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When I had a broken foot, I did quite a bit of seated Zumba. There are a bunch on Youtube. You can try searching "seated Zumba" or there's also a whole branch called Silver Sneakers, or something like that. Once you start digging into the category, you should find a lot. I made myself a Youtube Playlist so that I could…

I agree with the chair cardio recommendation. Youtube has lots of videos. When I had a broken foot, I particularly liked the ones I found when searching "chair Zumba."

If you go to Youtube and search "chair Zumba," there are quite a lot of videos. Depending on your fitness level, they may be pretty easy, but I thought they were much better than nothing! You could also put a light dumb bell in each hand, or something similar. I did a lot of these with a broken foot when I wanted to boost…

And wait, one more thing now that I have reread all of this ... you have a hedgehog???? Okay, that totally makes me smile. I know that doesn't help you any, but I just love that you have a hedgehog! Now I need to go Google hedgehogs because the thing I'm picturing looks like a porcupine ... :smile: Refer to my above post…

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss and the bad news about your grandfather. A few years ago, both my best friend and my Dad died within a year of each other. I still tap into that when I need motivation. I think about how my friend would LOVE the opportunity to work out, but she no longer can. I also think about trying…

One week in to February - how are you all doing? What's going well? What do you need to improve?

I sure prefer them over last month's! I couldn't do squats (bad knees - I'm going to PT), and modified the burpees a bit. I started doing pushups in place of the squats, but only made it four days. This month I'm doing pushups instead of the lunges. I'm trying to do them from my feet and they are getting tough, especially…

I did well for two days, and then a pizza buffet lunch with colleagues on Wednesday derailed the rest of my week eating and logging. Steps were good, but eating was really bad. Will start again tomorrow!

I'm going to try to do better than 4 days this month! Planks and triceps are more my style than burpees and squats because of my awful knees. I'm going to substitute lunges for push-ups. Happy February all!

You even made the calculation happen - thanks!

Interesting that two of you commented on 10,000 steps. I was challenged to a Fitbit Workweek Hustle, and accepted for the first time (I never used the app before, just the dashboard on the website). I've gotten really into it and have gotten over 10,000 steps three days in a row. The last time I did that was in Vegas in…

I went to Cozumel, just five days diving but still awesome! Lots of BIG turtles, eagle rays, a couple kinds of sharks, octopus and all my favorite fish. :) Wish I was still there. Have a great trip!

Hi all! Back from my dive trip, and ready to go. I just joined a Fitbit challenge, so was motivated today. Granted, that's just one day but better than zero days!

In fact, I think it's a reason to add 10 minutes to your workout! hehe Have an awesome birthday Gretchen. You have a lot to celebrate!!

I successfully recruited one!

This doesn't address learning to run or lift, but what about getting a Wii if you don't already have one? There are so many games that could get you and your daughters moving and PLAYING at home together.

I've been doing fairly well since I returned to MFP six days ago. I haven't been exceeding in any category at all and have yet to get back to yoga. But just being here, paying attention to steps, doing burpees and squats (and my PT exercises), and logging food is a good start for me.

I guess my goal would be to be consistently decent. If I have some exceptional moments, then great. But my problem is when I get into a slump. Then the longer I am in the slump, the harder it is to get out. For example, right now (except for a lot of walking in Vegas last week) I've hardly been doing anything. I haven't…

I vote for teams instead of pairs. That way if someone drops off the face of the earth (like we've all seen in groups before), no one is left hanging. Just my 2 cents ...

But if you actually click on it, the description specifically says "solid brass." I'm not sure how well solid brass wears, but they do reveal the material.

I don't know but there are necklace options from various sellers on Etsy too, so I'm thinking it might work? Otherwise you'd think people MIGHT quit making them? Speaking of, has anyone ever bought one of the various bracelet options on Etsy or elsewhere?

bump. Thanks for sharing.

Check out titlenine.com. They have an extensive selection of sports bras that are ranked by a committee, sized with regular bra sizing, marked of their level of support, etc. I've gotten a couple from them, and probably paid more than $40 for each, but they were well worth it. They're having a sale now. (No, I don't work…

bump - love the ideas here The only addition I have is making kale chips. They do nothing for actual hunger, but if I just feel like munching on something, it works pretty well. I agree with cereal. A small bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios feels substantial to me. I just made a whole shopping list from this thread!

I don't think I'll be joining the official challenge because I already have a couple of others going on and have trouble juggling too much, but I will use this chart as I'm watching the games! I'm on my 4th game already today, so it's good to do something other than sit on the couch. I DID jog during one half on Thursday…

Here are my swap-outs: I don't have PB2, so I used 2 tablespoons of Simply Jif. I also put in about 5 tbsp of chocolate chips, because I want/need chocolate in every bite. :) I used milk chocolate chips instead of dark chocolate. I used 3 packets of Stevia (Truvia) because I didn't know how many it would take to make 3…

bumping. About to make this! Update ... so far the only problem is not eating chocolate chips straight out of the bag.

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Bump. Thanks for sharing.

There's a fitbit group on here. You'll be able to find answers there. You probably won't even need to ask - I think there are threads all about it.