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Hi All! I'm starting 5x5 next week. I have a 35# barbell coming this week sometime and am using the time this week to watch videos and practice my form, especially with squats. I've been doing "air squats" for a month or so now so my form has really improved by watching Elliott Hulse videos. We have a 45# bar, but when my…
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I've been cutting back, too. And it is so hard, especially this time of the year when the weather is nice and I so want to sit outside in the evening with a drink and watch the sunset. Only enjoying one drink on Friday and one on Saturday. And no beer during football season! ;)
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Losing weight at 50+ (45+is what I learned) is really tough. And, a sedentary lifestyle contributes to further slowing an already slowing metabolism. Learned that, too. I don't know about the 80/20 ratio, but I do know that cutting processed foods, including wheat and sugar, help a lot. When we started eating "paleo" or…
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Thanks for the welcome, DammitJanit. Since there's another Mary on here and ScubaMare is a lot to type, you all can call me Mare. I live in the suburbs between Boulder and Denver, CO. Hope you all have a great week!
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Hi all! I'm so excited to have found this community and, specifically, this thread for women 50+. My story and goals: I turned 50 last December. In March I was hospitalized with bilateral pulmonary embolisms -- blood clots in both lungs. What I thought was me just being more out of shape than usual from being sedentary all…
