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  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,163 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »

    @daria0919 I'm a bit confused. I guess I assumed the lower group was slower? What makes them "lower?" If it is distance, could you go with the other group so you would be with some of the people, but just cut it short? Hang in there. I'm sure you will figure it out.

    @quilteryoyo, yes, lower group simply means less miles covered during the week and a shorter Sunday long run. This coming Sunday the lower group runs 5 miles and the higher group runs 6 miles.
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,404 Member
    Happy 59th @Teresa502 !
  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,163 Member
    tarun_yadavA wrote: »
    Good morning everyone!

    @daria0919 DM-ed you. Love the cheesecake factory suggestion, btw! 😊

    @tarun_yadavA DMs don’t go through unless we’re ‘friends’ on MFP. Send friend request. Then after I accept, DM me again.
  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,163 Member
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Teresa502!! 59 years young 😀🎂
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,531 Member
    tarun_yadavA wrote: »
    Yes. I do enjoy myself when I go out . I try to limit it to twice a month tops. I enjoy my guys nights drinking copious amounts of beer... And eating cr-p with it... Nachos, buffalo wings etc etc.
    Thank you, and congratulations.

    I read your first MFP post from a million years ago, where you were calling out wings and beer. Apparently that is not the issue, as you're still indulging, but you have taken care of the galaxy of things around them. Again, your doing something right, I'm inspired, thanks for showing up around here.

    To another seven years, and getting a deep understanding of why 175 lbs. is elusive. ;)

  • Laurz9191
    Laurz9191 Posts: 508 Member
    @SummerSkier About the food logging…. I must admit I go through long periods without doing it. I cook stuff with so many ingredients (mostly healthy- and generally whatever happens to be in the fridge- that logging just is sometimes too time consuming. If I see the scale shoot up though I will be back at it. I do really try to do intuitive eating and listen to my fullness cues and try to get enough protein in with all my meals (and try to stay away from bread as much as possible). I am impressed by how most of you stick with it!

    I do find logging exercise very important for accountability though! So I am very happy to be on MFP.

    I guess my story is similar to @tarun_yadavA ’s. I just decided one day enough is enough -either I do something about being 185lbs and not really happy in my own skin or gain even more not doing anything about it. I’ve always loved running, but it was the combination of running, logging, and really paying attention to what I was eating that helped me lose it. Now I am mostly happy at around 155lbs but there is a voice in my head that says I could be a better runner if I weighed a good 10lbs less. However, I don’t know if I can commit to what it would take to lose more and until I can, the weight is not just going to fall of. But yeah, I’m ok with the status quo for the moment.

    @7lenny7 May I ask what is in your “special” mix? I also wouldn’t advise making any traffic violations :).
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited March 20
    Laurz9191 wrote: »
    @7lenny7 May I ask what is in your “special” mix? I also wouldn’t advise making any traffic violations :).

    @Laurz9191 My recipe (in the spoiler below) came from this site:
    https://runographer.com/2015/12/homemade-sports-drink-for-the-ultimate-diy-running-nutrition/
    Here's another discussion of this recipe:
    https://www.blogbyben.com/2020/10/my-take-on-homemade-tailwind.html

    I adjusted the amounts so that I could make up a gallon at a time, which gives me just over seven 500ml bottles worth, at 200 calories per bottle. Important point - you can't just add it to a full gallon of water or it will overflow. You'd think that'd obvious but apparently it wasn't the first time I tried it.... Anyway, I start with a half full gallon jug, add a batch of my Tailwind copycat, shake well, then fill nearly the rest of the way up. I leave more air in the jug than it started with so it's easier to shake and dissolve the powder. Once that's done, I add the flavor, which is usually "True Lemon" or True Lime" flavor packets from Amazon. The top one is for a gallon of mix, the bottom is for a single 500ml bottle. Once I mix it up, I seal it with a vacuum sealer but WITHOUT using the vacuum function. That'd be a nasty mess.
    Dextrose is also called corn sugar and can be bought from any brewing supply store. Amazon is a decent source for dextrose and maltodextrin, as is bulkfoods.com
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  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,163 Member
    Oh, yes, suspicious baggies with white powdery stuff…. hmmm… we believe you @7lenny7 🤔😂

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