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If this is about collecting better data rather than immediate safety concerns, there should be a scale at every gate. When you go to scan your boarding pass, you stand on that scale while holding all of your carry-on luggage. Right now your carry-on luggage never gets weighed, and if airlines are serious about getting a…
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I do curry from time to time (I just use the store-bought paste, I don't make my own). It freezes ok, and as long as I don't use mushrooms I freeze it with the chicken and veggies already in it. (Mushrooms get a really weird texture if they're frozen then thawed, not a fan.) Tips: It's super adaptable. You can use whatever…
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5/1 - 5/7: 7 drinks, 4 AF days 5/8 - 5/14: 11 drinks, 3 AF days 5/15: 2 drinks 5/16: 5 drinks Saturday was really lovely. We did our errands early because my MIL's birthday was on Sunday and we planned to be with her most of the day. After I got back from the gym we watched the Preakness (great race btw), and then husband…
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5/1 - 5/7: 7 drinks, 4 AF days 5/8: 3 drinks 5/9: 2 drinks 5/10: AF 5/11: AF Was too tired to crave a drink last night and still couldn't fall asleep, sigh. @MissMay I feel you. I have no advice, but ugh. I'm so grateful for my husband, but that aspect.... Ugh. @dawnbgethealthy You're not alone in not being able to…
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Have you tried journaling about it? Keep a notebook in the car, and any time you feel an impulse to go through a drive through, write down 1) what time it is, 2) how hungry you REALLY feel, and 3) any emotions you're having. Look for patterns! Is it a habit because you always get junk food at lunchtime? Are you triggered…
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Hey! I feel you so much. I used to run and lift - I was training for a 10K and had finally gotten my big girl plates on my deadlift when my DDD progressed to the point that I had to give it up. I had back surgery in December - artificial disc replacement at L4/L5 and fusion at L5/S1. The ADR is more or less protecting my…
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5/1 - 5/7: 7 drinks, 4 AF days 5/8: 3 drinks 5/9: 2 drinks 5/10: AF First AF day after 3 days in a row of drinking, and I spent a good half of my evening post-gym thinking about having a drink. I'm debating going on a "schedule" of drinks on Fridays and Saturdays with one weeknight being optional (i.e. weeknight happy hour…
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5/1 - 5/7: 7 drinks, 4 AF days 5/8: 3 drinks 5/9: 2 drinks Had dinner out with friends on Saturday. 3 drinks over 3 hours. A couple of the guys were hitting it pretty hard and kept ordering beer after beer, but I found it pretty easy to drink a lot of water instead of chugging the beers down with them. Braced myself for a…
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Keeping it simple to start is a good way to go. There's no need to overcomplicate this; just eat in a deficit and play around with foods until you find what keeps you full. Both for satiety and fitness goals, I personally prefer a 40% carb, 30% fat, 30% protein split, where I focus on hitting my protein and fat goals then…
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Pre-pandemic we'd go out 2-4 times a week - maybe a couple of weekday lunches, a weeknight dinner, and a weekend dinner. When the pandemic first hit, we tried to keep that up and support our local businesses by ordering takeout. Mid-pandemic, I decided it was time to lose weight, and we switched to making all our meals at…
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OP have you seen this site? It breaks down PPL, and the recommendation is 3-4 compound exercises followed by 2-3 isolation exercises. It also lists what those movements are, so you can build a routine suited to the equipment you have.…
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5/1 - 2 wine 5/2 - AF 5/3 - AF 5/4 - AF 5/5 - 1 beer 5/6 - AF I actually made it to the gym last night! It felt good. Still trying to iron out a lifting routine I'm happy with, especially for legs, but I think I'm getting closer. Wine planned with dinner tonight, and I'm going out to dinner with friends tomorrow so there…
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5/1 - 2 wine 5/2 - AF 5/3 - AF 5/4 - AF 5/5 - 1 beer I worked from home yesterday since we were having a new TV delivered. Game plan yesterday was to finish work up by 5 and head straight to the gym. Reality was still sending emails at 5:30, then husband walking in the door and asking me to help him get the TV out of the…
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5/1 - 2 wine 5/2 - AF 5/3 - AF 5/4 - AF Decided to take one more day away from people just to be safe. I tried going for a walk instead of going to the gym, but the new shoes I bought on Saturday didn't work out. I'll be taking those back and looking elsewhere this weekend. Why are exercise shoes so difficult? I can walk…
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5/1 - 2 wine 5/2 - AF 5/3 - AF Went into the office yesterday. Around 11:30 I started having hot and cold flashes, my back got very achy, and I felt so physically tired that I was swaying like I was tipsy and had to focus on taking one step at a time going up the stairs. It was freaky. My husband took me home (so glad we…
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Happy Monday everyone! May is starting off on the right foot concerning alcohol, a little wobbly everywhere else. Things I did right: I logged all my food, I logged my drinks, I stuck to my limits Things I did not-so-right: I missed the gym, I didn't journal I always think I can do more than I can do - clearly I'm still…
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@JustaNoob If you haven't found them yet, Offbeat Bride and A Practical Wedding are great resources. They focus on weddings outside the norm - low-budget, DIY, themed, small, queer, etc. - and try very hard to not feed the Wedding Industrial Complex. You might get some good ideas from browsing there.
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We had a tiny wedding before Covid made them cool. We had 19 guests, ourselves, the officiant, and our two photographers - 24 people in total. We picked a spot by the lake for our ceremony and paid the city $50 to reserve that spot for two hours, then we had our reception in a cheese shop. The only flowers we had were my…
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I am so very happy to be done with April. The good: I'm vaccinated, I'm back in the gym, and my closet is paradise. The bad: Birthday partying extended longer than it should have, depression kicked my butt for 2 weeks, I got hammered the first time I went out in the world, I have no idea what my monthly drink tally is, I…
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Is shaming going to help you change your behavior? How about logging those donuts and going for a long walk instead? You're going to slip up. This is a long process where you learn to modify your behavior and form better habits. You learn how to move on from those mistakes without feeling like you've ruined everything. And…
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AF last night. I can extend my arms today! It's the little things :D @langstontl Enjoy the wedding! My dad would maybe have 4-5 drinks a year before he and my mom divorced at 56. Post-divorce he made new friends, got a new fiancee, a drinks a lot more now. The drinking has aged him a lot more than the cancer did. It's…
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It's all very personal, but I tend to find a balance of lean protein, vegetables, and a starch like rice or potatoes to be satiating. The plate method (50% of your plate is veg, 25% is protein, 25% is starch) is a good starting point for ratios, and you can adjust as you learn what works for you. For protein, I opt for…
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You can start to develop strength with resistance bands or body weight disciplines like Pilates, but you're not going to build significant muscle without progressive overload. There are body-weight programs (You Are Your Own Gym, Convict Conditioning) that will help you do that, but they're not exactly "no-stress." What is…
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AF last night - trying to stay as hydrated as possible. I've always gotten DOMS pretty bad when I start lifting after a break, but I don't remember it being THIS intense. It's hard to fully extend my arms. Will be skipping the gym today to properly rest up, and I won't be drinking because I don't need any diuretic effects…
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Well, I re-entered society this weekend. I got my hair cut! I joined a gym! I put heels on and went to a restaurant! I went to our local wine bar! And it's a good thing I talked husband into a Lyft because we got utterly wasted. Something about being out in the world flipped on Party Mode, and even though nothing bad…
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Was AF Monday and Tuesday. Had a single glass of wine last night, late enough in the evening to not sit around craving a second glass, but early enough that I didn't sleep poorly or wake up in the middle of the night. I know these things - I know to not drink right before bed, I know keeping it to a single glass helps so…
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I mean, I don't want to be a nitpicky jerk, but if you're making it your own, the guy who developed it would say you're not really doing it. He's very explicit about that on his front page. Also, I think he's full of crap and you should definitely modify it to make it something that will make you feel accomplished and not…
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When I was 15, I'd skip breakfast and lunch, and I'd eat a bit of dinner so my parents wouldn't know anything was wrong. I ate maybe 500 calories a day. I got very thin, except my stomach was still poochy, so I figured I had to starve myself more. My hair got thinner. I was so tired all the time, so lethargic, but I'd…
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No harm in checking things on a food scale, if you're not already. It can be easy to let those quantities slightly increase over time if you're not consistently weighing and measuring. And if aspartame does have the side effect of making you munchier, you might subconsciously be a little more generous in your portions.
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Not sure how much the clutter in my closet aligns with the clutter in my life, but it sure does give me a peaceful feeling knowing that that area is in order now! Yes! It really is. It's so refreshing in there now instead of being dark and messy. I feel motivated to dress a little nicer now! Hope you were able to reset…
