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welcome back @capgordon76 you’ve got e-friends here. Vent or emo away, as the case may be. And don’t look at life as only “past” achievements- although I bet they’re bigger and better than your mind makes them right now. What can you do future wise?
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That damn bunco. It gets me every time. A whole week of deficit, gone. 🫰🏻
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There’s certain things. It was easier to dress, because I didn’t care. A loose tshirt or tunic and leggings to cover lumps and sags was all I needed. Laundry was easier. Nicer clothes now that I actually want to care for, more changes of clothes (sometimes multiple workout gear a day) mean more laundry. Lots of drip dry…
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While in Antigua, Guatemala. I overheard two young women talking about how Taco Bell had blown their mind. It was fresh! Real cilantro! Real meat! Really good! I ha an evening with no plans and found myself in front of the Taco Bell and decided on a whim to give it a try. It’s been ten years or more since I’d been to one.…
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every Sunday night I either grill extra chicken or steak, or smoke a large low calorie pork loin. I slice or chop it, and eat it in lunch salads or wraps the rest of the week. I may add BBQ sauce, low cal mayo, even Thai sweet chili sauce. Salad, I just hit with a few drops of sweet balsamic vinegar. Or throw some chicken…
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I enjoy both, but also amp up protein by adding both to baked goods like pancakes, smoothies, and homemade ice creams. I often make a cheesecake of well drained Greek yogurt, an egg or two, and some boiled down fruit (blueberries, strawberries etc.) it’s delicious, very high protein and super low calorie Tonight we’re…
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judging from your profile pic, you are young, and don’t have much to lose. It’s also a much slower process when you’re very close to goal already. You can’t target where weight will come off. That’s basically down to genetics. Please be really cautious overdoing it, because your post kind of implies you’re seeking…
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Hi @stephyfiske welcome to MFP! I had to look up the IE. Never heard of it before. Learn something new every day. That seems awfully stiff. My daughter works out at a large gym in Oceanside, and their trainers don’t run anywhere near that. I’d check other gyms and trainers. And have the gumption to walk away from a trainer…
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My NSV during today’s cold snap (cool enough I get an opportunity to wear this!): I wanted to share a photo of a gorgeous handwoven jacket I bought during my travels last month. Fat Me would never have dreamed of deserving, much less being able to wear (assuming any even fit) something like this. I would have been…
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hi, Dawn. Welcome to MFP! I 100% agree with you. Moving is better than sitting. Especially with substantial weight loss lol. @BCLadybug888 i have the Ninja Creami. You mix your ingredients, freeze them solid in a cup, and then put that cup in the device. I don’t use a lot of butters, oils etc so it usually takes two or…
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barefoot shoes aren’t for everyone. Start with one pair and you’ll know pretty quick if you like them. You either love them, or hate them. I’ve worn a German brand called Leguano for going on ten years, and probably have ten pair in daily use right now (plus backups, they’re almost impossible to get in the USA) in every…
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anything is high in calories, if you eat enough of it, and I could eat my weight in watermelon. As far as late night snacks, it’s a hard no for me. I eat a bowl of watermelon, and in thirty minutes it’s potty time. That’s like deliberately sabotaging my sleep. 🤦🏻♀️
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the fried plantain ice cream is a winner! Tastes like caramel, and came out very creamy. I used plantains, coconut oil,plain greek yogurt, water and a little brown sugar.
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this little gizmo will rock your coffee world. 1/3 cup skim (skim works best) pumped about twenty times, and then microwaved for thirty seconds will render 3/4 - 1 cup thick frothed milk. Other than that, higher quality coffee. I’ve been drinking black coffee a lot- and enjoying it- since discovering quality coffee on a…
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strongly suggest you bookmark the NSV thread over in Success Stories. NSV aka Non Scale Victories helped push me long to success. I identified with each and every post.
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I see it for sure. Your chin and cheekbones are more defined in the face, and trunk looks slimmer. Good job! Carry on, don’t lose too fast, and have a plan in place to keep it off!!!
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yup! You can experience changes overnight, or sometimes within hours. It can be sodium, sweat, bloating from cabin pressure on a flight, lotsa carbs, your period. Get used to it, and learn to enjoy the ride. Your body is a finely tuned piece of machinery. This is me at 5:42 am, and again, five hours later, following two…
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chocolate pancakes with chocolate peanut butter spread, sprinkled with hagel. Coffee with frothed milk and collagen. Right now shows me over on calories, but that’s because I pre-log my days. I’ll have a nice deficit in an hour or so. 👍🏻
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agree with @yirara. How does it know the difference between a great bean soup and a meaty chili? They look similar. How does it know if I grilled a lean steak versus a filet mignon? If I rubbed it down with butter or oil? Used salt and pepper versus one of those rubs that are half sugar? When I make my smoothie or homemade…
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I assume you’re using an iPhone with a fit bit. Try turning off sharing Go to the health app on your iPhone click your profile icon in the upper right corner Go to apps Change your privacy settings for whatever you don’t want to share to MFP, including your steps and probably any other activity line, since Fitbit is…
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and PPS: I’m typing this on my stationary recumbent bike. I love this thing. Fat chance of hurting myself on this thing, and it’s also a great workout and calorie burn.
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and PS, what’s the point of being overcautious about injuries versus saddling yourself with the even more “crippling” prospect of lifelong obesity? I’m saying that as someone who spent decades in those shoes, well, pants.
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Walk. As crazy as it sounds, invest in good quality shoes fitted by a professional at a running store. Good shoes rocked my world in terms of fewer incidents of tripping, blisters ceased, and comfort improved so much I wanted to walk. Yin or beginning yoga. Water aerobics aka aquafit. Swimming laps. Super low impact and…
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I’m going to go out on a limb here. Your mother was watching? She was critiquing your eating? My mom was morbidly obese from the time I can remember. She had a tough childhood, and adulthood wasn’t much kinder to her. . I get it, she compensated with food. Even when we couldn’t afford meat, there was always a stash or two…
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hi @faithroman0703 welcome to MFP! it’s pretty simple- and that watch is going to rock your world, if you choose to use it properly, in conjunction with weighing your food and logging it here. I started at age 58, 225lb, well into obese category. I thought I knew about nutrition (those elementary school health classes, and…
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hi @donnawebster447672 welcome to MFP! I’ll be 63 shortly, and my husband just turned 70. Maybe it’s my newsfeed targeting me, but I’m getting a flurry of articles about scientific research proving that remaining engaged helps with health and mental status as we age, and can help fob off dementia. What’s fun in your mind?…
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So happy to see you back here again. You’re one of the users I most respect, and you’re such a smart lady. If anyone can get control, you can. Pride’s not a *kitten* or a sin. We have to have pride in ourselves to reach goals, to hold ourselves accountable, to stand up to those who think we will (or want us to) fail. Pride is…
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hi, @yogimandy81 Welcome to MFP! I’m going to assume you’re relatively new to calorie counting and watching macros it can make your head spin. Don’t try to make everything perfect all at once. Give yourself grace. You’re showing up, you’re trying, you’ve got time for improvement later on - same as your yoga practice. You…
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my old trainer had me bench with a bamboo bar, using either plates or kettlebells, attached, dangling, by heavy rubber workout bands. The object was to do it with as little wobble as possible, in a smooth benching motion It was like benching a couple sacks full of angry wet cats. But that was my #1 favorite thing to do in…
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seriously, welcome to MFP @KassandraUptegrove read these boards, learn from them, separate the TikTok fast diet believers from the lose mindfully believers, and you will be successful. “Fart around”, as my dad would have said, don’t apply yourself, and you won’t be. It’s got to be a wholehearted effort with an early eye…
