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I thought I'd responded, but my message must not have gone through from my phone. First, I'm so sorry to learn of the situation with your wife. It's hard to imagine how difficult that must be for you both. About WW: I find Freestyle difficult unless zero point foods are part of every meal. Your 30 daily points are 6 more…

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Good afternoon. Working from home today. It's tough this time of year because so many outdoor projects are conspiring to distract me!

I like breakfast, but I can go without or go with very little (a piece of fruit, for instance) if I have to. My longtime go-to is a bowl of cereal with milk and sliced banana, and toast with PB on the side. I haven't done that in several weeks because that simple meal would be > half my daily points on Freestyle. I've been…

ok ... a few quick thoughts. The writer is "SciBabe," the nom de plume of Yvette d'Entremont. She writes and has a social media presence as a voice of science in opposition to "Food Babe" and others of that ilk who peddle junk science for profit. I like her style, and I usually find myself agreeing with her on the…

Trying to keep it positive, and this is the best I can do: I felt much more LTLish 10 years ago when I lost 35 lbs following the WW plan du jour. Right now, 6 weeks into WW Freestyle, I feel like I'm on the most restricted weight loss diet I've ever followed. It works - I'm posting losses - but it's not a lifestyle I feel…

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Here. Happy birthday, @cakeman21k!

Way back when, in maintenance, I remember having markers for green, yellow, and red. Somewhere along the line I subconsciously decided it was ok to blow through red lights.

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A coworker is all over the time-restriction idea, and he's had success with whatever it is he's doing. He ties the time-restrictions to some broader concepts of paleo eating, including virtually no carbs except from fruit. His plan is too severe for me, but I do think there's benefit in eating within a defined window of…

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I've been using the Samsung Health app to track my walking and prompt me to more activity generally. I have a 6000 step goal - honestly not sure where that came from - and find it a challenge. A good challenge. I try to be 2000 steps in before noon, but don't have any other periodic steps like that. I should probably work…

Hello! Still morning here, so a last minute good morning to all!

Awesome. Probably the best side effect of all!

There are other changes, but the one that got me thinking this morning and prompted this topic is this: if I am on plan I do not experience heartburn, and it is such a blessing! Off plan, I was routinely taking Zantac 2-3 times/week and chewing Tums in between. I would always seem to get heartburn, to varying degrees, in…

So cool. I'm inspired, Jim!

All the time. When I'm doing it right, LTL is front of mind well in advance of each meal. Plan and track. Rinse and repeat.

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That is a beautiful car. Considered a compact in its day, right?

Sorry for the late start. Busy morning. Activity. I'm regrettably off of running for the foreseeable future while I work through the issues that were causing me so much back/butt pain the last time I tried a modest running program. I feel like the treatment is going well, but I need to be more earnest about my HEP and get…

I suppose I'd classify it as maintenance, but to put a finer point on it the most difficult phase has proven to be the micro-losing to get back down to goal weight (or a reasonable approximation of goal). I think I fell into the mental trap of always thinking I could lose easily if I wanted to, and the next thing I knew I…

Sunny Sunday morning. Time to get after it!