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I am disappointed to wake up this morning back to a sore left knee. I have been undergoing gel shot therapy each week for 3 weeks. The last one went, let's say, less smoothly in the left knee. It took about a week for it to feel decent again but even though I didn't do much yesterday it must have been just enough to tweak…
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I have not forgotten about our LL zoom meeting. Originally I was planning on a weekend but somehow my weekends evaporate even faster than my weekdays lately or when one has a moment of peace I need the actual downtime. Now I am starting to lean towards a Mon or Tues evening if that will work for enough people.
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Your confidence is justified. You have put in the time and effort to be where you are. It is only when we get arrogant and plunge into something that we should take slowly that confidence can cause us problems. What we tell ourselves matters so don't listen to yourself on that last sentence.
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I am born and raised in the south but I might have thick Minnesotan blood too because this heat really sucks the wind from my sails too. Earlier today I was taking the dog on his quarter mile "business" route and we hit one of those weird pockets of weather that can either be much warmer or cooler than the surrounding…
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The good news is that I don't have a summer checklist so even though I am running far behind when it is done I just maintain what is there until cooler weather. The other good, well mostly good news, is that my large raised bed garden EXPLODED this year and my plans to put a temporary fence around it have been cancelled…
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From now on I am scheduling a vacation during vacation season because you know what happens... you end up covering for everyone else while they are having fun. Not to mention I am still behind on everything I need to do for work and home. I am almost done with my spring checklist though... and yes I know it is summer...…
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In about 5 days you will see that what the others have been telling you is true because you will very likely have dropped that 3 pounds back off. As annoying as it is to gain water weight it is absolutely going to happen and the faster you can desensitize yourself to it (at least mostly) the better off you will be. My…
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It could be that you are low somewhere or it could be that like me you just need to get up and get moving around 2-2:30. I have a 10 minute half mile walk that I take that does wonders when I start to drag. Without that "break" it may not be a matter of being less productive it may be that I am fighting to stay awake so,…
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If you walk into a store and an employee asks if he/she can help you find something that you are sure you can locate, do you get annoyed at their helpful attitude? You asked a hydration question unless you are managing you water consumption for purposes other than hydration. If you ask a hydration question expect hydration…
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If a person asked for the best method to step over a poisonous snake, a caring response would be to tell the person to first try and find a path around it. When a person asks if an additive disqualifies water as water it suggests they are towards the beginning of their hydration knowledge. There are old myths that exist…
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Labeling some food as "rubbish" is usually not a good idea. I also would not care what other people are eating. If you want to balance your meals better that is fine but I do not put a lot of requirements on myself for situations unless they happen regularly. If I camped once every 4 months or more I wouldn't care to eat…
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A friend of mine who worked outside all day was in a serious health crisis from drinking water and failing to replenish his electrolytes. I have tried to be one of those people carrying around a huge water jug all day and it was miserable. I imagine you can get accustomed to it but I am not sure why you would to unless it…
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I do not log water because it is not important for me. My hydration levels in normal circumstances are fine just answering my thirst. This is confirmed in my urine color and from blood work. If/when my thirst fails to regulate me sufficiently then I will set quotas. Water is in all beverages and in most of the food you…
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In general I like my PCP. When I was in my chainsaw phase of weight loss I didn't really mind seeing him on a 4 month schedule for blood work and check-ups because I was putting my body through a dramatic change and I needed oversight. It gave me some assurances that my health was improving and that my way of eating was…
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I doubt there is a 100 percent maintenance free option. In the fall I will start putting in a large landscaping island which I am calling "the bean" because of the shape. It will be a fair amount of work considering I have to bury a hose, add probably 4 scoops of dirt plus 2 scoops of compost, add landscaping fabric,…
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Some of my neighbors are grumbling about my latest de-landscaping project. I have removed two huge beds that framed either side of the driveway entrance. I mean huge. It took 4 trips with my large gorilla cart just to remove the rocks the lined it. Each bed had 4 small bushes, 1 large bush, about a dozen annuals and 6…
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I was just wondering how much money we could save if we could talk to our future self's and find out what purchases work better and what were complete wastes of money. Without future knowledge though I pretty much have to take a reasonable stab at something and get "schooled". Once I graduate and I know what I like, what…
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I am trying out two pair currently. I have a pair of sketchers and a pair of camel crown. The sketchers are not going to work for wet work but I may keep them for casual wear. The camel crown are in the lead for pressure washing and fishing but I have a pair of crocs coming that are slightly more than the CCs but from the…
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I am exploring the world of sandal wearing. I have never really thought much about it. I can't say that my feet are ever that warm/hot and they seldom develop an odor. However, there is a niceness to having the extra air flow. I am not ready to spend chaco, teva, or keen kind of money on them but I am checking out some…
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The healthy version of yourself is going to change based on circumstance and age. Right now you are using the wrong scoreboard. You are worried about some changes to your physical appearance and your list of pre-surgery abilities. You should be worried about recovery and being the correct healthy version of yourself in…
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One of the mistakes I have made in viewing breaks was as an opportunity to eat food that was not as easy to fit. Well, I say mistake, it probably was not a mistake in the beginning when I needed the mental break more than the physical break. The mistake was that it didn't evolve from there, at least not enough. I blame…
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Whatever percentage you eat now is the percentage you eat during your break. It is only the base calorie amount that changes. Perhaps what you should think about is how to frame it in a way that doesn't make it seem like a break from weight loss. It is obviously a pause/break but it is part of your weight loss not an…
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Hi @KayMacJac, Welcome to Larger Losers. You can certainly find people here to add to your friend list that have a lot of weight to lose. LL is not just about that though because that doesn't fit the bill completely. In all areas of our life, including weight management, we need 2 personalities initially and 3 long term.…
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You would be effectively fasting. So what would happen if you ate no food and you were sedentary for a week or 10 days? There is no definition of eating healthy that includes providing zero energy for bodily function for a week or more. I wouldn't do it for a number of reasons but the one that stands out at the moment is…
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It is a super foodz I tells ya! It will fix what ails! It is basically what it sounds like. You peel the watermelon (easily the worst part of the process) and you pickle the rind. The recipe is akin to a sweet and sour pickle but to that you add ginger and red pepper flake or one of the probably hundreds of variations that…
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I am TIRED. * Mowed my yard. * Mowed a neighbor's yard. * Engaged in what should have been a small shed reorganization that turned into a THING. I purchased a used shed last year and decided against moving a cabinet thinking it would not be a big deal to live with it. Turns out my first instinct was right and I really…
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What you did for you may not work for him. It would not have even worked for me (the clean eating part) and I have lost more weight than many people start with BEFORE they want to lose weight. The benefits of a scripted (or in this case what worked for someone else) diet plan is that you do not have to put much thought…
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The only time I can be sure that anything I say is anything but nonsense is if it is backed by wisdom and intelligence that far exceeds my own. My opinions can never be backed up. If they have value it is minimal and only to people who know me well enough to know my thought process. When I do encourage a total stranger I…
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So I should be allowed to compliment a woman's appearance who I do not know well, or at all, and if that makes her uncomfortable it is her problem and she is contributing to our failure as a species? Why is my opinion of her appearance so valuable that I must give it? Why can't I just either say something else nice that…
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Mine is controlled very effectively by eating my biggest meal at lunch and limiting fat and fiber after about 4 pm. If I eat a big treat meal or it is a holiday or vacation I just take the pill.
