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@AnnPT77 Yes, the things we have planned with the kids involve a lot of walking! Will probably need to take the stroller fir the 3 yr old....better than carrying him when he gets too tired.
Sounds like you'll keep your activity up, too, with that DIY project. Sounds like a good substitute for strength training also!3 -
So glad you're getting back in the groove. Sometimes just reading the posts in this forum can help get you in the right mindset. Reading posts that give encouragement and support always make me feel better if I'm having a hard time.
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Bravo on getting back to your rowing, @AnnPT77! We're having a rainy spring, so we're a bit late getting started, but my sister and I are back to hiking. The trails we take have steep sections and it's easy to slip so we don't hike when it's really muddy. I'm usually at the huge dog park instead. Hiking is quality sister time and it's a great place to build up and challenge myself, not to mention how gorgeous the area is.
Have fun with the grandkids @pdc654.3 -
Welcome newbies and thanks for the laugh @coblujay😂3
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Due to some health issues I was pretty much dormant in 22 but things seem to be under control.
Between work, the flu and a breakup I've lost 10 pounds. It also helps that I'm back to walking regularly, avoiding sugar, reducing carbs and thanks to the nearby Mennonite market I will have access to fresh produce until November.
I went on a hike about 3 weeks ago that kicked my butt. I wasn't properly prepared, it was hot, and had 600 foot elevation gain per mile. For you flatlanders, anything 500 foot elevation gain per mile is a challenge for me.
In June I have a couple of camping trips planned and numerous hikes.
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Nice to see a spark in comments here, was wondering where everyone went! I am on the cusp of leaving for a remote bush camp where I spend my summers. Lots of physical work, but I'm vowing to try and not eat seconds at mealtimes, hahaha. There are no roads, no cell service, but I just ordered StarLink so hopefully in a few weeks I can get online to keep up in MFP on a limited basis. that means no excuses either, hahahaha. Glad to see the approaching summer for us northern hemisphere folks is bringing out the outdoor activities!
@AnnPT77 - curious, how do you get the rowing boat to the water? Is it with a huge trailer? Or strapped on a truck? I just can't imagine trying to navigate roads towing a super long boat! Looks like fun.
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@SbetaK, haha - you can't kill us off that easy! We are a tenacious bunch 🙂 - which you are demonstrating by ordering StarLink - we will expect to hear from you and more about this remote camp over the Summer!4
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Update from me - as hoped, I did indeed lose the last 2 lbs from vacation, phew!
Potentially Big News: after consultation with my Dr, I have decided to try taking Ozempic. Coincidentally, the same day she phoned in the prescription, I heard from the Obesity clinic - which was crazy since that was from a referral 2.5 years ago made by my prior (now retired) GP! So I have an info session to attend for that next week. They have a whole team, but it is mostly geared towards Bariatric surgery, which I was feeling desperate enough to consider at that time. Then I retired and found MFP, and lost close to 50 lbs over the next year and was feeling sooo much better that I never followed up on the referral with my new GP.
But, I have been struggling and slipping now in year 2 of this most recent chapter in my personal Battle of the Bulge, and had slowly, in a zigzag fashion, gained back almost 20 lbs when desperation again kicked in and I saw my Dr specifically about my weight. This is when she mentioned possible medication treatment in addition to lifestyle changes, as well as sending in another referral (which I declined). I thought about it all for a month, did my best to be 'on plan' and then went back to see her and ask specifically about what medications there were, and there were a few to my surprise - as I am prediabetic, she recommended Ozempic or Saxenda but needed to confer with my Endocrinologist before prescribing.
That took like 6 weeks lol, but apparently the stars must've aligned, because the prescription and referral both came through!
I picked up the medication and administered my first dose on Wednesday evening. I felt possibly a little queasy on Thursday, or it was just my normal (for me) reaction to a 3 egg omelette but nothing untoward since.
I am down maybe 1 lb since Thursday, and have been maintaining a calorie deficit, so we'll see...wish me luck!4 -
Other news: last week was devoted to getting my decks and vegetable garden in order - this week is front garden and more planting! So good calorie 🔥 😇3
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Good to see all the updates from everyone!
@BCLadybug888 I knew that extra 2 lbs would disappear!
I know some people that are on Ozempic. They have also complained of the nausea feeling. They also mentioned a feeling of fullness which is I guess how it works so you don't want to eat as much. Just report all your symptoms to your doctor. I'm sure she is closely monitoring you. Many people have gotten good results with it. A friend from my water aerobics class lost 9 lbs after starting it. She had been stalled in her weight loss for several months so it did help her.
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Nice to see a spark in comments here, was wondering where everyone went! I am on the cusp of leaving for a remote bush camp where I spend my summers. Lots of physical work, but I'm vowing to try and not eat seconds at mealtimes, hahaha. There are no roads, no cell service, but I just ordered StarLink so hopefully in a few weeks I can get online to keep up in MFP on a limited basis. that means no excuses either, hahahaha. Glad to see the approaching summer for us northern hemisphere folks is bringing out the outdoor activities!
@AnnPT77 - curious, how do you get the rowing boat to the water? Is it with a huge trailer? Or strapped on a truck? I just can't imagine trying to navigate roads towing a super long boat! Looks like fun.
The boats live on racks in a boathouse next to the river. We carry them from the boathouse to the river for the row, then back again after the row. The boats are lighter than you might think.
Racing singles, about 26 feet (8 meters) long and 12 inches (0.3 meters) wide at the waterline, weigh just over 31 pounds. I can cartop my single, though it hangs off the ends of my vehicle by quite a bit. Some people even cartop doubles (for 2 rowers), which are a little wider, about 30 feet (9 meters) long, weigh maybe 60 pounds? (Not certain of exact weight.)
The largest boats in our boathouse are quads, for 4 rowers, some also designed to seat a coxswain (a person who steers but doesn't row). They're around 40 feet (12 meters) long, weigh maybe 100 pounds? So, the boat in my photo above, the 4 rowers would carry that to the water and back. Most of the carry, it's sitting on our shoulders: 2 people on alternate sides at each end of the boat. We have to lift it with our arms/legs to and from overhead as we get it out of the water and put it in, but we move it to our shoulders to take it between dock and boathouse.
There exist 8-rower plus coxswain boats that weigh a couple of hundred pounds, are about 60 feet (18 meters) long, and they are usually carried by the 8 rowers in the same way. We don't have any 8-rower boats in our club.
To go to races (regattas), there are special very big trailers for the larger boats - for quads and eights for sure, and most often doubles. the trailers have racks on them to hold quite a number of boats. If a trailer is going to a race, we'd usually load the small boats (singles) on it as well, for convenience, rather than cartopping them separately. Towing those trailers does take special training. The people who do it for big clubs are highly skilled, can drive and back the trailers into small spaces between trees and such - impressive to see.
For normal rowing, though, it's just carrying the boat back and forth from boathouse down to dock and back.
ETA: Here's a photo of some of my rowing buddies lifting a boat (like the one in my previous photo) overhead to put it in the water. Most of this group are younger, but the woman closest to the camera at right is 65.
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@BCLadybug888 Will do! Might be able to post some photos if it works right. Will be a new thing to have communication there! As long as I don't ignore all the beautiful nature around me just to check the latest posts!
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@AnnPT77 Thanks for the response! I once carried a canoe upside down over our heads with 2 friends down a highway. We all had swimsuits on, so we just hid our heads inside the canoe so no one would recognize us, haha. Rowing sure looks like fun, and also the posts of dragon boating. Lots of ocean where I live, but the only rowing is kayaks, inflatable rafts, and if an outboard dies...3
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Hello , wow, some of you are going to some great places. The farthest I like to go now a days is about 8 miles to the big people park lol (it has a dog park also) & a very nice Japanese garden which is separate. Our oldest son got married in it some years ago. I traveled so much when I was younger & went to different lakes & trails, even growing up, one of my brothers had a boat. I learned how to water ski and we used to go to all kinds of lakes & rivers. I just don't like to be too far from home anymore but I do take my dogs out to different dog parks so I really enjoy that.7
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Just checking in and happy to see old friends and new doing well. Here in the D.C. area the air has been smokey so I've been walking in the gym and missing being outside. Maintenance is going good, tracking early each day let's me know what my food choices for the remainder of the day will be and helps keep in feeling full and satisfied. I should be able to get out on my new little bike again tomorrow. Thought you might like to see the two baskets I wove for shopping rides. I love this little bike.
Keep on tracking ya'll.
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@j29t Your baskets are absolutely beautiful!3
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@j29t, your baskets are delightful! Such a practical looking bike for errands and things, too!
I've been thinking that I need to get some kind of rack/basket system for my bike so I could use it for small errands, too . . . but mine is a kind of gnarly looking hybrid (between a road bike and a mountain bike), so I think I'll be looking at something not so satisfyingly lovely as your overall setup.
You did beautiful work on the baskets!3 -
Howdy! Everyone has such great posts! I’m new here, been on a different website but it’s shutting down. I’m seeing what’s out there!5
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