AZTeri2016 Member

. It is set at 1300. My BMR is 1483. As I said though I eat almost all my exercise calories every day, usually leaving less than 200, so the calories and macros change every day. And thank you all. I really do think I must be overdoing it. Before I started working out so hard, it was easier on the bike, so I’ll make it a…

Just got back from our long bike ride. 23 miles today. It was really tough on me for some reason, heart rate was higher than normal. We got a late start, so it was much hotter than we would have liked. I need to revisit what I’m having for dinner the night before these long rides, as well as what kind of exercise I’m…

Worked out with my trainer - rainbow slams, kettlebell lifts, dumbbell curl and lift, TRX Y, plank rows, leg lifts, side sit ups, ball roll outs - a couple more I don’t remember right now. Afterwards, i walked on the treadmill at 3.5 miles an hour for 30 minutes. Didn’t do as much as I do other days of the week but that’s…

Thank you for the comments on the quilt. That's part of the reason I'm working out so hard - I don't want arthritis or heart disease slow me down. Today I'll be at the gym working with my trainer, then my husband wants to go to Costco after lunch, so I'm not sure how much progress I'll make on the quilts I'm working on…

Health and workout post :) I go to the gym 5 days a week, with a trainer M/W/F and just cardio on T/TH. Then on Saturday, we go for a long bike ride. Tucson has a Loop that circumnavigates the city and we would really like to ride the full thing, which would be approximately 58 miles, including the 2 miles from our house.…

I generally make my own binding out of 2.5" strips. I've used the backing on occasion, a lot of it depends on the particular quilt. Here's one I made for my sister. She gave me a couple of pieces of the fabric that she purchased on a trip to Paris and asked me to make her a quilt. I had to supplement with additional…

Ohio born and bred here, and lived there an additional 17 years. So even though I have lived a couple of places in the interim, and currently live in Tucson, I'll be a Buckeye forever! :) Teri in AZ

I machine quilt. I wish I had a long arm, but alas, that's just slightly (ok, more than slightly!) out of the budge, as is sending them out. Right now I'm finishing up a king-size quilt for us as well as a flag wall hanging. I have about 10more quilts in the queue to do, one of which I need to get done before we head to…

Yes, I have. The number I'm referring to are the goals that show up in my diary. I am generally under the allotted goals for all three but occasionally go over by less than 10 grams. And yes, I agree the database is tough to negotiate. I see so many options that it's hard to determine the right one. I've taken lately to…

Does your gym have more than one style elliptical? Ours has several, but I can only use one without my bum knee giving me major issues.

Ok, if you are at your home screen in the app, there are three little dots on the bottom right that say “more”. Tap those..Then scroll to Nutrition and tap that. At the top there are Calories, Nutrients and Macros. You’ll see the reports here. Disclaimer, I have the Premium version, so this may or may not be available if…

I know I access it on the web, but I think you can on the app as well, at least on my iPad. Let me look and come back and tell you where to access them on the iPad app. Not sure about the phone app. And the number I’m referring to is the number of carbs I’m allowed.

Maybe this helps. I was below the numbers on my dairy, but the report shows I was over my carb goal. Is it because the report doesn't take into account and adjust for my exercise as the diary does? I do have the diary set to use my exercise calories. And I am losing, so ??

Except she took into consideration the fact that I nearly always burn at least 500 calories working out. She said that the 1300 goal is only for the one day a week I don't work out, otherwise, eat back most, if not all, the workout calories. Normally the numbers are 98/98/50something (don't remember right now) The higher…

Magnum Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream.

Tiptoeing in. I fit this group, unless there is an over 60 one. My name is Teri, I live in Tucson, AZ, where it is hot. HOT. I started this new journey in December when I saw my weight get back up to 198. I had lost originally 50 pounds, then had a very difficult year. So I retired from my job and decided to get serious…

To answer some question/concerns. The nutritionist I am seeing does have her degree. I’m not sure she’s an RD, but she is very good. I usually eat back most of my calories. Today I’m likely to burn at least 500 between my training session and the burnout cardio I’ll do afterwards. And the insight into making sure I use the…

Machka9 - no, not this time. I found I didn’t need to. I did bring some Clif blocks if I needed them, but found I didn’t. This coming Saturday we plan on adding about 9 miles to the trip, so we will likely stop at a coffee shop that is in the area and get something to eat.

I work out 6 days a week. M/W/F with a trainer, usually followed by 30 minutes cardio, T/TH cardio only - usually 45-60 minutes. Saturdays are set aside for long bike rides with my husband. As we increase mileage, it's likely that the extra cardio on Fridays will go away. We are working towards a 60-mile ride by January.…

Fitting into a pair of capris and having them be loose!

I need to find some that are front-closing. Trying to wrestle out of mine after a sweaty workout is not good on my arthritic shoulders! To say nothing of the danger of dislocating something trying to get it over my head!

Thanks everyone. I ended up having oatmeal, an apple and peanut butter. The route we took is hillier, a 429’ elevation gain, most of that in the last mile of the front half of the trip. We are working towards doing a 60 mile ride that will have hills. This time we didn’t stop and rest aside from a few minutes. I made it…

Quickly reading through these and I have a question (I'll finish reading later this afternoon after I get home from my bike ride). I work out with my trainer 3 days a week. I'm usually burning between 300-400 calories on those days. I count them as cardio, mostly for the calories. On the alternate days I am on either the…

I use the TRX at the gym and that uses bodyweight only. Yes, I do use weights as well, but I'd say it's a start so go for it. You will need to add weights though - there are multiple things you can use as weights at home - a gallon of water, bags of flour and sugar, even canned goods for example.

To tell the truth, I didn't even look at the time stamp! It came up as a suggested conversation :smiley: Ah well!

Definitely track. Part of the reason I switched from WW was that I was over-eating all those "free" veggies and fruit. When I tracked a normal WW day, I discovered that I was WAY over on calories.

Smart Water has electrolytes added, mostly for flavor, but also to replenish what you lose through exercise. I, too, live in the desert (Tucson, AZ to be exact) so I really do need to pay attention to how much I drink. Thanks for all the advise!

I will be checking with my doctor on Monday when I go in how much I need to be drinking when I workout. I know the 64 ounces is just daily water intake, and I was getting close to that before the infection. Problem was I wasn't replacing what I lost through sweat, which I do pretty heavily when I'm doing a cardio workout…

Interim goal - lose 13 pounds by March 3 when we go on a cruise. Long term is to lose 40 pounds. Fitness goal is to ride The Loop, a 55-mile bike path that goes around Tucson, where I live. That figure doesn't count all the extensions; that would be 110 miles (I think). From our house, it would actually be 60 miles. I did…

I did go and adjust my weight so I’ll see tomorrow if that changes anything. Thank you.