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Great advice everyone! Overall, the general opinion is: listen to your body and use common sense when it comes to exercising. I feel more prepared to handle whatever might come my way now,

Such phenomenal progress and dedication!

Wow! Some amazing dinner ideas coming in from all over! I hope these ideas will help others as much as it has helped me. Finding single-item ideas is easy enough, but putting together meals can be tough, especially when it's the last meal of the day and I'm getting low on available calories. Thank you, everyone, for…

I'm starting the first reply. A 3 oz broiled sirloin, 1/2 baked russet potato (w/ light margarine spread), steamed cauliflower w/ 1/4" slice melted velveeta and light margarine spread. Jello Temptations Lemon Meringue Snack cup. Total: 530 calories.

When I do strength training, I have learned that I need to have rest days from (only) strength training; to let the muscles have time to repair. I still do cardio every day, as there just aren't many good excuses to take a rest day from cardio, except for things like being way too ill, not able to juggle your schedule,…

What I think I have understood, which is different from what I knew previously, is that weight loss doesn't occur during the exercise itself, but instead occurs after exercise, during the rest period, when the body uses a combination of oxygen and fuel in the form of stored fat, to recover, repair, and replenish.

Concord grapes...all the delish of fall in a fruit.

I agree, go with the balanced scale.

I bought the best (non-digital) scale that I could afford, as the digital was ALWAYS wrong. With a digital scale, I could gain 5 pounds in a matter of seconds. Thinking I was safe with a non-digital; I ate great, lost weight regularly. I had one off day and the scale told me I gained 5 pounds back within 24 hours. I ate…

Thanks for the giggle!:drinker:

I use Miracle Whip, raw onion, raw celery, splash of vinegar, and thin-sliced lettuce. I also make it ahead to let the flavors meld together.

Thanks everyone...great answers, that have led me to searching in the right direction!

Thank you for your reply! I see everyone is in agreement about doing planks on the forearms; I'm happy to know that is an option for me to succeed!

Thanks! I looked up the sphinx plank and that's the way for me to go. I saw a pair of those push-up bars today actually, and considered them for a few minutes, but passed them up. I may go back and get a set tomorrow to try out!

Date, meaning, for fun, yes. But date, meaning trying to find someone to be involved in a serious, committed relationship...probably not unless he was no younger than 4-5 years, and then only if you're both over 40.

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Hi! Ashtabula County checking in.