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I guess I'm a possible look-giver. I joined a gym about a month ago. It's definitely flashier than any gym I've been in before - lots of very fit women wearing sports bras or crop tops. I try very hard to not stare, but I guess I sometimes do, especially if they're on a treadmill in front of me. I hope I'm not glaring…
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Well, May went out with a whimper, so trying to start June off with a bang. This is the first time since I started in this group that I'm starting the month with an AF day! Drinking goals: 8 or less on a normal week, more leeway on vacation, but don't be noticeably tipsy in front of my teetotaling family who will judge me…
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13 pages of diet myths and "aspartame is poison" hasn't been mentioned yet??
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I'm one of those people who looks Not Good at the high end of the normal BMI range. Around a 20-21 BMI, I look awesome - hourglass figure, nice stomach, all that jazz. When I put on some weight and get to 24-25 BMI, it all seems to go to my stomach first, and my hourglass figure is suddenly a lot more ball-shaped. Getting…
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OP, I have no studies, just bro blogs and women's magazines, but generally the consensus is that breaking it up is the same or better, depending on your goals (obviously worse if steady-state cardio endurance is the goal, but that's the exception). If you do your bench press in the morning and your squat in the evening,…
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Your title says "supportive wife," so let's talk about things you can do to SUPPORT him. -If you are in charge of the grocery shopping, you can buy the foods HE puts on the list. -If you are responsible for the cooking, you can make meals in line with the food plan HE chooses. -If you have the time and desire, you can join…
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I have a sense of dread about this upcoming weekend. Was AF (well, I guess technically I had 1/9 of a drink because bitters) M, W, and Th, and had 2 very small glass of Cab (7 oz total, maybe?) on Tuesday to go with steak, so it's been a good week on the alcohol front, but the people around me seem to be deciding that this…
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@MissMay I wasn't the original bitters experimenter but I have been playing around with them this week after stocking up on Saturday! They're a lot more aromatic than flavorful, so like 80% of the "taste" is coming from the smell, IMO. I'm using 1 tsp bitters to 6 oz of soda, so they're pretty diluted. Fee Brothers Lemon -…
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I'm sorry you're having a rough day, that sounds like a lot of little things piling up and sometimes that's tougher to deal with than a crisis. I hope your evening is a lot more relaxing. In fact, try to make it relaxing - take a bath, read a book, give yourself the rest of the day off. Can we talk about this? Why would…
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Despite the weather getting warmer and spring allergies making my hands a bit swollen, I can get my wedding ring on and off without having to soap it up.
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So... Can I ask why there’s a drink 3, or even a drink 2, on days you choose to drink? My doctor once told me “You can have one drink a day, but they’re not drink coupons, you can’t save them all for the weekend.” I certainly wouldn’t classify 3 or 4 drinks spread out over the whole day as binge behavior, but it seems like…
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To the bolded: Moderna is taking mRNA vaccines for the flu and HIV to phase 1 trials this year. The cytomegalovirus vaccine is going to Phase 3. These haven't been concocted overnight. Pharma companies have been steadily pursuing this technology, waiting for the funding to become available to go through trials and…
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Maybe it would help if you wrote out what your workouts would be. Before I started at the gym, I put my lifting plan into the JEFIT app, and I decided how many days I would lift and how many days I'd do cardio. Having a schedule staring me in the face instead of trying to find motivation to go do some nebulous *something*…
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@lmlmrn Thank you <3 glad to hear you're starting to finally feel a little better! And that's such a freaky window accident! @dawnbgethealthy Haha I'm 3 lbs from the goal of a "normal" BMI, but I'm still 30ish lbs from a weight I'm happy with. It's a journey, and it definitely helps breaking it down into small steps!…
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I've gone through a couple of trackers, an HRM, and even a boring old pedometer. They break, or I lose them, or I forget to charge them. Now I use my phone as a pedometer, and MapMyWalk has been a very valuable surgery recovery tool to keep me from overdoing it. I use the JEFIT app to keep track of my strength training.…
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I really don't enjoy mass-produced candy like M&Ms or Milky Ways, and I prefer artisan dark chocolate. In general, most desserts are too sweet for me now, and if I'm having cake or something it has to be a very small piece or I feel sick.
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I log pretty carefully 6 days a week and then eat what I want for Saturday night dinner. On Saturday I'm eating around my maintenance calories, so I still had a deficit for 6 days a week and will still lose weight. As mentioned above, your weight can fluctuate significantly day to day depending on waste, water retention…
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There's certainly an optimal weight for the plane to be as far as fuel goes. They want to carry enough to get the plane from point A to point B, with a certain percentage as reserve for having to circle, getting diverted, and general safety. They don't want to carry more fuel to move more weight which then means they might…
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Children and Covid have not been studied well because the adults have been bearing the brunt of the disease up until now; I'm hoping there will be more comprehensive reports coming out of Brazil and perhaps the US as the age of people contracting Covid starts to average lower. There was an Italian study of 129 children…
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@globalhiker I’m still around and doing fine. I’m down 3 lbs this month, 3 more to go! Getting my workouts in balance has been a challenge this month. I was trying to hit the gym 6 days a week, but my body wasn’t having it, and now that I’ve scaled it back to 4 days plus walking I have less of a stress response and the…
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Did you weigh in today, or are you waiting until next Friday? If you did, how did it go?
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I am on team daily-weighing-for-data, but I understand that emotionally you might not be there yet. You might be a LONG way from being there. We have been bombarded for so long that our self-worth is somehow tied to our weight, and it can take a while to unlearn that message. So... What happens if you get on the scale and…
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Not buying new clothes because "This is only temporary, I'm going to lose weight." The horror of putting on a shirt that I was sure fit me, only to find that my too-tight bra squeezing my back fat can be seen clear as day. The shame that the only shirts that fit me are the "oversized" t-shirts I used to use as sleepwear.…
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You can't prevent most people from asking the if you've been working out, but you don't have to entertain a discussion about it. For acquaintances: "Yes, thanks. How are the kids/dogs/squirrels in the attic?" For trusted friends and family: "This is something I'm not comfortable discussing because it's led to hurtful…
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There are so many ways to eat healthy outside of salads! You just have to get the portions right. Here's what I ate the past two weeks: -Chipotle chicken, Mexican rice, and sauteed zucchini, corn, and peppers -Baked parmesan herb salmon, green beans, and bread -Ginger beef, mushroom, and kale stir fry with noodles -Bean…
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Don't jog - it's high-impact, and you want to steer clear of that. Walking or elliptical are the only "safe" exercises right now. Cycling is a bad idea since you'd be bent over on the bike, and swimming can be aggravating because of the movements. What going on with food/binging, exactly? Have you been doing this for a…
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You really should rest while you heal. You don't want to risk a much more serious injury that requires you to recover for weeks instead of a few days. I promise you're not going to gain 10 pounds if you don't work out for a few days. And you might find that you don't engage in "messed up" eating if your body isn't…
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The weight limit used to be 70 lbs before incurring a fee, but after OSHA got serious that a single person shouldn't lift more than 50 lbs regularly, that changed across the board. If your luggage is overweight, they're charging you as a deterrent so they can protect their employees, to help offset the cost of maybe…
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@cmriverside I grew up in Asia and getting cooked shrimp/prawns still in the shell was very common. It's like cooking bone-in meat - keeps more of the flavor. You usually cut the shell down the back or butterfly it prior to cooking so the shell is easy to peel off. Here's a recipe if you're curious:…
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Accurate data. If your concern is the whole load of the plane, weigh everyone. You can see if the plane is at risk of being maxed out. And if you weigh everyone, no one can cry discrimination.
