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My cholesterol levels improved when I changed my diet, lost weight and my naturopath put me on red yeast rice. I’m all for natural alternative health, but I would still seek advice from a professional in the field, and that’s coming from a trained herbalist. Therapeutic doses should be sought from quality sources and…

I found a listing for sweet potato steamed 100g that lists 238% daily value vitamin A. Another listing says -. The food entries are user generated so search thru the listings to find a better match for your logging needs.

I completed a 30 day squat challenge for the month of October! Key word being COMPLETED… I stayed on track and did the entire month except one day I skipped due to injury. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to stay committed or do that many squats 😮‍💨😊🤗 but I did it!!!

Day 30, 150 ☑️🙌💪 I think I can see progress. (100 regular and 50 plié)

Day 29, 145 ☑️ 70 regular squats and 75 plie squats.

Day 27, 145 squats 👍💪

@tabbycatmom17 Hi, welcome. I too am living gluten free, to the best of my ability.

Day 26 I did 90 squats split up 45/45. I forgot the other set. Oh well. No doubling up this time 😉 I learned my lesson.

Day 25, 130 squats done ✅ a mixture of regular and plié, I also split the reps up over the day. These higher reps are getting hard. I’m gonna take measurements at the end and see if there’s any difference from before.

There’s a motto I live by “That which you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is that which you will experience in your life.” I whole heartedly believe in manifestation. I’ve used creative visualization methods to create my life for many many years. I’m literally, almost, the vision I hold of myself in my mind, my…

I’m gonna take 2 rest days. I skipped day 23,125 squats, my legs and hips hurt really bad, I’m having some sort of inflammatory response, maybe I shouldn’t have doubled up the other days, that may have been too much for one day. Live and learn.

I did days 21 and 22 all in one day, split them up 115 AM and 120 PM. Forgetting a day now is much different than forgetting a day in the beginning of the challenge when the squats were less but I managed. I’ve noticed that I can easily get to 50 squats without feeling the burn now so that must be progress. I think my…

@loulee997 Good job resisting temptation and sticking with your plan. Portion controlled chips in an environment you can control is great 👍 sabotaging family and friends, not so great 🫤. Your definitely building more tolerance with the challenges though.. remember you can’t control what others do, like gifting you items…

105 🔥 did a mix of plié, sumo, and regular..

@blondage6458, Have you checked out mfpals recipe discovery section?… there’s different recipe options like high protein, post workout snacks, low cal, etc.. Some easy options I can think of are stuff like yogurt, jerky, cheese, nuts, fruits and veggies like apples grape’s cucumbers tiny tomatoes snap peas carrots, peanut…

@ozdeelite, yeah these higher numbers got my thighs burning, but I think I see progress.. my legs are looking fierce and I may have a booty in there somewhere. 😆💪🙌

Sqatober day 18, 100 squats… ☑️ done

Tried on size 10/30 jeans and besides them being too long, I’m a shorty, they fit!!! I can’t ever remember wearing a size 10, at least not as an adult woman 😆🤗

@Fall4Daph, I mostly control myself but I will indulge in my most absolute favorites in a portion controlled way that sometimes fits into my calorie budget. I need to eat gluten free so that removes quite a bit of festive options but I still manage to find stuff I enjoy that I can eat occasionally, like once a week or a…

Welcome back. Everyday is a new day to make healthy choices that can help you achieve your longterm goals. It really does become a lifestyle, eventually… just take it one day at a time or if you need take it one meal at a time, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing, one unapproved meal or day isn’t the end all, the next…

Day 14 ✅ 80 plié squats 💪

When I was insulin resistant with pcos symptoms I was advised by my endocrinologist to eat low carb low dairy low sugar and low calorie to lose weight and prevent getting pre diabetes. She also offered me weight loss medication, wegovy, which I refused.. I have since lost 65 pounds and have moved towards a more…

I find the Mediterranean diet more sustainable for long term health at least for myself. I did a keto diet back in 2016 after transitioning from a hcg diet and it did help me lose another 20lbs but I struggled eating that many animal products everyday every meal. With the Mediterranean diet you get to add stuff in rather…

@Jagbitch , nice name 😉👍, I like it.. welcome back, have long have you been away? Im a daily MFPal user, your welcome to friend request me, everyday is a new day to make healthy choices.

@Lildarlinz, My body weight fluctuates too despite my healthy diet and lifestyle. At any point in the month I could be up 2-3 lbs due to, I’m assuming, my natural female hormones. I tend to notice a slight uptick around ovulation and a slight uptick before menses but I do eventually lose it plus some once all that…

Day 11 Done ✅ 65 plié squats.. I’m excited to see some results in my thighs. I think a month of consistent effort may be long enough to see small results.. what do you think @ozdeelite ??

Day 10 squatober ✅ 60 plié squats..

For me takeout causes me to want more takeout so that’s annoying. Sometimes I’m too busy or lazy to prepare meals and we’ll grab takeout then the next thing you know I’ve got takeout leftovers and then I get stuck in this cycle where i just don’t wanna cook and just wanna eat takeout. I have to limit how often I go out to…

Surprised myself while doing an apple fitness+ lower body workout with instructor Kyle… had some CrossFit moves I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do and was prepared to go with the modifier if I failed… I tried and succeeded!! I can jump squat and lunge jump.. 🤭 oh my,… my thighs are like jello now. 💪

@ozdeelite , I see your doing it! 💪 well done, I forgot to do mine yesterday so I’ll be doubling up today😬 .. that should teach me 😉..