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I was brushing my teeth and my wife tried to pinch my side, as if looking for something... She said "You know, a little bit of pudge is nice..." Lol... she told me not to lose any more weight I'm not, but I am strength training and feel fine without love handles!

15 min usual wake-up out of bed stretching To the gym! 20 min dynamic warm-up 5 min rowing machine warm-up 10 burpees KB turkish get-up (warm-up with 35lb) 60 min strength training (tired today so actually decreased the weights on lifting) 15 min additional physio exercises 30 min stretching Spa...

You're experience knows and shows :) Yes, that's something I've started monitoring and recently talked to my trainer about. I've always been very active, and have experienced burn-out and injury in the past. Since I was getting tired in the last few weeks, aside from calorie/diet re-adjustments, I have cut back on the type…

Ha! I'm still figuring my way around MFP (and all it's glitches), I didn't realize I could change the macros... thank you. I missed it for some reason or misunderstood that it was locked. I now see that micros can be edited too... I'll have to look at what my minimums are. I appreciate all this feedback and info. I quickly…

Thank you thank you thank you! All of this is very helpful. I'm learning step by step what matters and when for me... macros and micros are whole new worlds! I'm on the free MFP version so I have a lot of red and green since I don't follow their default protein recommendations (to low for me). I'll take a look at…

30 min stretch, 45 min ocean swim... active rest day...

High wind advisory, rain, grey overcast skies, cold water... only the die hards! Even the canoes cancelled. An empty parking lot but we went for a swim! Despite the gusts and chop, there was actually great visibility. Lots of fish! Puffers, needle, tang, parrot, goat, and I don't know all the names. Short swim of probably…

Thank you, your insight and that article is very helpful. I'm still figuring out what to focus on as I maintain weight and also lose BFP. It helps to see that counting macros is not the only way, and that there are options such as looking at nutrient density and fiber instead or in combo. I definitely thrive on lots of…

Or, if anyone has come across a reliable macro calculator that would be great. Here are a couple that I'm basing myself on right now... https://www.transparentlabs.com/pages/calculator https://healthyeater.com/flexible-dieting-calculator

I went to use the leg press, but it was taken by an older woman. So I did some push-ups while waiting. When I was done she walked over to me and said something to the effect of "I saw you earlier, you are really doing some good work-outs! I wanted to make sure to tell you, your back looks beautiful!" Wow... I mean, my back…

30 min wake-up stretches/warm-up 30 min stretch/warm-up/cardio, activation at gym 5 min elliptical 90 min strength training (I'm tired now!) 15 min cool down stretching Spa....!

Active rest... 45 min stretching, 45 min ocean swim

I've been doing a lot of strength training and so have had to cut back on swimming to rest more often. But today, I took an ocean meander for 45 minutes. Ohhhhhh, home sweet home! So many tropical fish. I also found about 60 feet of fishing line stuck in the coral, and after several consecutive dives, was able to get 95%…

I appreciate the mental health questions, because it's all related anyway and mental state can be an indicator of hormones, not eating enough etc too. Also, I need to enjoy what I'm doing! I was getting irritable and less focused in the last two weeks (probably from being tired) and my last lifting session didn't have much…

Thanks! I was actually surprised because I hadn't expected to lose the weight as quickly as I did. Your input helps a lot. I've been feeling really energized during the entire process, but the last two weeks more tired and hungry (also caught a cold and recovered). So, I've been eating a bit more and that's helping. I'm…

My lowest adult weight was about 128lbs during my extremely active twenties. My current weight is 130lbs and I'm now in my forties, still active just less. So not much difference in lbs, especially since weight fluctuates anyway. During my thirties I stayed within 145-148lbs, though I had more visceral fat going on and…

I'm "new", been on MFP for a little over 100 days. I log daily, cook almost all my meals, exercise regularly (lifting at the gym, play on a soccer team, long-distance ocean swim weekly, surf, do a bit of yoga). I initially got on board for weight-loss, and quickly learned how important strength training is with it. I'm…

Morning wake-up stretches, warm-up Later to the gym, warm-up/mild cardio/burpees 60 min training session 30 additional strength training and cool-down

Forgot... the other day went to the gym again for a session with the trainer also... upper body workout and more abs!

Usual stretching... 60 min plus some activation/wake-up/warm-up exercises (planks etc) And for fun also, surfing about an hour

It's my habit to look at the scale when I go to the gym. I unconsciously went up to weigh myself and then changed my mind. At this point, the scale numbers don't matter so much. I'd like to focus more on how I look and feel, which is pretty good! So, my NSV today, was to decide to stop looking at the scale so often! The…

Easing back to gym workouts. 30 min stretching/warm-up, rowing machine, 60 min KB, abs, obliques

warm-up and approx 45 min fast speed swim, with cool down swim

I am starting to see my right external obliques! (I can see part of my left ones, but my right has more fat... less fat today!)

I don't run so didn't participate in the biathlon. Instead, when the lead competitors got into the water (ocean), I picked one to swim with parallel. They're incredibly fast. I could keep up for most of the leg, but got tired. I didn't want to sprint. I was able to follow my mark to the turn-around point and then made my…

Still weak, but am over my cold. 15 min stretch in the morning 30 min stretch/warm-up at the gym 5 min rowing machine + burpees 60 min with personal trainer 10 min cool down I plan on swimming tomorrow though!

Leisurely one hour swim through some coral areas I hadn't fully explored before. Beautiful and plenty of tropical fish!

Just got over a cold and still weak. I took a guest out for an ocean swim on Sunday... she said she could swim. But she panicked in deep water and I had to "rescue" her. Fortunately, she was able to following my instructions and I could tow her back to shore. Otherwise, today, I'm still weak but okay to do a leisure one…

Feeling better today At home 45 min stretching in the morning Later I went to the gym for an easy workout... 10 min stretching 5 min cardio warm-up 45 min strength training KB, abs, balancing 5 min stretching after

Take a break and be okay in maintenance for a little while...!