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I can suggest Jessica Valant's videos. This one is a great one to start with, because it goes through the basics, and later you can look for other videos aimed for beginners that are available on her YT channel . I hope you enjoy it! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3TC-tz3TeQ

Movement is movement. Everything counts.

I don't say anything. I pretend I never heard me to begin with, that way I don't have to respond to myself. If that makes sense. :D

It's not the latest, but it's one I won't forget easily... I usually use the recumbent bike at the gym for 20-30 minutes per session, and I never had any issues at all. One day, it was busy and I didn't want to wait, so I used one of the regular stationary bikes. I'm short, so I made sure to set everything to my height,…

I've been doing it for several years now. I know nothing about muscle lengthening, but for me Pilates has improved my posture, flexibility, balance, and range of movements. YMMV, of course.

I am 5' too, and I have wondered about this as well. I get that distance is said to be the most important thing when doing the calculations, but... I can't wrap my head on the disparity that it can cause. I mean, if I look at my average numbers, I have 10k steps = 6.3km = 75 minutes. Someone much taller - and with a wider…

No, you don't need a cheat day. You need to continue doing what you're doing, trust the process, and be patient. You have asked this question several times already, people have responded to you with good information. Please read the replies you got to your similar posts over the last days.

Congratulations are in order, then! :) Excellent work!

As you may have noticed, it's not very active at the moment. Anyway, I still wish you all the best, and I hope you enjoy your new activity as much as possible!

I guess I'm somewhere in between. I exercise mostly to improve my health (20 years of excess weight and a sedentary lifestyle have taken a toll), and I know the exercise that I do needs to be fueled. But I'd be lying if I didn't admit that the extra calories that I've earned have been very welcome, especially in the…

I hope you don't mind me saying this, but MFP is not a weight loss forum, even though the majority of people here are looking to lose weight. In fact, this section of the forums is called "Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building", thus this post is right where it should be. Maybe there could be someone out there with good…

The activity level here on MFP is described as follows: Sedentary: Spend most of the day sitting (e.g. bank teller, desk job) Lightly Active: Spend a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. teacher, salesperson) Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. food server, postal carrier) Very…

I hear you! I ended up buying a Fitbit Inspire HR tracker (adult) and a Fitbit Ace 2 wristband (child) because I learned the two were compatible. Fitbit has launched Ace 3 in the mean time, so I don't know if the new ones are also compatible or not, though.

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

I was out jogging today - well, dragging myself really, I'm a very slow runner - when out of nowhere this guy flies past me and says "go, you!". By the time my brain had processed that, he was already too far for me to say anything, so... in the unlikely event that he's reading this: Thank you, random runner with the green…

I had a routine appointment with a new GP yesterday. I'm currently still on a BP med and a statin, even though over the last three years I lost weight (normal BMI now) and stopped being sedentary. She said that, because I don't have a lot more weight to lose, it would be very unlikely that I'd be able to stop those meds…

I've always said that, in my case, I could only lose weight if I did it for myself (my health and my well-being) and not for anyone else - and I stand by that. Nevertheless, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that it was kind of rewarding showing to some downers that it can be done (even at "our age", whatever that may be).…

But please, try to avoid any close encounters with bears or any other hungry large animals, though... :#

I must have found MFP either through Google or through some article that mentioned it, back in 2011. I created an account but never used it and forgot all about it. In 2018, I decided to lose weight and, again through Google or some online article, I stumbled across MFP only to realize I had an old account already. I…

Excellent achievement! Congratulations, you look awesome! <3

There are many wrong entries, mostly due to distraction or laziness, I suspect. But don't forget that manufacturers can change their products (and labels) through time, not to mention the same products can have different composition and nutrition labels in different countries or regions. That's why it's always a good idea…

I've been on the pill for many years, both when I was overweight/obese, and now that I have a normal BMI. I never noticed any effect on my weight. The food I choose to eat or not has A LOT of impact on my weight, though. :#

That's how I do it, too! Unless I'm using it as a salad dressing, in which case I will pour it over the salad plate, and then lick the container to the last itsy bitsy. (I love cottage cheese, in case there were any doubts :D )

I have done it on rare occasions (for example, when my period is due during vacations), but it was only very recently that I learned that some people would do it for long spans of time. I always thought it wasn't a safe practice - not that I had something to back up my opinion, though. I suspect that if I had known it was…

I was at the gym today and at some point I thought to myself "I really like being here". :) I was very sedentary for most of my adult life and the mere thought of exercise would put me in a bad mood. If someone had told me one day I'd join a gym and actually enjoy it, I would have shaken my head and call them crazy.

OP has not returned in two weeks, so I guess we'll never know. :shrugs:

Not in an open way, but more in a passive-aggressive way. I got snide remarks, a few backhanded compliments, food pushing when eating out, but mostly an apparent lack of interest in my achievements. Good thing that I'm thick skinned and have no need for external validation. Apparently when the "fat friend" is no longer…

Your post made me smile, because the first time I tried the elliptical I hated it too! So much that I didn't try it again for several weeks. :D I don't love it (at least not yet), but once I got the hang of it I realized it does get easier with time. Sometimes it's good to give things a second chance. :)

Thanks @heybales , I never thought of that!

Not that I'm aware of. I log mine in a spreadsheet.