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Yoga and swimming--much easier on painful arches. I just started having this issue this summer along with back problems-THERE'S a great combo!! There are many things I cannot do which is frustrating because I have lost 12 pounds and then BAM--painful feet, painful back, hips hurting--none of it's good. Swimming and yoga…
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Ha--except for #7 I too could have written that list. I would sub in "I had a long day/bad day/my back hurts/I'm tired and cookies help" for your #7. Really cookies do not help...a lesson I have to relearn at least once a week. So hard to change old, unhelpful thinking patterns AND remember that we really do FEEL better…
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Prunes--I think they are delicious. Also black licorice. Lots of folks don't like those two things but I do.
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$10,000 to pay off medical debt and get back to zero instead of negative all the time. OR...a nap
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I hear you--add me to the list of tired working mom. the truth is when I eat better, drink more water and make time for myself I actually do feel better and am in a better mood. it's a lesson I have had to relearn over and over and over and over... I have about 15 pounds to lose and I was REALLY JAZZED to work hard this…
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Thanks everyone for the input. I would prefer if ANY method I use to record calories EATEN was on the high side and calories BURNED was on the low side so I don't get, what's the word I'm looking for--so I am not fooling myself that I am burning more than I actually am--so that I am honest with my food AND activity. It…
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Right now--drinking green tea and wasting time online. I should be reading-halfway through a great book.
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Inaccurate too high or inaccurate too low??
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So much inspiration here everyone--you all look terrific! I am 47, had back surgery a year ago, still having significant back pain BUT...highest weight was 181, currently 168, goal is 150 or less. I am a solid 5'8". Working on it. At this age, every pound lost feels like a victory--they just don't come off like they did…
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Wonder Woman. AMAZING--loved it!
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cup of tea, nap, chocolate, reruns on Netflix
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YUM--eating that for dinner right now actually! LOL. rice pudding
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right now--watching The Office for the millionth time (season 1) with my 16 year old son and working our way through our fav Mediterranean food--stuffed grape leaves, falafel, hummus and pita. I did 100 squats and swam 30 laps today, so I can eat falafel!
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Two things: those yellowish rainier cherries and Nature Valley peanut butter biscuits. They taste just like Nutter Butters but are not that bad (190 calories).
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Oh you poor thing with the twins and no sleep--I feel for you. I don't know the science, but if I don't get enough sleep, several things happen: I am likely up too late mindlessly eating crummy stuff and then when I am tired the next day I just don't make good food choices and I find it much easier to not work out, because…
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I am a fan of outside walking. Our family belongs to the local YMCA, which I go to for swimming laps, yoga, or elliptical, but walking outside is far and away my favorite things. Find music or a podcast that you like and go walk. I am listening to Alec Baldwin's terrific podcast Here's the Thing right now-love it and each…
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two things--the daily food intake that the OP posted is not even close to clean and second--I would be STARVING on that amount of food and kind of food. nothing on there is actually satisfying.
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putzing around on the computer--just updated my Goodreads, answered a few emails, entered my food on here + eating cherry tomatoes and hummus
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"junk" food?? fries, potato chips, twice baked potatoes, mashed potatoes drowning in gravy OR anything bakery--slice of pie, hot cross bun, donut, cookies--such a sweet tooth!
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Honey I hear you. I teach junior high and we have not had spring break yet. One more week. I am DYING over here. Have two reasonable size pizza slices and a big salad.
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To get additional protein, don't forget nut butters. I get fresh ground almond butter and fresh ground peanut butter from Whole Foods and sometimes eat it with a spoon BUT you must measure it--nuts are super high calorie, but satisfying.
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I have two fall backs that I make a TON--veggies and hummus and stuff in mason jars. This week I bought a big tub of precut veggies and a thing of hummus and am keeping it in the fridge at work so I don't have to think about it every day. The other thing I do is mason jar meals. I can make 5 on Sunday and grab one every…
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going to bed earlier--that way I am not up inhaling crummy food AND I make better choices when I am well rested!!
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I too eat when I am not necessarily hungry. I find I overeat when I am lonely, bored, or "hungry" for something else not food. I am certainly not unique in this way! I have never met a bad mood that an almond croissant or chocolate chip pretzel cookie the size of my head couldn't fix! Clearly I am kidding, emotional eating…
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To the original poster...I feel very similar to you and many others on this thread. I have anxiety and depression issues and have about 30 pounds to lose. I find myself doing fine all day and then completely blow it at night. I have discussed this with my therapist so many times and it seems like I binge when I am feeling…
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watermelon is my saving grace--lots of volume, little calories. also cherry tomatoes, peppers, carrots--I like them in slices more than baby carrots, cucumbers, oranges.
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Yes to all! I have not got this licked by any stretch but the idea that whatever it is I think I have to inhale will be there tomorrow is just revolutionary. I mean, who knew??!! I am just like the above poster who said the all or nothing thinking kicks in when I am tired or stressed in other areas. Nothing calms me down…
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Oh I am so sorry. The aftermath of being sick is just the worst. I have been on break for 2 weeks (teacher) and Friday night I started feeling crummy. I have to go back on Monday. Why for the love of all that is good and right, did I have to start feeling poorly two days before I have to get up early and dress like an…
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My beautiful behaviors...my fitbit is set to buzz me at 9pm so I get to bed. Getting more sleep helps me not sit up eating bad food AND feel more rested so I can make better choices and have energy to work out. I joined Goodreads to do the 2017 Goodreads Challenge. Finally, I have Aqualert on my phone to remind me to drink…
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oatmeal with blueberries. boring.
