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Gorgeous weather! I skipped the gym and ran a mile (5.2 mph pace), then walked 25 minutes around the perimeter of campus.
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Today's gym workout: 18 min rowing machine, moderate pace, then 15 minutes calisthenics on the mat.
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My usual bike shorts are now loose.
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Today's gym workout: 30 minutes of crying in the bathroom (long week, a variety of factors). Then 30 minutes on the stationary bike, a few minutes on the Helix, then some walking of laps with my hubs and son, then 7 minutes of running laps, then a few more minutes walking, then 20 or 30 minutes of calisthenics and leg…
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Your sacrifices inspire all of us, nossmf!
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Keto can be a great choice for many, though it wasn't for me. I also have PCOS and did full bore keto in 2017. My bad cholesterol numbers increased by 30 that year. A few years later (2023), I spent a year as a vegetarian and my cholesterol numbers dropped by 24. Conclusion: animal fat affects MY cholesterol numbers, even…
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Food: I mostly cook at home day in, day out, but today we got Panda Express after church. Surprise! Nearly 900 calories for lunch. My downfall was the walnut shrimp (370 cals for the 107 grams I ate). My sugar grams have also been creeping back up with Valentine's weekend and 50% off on chocolates. Exercise: half-swim,…
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Got in the pool at the gym today with my son (special needs teen). I did mini-laps around / beside him while he played with a kickboard for just over half an hour. A good time all around.
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I didn't work out T-Th because of what I thought was a developing sinus infection. My head feels better today so I got in the gym for 21 minutes on the elliptical, then another 20 of free weights, sit-ups, and the like. Also 20-25 minutes of walking outdoors. I can feel my arm and lower back muscles while I sit here typing…
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@drmwc -- agree that most U.S. cities aren't as walker friendly as they could be. A recent issue of Outside magazine highlighted the two week "coast to coast" walk across England first popularized by Wainwright. I'd love to do that some day. And seeing the Lake District would be an incredible bonus.
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@AnnPT77 -- glad you counted all the snow shoveling and ice picking. That's a workout in my book! In fact, I list "shoveling snow" among the 20 or so exercises I do regularly, but the truth is I do that once a year, tops.
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Scrambled eggs, black tea with half and half.
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I like Oreo thins myself. My college roommate called Oreo filling "lard", and that's what I always think of when I'm eating them.
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I'm in awe of how you throw in a 12 mile walk on top of other exercises like it's no big deal. Too bad about the sauna! That stinks.
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Glad you said what you did, @springlering62 . I critiqued Vshred once on the boards here. It wasn't a criticism of the OP but of a program I have concerns about. She's happy with him though, and if it works for her, great. Weight loss is such an individual pursuit in one sense, and things don't work equally for people…
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One pancake with raspberries. Pot of black tea with half and half, milk.
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I often eat a similar breakfast. But need to add the Godiva square -- thanks!
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Plain Greek yogurt, raspberries, chocolate protein granola, also Assam tea with 2 T milk and 2 T half and half. The h&h is my favorite thing ever and tea with it kickstarts my morning.
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Any chance you've gained muscle this past month? A measuring tape may provide a better metric than the scale alone. I second what Ann has said. I was at a plateau for awhile this fall. What changed was weighing all my meals on a food scale -- by the gram. Best of luck. Don't give up! A few tweaks may be all you need to get…
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Exercise: 45 minutes hiking through rolling hills Food: pasta Alfredo for supper last night Scrambled eggs, half a sausage, bowl of cottage cheese with cantaloupe and blueberries this AM Fried chicken tenders and fries, green salad for lunch today Assessment: I'm at a camp for a work retreat --much harder to eat at a…
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On an overnight retreat through work, so this morning I got in a nice 45 min. hike through the woods with part of it along a lake (the breeze was a bit much for a few minutes, then settled back down). Wish I had remembered to take pictures.
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@ninerbuff that's a close call. Glad you left early!
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24min elliptical at level 7 for most of it. BPM avg about 133. Then 15 plus min of free weights, squats, sit-ups, lunges. My Coros watch keeps telling me I need to up the intensity and frequency of my workouts. How? Like 2 sessions a day with a 10 lb weight loss in the last month just isn't enough??
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Three 10 min walks outdoors in light drizzle--not super enjoyable but at least it wasn't actually raining. Two gym sessions: 20 min rowing and 24 minutes stationary bike. Later 21 minutes walking on the treadmill 3.0 mph @ 5% first half /no incline second half. A family member wanted to work out, which is why I went a…
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Ah, but that's chemo infusions, usually. With the milder pills, it is actually more common to gain than lose. I had almost no nausea but painful neuropathy in my feet, making exercising close to impossible during the last 3 cycles. Also high levels of fatigue. And @AnnPT77 answers in far more detail. My experience with…
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@nossmf, that's the only drawback to losing weight IMO: the drop in calories burned. Exercise: short walk, then a half-hour in the gym, split between the treadmill and weight machines. Food: keto blueberry muffins and tea in the AM; a homemade chicken fajita at lunch; a protein bar in the PM; marinated chicken and sweet…
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Today's workout: First, an early 10 min walk with the dog; Later at the gym: 21 min treadmill (7 min running, mostly at a 5 mph pace, then a min at 6.5 mph). The rest of the time was 3.0 mph at 5-6% incline. Sit-ups, machines for inner / outer thigh muscles, lunges, and stretches followed. I can't really do longer workouts…
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@mtaratoot , @AnnPT77 : I'm clearly missing out by not having a sauna in my gym! Ann, your friend in her 70s who lifts and looks / acts like she's in her 50s is who I aspire to be. Or you know, you and your rowing club. @nossmf -- NO! Please don't feel judged. I'm always glad to see the heavy lifters in the gym and am…
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Walked the dog early (11 min); in the afternoon walked across campus to the gym and back (16 min); at the gym, spent 21 min. on the elliptical trying to get my heart rate up to aerobic activity (did not work, even on the 6 setting --usually I go with 3). May have to push harder next time. Then free weights and mat…
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Rest day yesterday. Today's workout: 21 min. of biking a 4-mile loop of rolling hills around my neighborhood (11.7 mph average). I'd love to get that avg. higher. Then the dog and I walked 23 min. in another direction--today was beautiful (60s), esp. for early Feb.
