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Sounds like a great idea

What do you like to be called? How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? just stumbled upon it How many 5% Challenges have you done? two What do you like to do for fun? play ukulele What major city do you live in or near? State? Tell us a bit about where you live. Toronto Do you have a pet? Yep What are your…

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SS team please I'll help as Baggage Handler and Step Challenge again.

Thanks very much for your advice. Is there a source to learn a little more about Zones (ie. zone 2) and NEAT? Appreciate your help and time :)

@mtaratoot and @AnnPT77 a heartfelt thanks for invaluable information. I have learned so much from everyone's insights and guidance. Yes, I'm on a long journey and would prefer a slower overall lifestyle change. I subscribe to a program called IFIT and they have a myriad of workouts...they do have recovery day workouts but…

This is great info. The chart was extremely helpful and explains a lot :). Great suggestions also @Retroguy2000 thank you!

Thanks so much for your feedback. Yes, you're right it might be a bit too much of an increase in exercise. My goal is a slow long term weight loss. Ironically, yes I've always been low on Vitamin D even with supplements and I take BP pills. I haven't lost enough weight to impact my BP meds yet. I think I'll focus on…

I wasn't taking rest days but I guess my body is telling me that I should. Good point when I looked back at my tracking...With exercise I was running at 500-1200 deficit. Perhaps I'm pushing the deficit. Is there a general rule of thumb of how much a deficit I should try for when adding exercise. Thank you so much for your…

smart idea to portion up. I bought a food sealer a few months ago and find it super handy. I've frozen small portions of chili, soups and meats. We don't have a lot of room in our freezer so it works for us. Best of luck in your food prep ventures!

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How many 5% Challenges have you done? None looking forward to trying one What do you like to do for fun? play ukulele, walks at local parks and beaches with friends What major city do you live in or near? State? Toronto, Ontario, Canada What are you health/fitness goals for this season? to tone my body up and fit into my…

I'm weighing daily and it really does help motivate...if I'm up, I focus more on food and exercise and if I'm down I do the same ...when I weighed weekly, I felt defeated if my weight went up or didn't move.

I'm around the same age as you and found it a bit more challenging. I modify my exercises and I treated myself to a thicker mat to make it easier on my knees. Best of luck!

Don't give up...it takes awhile....I've been tracking for a few weeks and exercising a lot more. I got frustrated when my weight was actually moving up but it seems to be slowly coming down now. Keep with it!

congrats! That's awesome. You've inspired me to stick with tracking my food and exercise :) Best wishes for continued success