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Thanks for the support!! Booze is a hard one for me to give up, but I figure stepping down is well within my current reach. In 30 days, I might drop it down more, but for now I'm plenty content with this type of moderation. Today, I met the goals! *2 beers at my skeeball league *Gym in the morning, a 10 minute workout and…

29 Jan 2018: So far it seems to be working to have public accountability, even if no one but me is looking! Lol. * no booze * 10 minute workout, 10 minute ab workout

28 Jan 2019:* 1 Shiner * Pushups, but not a full workout

I needed to see this today. I have a habit of losing weight by hating myself and thinking about how much I hate my overweight-self. I am trying to figure out how to get my head in the right place - have accountability and standards, but have compassion for myself.

As far as softer surfaces - if you have a high school track nearby, that might be a way to try out a softer surface without as much of a fear of ticks. :) I'd also second all the recommendations about stretching, especially your hips and piriformis and all that. I have really tight psoas, piriformis, and other hip flexor…

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YES. THIS. ALL OF THIS. OMG.

I had a similar question and got some good ideas you might like. My problem is that I DO like eggs, but I want to keep my diet diverse. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10543640/protein-friendly-breakfast I like hash a lot. You can make up a big batch early in the week and reheat. A lot of recipes will use…

Hip pain is a pretty general term, so I'm not sure what specific area hurts. In general though, my back pain and hip tightness (desk job!) has been really helped by doing a 20-minute hip opening yoga routine 4-5 times per week. (Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmwPjZ_B3w I certainly can't do them like…

Epic fail for me on this last trip! I showed up and my hotel room had no fridge or microwave. :( I made do with my backups - protein bars - and trying to make the least-worst choice from room service and at the airport Chipotle.

Thanks! I use smoothies with protein powder pretty regularly (mango-basil-vanilla and almond-avocado-green-tea are currently doing it for me), but i eat a lot of small meals during the day. I'm hoping to add some more solid food recipes into the rotation. I need to explore high protein cereals, and maybe add fruit....

In addition to great suggestions above, you can also consider looking at OnceAMonthMeals.com . I'd suggest the same as someone above about only incorporating one or two new recipes at a time. On that website, you can see the recipes without paying for anything and get an idea of if it might work for you. If it does, commit…

I hate the idea of slowing down because I have a bathing-suit vaca in mid-May, but I think you're right. If I tell myself that adding 200 cals a day can stave off binge days, I'll probably be more consistent and less likely to run off the rails every 5 days.

Done. :/ the system says 1350 at that level, but I eat 1500. And still I'm unsatisfied. This meal size works for me, in that I don't like to eat more and bigger meals make me nauseous. I just get hungry in the afternoon and evening if I wait a full 3 hours between meals. I tried a smaller breakfast and a bigger breakfast,…

That's actually what it's set at. 1350 cals is 0.5 lbs per week for a short person with an almost-normal body weight.

I definitely need to just wait until the end of the day. I think MFP was projecting the calories I'd burn if I kept up my movement at a higher rate for the day. Now that I'm back behind a desk, the Jawbone calories have gone back down to "3" - probably because I told the Jawbone app that I was on a run for that time. Or…

I love this question. So much to unpack! I agree that 'fit' is not a goal that you achieve and then say, "woohoo! i'm done!" I also think that having some quantifiable goals is important so you can at least say, "Woohoo! Got that one! Now, what's next?" I hit one of my big goals a few years ago (half-marathon), then had to…

^^ THIS. All of this, except that I DO have a heavy flow. Sometimes a regular tampon can give up after an hour, and having the heavier-flow THINX on saves me a lot of hassle. And then as the cycle goes on, I can quit with the tampons and just use the THINX. And I wear the thong ones under my yoga pants a lot (I lift in…

I'll let you know at the end of the day! :) I know the Jawbone will sync more calories burned because I still have more steps to take (gotta walk the dogs and gotta walk to the grocery store to get more almond milk).

That's a really good point that I didn't really factor into my total cost. We've already got a thule set up on the top of one of the cars that we use for board sports (surfboards in TX, snowboards here in CO), so I was planning to look at what we need to add to that to carry a bike. Then my husband mentions that he is…

Any suggestion on a book? I stopped in at the local independent book shop this week and was disappointed to see only road cycling books. I guess I'll be looking around on Amazon....

I plan for something special on Friday or Saturday evening, but I usually end up on the couch with a white-sauce pizza and (often, but not always) nearly an entire bottle of pinot noir. Then I get up the next morning, resolve to eat well, and end up having the last couple slices of pizza for breakfast or lunch anyway. ;)

Legit lifters will be impressed by anyone that comes in consistently. No one cares if you have heavy weights on the bar or not. Eventually the regulars will notice that you're a regular too. I had someone once go find my husband and tell him they were impressed by my dedication in the squat rack and by my form. I was doing…

Ugly run is better than No Run. You were still faster than all those people sitting at home on the couch!

I bought into the hype and bought the thinx underwear. I <3 them. I'd still use a tampon, but I'd more confident in my thinx.

I have never heard this word before. How is that even possible?!? I love it! Perfect word. Now, what's the word for "I did circuit training this morning and now I need to sleep for another 9 hours today."

I use heat before I roll if I'm trying to fix an injury. So only roll after a hot shower or I use a heating pad for 5-10 minutes first. My process for injuries or really right spots: (1) heat (2) roll lightly along the grain of all the surrounding muscles (3) go back over them with a little more pressure, stopping and…

Off topic a bit: It might not be what you're looking for, but I love reading this very poignant post about how someone used a breakup to lose weight. I literally get tears when I read this. It's one of my favorite ways to remind myself that it's about nutrition, fitness, AND emotions. There's a mental game we have to play…

This is totally my favorite thread of the day. Science, sarcasm, and wizards. <3 you guys.