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It is Cinco de Mayo and I'm only on page 473 April 27th... New job less time SSOOO I decide it's a great idea to read this thread while walking the neighborhood in the evening. 2 birds one stone right?! Yeah until you walk into a parked car while your neighbor is outside observing the entire episode!
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My confession I have a son in College in Dekalb and another in Iowa. I had to look up distance of Quad cities because I didn't consider that close to Dekalb. About 100 miles in between if anyone cares :) I am 65 miles from where tornado touched down :)
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I confess I only live in Illinois because I was born and raised here and feel obligated to stay close to my mom and dad to care for them as they age but have every intention of moving as soon as possible!! I often exercise extra so I can eat more chocolate or ice cream I have 4 laid back awesome boys and am grateful I…
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76 in South Carolina..enjoying 70 in Illinois today- rain sleet snow- yes snow in the forecast Friday..... Ahhhh good ole Illinois! Yuck!
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Hi all! It's been an extremely busy week and I've read every post along the way! I weigh in tomorrow morning and am confident the scale will be nice to me. I am making progress using the treadmill everyday and can officially jog a mile with ease at a slow pace :) the week included getting a townhome listed for sale that my…
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My thought for today, it took me 12 days to lose a pound but I was not deprived! I look at my entries and I had restaurant food and chocolate and even ice cream! No not every day or meal but I lost a pound and controlled myself to log and accurately measure everything! That's a big step in the right direction! I also upped…
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I struggle to get up in the morning. I have NEVER been a morning person. I finally bought a treadmill and an elliptical and workout after dinner while watching a show with my SO. On weekends I enjoy late morning workouts. Hopefully you will become a morning person and master the am workout but for me I always felt terrible…
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Bittersweet day today. Sent my 2nd oldest son back to college after spring break today, my 3rd will make his final college decision April 1st. I miss them when they go away but am proud at the same time... And I'd be lying if I said I miss the extra laundry/grocery shopping ;) it took 12 days but I lost another pound and…
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On my bucket list!! I have never been outside the US/Mexico!! I hope you have an amazing trip in July!
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Confession- when I'm losing a fitbit challenge I often consider putting it on my dogs leg and playing some catch with him ;)
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I am loving this group and I am finding myself slowly coming around and starting to feel like my old self. What I mean by that is in 2012 I ran a 15k was on the road to fitness -I was 15 pounds from my goal weight but strong and energetic and healthy. Then I started grad school while working nights and had a few family and…
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Ok that was sincerely funny ;)
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Good thread I also will sit at the table contemplating if I really still "need" food or if it just tastes good. The satisfied feeling is going to take time for me after eating until being stuffed for too long! I also have to think before I reach for snacks because I tend to eat for any reason not just hunger! Nice to see…
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I think you are doing fantastic with staying active without the running! Look at your progress snowshoeing! Curious what an ultra is? How many kilometers? I like Larros idea to buy and sell to save money! See if there is a local bike shop near your destination that sells used bikes that would rebuy before you go.
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Nice to meet you ! Ugh not a very supportive reply from your MD lol! What's your BMI? I started with a BMI of 29 my doctor was not "happy" with that and either was I lol! I'm making very slow progress but doing it :) I am about 169 with a goal of 135ish so 35 pounds as well!
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Lol! Hilarious! I am guilty of struggling to clean up my act. I have made a goal to make the next 10 days starting today "cleaner" at which point I decided I need to unlock my food diary for the world to see and help me be more accountable :) as far as mud runs I have done warrior dash and Spartan. Warrior Dash is a great…
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Crosbylee: always hard to dedicate time to ones self. Harder for some than for others. This is the first time in my life that I think I am finding a slight balance and getting at least a 40 minute walk in every day - you can do it!! Allenpriest- good luck on the lab results and congrats on the 90 pounds gone!! You are a…
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Ok I'm feeling left out! I have a river very close that I have contemplated exploring with a kayak.... Perhaps one will accidentally slip into my SUV ( will search Craig's list for a used one!)
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I am so sorry for your loss. If you are a believer in faith this is a time to dig deep and try to believe everything happens for a reason even when we can not phathom any possible justification >hugs<
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Genius! I am getting 3lb weights tomorrow I have pathetic weak shoulders and have no reason I can't work em when I am watching a tV show... I just always thought of using heavier weights doh!
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Hi all!! Having a great day finally got over myself and am back on the clean eating wagon! Looking forward to a terrific weekend and trying some new fitness moves with my brand new kettle bell. Just curious for those tact have scales that show fat % do you feel it is an added motivation and accurate??
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I live in the Chicago burbs so am lucky to have access to fitness classes I will see what I can find- good idea I agree form is important and having someone else watching form and correcting is important!
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Thank you for the tips on the weight. It was definitely an impulse buy and I just picked 20 lbs without a plan!! Excited to try the moves!
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Uhm I had a really tough day. Dinner at a brazillian steakhouse I had to guess on calories thus the psychotic dinner entry: note the overage!! Feeling down. Failure.. Frustrated. Disappointed. So I came to the community and here I find your thread.... Instant therapy =) today will soon be tomorrow and the slate is clean.
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Congrats on the new wheels!!!
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Have my 5K of the season on Saturday. It's supposed to rain, sleet and snow. Oh joy. Just what I want to run in. Ugh!!!! Pulled out my cold weather gear to run in and hoping that I will stay warm. Hate running in that mess! Ick! LOL [/quote] A couple years ago I did the Spartan Race. I live in illinois and it was…
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Have my 5K of the season on Saturday. It's supposed to rain, sleet and snow. Oh joy. Just what I want to run in. Ugh!!!! Pulled out my cold weather gear to run in and hoping that I will stay warm. Hate running in that mess! Ick! LOL [/quote] A couple years ago I did the Spartan Race. I live in illinois and it was…
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Hello group! I am 41 (42 in August) and have struggled with my weight since puberty. I enjoy being active but am challenged when it comes to resisting unhealthy food and cravings!! I am currently 169lbs 5'5" goal of 135ish. I started back with MFP in January and am losing extremely slow -constantly needing to remind myself…
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I can't believe I forgot about jerky! Great thing to munch on while waiting for dinner to be done! And I also saw a person mix an egg with extra egg whites which I am totally trying! I don't like pure egg whites so this may be perfect!
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Ok suddenly after resetting the same goals from my laptop I have 1200 calories and I can only lose 1.5/ week- I also think my macros look better although I did adjust up protein by 5% and carbs down 5%. Thank you for the replies!!
