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I've done Grouse Grind-- what a work out! Great job on getting up there, OP. Saw a poor tourist attempting the Grind while wearing high-heeled boots and jeans: seemed like utter hell.

I saw this old post of mine today and thought I'd update it. After an abnormal EKG in 2016 I went through a whole bunch of tests with a cardiologist-- Holter monitor for 24 hours, stress test, echocardiogram, umpteen more EKGs and guess what? My heart is just fine. Fantastic even. It just beats fast. Just goes to show that…

Thanks for the kind words folks, it made my day!

Top picture is me age 27, 160lbs. Bottom picture is me age 36, 140lbs. Funny to see them together like that-- I think I look better in the older picture than the younger!

Your way sounds much more polite. My way was yelling "Nope! Nope! Nope!" until she took the cupcake away.

My nefarious coworker brought lemon tarts with fruit topping to work last week. Didn't eat any. Yesterday she got cupcakes and brought them right into my office to make sure I got one. Had a yogurt instead. In all honesty she is a lovely (non-nefarious) person but the treats she brings in are really hard to pass up come 3…

Walked into the bedroom naked today and my husband exclaimed "You're so skinny!" and gave me a very enthusiastic ogling. Great way to start the day.

This post resonated with me-- thank you for writing it. You're right, there are some sides to losing that come as a surprise, and not always a pleasant one. Mine was not a drastic loss like yours, but it was big to me (20% of my body weight). I had been "chubby" for most of my twenties. I had one particular girlfriend I'd…

My goal was to get into a gorgeous curve-hugging, "can't-hide-any-flaws" size 6 dress that I've never worn before a friend's wedding in September. One month later, the dress fits and looks great! New mini goal is to fit into some size 4 pants that I haven't worn in years. I like fitting clothes goals instead of weight…

I loved your story-- your mom is an inspiration and a great role model. She sounds a lot like my grandma-- she has been 5'6 and 124lbs for her entire adult life (unless pregnant). She has lost an inch or two now (she's 91) but maintains a trim figure. I've never seen her eat junk food like chips or pop-- meals for her are…

Lookin' fierce!

Agree with Machka9. I bike to and from work every day, which is 8K roundtrip. I've worn a heart rate monitor to get a more accurate sense of calories burned, but with MFP I just use a speed slower than what I've been biking. Particularly since I'm in traffic and there's a lot of stopping and starting. I'm biking in the…

Same here-- office with a fridge. Today's a late day for me so I have lunch and dinner with me. In the fridge we have: 100 g of pineapple 30 g of cheese Turkey meatballs (if you're looking for more protein, I've found meatballs to be an awesome way to add it in. The ones I make have 5 g of protein per serving, and I use…

Yes and no. Back when I was overweight, I genuinely thought cheese, crackers, strawberries, and wine was a "pretty healthy" dinner-- crackers are better than chips, right? And cheese and strawberries are part of the Canada Food Guide! I was a vegetarian who ate a ton of pasta and chips and bread and I had never even heard…

NSV: tried on my trusty hiking pants a month ago and they looked like they were going to pop (and I was muffin-topping in a most unattractive way). Put them on last night and they fit and are even roomy in the thigh (they were always quite tight before). Another two weeks before my latest hiking trip-- can't wait to see…

#1 Biked, hiked, and kayaked my way across the Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range in Costa Rica. 240 kilometres, 9 days, with a cold and giardia. I felt like Superwoman by the end. #2 Unsupported century ride (100 miles/160 kilometres) to celebrate my 33rd birthday. It was a challenge carrying enough water and food for…

Make as much ahead as you can. I make a big batch of turkey or venison meatballs every week and freeze some. They're great to have on hand as a snack or a meal. I make them with Parmesan cheese instead of bread crumbs, so they're fantastic little protein/fat bombs without many carbs. If you have a few good recipes on…

When I had a picture of me taken on the Brooklyn Bridge and immediately deleted it because I looked so chubby. Then realized that I may never be there again, would never get that picture back, and that enough was enough. Started eating better a few days later, exercising nearly every day, and dropped 30lbs in about 5…

I've heard that surgeries often don't improve much-- frustrating indeed! At this point I'd really love to go up or down a flight of stairs without having to mentally prepare for it. Thanks for the suggestions on exercises, I'll definitely try to incorporate those.

I lift at home, so no machines unfortunately. I have a weight bench and barbell with plates, dumb bells, kettle bells, etc. I've done leg press at the gym and found it not too bad. Any thoughts for something without machines?

Thanks Azdak, this is helpful. Unfortunately it's actual chondromalacia-- diagnosed by a sports med doctor with x-ray, with the roughening. Left knee is stage 1 so not too bad, right knee is stage 2. However, the left has been catching up with the right-- boo! I like the idea of a partial squat, definitely will give that a…

I think it's probably different for everyone, and depends on how much you have to lose. I feel the same as you-- I've lost weight before, and this time around was discouraged after a week or two of hard work wouldn't seem to have results on the scale. I've changed to weighing myself monthly now, and I've found it helps.…

You read my mind-- I've been noticing similar things in my diary. Most of my fats come from eggs, olive oil and chicken, and I find it difficult to stay under 50g a day if I eat normally. I keep within my target calories, but I was also wondering if too much fat would negatively impact me. Curious to hear what others say.

I just want to say YOU CAN DO IT! I ran my first half marathon last month, and I was crazy nervous. The furthest I had run before the marathon was about 8 miles, so I thought 13.1 would be the end of me. I was really surprised to find that even at mile 10, I was still feeling good and really enjoying myself. I met a gent…

You could be me! I was 160 lbs at 5'7 (so never obese, but I was overweight). I got down to 130lbs, would eat really well and work out almost every day. Yoga, Muay Thai, cycling, you name it. Then the boyfriend moved in, became a husband, and I spent less time meal planning and exercising... and the weight has now crept…

I have eggs every morning-- I find that grains/cereals/oatmeal just doesn't keep me full the way eggs do. I have a half cup ground turkey, mixed with a bit of salsa, and two scrambled eggs. Throw it in a pan for a few minutes, some blackberries on the side, and presto! It's about 275 calories, berries included, and has…

You're almost the same as me! Two scrambled eggs with half a cup of ground turkey, a bit of salsa, and blueberries/blackberries on the side. I have almost the same thing every day for breakfast and never tire of it. Plus all the protein does me until lunch. :)

Usually the first three weeks of going to the gym/starting a new fitness program is a job. Then there's that magical tipping point where I find myself WANTING to go, and craving the delicious exhaustion that sets in about 30 minutes after a great work out. Just have to push through those first three weeks of wanting to be…

Thank you! The before picture is particularly fitting, since drinking too much, partying, and making poor food choices were what got me in that mess in the first place. :P

Big thanks to everyone who commented; I had no idea my personal love/hate relationship with the scale was mirrored by so many, particularly when it comes to heavy lifting. I really appreciate all the comments, compliments, and friend requests. WOW!