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My husband is of German heritage and it will only be the four of us this year so I am making Schnitzels for the kids, Rouladen for us along with Spaetzle, Brussels sprouts with bacon and an eggnog cake. I have to say I won’t miss the bird this year!

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I find working out with a friend helps. We do it virtually through messaging apps but knowing I made a date with her at a specific time pretty much implies I will show up. We follow the same program and push each other. We can also whine and commiserate the next day about DOMS. I used to work out alone before the pandemic…

I started lifting at 40, mostly doing Alwyn Cosgrove workouts. I am now doing his Strong program, hoping third time’s the charm as I have yet to get to the last stage. This time around I am doing it with a girlfriend through WhatsApp so we motivate each other. Apart from that I started running at 46. Between the Canadian…

Hi everyone, I used to belong to a women over 40s group and got a lot of MFP friends that way but quite a few have become inactive so I am looking to refresh my friends feed. I’m 50, with two kids (3 if you count the husband 😂): 13, 16 and 51! I live in Montreal, Canada. I’m fairly active between lifting, Zumba and running…

I usually would bake about 5000 cookies to give out to friends, teachers, neighbours, etc... this year I will make a few just for my husband and kids (each gets to pick one type). I’ll likely make some fancy sugar ones for my Instagram too. We aren’t allowed to visit anyone where I live because of Covid so even though I…

Ifit has their own App, fitness trackers etc etc so they want to encourage users to use those. I tried those (came free when I bought my treadmill) but I much prefer my Polar trackers so I use those to track my workouts and that integrates well with MFP. MFP always adjusts my calories down but it’s usually a minimal amount…

I know that weighing and logging food is a royal pain but it really helps if only to get you to realize how much you are eating. Try to do it for just a couple of days and see how many calories you are taking in. It might also make you more mindful of what you are really eating. I used to often finish my kids' plates. Not…

I just got in a one hour Zumba session while Hubby took the kids to their ski lesson. Hoping that will somewhat offset the steak and fries dinner I am planning to have tonight to celebrate my best friend' bday (and my oldest son's 12.5 bday lol). Weight has been going in the right direction but Oh so slowly :( I still…

Good morning everyone, I have weighed myself every morning and written down the result in notebooks for the past 10 years. I do this whether I am trying to lose weight or not. I find that it helps me be mindful of where I stand. The only data missing are those during travel (I don't bring my scale along!). Over the years I…

Hi everyone, I'd love to join your group. I'm 46 and from Montreal, Canada. I have 3 boys ( 9, 12 and 47 - the latter I did not give birth to - he is my husband but he is often more work than the little ones lol!). I've been on MFP for close to a year now. Last year I lost close to 25 lbs but I have gained 15 of those…

I lift Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (doing Strong by Schuler/Cosgrove right now). No lifting on week-ends.

I always fall off the workout wagon in summer. Between the heat and having Legos all over my gym floor (which is also the kids' playroom) it's just a losing battle every year. Still I have started to get somewhat back onto the wagon 2 weeks ago with Zumba but I still have to re-start my lifting routine. And I should really…

Day 7 (June 14th) : regular floor push-ups 30 30 25 25 Daily total 110 Monthly total 510 Tomorrow might very well be a rest day... @FrankieandSpots Nice to see you here! Yes @JeromeBarry1 got me started last month but I was too late to complete the challenge in time so I figured I might as well restart when this thread…

As I was traveling I had a hard time posting from my phone because I like to copy and paste but I have kept up as best I could: Day 2 (June 9th): rest travel day Day 3 (June 10th) : regular floor push-ups 30 25 25 Daily total 80 Monthly total 170 Day 4 (June 11th) : regular floor push-ups 30 30 30 30 (some were those as…

I'll start over here. Day 1: regular floor push-ups 25 25 20 20 Daily total 90 Monthly total 90 Going to try to increase sets and decrease the reps for a bit to see if I can make better progress.

Hi @nuvia4 , For me, it hasn't really changed me physically in itself. I am fairly lean and I have good delts and pecs. I've been doing push-ups for a few years but I used to do 3 sets of 15 every other day, never pushing myself to do more. I do lift heavy 3 times a week and am fairly active otherwise. This challenge has…

June 7th (day 22) Regular floor push-ups 25 25 30 Daily total 80 Running total: 1245

I thought @djspacecaptain was going to start a new thread for June so I stopped logging lol Here is what I did in the meantime: June 1st (day 16) 25 25 25 daily total: 75 Running total: 935 June 2nd (day 17) Suspended 25 25 25 daily total: 75 running total: 1010 June 3rd (day 18) rest June 4th (day 19) regular push-ups 25…

Have you tried cashew butter? (says the woman in the dark alley)

Foodwise: You need to weigh and log. It does not mean being super restrictive about the Calories you eat it means being aware of them. I do not starve myself. I'm never hungry and if I am I know it's time to have a snack. You can eat healthy all you want if you are eating more Calories than you are burning or the right…

I just found this thread and applied to join the group (MFP though tells me that my "reasons I want to join" was too long so I had to sadly truncate it). I'm currently finishing stage 3 of STRONG. I eat a lot of processed protein food like whey isolate shakes, Quest bars and protein chips in order to meet my protein goals.…

I understand not wanting to join a gym. Personally I find that I lose time getting there and back, changing, I hate having to wait for equipment or finding it sweaty, yucky and weights not re-racked properly. I am a grunter when I lift and I hate having people look at me as I a pushing through that last rep. I built up a…

I agree with the others that if you have been carefully weighing and logging all your food intake and have been at a plateau for 3 months then you are obviously eating at maintenance regardless of the Calorie goal MFP gives you. Your body is probably different from the average upon which the MFP formulae are based. I would…

Try to find something where you lose track of time. If you like your dance classes, can you find something similar on YouTube that you can stream on your TV? What about trying something completely different on Youtube like Cardio boxing, baladi, Zumba, pilates, ballet? There are so many things available on Youtube that…

Me too please! The less cooked the steak the better! And bacon ON steak is the best!

Bench day today so taking a day off from push-ups

Day 14 (May 30th) Regular push-ups 25 25 25 Daily total 75 Running total: 860 Planning to do another 75 tomorrow since it's a lifting day and they will be part of my program and then take the following day off. I think I'm going to sorely (pun fully intended) need a rest day.

Day 13 (May 29th) Regular push-ups 25 25 25 Daily total 75 Running total: 785