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Hi, Mikalyku! My daughter has a tree nut allergy so I usually avoid using them. (And if I do, I put stickers all over the container with little skulls and crossbones. 😆) Various seeds can be good substitutes for nuts in most dishes. (I'm a personal fan of roasting butternut squash seeds.) I've used Grape Nuts effectively…

Don't I just know it, Leona! I lost 43 lbs in 2019, kept it off a year (all through COVID!), then slipped on the ice two Januarys ago, slammed my knee, and had to stop working out. But I didn't stop eating as though I still were! I slipped away from whole foods and started using prepared foods, which is always a killer for…

Raita or tzatziki.

Remove the dairy. I replaced my bechamel sauce with a tofu ricotta filling instead. (ItDoesntTasteLikeChicken's recipe blog). I also top it with a "mozzarella" recipe from The Edgy Veg, but I'm not loving that. I may just skip it next time and skip the topping altogether. And make sure your noodles don't have eggs, which…

Last week 48.0 miles, 4:02. May total 179.2 miles, 15:10. I'm finally starting to see some real improvement. This past week I did a 30 mile ride in the same time I did 25 miles the previous week. I'm feeling stronger and more stable, and a lot less intimidated by cars coming up behind me (which is quite the problem for a…

Bravo!

Welcome home, Lesley! And congrats on maintaining so nicely while traveling. Yes, I do find it helpful to track my macros. My goal is 70% carbohydrates, 15% fat, 15% protein, and I'm on a net-1100 calorie average (which at my activity level generally means a gross of 1400-1500 calories...that will decrease in the winter…

I'm not there yet, but am in the process of moving towards a "mostly" WFPB diet. I started in January by mostly cutting out red meat, February chicken, March fish and eggs, and in April I STARTED cutting cheese (which is the hardest one for me personally, and also because cheese sneaks into foods and I don't yet always…

Hi, Suzanne, We're a group for maintaining your weight once you've arrived at your goal. You are close enough to your goal weight right now that you can join us here and be welcome! We're a good group and tend to be chatty and supportive of each other with the occasional advice thrown in. If you prefer, there are also MFP…

Past week's totals: 33.6 miles, 2:34. I "owe" myself another ~20 miles today, but it just won't stop raining, and an hour on the trainer is about all I can handle. Should a miracle occur and the rain stop, I'll try to get out again. Otherwise it's just going to be an abbreviated week.

Name: Sharon Age: 58 Height: 5'2" Total weight lost: 33 lbs Time it took to lose: 4 months How long in maintenance: 8 weeks Maintenance weight range: 115-125 Start weight December 2018:153.5. Average weight recorded January: 148.0 Average weight recorded February: 138.8 Average weight recorded March: 130.9 Average weight…

Let's set aside the cookies, because they're not a real problem for me. I overindulged, it was unfortunate, I've moved on. My problem was the potato chips. It's not that I have a poor relationship with food in general, it's that I have a poor relationship with prepackaged salty/fatty snack foods. They are definitely…

It took me some time to get the lab order from my doctor and then get a phlebotomy appointment, but I finally got my results. I'm really proud of myself for this: these are the lowest cholesterol readings I've ever had, for as long as my doctor has been tracking.

This. These are the lowest cholesterol readings I've ever had, as long as my doctor has been tracking.

Thanks for the uplift, Lesley. While cookies are certainly a weakness of mine, anything salty and fatty is far more so. The reason I was able to limit the cookies was only because I was bingeing on the crisps. I eventually had the courage to look up that bag of crisps online. It weighed 2 pounds, or 907 grams. The bag in…

"Holding a line" may or may not be common parlance; I think I got it from motorcycling or possibly even from my daughter the equestrian. It's just something I miss a lot. A decade ago when I had been riding regularly for several years, I could do almost anything without stopping: eat, drink, change my sunglasses, sit up…

Last week 58 miles, 5 hours, 11.4 mph average speed. I'm a week behind schedule on my distance goals for the month. Spring weather is a pain in the neck. I've been working more on time in the saddle this week than anything else. It's just hard to try to improve anything once your tush goes numb. I can go comfortably for…

Name: Sharon Age: 58 Height: 5'2" Total weight lost: 34 lbs Time it took to lose: 4 months How long in maintenance: 7 weeks Maintenance weight range: 115-125 Start weight December 2018:153.5. Average weight recorded January: 148.0 Average weight recorded February: 138.8 Average weight recorded March: 130.9 Average weight…

Some weeks, wearing yourself out and making your quads ache is the best you can do. And if the other option was being a couch potato, then you've done well, young Padawan. Life happens. It's really difficult to reconcile life with a serious training plan, and yet we're all adults and have to deal with this constantly. You…

Work it, Lesley! The ultimate end to a wonderful holiday is three days of uninhibited exercise! Tell that haggis, "You were fabulous! Now let's get gone!" Walk 'til you can't walk any more. Now sit down... oops, the postman has arrived, let's go down to the mailbox. Hmm, time to stand up and cook dinner. Lovely, what about…

Name: Sharon Age: 58 Height: 5'2" Total weight lost: 34 lbs Time it took to lose: 3 months [+ the weeks that I've been trying to maintain] How long in maintenance: 6 weeks New Maintenance weight range: 115-125 Start weight December 2018:153.5. Average weight recorded January: 148.0 Average weight recorded February: 138.8…

Indoors on trainer again. This is getting tedious. 8 miles, 40 min, average speed 11.9 mph. Still haven't got my cadence sensor working. It picks up my rpm for a minute and then cuts out again. I'm guessing that means the magnet is loose and not staying in place. Hmm, where did I put my teeny-tiny zipties???

So excellent, Lesley! If I recall correctly, the yummy brown water was much farther east than Inverness (Dornoch, perhaps?). Still, you've chosen possibly the loveliest city in Scotland for your holiday. Sadly, you missed the monthly Inverness farmer's markets for fresh produce. I don't know if you want to bother at this…

Indoors on the trainer today. 9.27 miles, 45 min, 12.4 mph avg I actually finished the entire video workout today. It felt soooo hard, but I had to laugh while I was moaning about it because I have at least a dozen videos in this series and this one is by far the easiest and shortest. It felt really good when I finished.…

Ah, Kimny, your concern is lovely, but once you get over the age of 50, 1000 calories just isn't so low anymore. I don't know Colleen's age, so I'll use myself as an example. At my age of 58, my weight of 121, and my height of 5'2", my BMR is 1078. Thankfully, I've reached maintenance now, but while I was losing the…

Today was my long ride, and I'm finally getting closer to not being embarrassed at sharing my mileage after I say that. 20.4 miles, 1:50:49, 11 mph average. As expected, my seat was the limiting factor on ride duration. I just can't quite sit for two hours on that saddle yet. Patience, I'm getting there. I was surprised at…

Celebrate!!! 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 You've inspired me, Maddie. Once I get the beloved son on his school bus tomorrow, I'm going make the appointment for my blood work. It's what I've been working for; time to see what progress I've made.

I'm so jealous, Lesley! I haven't done a lot of motorcoach tours, but Scotland was my favorite. If it's one of the long circle tours, once you get north into the moors make sure that you drink the water. I know it's brown and looks unappetizing, but the brown is from the peat content, and it's absolutely delicious! Extra…

Name: Sharon Age: 58 Height: 5'2" Total weight lost: 33 lbs Time it took to lose: 3 months [+ the weeks that I've been trying to maintain] How long in maintenance: 5 weeks Maintenance weight range: 120-130 Start weight December 2018:153.5. Average weight recorded from January: 148.0 Average weight recorded from February:…

Name: Sharon Age: 58 Height: 5'2" Total weight lost: 33 lbs Time it took to lose: 3 months [+ the weeks that I've been trying to maintain] How long in maintenance: 5 weeks Maintenance weight range: 120-130 Start weight December 2018:153.5. Average weight recorded from January: 148.0 Average weight recorded from February:…