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I am older and I work out, add me!
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Good for you. I will be reaching that magic number this year also. Keeping up with my exercise, gaining muscle and trying to lose weight. You can add me if you'd like.
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To increase your routine, add 10% / week. So for the bike, you can either increase the time or increase the intensity. For the weights, are you doing reps? If so, when you finish, you should feel that you could not do 5 more. If you feel you could keep going, increase the weight.
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Maybe you need to develop a plan that you can succeed at? Are you trying to take too big of a jump? Why not start with a small change this week, something that you can succeed at with some effort. Then take another small step next week. Pretty soon, you will see that you can succeed, you just need the right plan. Good luck
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I just look at my food log and if I am under my calories, I can eat something and if I am at or over my calories, that snack will have to wait for another day.
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Sent you a friend request!
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Are you doing any workouts between trainer sessions? You may want to start building up your fitness level so that when you work with your trainer you will get more benefit from it and not hurt so much. It does hurt when you first start, but if you start out too fast you risk getting injured. A good trainer will recognize…
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Start out with logging and make that a habit. Then you will have a baseline to go from to see if what and how much you are eating is helping you to reach your goals. I think that small changes are easier to maintain than a huge jump in to it. Good luck!
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If you want people to comment on your weight loss, let them know you are working on it. I think it helps to have a support system in real life as well as on mfp. Congratulations on your loss so far, good work!
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I am hungry when I get home as well, but I either force myself not to eat or I have a measured snack rather then an endless bag of goodies. Try making a cup of tea or coffee or other no calorie beverage instead of a snack. Or eat dinner earlier, when you get home and then don't snack afterwards.
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I would try waiting longer after eating if you are going to push yourself. Running on a full stomach gives me indigestion. I don't usually drink anything for a 30 minute run. For an hour run, I would drink 4-8 ounces of water. 16 ounces of water for a 30 minute run is a lot of water. Wait until after your run is finished…
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If it is something you like or want to eat but you have already eaten, just take some to eat for later. If it doesn't fit into your food plan, don't take any. Some people can be very pushy, but it really is up to you what you eat. If they persist, you can always have a private conversation with them later.
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The first step is the hardest. You are on your way!
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Just for today 1/30 1. I will clean a room in my house for exercise 2. I will make a healthy dinner and not go back for seconds 3. I will not have a cocktail
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Welcome Anita. Good luck on your journey. The first step is always the hardest.
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Why have you added juice? They are really high in calories and sugar. Why not eat food instead?
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Wow, you look great. It's been nice following your steady progress, you are an inspiration.
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Why not start with walking? Also, a good way to help strengthen your knees is on an exercise bike. Another great way to build up is swimming, no joint stress. Cross training will lead to running. Take is slow and don't set yourself back by injuring yourself. It takes time to build your body up for high impact activities.…
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Spotting is lifting your head while swimming to see where you are going, to make sure you are still on course. You don't need to do it in the pool because of lane lines and looking at the bottom. This is the biggest challenge for me in open water swimming. It is recommended that you spot every 3rd or 4th stroke. It isn't…
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The best way to train for open water is to swim in open water. It is a lot different than being in a pool. If this is not possible, practice spotting while swimming in the pool, since you will need to do this when you are doing the sprint. Also if possible, practice swimming with others in you lane, the more crowded, the…
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USMS is a national organization that sanctions swim meets. Your local club is probably registered with USMS. If your club uses USMS certified coaches, they may require that you be a member of USMS to attend practices with coaches on deck. Contact your local club for details about membership to the club and fees. They…
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Congratulations on your weight loss, you are obviously on the right track. As far as the other woman's comments, just let them go. Whatever her reason for being inconsiderate, it doesn't matter.
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You are not alone in losing motivation, it happens to me all of the time. Last week I was extremely motivated with logging and exercise. Did very well but on Thursday, fell back to old habits and slumped Th-Sun. Time to get back to it today.
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In for potato
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My goal is 10,000 steps per day for the challenge Toning class 2 times per week Swim 3 times per week 2 miles per swim Spin class 1 time per week Recumbant bike as often as I can
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Monthly weigh in: 3/31 162 starting weight
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I'd sit her down and have a conversation with her. I'm sure she has a fear, as we all do, of gaining back the weight she has lost so she is trying to separate herself from it by looking down on over-weight folks. Any kind of bias towards a demographic is an unflattering trait.
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If you are already at your goal weight, than you need to start exercising to change your dimensions.
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Log it and move on. Tomorrow is a new day. This is a lifestyle change, not a race. So you blew it today, oh well, that's going to happen, it's not the end of the world. Try to do better tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. Before you know it, you will be on track to a healthier you.
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I ran my 1st marathon when I was 46. I ran my 5th last year, at 57, almost the same finish time. I started running at around 40 and just worked my way up. My knees feel great.
