and sound at home where he belongs

This is our lil bitty fur-baby. Just so you all can put a face to my panic the last 3 days,

Awwww, I'm so happy for you. I really hope you can settle back into normal life now, whatever that is right??? to you!

Yes, I have been wearing my bodybugg this week to see what average I am coming in at for the week. My subscription is expired so as soon as it fills up with information, I will be done with it probably until fall. I just hate wearing it in the summer. I tried wearing it in my bra under my arm the other day but I don't think the readings were quite accurate, if I had to guess, but there is really no way of knowing. I can usually tell by my exertion what I am burning before I look though.
So I think you were asking that question, wondering what I am burning, well, I can tell you, not as much as I used to! This week has just reinforced that what I am doing with this hard reset is very important right now. All this work, I would have been burning at least 3400 calories a year or two ago. Now? About 2600-2800!!!!! Matter of fact, I used to have at least 2-3 days a week before that I was consistently over 3000, now I have days where I hope to get over 2000. So for the week I am averaging around 2485, which is ironically right where my TDEE puts me, but I know I am going above and beyond what I "normally" do, so that concerns me. Some of it has to do with the fact that I am lighter too, so I am trying not to freak out.

Interestingly, the last couple days, after my walks, my after burn is lasting much longer than it has been, and I ended up taking more of a rest day (after my walk) yesterday because I hadn't slept well and was just really fatigued and still burned close to 2600 calories for the day, so I think something is starting to happen with the old internal fires.

I ended up having a spike day. We had DH and I ate and socialized. Scale was at 146, up 1.5 pounds. Which I totally expected. -- Feels great to have such low weight after spike day. No more 150's I have no idea how much I ate in calories...I am guessing atleast 2500...well now that nuisance is out of the way

Star Aww, he is so cute!!

Jo So you are eating all those calories right now, right? -- Have you stepped on scale? -- I have sleep troubles as well. I keep waking up at 3 am almost each morning...I am exhausted at night, but I just can't seem to stay asleep. I have had sleep problems for years.

I have had a busy week, and my house shows it....today is house cleaning day and hopefully I will get to do little mulching as well.

so glad your little doggy is home!!

on the heartrate, it might not have been accurate...those handles on the treadmill are horrible at getting a good reading...it usually doesnt read my hands very well and gives a really low reading which i know isnt right...when i make the effort to though, it gives a true reading, like if i leave my hands in one place for 30 seconds or more so it can get a real reading...thats what i did when it came across as 204 yesterday, i was making an effort to get an accurate reading...but who knows, it might have just been wrong

i worked out again this morning, same routine as yesterday...im finding that when im working out HARD that the HR monitor wont give me anything at all in terms of reading, i think my hands might be too sweaty(?) im not sure

anyhow it gave me an accurate reading of 99 HR in the first couple minutes warming up, slow walking....it failed to give me a good reading during the workout itself...during my cooldown, i was able to get another good reading, it said 213 HR and then dropped quickly down to 199 and stayed there, dropping steadily downward as i slowly walked to cool down

Hi, everyone! Just popping in after a reminder from Sum38 (thanks!)! Glad to see everyone still doing their thing and moving forward! I am staying on track this week, although I didn't get in the exercise I had planned on due to sick kids at home. However, I still managed to see a 1lb drop in the scale after many weeks of standing still! Let's hope I can keep it off and send a friend along with it!

Jo - Normal??? Ummm...sure Sounds good, doesn't it? Let's see. Today while at work, my nutritionist came by for an appointment with me, got a great report YAY! Punky is acting back to normal, playing with our other fur-boy and being himself again. DH started a big cleaning on the house cause my parents are flying in 9pm Tuesday night, and then Wednesday I meet with enrollment counselor to fill out paperwork for registration and loan, get my class schedule, and officially full time in college will be added to my daily stuff. Oh...and got "form rejection" emails to 2 positions I applied for internally at work, and today my supervisor put in a word for me in another department for an opening I JUST applied for Also looking externally, but prefer internal so I can get 80% tuition reimbursement for school. Oh...and getting Amber prepped for her knee replacement surgery, arguing with SSI (they are trying to say she doesn't qualify for it anymore... bs) so we don't lose that insurance cause it will pay what my work insurance won't. There...that pretty much sums up "normal", LOL!
Great job on your new plan. Are you nervous to weigh? The calories must feel good.

Kristiina - Thank you Our fur-boys are as much our children as the human ones are, so I am biased, but think they are adorable. Sounds like you and DH had fun! I am so glad you are seeing the dip stay out of 150's now!

Alaskan - Thank you so much! Relieved to have him back. Those are some radical HR measurements...seem REALLY high when you go intensity.

guacamole - Sorry... didn't forget ya Hi!!!!!! Sorry to hear of the sick kiddos, but great job taking off a pound!!!!

my willpower has been stronger this week...its weird LOL

two days ago there was CAKE in the staff lounge, a nice big chocolate cake, when i walked in there...but i didnt eat it, not a lick or nibble...and i didnt go back in the staff lounge for the rest of the day because i wasnt sure i could continue to resist

my bribe to myself was that on thursday (today) i would have a piece of the baby shower cake that i knew was happening at school...and then today i wasnt able to actually go to the baby shower because i was the only staff person in my program for the afternoon (yes, just me, with 18 students)....one of my friends knew i was missing it and she brought me a piece of cake...and i ate the whole piece...and savored it...and logged it in my calories for the day and DID NOT go later to get any more of it LOL

and tonight when DH wanted ice cream, i went to the store and brought home one thing for him and one for teenager and DID NOT buy any for myself and havent eaten any of theirs....i know the difference between thirsty and wanting sugar, at least for tonight, and am filling up on low-calorie gatorade which tastes awesome because i think i'm a bit dehydrated

I'm here, just with alot of lousy internet connections.
I promise to give a full report when I get home.
I am exhausted from a 6 hr drive (that should have taken 4) from San Francisco. I may never visit that city again....waaaay too much wind & waaaaay to frigid for me there.
However, I LOVED Napa Valley

I hope you are all doing well this week. I have probably gained 6 lbs. I have walked a ton.

Hey, and all the complaining I did about the hills in Nashville for the 1/2 Mary...at least it wasn't in San Fran!!
No Friggin Way!! Seriously, the hills were 90 degrees!

More later. I'm wiped out!