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Thanks for those insights, really appreciated. I have been frustrated not feeling as comfortable in the water as I recalled from decades ago. Totally makes sense that buoyancy and center of mass is very different from what I remember. I'm having a much harder time breathing smoothly than I recall and feel like I'm having…

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That's the ticket, keep at it. My technique has improved dramatically in just a few weeks. I'm going to ask one of the coaches for the kids' team for some quick pointers as there is still lots of room to improve. Thrashing the water into submission is a pretty good workout, but it would be nice to have a more efficient…

LMGTFY ;) Here you go: Zero to one mile swim plan. Before I started it, I went 10-12 times to work up as many laps as I could stand. That made it really easy to get started and I've been swimming more laps after the workout. Going to do the second session for Week 2 tonight. Have fun!

Swim for the win! The only thing I can think of that's a more full-body exercise is rowing. And rowers are punks because they're afraid to get wet! (not really)

Agreed, not a fan of lateness. I blame it (mostly) on upbringing and military experience. Probably landed me my bride, because I was pretty much always where I said I'd be at whatever time and she apparently found that trait to be charming. I have a person working for me who is on the autism spectrum who totally does not…

Not sure of the exact temp, but I know it's colder than the summer season by a couple of degrees. It's an outdoor pool and only open for team practices and lap swim, so it's a little colder on purpose. Not painfully so, but it definitely feels on the cool side when you first get in. They will crank up the heat when the…

Made my first goal of ten laps at the pool without stopping yesterday. That was after a full workout for the zero to mile swim plan. Then today I took the remaining kid to the in-laws (wife was at work) to have the full-press British Easter meal, consisting of roast lamb and a bunch of overdone veggies. The win there was…

Good morning, everyone! Last night I did my first pool workout for the zero to 1650 challenge. Was kind of nervous going into it but ended up having little trouble and swimming some extra 50s after the last set. Three weeks ago I struggled to get to the end of the pool. I was, as the kids say, psyched.

Confession: I've only been here a few months and most of what I thought I knew about the forums has been negated by this thread. It must be the "no judgement" and I'm astonished that so many people take that to heart... Someone hand me a puppy so I can kiss it.

Sausage is the gateway to friendship. My wife is certainly fed up with my sausage innuendo "jokes". I don't care about that either.

Three weeks ago I cured and smoked eight pounds of bacon. Tonight I stuffed and packaged about 12 pounds of chicken/pork/basil/tomato sausage. All the meat, it is mine. That used to be my slogan. Now I give most of it away, it seems. Drives my wife crazy. Don't care, will do it again.

I used to eat huge evening meals, going back for seconds and often more. I'm far from any kind of expert, but I have discovered a couple of things that seem to be working for me lately. * An afternoon snack of 100-150 cals seems to keep my appetite down at dinner. Even just eating a single fig bar right when I get home…

I too recently started swimming, @Mick1127. It's been over 30 years since I did any pool workouts and it took a good half dozen visits to the pool to start tying laps together. I think getting the breathing back under control is the hardest part and takes some practice. I'm not at ten consecutive laps yet, but getting…

Happy Monday, everyone. Somewhat excessive meals starting at lunch last Friday, then Saturday night out with friends and last night at the in-laws. I think I succeeded zeroing out the food with extra time in the pool but it was close!

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Confess: People who do not use turn signals should not be allowed to drive due to their disability.

Looked up "hairball remedy" No results found.

I've been haunting a few corners in the forums getting a feel for the place and have found the "unexpected results" and NSV threads. Useful for helping stay motivated. Logged a somewhat disappointing scale loss yesterday, then went and swam for 30 minutes. Next week should be better. Thanks for the welcome!

It's not wrong so much as inaccurate. Almost all food is sold by weight, not volume. Nutrition information is calculated the same way. I suspect that servings are given in volume because most people don't have scales at home.

Hi everyone. 52 y.o. married guy here. One kid in college, one in H.S. I took a run at this a couple of years ago and flamed out. This time it's going much better, at least after a couple of months. Looking forward to getting fit with all the other seasoned members here.

I've learned that the digital scale I bought to weigh ingredients for meat/sausage curing is an essential tool for portion sizing and logging. I've recently learned that after 30 years of being away, I now swim like a dying rhinoceros.

I work in Seattle and live a little further north. Recently began working on lifestyle change and started swimming just last week. Married with a couple of kids, one out of the house and one in H.S. Feel free to add me!

(or Washington, both the state and D.C.) Second this. Indica strains seem to work better for me than sativa. Many states have legal medical marijuana and insomnia is a common condition for which one can get a prescription.

There's nothing amiss with my mini-coma equipment. I've been this way as long as I can remember. Perhaps some day we will evolve out of this need to spend so much useless time in gratuitous dormancy.

I hate sleeping. It's stupid and a waste of time spending so many hours mindlessly drooling on a cotton-padded platform. Yes, I know staying awake too many hours contributed greatly to my weight gain all these years. But my inner toddler is still afraid he's going to miss out on ... something.

I too dealt with tobacco addiction (Copenhagen was my demon), having started at the age of 12. Didn't get past it until my 40s. Every time I tried to quit I put on weight and every time I re-started, I didn't lose what was amassed. But being heavier, for me, was better than chewing all day every day. I am now a Nicorette…

Lots of good ideas here. Thanks.

Just fat grams at the start, although the forms have a column for calories. We're only five weeks in and I assume overall calories will be addressed in a future session. Regardless, using MFP means tracking calories and that's working.

The prediabetes program I'm in targets fat grams. The idea is that fat is the most calorie-dense part of one's nutrition and relatively easy to track. It's not a dramatic no-fat diet; there's a reasonable budget (based on starting weight) we're supposed to target. For those trying to get started on healthier eating, it's a…