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Food: 2 peanut butter oatmeal energy balls and a slice of sourdough toast for brekky; leftover hashbrown veggie casserole for lunch; two different (small) smoothies for dinner: the Mayan chocolate without too much cayenne this time and a raspberry pineapple one (yum). I bought cocoa nibs from Amazon and guess what--they…

And here this entire time I've thought it was how you feel that counts most!

Yesterday: 60 min of working out -- 25 min. of that was walking, 13 min on the elliptical, 4 min. Helix trainer, 10 min stretching, 8 min. free weights and sit-ups. Today: 20 min. walking outside--very briskly because of the wind and drop in temp.

Quick trip to Dallas for a weekend conference: lots of airport walking Friday and Saturday. Also restaurant meals: huge veggie omelet Friday lunch; fish 'n chips Fri supper; the hotel's scrambled eggs (powdered, probably) and cantaloupe & grapes for Sat. breakfast; greens and chicken salad for Sat. lunch; chicken tikka…

Treadmill workout, much like I've been doing these last few weeks, except today I ran for 12 minutes straight instead of dividing it up. Then sit-ups, a few push-ups, medicine ball circles, lunges. Lots of streching but the front of my upper left leg (rectus femoris muscle?) still feels pretty sore. My right leg is fine. I…

@nossmf -- thanks for clarifying. The mental image I was starting to get as I read fast food restaurant after fast food restaurant . . . have you ever seen a Big Boy's sign? ;) Really, though, I'm glad they do that. My dad usually gets a free meal from a local Tex-Mex place, and that's it. 15 min. walk today, split into…

Workout -- 35 min. on the treadmill: 15 min. jogging 5 mph / 15 min walking 3.5 mph / 5 min walking 3 mph at a 5% incline. Then 20 min. of calisthenics (lunges, candlesticks) and free weights (2 sets biceps curls; lateral raises; dumbbell overhead press; skullcrushers); 10 min. of stretches; 20 minutes of walking across…

Yesterday: 20 min. in the pool; 15 min (slow) swimming and 5 min water aerobics / playing with my kids. Today: 35 min. on the treadmill: 15 min. jogging 5 mph / 15 min walking 3.5 mph / 5 min walking 3 mph at a 5% incline. Then 20 min. of calisthenics and free weights; 10 min. of stretches; 20 minutes of walking across…

OH NOOOO!! I wondered why we hadn't heard from you over the weekend, @AnnPT77 . So glad you are getting the care you need, but these details are frightening ("skull fracture";"brain bleed"). Your post is remarkably coherent, though, so that's encouraging. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a virtual pot of homemade…

I made my DietBet goal a few days ago: lost 3% of my body weight in the past month. :)

You know, I thought about that when I wrote the sentence a few minutes ago. But In the moment, on that elliptical four or five years ago, I couldn't be that generous.

@ninerbuff --dinner tonight was Panda Express! Also, sorry to hear your workers' hours have been cut. That's tough. Lots of chores on this Saturday, including a treadmill run and some conditioning exercises.

Yep. I work out at my university's gym (free) so sometimes, especially later in the day, students fill the place up. I've had my own students "check me out" before. Now that's awkward. Or, at my heaviest weight, about 30 lbs higher than I am currently, and getting back into using the ellptical trainer, two guys behind me…

Gym today, treadmill workout much like the one on Thursday, plus different strength and conditioning exercises after. Awkward moment: I'm running along at a steady 5.0 mph pace, no headphones, so hear it when two guys behind me mention me. It wasn't exactly insulting, the bro on the bike was saying to his friend who'd been…

This is an AWESOME report. Congrats on your PR!! I haven't set foot in a pool since our city's outdoor one closed after Labor Day, and I miss it. Don't miss getting out with wet hair in cold weather (my uni has an indoor pool but I never take the time to fully dry my hair before heading to the car). My usual is a lap or…

I'm on antibiotics for a sinus infection, but after two days of skipping workouts, this morning I went to the gym. Jogged 10 min. at a 4.7 mph pace, walked 15 min., split between 3.4 (no incline) or 3.0 mph (5% incline). Added 35 sit-ups, some stretches, went home. I'm thinking I'll work half the day, then take a nap.

Ha!! I tried, anyhow.

Exercise: two short walks and dodging a couple of tornadoes that descended upon the county where I live (see my post in "What was your workout today?" for the full story). Food: A banana-chocolate protein powder-spinach smoothie for breakfast; green salad, cottage cheese and a couple of peach slices at lunch; venison stew…

A couple of short walks today--basically a rest day. But this afternoon got really crazy. Because of shifting weather patterns, my town is now inside tornado alley, whereas it wasn't 20+ years ago when we moved here. Tornadoes touch down from time to time, no big deal. But today some massive storms moved into the area, and…

Exercise: 12 min stationary bike; 7 min rowing machine; 2 x 35 sit-ups; 2 x 15 squats w/ 10 lb dumbbells; 2 x 8 medicine ball circles; various stretches, lunges. Food: B: peanut butter-date balls with coconut, tea; L: instapot chicken and dumplins, a baked sweet potato with butter spread; S: pumpkin-black bean soup and…

12 min stationary bike; 7 min rowing machine; 2 x 35 sit-ups; 2 x 15 squats w/ 10 lb dumbbells; 2 x 8 medicine ball circles; various stretches, lunges.

@mtaratoot -- thanks for that. I went back to the exercise diary, wrote in "biceps curls" just like I did before, and bam! -- those three entries you mentioned appeared. Easy peasy. Then I attempted to add "lateral raises" and "no result" came up again. So I abbreviated to just "lat" and lots of entries appeared. I'm…

Treadmill: 3 sets of 5 min. at 5 mph pace, interspersed with three 3 min. sets of 3.5 mph pace. ONE golden minute of running 5.5-6.2 mph just to remember what it feels like. Then 10 min. of walking 3.0 mph at a 5% incline. Free weights: 2x15 sets of lying tricep extensions (lost count on that second set, so who knows how…

Exercise: two short walks Food: B'fast: mini-bagels with Laughing Cow cheese, tea with half and half L: green salad and half a bowl of VERY salty chicken and rice soup from my work's cafeteria S: baked sweet potato and round steak, hummus and baby carrots on the side Ate enough calories so MFP wouldn't tell me off again.

Spa day! Or a trip to see an old friend when you lose a significant amount of weight. I made a chart a few years back with set rewards for each 10 lbs lost. They got more impressive the more I lost.

Workout: 30 min walking / running; later an 8 min. walk with the dog; still later 90 minutes of handing out candy at my church's Trunk or Treat. I know standing around doesn't really burn calories, but it wore me out! Food: banana-spinach-chocolate protein powder smoothie in the morning; Tropical Cafe peanut paradise…

Got up early, went to the gym, spent 30 or so minutes on the treadmill, with 12 of them being running at a 5 mph pace. The rest was walking at a 5% incline, 3 mph pace, or walking at 3.5 mph, little to no incline. Ten minutes of stretching, a whirlwind trip to the grocery store on my way home, then getting my kids out the…

First, congrats on your new baby! Nursing is a big calorie burner all by itself. Keep water and a snack nearby--I always got so thirsty. My second baby weighed 10 lbs and I realized pretty quickly I wasn't keeping up with her demand for milk. I've seen online that it's just a placebo, but for me, fenugreek capsules helped…

You should get into cycling, Ann, for the days you aren't rowing. :)

This thread makes me so happy. I've done three triathlons, all sprint distance, and your 60-90 minutes was my 2 hours, I'm sure. My most recent one was summer 2023. Then, I had a health crisis and surgery almost a year ago, so I've been out of racing for 2024. That did not stop me from following the Ironman race in Kona…