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I do a lunchtime walk through the Smithsonian Gardens...so pretty this time of year!

This is a big key for me as well - it's the dressing that keeps it exciting. I'm slowly learning to do my own so I can switch it up more often than I can with an entire bottle of dressing. I've also adopted throwing on grains, beans, and roasted veggies as others have suggested. Makes me feel like I'm having a "real" meal…

I second the Masters group if you have one local to you. That's how I got back into it after several years off. Gives me some structure and feedback along with as much social opportunities as one can get with their face in the water :smile:

It will track distance both ways - I can go in and start it manually, which I do if there are a lot of kicks on the board so that I can pause it when I'm doing the kicking (it will NOT count the kick laps). Doing it this way won't give you any heart rate info but apparently it's not that accurate in the water anyway. It…

I don't adjust my speed when I swim in sets even if the coach tells me to. Sorry coach, I don't have a slow, medium, and fast swimming speed. If he asks, I make up a number that is +/- 10 seconds of whatever I normally swim.

This tends to be me as well - got a Versa for Christmas and like the functions, especially for swimming. But could I go back and not miss it...yes.

Versa, mainly because swimming is my primary form of exercise and it does a good (enough for me) job of tracking that.

The no bake peanut butter pie definitely fills my cravings!

Same here - I think I went with the dark roast version and probably won't switch back to whatever I was using before.

I find peppermint and the citrus scents help me "wake up" - love to put those in my diffuser on Saturday morning to get myself up and moving. I don't ingest them so can't speak to that aspect of using them.

A valid point - although I do find that salmon is great to eat cold on a salad (or whatever) - I cook up a big slab at the beginning of the week and incorporate it in various ways throughout the week.

Ohhhh shortbread...such a weakness for me. I can easily walk by a platter of chocolates but not the shortbread! I've just given up on finding a low-cal shortbread recipe. I occasionally indulge, log it, and move on.

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I'm curious to hear how this turns out - I love gummies...just find they don't fit into my calorie goals as I'd like them to. I've thought about trying my hand at a homemade version to see if calorie reduction is possible

3000yd with Masters last night...including a very painful set of 5x200s

Only about 2000yd with Masters last night, we were crowded so I opted for the slow lane.

3200 with Masters on Sunday...they finally heated up our pool a bit! 500 warm up 5x200 6x50 drill 3x100 6x50 drill ...and some other stuff that I can't remember!

Managed 2,500 with Masters on Sunday after about a month off. It felt [painfully] good.

This is one of my favorites - I do a lot during commercial breaks. Netflix doesn't have them and I get much less done!

My work involves delivering quite a bit of training. One of the things we talk about when it comes to goals and habits is making sure we word them correctly, which often means reinforcing the behavior you want instead of the one you don't want. For example, rather than the goal being "I won't eat my children's leftovers"…

Couldn't agree more! I used Keto to jumpstart my weight loss. By day 4 I was in such a brain fog, dizzy, upset stomach...and went straight to the vending machine and got a Snickers bar because I couldn't "think" at work. Ate half of it and felt considerably better in about 15 minutes. I then started focusing on calories…

I will just state up front that I'm not a big bread eater and never have been. However, I find I like the 647 line because it's only 40 calories per slice and a good source of fiber. It has the same size/taste of a standard store brand bread (I think it comes in both white and wheat). And, if you have an Aldi near you,…

I tend to prelog the weekdays since those are fairly set for me, and I find it motivating to see that I have met my macros with 100-200 calories to spare...means I have room for a freebie snack during the day when the inevitable urge hits. Weekends tend to be a bit more log as I go since there are usually meals out and…

I've been swimming with my local masters for about 2 years, and was a swimmer in high school. I find that it's the only exercise I can consistently motivate myself for, besides brisk walking. Just so soothing to me and I feel like I get both a cardio and strength workout in one. I usually get between 2500-3000 yards in per…

Thank you for sharing your experiences on this. I'm a long time pool swimmer and currently swim with a Masters group and would really like to do an open water swim...wasn't sure if I could train in a pool for an open-water miler but you've inspired me!