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Talking of decluttering, I got my new mattress delivered today, I'm downsizing from a double bed to a single as i originally got the double so I could let.my parents use it when they visited, and I liked the extra room. My parents no longer visit, I go to see them, and I've lost enough weight that I should be comfortable…

13km yesterday, 44 km to 3 days from weathertop

There was some health benefits for some people, but in terms of weight loss, minimal value

11.3km yesterday, 56.7 to three days after weathertop

Stop thinking you have to work out to lose weight, find yourself an active hobby you enjoy instead. You can do something where the activity is rhe point, e.g. Hiking or dancing, or find something where the activity is a side effect, e.g. Nature photography, either that, or figure out what the annoyance part is, then decide…

Have a look at what you are doing and see if you can incorporate additional movement into something you already do, rather than find a separate time slot to do a workout, same with food, look at making small changes that reduce your calories with additional components for the ones that want it

See how you,feel, and go a lot lighter than you usually do, although if only keeping symptoms at bay with medication, then wait

There's a thread, "women over 50"in motivation forum, have a look and jump in

You could probably use psyllium husks as a binder,

8.99 km yesterday-79.07 km to 3 days from weathertop

Reached weathertop, 88km to reach 3 days after weathertop

You need to figure out what works for you, do you do better in higher protein, what happens to your appetite when you eat sugar, start experimenting with recipes that help you meet your calorie goal, do you have room to up your veggies intake etc.

As long as you're getting enough protein and fibre, and the rest of the healthy stuff, it probably won't do you any harm

What type of if are you doing, eg 2 days out of7?

Where you lose fat from is subject to your genes. How much muscle depends on how much work you put into them, but also subject to your genes.

If you're in healthy weight bmi, you could eat at maintenance and weight/strength train for recomposition. Have a look at the thread,"halp, heavy lifting made me supah bulky" for reassurance that you won't bulk up

One day it's not an issue, if you find it happening a lot, check how precise your logging is, what do the scales say re rate of loss and if it's too high, there's a list of high calorie nutrient dense foods you can do a search for on the forums, you could also drink some of your calories

Definitely log your food so you can see how much you are consuming and adjust as necessary, so you don't keep gaining. You don't need a lot of cardio, but 20 minutes a few times a week has health benefits

Use your little ones as weights for strength training

I started losing after I turned 50, barring serious medical conditions, up your activity, calories at appropriate level and you will lose. If you are not obese, logging needs to be as accurate as possible. And it will take longer per pound to reduce your weight

Generally it takes a few weeks to retrain your stomach/get used to smaller volume. I found that it now takes less volume for me to feel satisfied, and a few weeks after cutting back to three meals a day /no snacking, it takes longer before I feel hungry

Cravings don't last that long, come up with distractions that you will apply when they hit

Get to bed a bit earlier. If you can, exercise as home, or if you have a gym and shower you can use at work use that. Have everything ready the night before

I work with my own traits, e.g. I'm better at keeping up with exercise if I don't need to go somewhere to start, so I exercise at or from home

And if you're unfit start slowly, going too gung ho at first is a common risk for injuries

Start carrying a camera that will do video, and ask them why they think it's okay to harass you

I found tracking sugar helped me to gradually reduce my consumption. App is " that sugar app". After a few weeks my tastebuds retrained and it takes a lot less for me to taste sweet now. Cravings are usually only strong for 20 minutes or so, if you can come up with some distracting activity when they start it may help

Doing some exercise is better than no exercise, but don't define exercise by going to the gym. Lower the barriers and do whatever you can at home. Eg. I love my exercise bike because I didn't even have to be fully dressed, but you can march in place, do bodyweight workouts, go for a walk, etc.

Up at sixish, already 32c here, went for run, 5km according to my Garmin,but not entirely sure how accurate it is for distance. Heather, be kind to yourself while writing this memoir. I've heard that it can really freshen things up on your memory.

For whoever's posting the woo, you know it's taken as a negative?