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Day 4 of W30 and it's getting easier. I nuked a sweet potato and it was great and very satisfying. Yesterday I was falling asleep on my feet and had this weird melancholy feeling for a few hours. Today I was alert all day and I'm still feeling some brain power now. I also realized I am eating more slowly and savoring food…
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Ok Ladies. I am 63 and it is time to do something about my 5'6"/183 # body. I am going to DO the Whole30. I started this morning 6/8 and warned my staff that if I become stressed/obnoxious over the first week to just pat me on the back and remind me that it will get easier in the second week. I have NEVER dealt well with…
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Hello folks - I haven't posted in over a year. I've had RA for four years and while it is pretty well controlled w/ Cimzia, I have had the hardest time with exercise/fatigue. It seems sometimes for no bloody reason at all, I'm just exhausted for a few months and my hips are killing me and it hurts to exercise and then, it…
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How about pita bread with turkey, lettuce and a bit of avocado. Really, the only one to lose weight with a crazy job is to bring healthy food every day. Granola bars are all carbs though the Fiber One bars are atleast high in fiber. If fell off the wagon recently and went back to eating carbs and ignoring choices and put…
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MORE ABOUT EXERCISE: The reality is I have a lot of ideas about exercise but incredible inertia when it comes to actually doing it, especially since I was diagnosed with RA. I am trying SOOOO hard to be consistent because I NEED the aerobic exercise to get my weight down. If I do too much of any one thing I pay for it and…
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MORE IDEAS: I have been using a TRX system, which is a bunch of velcro webbed straps that hang from a door with foam handles. You use the resistance of your body weight and there are bunches of exercises. I worked out with a trainer to learn how to use it. I'm not using it much just now but the advantage is that the foam…
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Lots of ideas: I had to give up yoga because of my wrists and switched to pilates. I work out once a week with machines and it keeps my core relatively strong. If I could afford it, I would do the machines twice a week. Mat classes on tape are good if you don't have any neck issues but I did for a while. I have gone back…
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Oh Yes! I am 6 weeks from 60 and hoping to hit the 160s by then. Don't know if I'll make it but I am trying hard!
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Hi - I'm Kathleen. I have had RA for 2 1/2 years and I am struggling with exercise and weight loss. When I was first diagnosed I lost t 20 + lbs, mostly because of marital stress and a decision to take care of myself. I've slowly put the weight back on and I've finally realized I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. Exercise is getting…
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OKAY! I'm nervous about this but I will try the challenge. I just switched last week from Calorie King to Myfitnesspal because it counts fiber grams and the diet plan I'm sort of following is big on fiber (F factor). I had hoped to hit 160 by my 60th birthday in six weeks but I'm only down to 181, from 186 since Christmas.…
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Oh....I'm so sorry about your Dad. It is so hard to lose a parent. The emotional drain is like an undertow that just sucks all the energy and breathe out of us, especially after the wake and funeral are over, the family has gone back home, and you just don't realize how much energy it takes to put one foot in front of the…
