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Interesting. I find after swims I'm thirsty, but not actually hungry. If anything I really have to pee (apparently another side effect of a low core temp).
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If you're swimming in a salt or chlorine pool, dryness is going to be a bit inevitable, but moisturizing afterwards should help. I've found either Vaseline's dry skin moisturizer and St Ive's avocado moisturizer are both very effective. As for the bathing suit, I couldn't say. The suit I bought three years ago has held up…
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I jump on the stationary bike when I'm watching Netflix or playing video games. Currently I can only go about 15 minutes at a time before my lumbar starts compressing, but it's better than sitting on that couch. :)
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Metabolically I've been healthy for years which made it easy to ignore, but when I got to the top of the stairs (just 14 steps) my knees were aching. It was a real eye-opener because I wasn't even 30 yet and my bones felt 70 years old. I started picking up more produce and fewer chips & soda, but I didn't actually take…
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Out of curiosity I went over the types. Pure phooey for my family and I, and when I heard about it a year or two ago everything I found about it agreed it was nonsense.
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Unfortunately I know a number of dummies through my husband (sounds harsh, I know, but if you met them you would understand). Recently one of them was whining about a tampon falling out of a woman's purse when she dropped it at the cash. When I asked why he was making a big deal about it his answer (word for word) was, "I…
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If you have the balance, dance and aerobic workouts on YouTube are fun. There are also plenty of calisthenics options that can be used at home with more common equipment (or none at all). Swimming is my go-to, although if you're doing more than an hour a day you will likely have to increase your calorie intake to keep up…
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I'm basing my goal on potential weight gain when hubby and I are expecting. Women in my family usually gain 30 lbs with a single birth. My goal is to hit 169 or under so that I don't go back over 200. Obviously this isn't a perfect plan (I could end up gaining more, and if I have multiples like my Mum and Sis it's…
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I water jog and use liesure swimming for breaks (roughly every 20-30 minutes, depending on the current). I find it's much easier to maintain for longer periods of time. Last year water jogging made up about 75% of my daily exercise; even when I had to increase my calories to 2,500 I was still losing 3-4 lbs a week. At my…
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Earlier this year I had the opportunity to try a cupcake made with cricket flour. Tasted great and the only time I noticed a difference was in the aftertaste. The flavour was a bit woody/fibery, like the skin on a nut or a shell fragment on a piece of coconut. I would definitely purchase it for baking if it was available…
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I actually got a bit annoyed with my chiropracter recently over this topic. The concern is aspartame, but as long as you're drinking it in moderation it won't harm you. In a week I drink 3-4 cans of diet A&W, and only if I'm having a spicy dinner. His response was the usual anti-aspartame spiel I've heard over the years,…
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There are a couple factors at work here. Different regions are going to have different sizes and recipe variations, depending on demand and local manufacturing laws. Second (and this one I only just realized the last couple weeks) are recipe changes. My favorite apple juice's recipe changed recently, adding 4g of sugar and…
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Hi there! I'm also a returning member. It's crazy how easy it is to regain a loss, but the way I look at it we wouldn't be coming back if we were serious about making it work. :)
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Thank you ladies. ^_^
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I'm finding social anxiety is something that simply doesn't want to go away. Working retail helped improve it a bit and I really do enjoy social functions and going out, but unless it's with people I've known for a while there's always that nasty little anxiety gnawing at my gut. The biggest thing I can suggest is embrace…
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Greetings, Eboni! I'm a returning member. The biggest thing I found for getting the most out of MFP is having a food scale (no need to get fancy; I got mine for $15 at walmart) that measures in grams.
