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Hey everyone! Hope your thanksgiving was well! I had a very relaxing weekend and even managed to loose a pound this last week! Hizzah!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I know you'll all do great today! don't forget breakfast - :)

Goals this week are simple - and impossible at the same time! To not over eat at my parents (always a problem there) and to go for a walk/run daily while there!

So i have found a coworker who is really motivated to get healthy and make life changes. We were talking today and are going to become accountability partners to each other! So exciting to have found her!

Hey everyone, I've missed you all! It's been a crazy couple of months. The good news is I think I have finally started loosing again. I've settled in at a new pants size and have stuff that is 2 sizes smaller then when I started - even went to a ball a few weeks ago and bought a dress 2 sizes smaller than last dress I…

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Never have had blood pressure so can't speak from that side of it. BUT I can give you pointers from the other end. When you bring it up, just have a well thought out reason and be polite about it. It's really frustrating to get someone who stopped their medications just "because I don't like to take pills." If you can come…

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Hi all! I love the October Challenge! What a great motivation. I still can't believe it's Oct 1st already! Last month beat me up in a bad way. I got back to exercising today. Did 2.76 miles walking outside in 47 minutes. I have a 5K in 12 days. I original goal was to run the whole thing in less than 45 minutes. But now, my…

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Hey everyone, Miss chatting with you all more. I have one more week of inpatient medicine. And only 3 of those days will be 12 hour shifts. Well, I"m hoping for only 2...but we'll see how that goes! I'm planning on getting back to the gym on Monday. I've been leaving work around 6pm, so I think I can do 30 mins on the…

So I got to leave work early today - 415! So excited. I was going to come home, go on a walk or bike ride, make dinner and relax. Yup, got home, went to the bathroom and promptly crashed. I have no memory of 5-6pm this evening! Which means I had a great nap! Only 4 work days this week! Tomorrow is day 8/8 and Tuesday is my…

Well, I'm 6 days into my 8 day stretch. No exercise but i am finally healthy again! I guess I was way sicker than I thought...based on the number of "wow, you look so good today" comments I got! I haven't logged everything I've eaten this week, but I know it's been under. I"ve kept mental logs and have been too exhausted…

Hey Susan - I typically just jot notes on the copious amt of scrap paper on my table. Person's name and a 1-2 word reminder. It's typically how I roll at work too. Had a decent day today. Trying to rest. Still exhausted from working hard and getting over being sick. Can't remember if I updated y'all or not. My doc treated…

Just to weigh in on the fat2fit theory. (ha ha pun intended). I bought the book and I really like their philosophy of the science behind it. The thing that I really like is that it emphasizes what you will be doing to maintain your goal weight for like. For instance, they recommend that those of us around 300 lbs should…

Welcome Garetie! Just wanted to encourage you with the quitting smoking and weight loss. It's not the quitting smoking that makes people gain weight. It's the habit of using your hands to put something into your mouth...so for more people that is food, b/c food is good for you compared to cigs. So I think that you are in a…

Good luck with the Yoga. I don't do it nearly as much as I should and want to but every time I do, by the end of the session I feel 6inches taller and thinner! I know it's only in my mind, but I think it all starts there. If we feel tall and thin and flexible then we will be more likely to keep it up and get there some…

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Saturday Success: The scrubs I normally wear - 3x - won't stay up no matter how tight I pull the strings! Sadly/oddly, our hospital only has 1x and 3x. I guess i just have until mid December to get into a 1x :) September Goals: 1. Back to the Future - No fast food for the whole month. that's my goal. I can do it! 2. Pigs…

I've worked 62 hours so far this week. With 12 more tomorrow. Does that count as Fitness Friday?

How much are you using? So the idea of local raw honey is this: you are basically giving yourself allergy shots. That's why local is important. You are slowly introducing your allergen into your body and building up tolerance. It is possible you could aggravate your allergies doing too much too fast

yeah, I find it hard to find yogurts that I really like. I have tried several fat free yogurts and Fage is by far the best flavor and texture profile I have found! I really love the Greek Gods yogurt, but the fat free one is gross and the good stuff just has way too much fat to make it worth while for me! I like my plain…

@vinsohn: When I run and walk (I have been doing walking at 3.5mph and running at 5 mph) I log the total minutes at each pace separately. so last week I was doing 6 minutes at 5 mph and 24 walking. To me it seems like it would be more accurate that way. Wed Wish: For more patience at work. I can get frustrated easily if I…

What kind of Fage yogurt are you eating that you are worried about the sugar? I only eat the plain stuff made with 0% fat milk and here are the stats for 1 cup of yogurt: 130 cal, 0g fat, 9g carbs (all sugar) and 23 grams of protein. Personally, I think that is the perfect ratio for sugar and it is way less sugar than…

Hey Lin - these are not normal side effects of weight loss. You really need to make an appointment and go talk to you doctor about these issues. I'm not trying to scare you or give you medical advice, but just echoing what Robin said. This really would warrant a conversation with your doctor.

Day 2 of inpatient....only a 13 hour day...plus a 40ish minute drive each way! Needless to say, not working out today. "Remembered" the water bottle today. Didn't get a full liter in. Did so some gatorade and a diet tea at lunch. It was so sweet - even though it was zero calories it was just gross b/c it was so sweet. Must…

Well, if I had eaten a mid afternoon snack...I'm thinking I could have worked out tonight. Not to self...eat snack. Oh and drink water. I totally didn't drink any today! Stupid hospital!

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Ok Group. i made 12 mini quiches at 50 cal each and 16 mini muffins at 63 cals each. Now I have breakfast for the week made and I don't have to worry each morning what I am going to eat! Just have to make coffee in the mornings, and thanks to Keurig, that's only a 1 minute process! here's hoping I can fall asleep tonight.…

@Skinnyjeanz - to a doctor, your sodium levels are statistically the exact same number. They're not going down. They are staying the same (right where they should be). Odds are that you were a little dehydrated when it was "higher", but now that you drink so much water and are so active, its "come down" a little bit. Don't…