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Sorry to be a moron but I'm new at this - how do I open my food diary? I thought friends cound automatically see it. Is there something else I need to do? I'm happy to share :)
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In case folks are seriously interested in what I said about the above, let me save you the trouble of all the meticulous research I had to do to find the best eliptical cross trainer... I'm somewhere between 6'1" and 6'2" and my other half is a little over 6'6". We immediately wanted to find a cross trainer with a long…
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I got my Fitbit 10 days ago! Feel free to add me https://www.fitbit.com/user/3WWWSR
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I'm 38 and when I started 10 days ago I was 180 lbs and needed to lose 31 lbs. I've lost 6 lbs already but I have a disability and cannot do 10,000 steps in a day... not without hurting myself... so this will be hard :( Please add me!
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Hey all! I'm currently 174lbs and want to get down to 149lbs - eek 25 lbs! I was 149lbs up until February 2015 then a rotten disability in one leg, hip, foot & shoulder began to take its toll on my activity levels. Suddenly the pounds seemed to fly on at a rate I never expected. It seemed like one day I woke up and things…
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To anyone who wants to start running but is overweight to begin with, I simply cannot recommend highly enough an Eliptical Cross Trainer. Not only will it reduce the stress on your joints when you start out with those extra pounds, but it's less embarrassing too. Less stomp = less wobble, and your muscles and heart are…
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Haha yup. A larger engine needs more fuel to maintain it, pure and simple. But occasionally you find someone at the other end of the spectrum who really struggles with the maths involved.
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That is the loveliest thing in the world to say. I completely agree!!
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Oh dear! I hope you feel better soon. Perhaps stay away from dehydrating liquids (coffee & alcohol) and drink water tomorrow as much as possible. That always helps take the edge off my migraines. I'm sending "feel better" thoughts in you direction for tomorrow.
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Hold the phone! I've discovered that Mr Chef has a sneaky trick that he does to make the Nut Roast recipe I quoted above nicer. The little sneak!! Pfffft typical... I got it out of him this morning, so here goes: In the nut roast recipe above, it apparently asks you to add a "pesto layer" or something, using an instant…
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Now ladies, here is some grade A bollocks... Now I have no interest in modelling any more, I did it when I was younger but found far better things to do with my time. Even so, I was curious as to what the industry said about your standard "tall gal" in terms of expected weight ranges. Now I was expecting that somehow…
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Thanks, I'll pass your compliments on to the chef :) wow yes that does sound lucky! It's wonderful to have a family who support you. I certainly do! He baked two kinds of homemade Christmas fruit mince pies (some call them tarts) today. All totally vegan and low calorie, it's looooovely. My fav one is 183 calories per pie…
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My URL is : https://www.fitbit.com/user/3WWWSR
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Wondering if I should make a new thread for this, but.. because folks asked: Vegan Christmas Onion & Chestnut Gravy This recipe originally came from the Vegan Recipe Club, but my other half can't find the link... 2 tsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 175g/6oz chestnut mushrooms, sliced 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tbsp…
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lol exactly! It's just funny watching people comprehend how much extra you weigh and eat when you're more than a head and shoulders taller. To the OP, you may want to invest in a Withings scale to work out what is really going on. I've invested in one recently and found the measurements really helpful. It gives more than…
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I'm 6'2" and was recently weighed at the hospital by a nurse, prior to my regular checkup. So this nurse... 4ft nothing, Scottish and solid may I add... she stares up at me after the scale spits out a reading. She has the oddest look on her face, like she's just caught a whiff of some faecal matter on her shoe. She looks…
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Oh god they're huge! Sorry everyone, this isn't the most user friendly forum... From the top the pictures are... 1. Full plate of Vegan Xmas fare 2. Reduced mushroom & onion gravy 3. Homemade low cal vegan Yorkshire puddings 4. Vegan cherry chocolate pudding 5. Vegan Christmas Nut Roast 6. Sesame roasted Brussel Sprouts…
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I may have worked out how to post pictures... Let's see...
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Omg I can totally sympathise! This will be my second year. If you like I would be happy to share my SO's amazing Christams nut roast recipe. A hunk of that on my plate surrounded by roast vege and onion gravy, and folks at the dinner table were jealous of me lol. I was worried last Xmas would be hard, but in the end it was…
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While I don't strictly class myself as Vegan, I have to eat a lot of Vegan food as I'm completely intolerant to anything containing animal protein. Meat, dairy, eggs etc. I do eat yeast however, if it's used as a rising agent in bread. One thing I never touch is nutritional yeast as I read several articles and studies…
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Tip from a Vegan (though maybe interesting for folks who want less fat & more micro nutrients)... My SO makes me a protein smoothie now and then that exceeds 40g protein, using a combination of: oatmeal, frozen blueberries, frozen cherries, spinach, cacao powder, flaxseed, frozen banana, and freshly ground chia seeds and…
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Thanks very much for the reply and kind words :) You're so right. It's all about managing those bad days, and not letting them take hold. They 'will' happen, so some days the walking may not be possible, at least as much as I want. But at this point I'm confident in my determination. On the upside I think it makes me more…
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My other half got me a Fitbit Charge HR for Xmas but gave it to me early after I said I wanted to kick off my diet and exercise goals early. So far I'm loving it. It's really helping keep me a track of activity. I also track my water through it, but my food through MFP. I've also had no trouble linking my Withings scale to…
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I'm so jealous of folks who can have a "day off" their diet... [warning - incoming pity party]... As usual, I'm looking forward to smelling all the lovely Christmas food, but I'll be sticking to no meat & no dairy, even on this day of days. It's that or suffer a full blown arthritis flare up for 1-2 weeks afterwards.…
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It's moments like those that give you clarity Hun. As embarrassing as it was, it may just have been the log you needed to fuel your motivation fire. I'm happy for you :) Hang on to that feeling and start planning your next steps. Best of luck on your journey
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To give you another point of reference... I've used an Eliptical cross trainer for the last 5 years (a Spirit eGlide to be precise) and have used it in combination with its own heart rate monitor as well as my Fitbit. What I've found is, the calories burned depend which heart rate zone I spent the most time in during my…
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My other half bought me a Fitbit for Christmas and gave it to me early last week when I started focusing in on my weight goal. Honestly I love it! It's taking a while to work it all out, syncing this to that, then to the Withings scale... Egads the technology! But the results so far speak for themselves - 6.6lbs lost since…
