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I sincerely appreciate the gift of 20 years. Now wondering, where and how I can spend them 😂 Counting down the hours til quarkbällchen zero hour. I remember when you used to see countdown widget thinggies on here.

OMG. What I just found in my email is totally, unquestionably random. I’ve often expressed my love here for quarkballchen here- little “doughnut holes” made with quark, a rich, sort of super thick, sorta sour cream cheese particular to a certain area of Germany. No way, but …… I know where sweaty my dripping self will be…

best advice…..just start. You’ve got a lifetime to perfect. people come here expecting instant expertise, that the app will lay everything out for them. We get sooo many posts from people who are raging that they haven’t lost any weight after using the app for a day or two the app is a tool It’s available to guide you, but…

oh I meant to share something really cool I saw while walking the dog this morning. We were walking up a fairly steep side street. An older man in a wheelchair was in front of us. His chair was rigged up so that he could sort of chest push/row handles to propel it up the hill. When it got too steep, he executed a neat 180,…

I come from a background where my mom would get jealous if I started losing, and would try to sabotage. Would sabotage, period. Not “try”. Of course she’s losing slower. She’s older and more sedentary. Remind mom it’s not a competition, or a silent criticism of her, and make sure neither of you (unintentionally or not) are…

I’m assuming that this is two days at 500 and 5 days at something else? what’s the goal the other days and are you meeting it?

time to kill between that doc and dentists, who is on the same side of town. Had the bright idea of killing time with a coffee and Krispy Kreme original. Man, per memory, Krispy Kreme’s were the height of heaven. New reality, they’re gross, and the place reeks of fryer. Think I’m just going to go sit in the dentist office…

question: would eating a gran count as protein?

This is priceless. My doctor’s son made these for her to put in the exam rooms: (Reverse side has a drawing of a person enjoying a carrot) l. My hands were clean.

imho some of the “veggie meats” qualify as highly processed foods, and don’t seem that nutritious. OTOH, I’ve had simple black bean burgers that were awesome, and even though not a vegetarian myself, if those particular ones were available, there’d be no debate. That’s what I’d choose. One of the hard to fathom/interesting…

If it’s iOS, you have to use an Apple Watch to both start and stop an exercise. Your watch has to be synced to share info with MFP. If you need help, reply here and I’ll be happy to share iOS screen shots.

and PS, I was fast on the way to “my mothers body”. She was morbidly obese, and took great pleasure in telling me I was going to be just like her. Turns out, that was a personal choice, and I chose not to be.

I was obese and at the gym - a competitive “heavy metal barbell” gym where even the women were tossing around huge lumps of steel. No one judged The guys especially were super helpful. I’m picturing my current gym and can’t picture any equipment except maybe a chest press machine that might not function someone due to…

it’s an actual community if you choose to participate. Most people make one post and never come back. How about, you hit us up? Tell us about yourself and your goals. Why are you here? I was obese for 28 years. One day I decided, I’m tired of being the fat one in the room, the one who’s plate everyone looks at and silently…

welcome to MFP! how long have the other diets and exercise programs lasted? A week, month, year? I’m going to challenge you to buy a food scale, weigh and log for at least sixty days. Too many people come here, lose several pounds, generally water weight” the first week or two they’re hammering away at it, and then quit…

PS my husband also does tai chi and loves it. It’s very slow and methodical, and he has a couple of participants on their late 80’s, one is 90 something, that do it with him. Shoulder movements are very small, and it’s get rat for balance and your brain.

welcome Jill! have you asked your doctor for advice, or your Physical Therapist what you could do outside your sessions? walking is great. Cheap, mood boosting, calorie burning (even if it’s not the highest rate of burn, any calories burned are good for extra food, right?!) If you have access to a public pool, aquafit,…

are you still doing strength training etc? Or did you quit for a while and take it back up again? Muscle weighs a lot more than fat, and sometimes folks get so wrapped up in arbitrary categorization like BMI etc that they don’t consider the muscle weight. Just wanted to mention that since you particularly mentioned your…

You mean, MFP needs to bring the reaction button back. Along with some other things…… ….I’m going to run and hide now!!

I was a K cup, and no, that’s not coffee jargon. My plastic surgeon said he removed over six pounds, weighed immediately after reduction, before biopsy. Ladies, I want you to imagine dangling a 3+ pound roast from either side. No fun. Still have dents where the bra straps were, and (TMI) either side of my belly button,…

if you’re using the product barcode scan function at any point while entering the recipe (or meal) , it will delete the entire entry-whether you’ve saved it or not. At least, that’s been my experience on the iOS app. I just use the search function and log ingredients manually.

two NSVs this morning: A group of older ladies on the walking path at the park stopped me and told me, as a group, “any young girl would be happy to have the body you’ve got”. That was really cool. And flattering. Although of course the presumed implication being that I’m not a young girl myself. 😆 Tonight is bunco.…

couple of Ozempic observations this week. Ran into a neighbor who was very overweight, and had gotten to the point she could barely walk. Didn’t recognize her, though I knew the dog. She’s lost at least 60-80, and was having very little difficulty walking. If she’s on Ozempic - which I suspect she is- then hallelujah for…

and as far as steps, that’s an arbitrary number created as an ad campaign by a Japanese pedometer manufacturer. I think their name coincidentally was similar to “10,000” or something. You do you with steps. I shoot for 20,000 a day, but in this heat and rain, plus a sore hip, feel lucky if I make 15,000. My dog walker gets…

I think it depends on where you are in your Pilates practice. I did (and still do, occasionally) hot mat Pilates at my yoga studio When I first started, it was definitely strength and core. In fact, I silently shed tears the first few classes. No one could tell for the sweat rolling down my face, but pushups, side planks,…

welcome to MFP, Adrian! My journey went about as expected, up down, up up, down down, down, up up up, down, and, eventually? Goal. I’ve been in maintenance for over five years. Maintenance is more of the same, just better health, better attitude, and smaller clothes. But wherever you are, beginning or hanging in there, it…

sorry, babe. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m so faffing aggravated. I’ve been everywhere looking for six 6 steel hooks. Apparently steel needle crochet has gone the way of the Dodo bird and if you can find the things at all, they’ve got hideous bulky uncomfortable “ergonomic” (my hind end!) wooden handles and are $8.99 a pop, versus the $.99 I last paid. I hope…

gosh, I’m just sad at the lack of curiosity. Don’t you just ever wonder about random stuff? I’d be bored out of my mind without side trips like that. OP gets brownie points for imagination, and creative thinking in my book

lol. I see you read my other post @nossmf no judgement indeed. 😆