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I swam 600 meters and then did aquafit (deep water) tonight after work. And I enjoyed it too.

You are NOT a failure. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're a failure at anything. You ARE a work in progress and doing very well at it. This "endurance ride" was a huge step and you did far better than you've ever done so far. That's success. If they want to feel they failed, fine..... let them. You do NOT have to…

That sounds really good. I have a friend that has to eat gluten free and casein free too because she's a ciliac. This recipe just might give her a chance to cook something for herself that her husband will actually eat and enjoy too.

I told a friend today that I'm looking at more than 150 weeks to lose the weight that I want to lose because I'm realistic. In fact, it's likely to take more like 175 weeks... and we all don't have to think too far to know that's about 3 and a half years. I also need another year and a bit to prove to myself that I can…

I'm 56 from BC too. And I'm enjoying working and meeting people here in MFP.

I don't need to look at the weight in fat that I'm carrying around. It's become quite enough knowing that I have to fight to lose it. I don't hate myself but knowing that I did this to myself out of a need to feed my emotions is hard to get around. Instead of looking at that, I visualize how much better things will be when…

We're all guilty of yo-yo dieting. Most of us have tried a huge chunk of the fad diets that are out there. This time around we can all hope that we've found the motivation that will help us to take off the weight we want to lose and keep it off. I know that for me this isn't a case of dieting. It's a case of changing…

The group that I do mine with doesn't use water weights. In fact, there's not a whole lot of "need to have your own" in our bunch and the age range is anything from teen to 70ish. One lady is even closer to 80 and it's major cardio too.

If it fits your macros, is closer to the way I look at things though I've learned that I can't just throw in a "cheat day". Now I try to eat healthier and deal with things realistically while staying within my macros. Everyone fails once in a while but we pick ourselves up out of the cupboards and fridge, clean off the…

I was travelling, wanted a bite to eat and was going to sit down at one of those patio restaurant type places, The chairs were all the cheap plastic white ones and one of the legs folded, landing me on the floor. I had to have them bring me a "real chair" in order to stay and have a meal. I have one more chair story. Yes,…

Right now my choice is Kellogg's Just Right cereal with blueberries and 1% milk. (not fond of the blue stuff but will if I have to)

Mine came when I went to weigh in for a ctcolonoscopy and found myself sitting at right about that same weight. The surgeon that did the scope came and talked with me and asked me if I'd agree to see a bariatric specialist with the possibility of having surgery to help me lose weight. Though my time here is a 7 lb loss,…

I don't know about you but I get a pile of advice regarding my diet. Most of the people that know me know that I see a bariatric specialist, a dietician, a diabetes nurse, my own doctor every 3 weeks because I promised the bariatric specialist that I would and one of my 2 best friends in the whole world is a clinical…

When you go to log your weight ONCE a WEEK.... log your measurements. add thighs or biceps too.... go with those numbers and don't consider the weight to be the be all and end all of accomplishment signals on your journey.

Don't let the views of the negative crowd get you down. Motivation has to come from outside when you hit shaky ground sometimes. I know that I appreciate others who are ready, willing and able to help motivate me so HEY..... there are people everywhere who just aren't going to be in anyone's cheering section but that isn't…

So far the answers have been right on the money. The only person you can completely make healthy choices for is yourself. Children might get 60 - 90% of the supply / demand met for them but they control what goes into their stomachs. You can suggest, invite, be an example to and can keep healthier choices where they can be…

That WAS interesting!!! And pretty close to right on the money.

My calories per day usually run between 1300 and 1400. Sometimes they'll sneak up there but that's not often. When I first started dieting, I was trying to figure out what triggered binge eating so had scaled down to under 800 per day till I figured out what foods were triggers. I kept it at that level for several weeks to…

For you ladies that are in the pool and exercising (too), GREAT!!!!! Who cares what you look like out there, just do it and enjoy it and the results. I know that I am. As to others having problems with food jumping into your mouths, forcing you to chew and swallow it..... Don't bring it home. Leave it on the shelves in the…

I don't get home most nights right now till after 7. Cooking and eating comes after that, and in the winter it's later some nights so I can't even begin to give anyone a time that I cut off eating.

Goal for this month. Try to make sure that I walk more than I have been because at the end of the month, that's what I'm going to have to do for 4 weeks. The city's pool is down for maintenance at that time, so is their gym.

I started right about 300 lbs and didn't start here till I was over 40 lbs down. It's a battle worth fighting to get your health back and your weight to where you can live a really decent quality life. I plan on winning my battle even if it takes a while to get there.

I never even attempted to lift anything but soup cans till I'd been doing aquafit for 4 months. Now I'm using 10 lb stretchy bands a bit and lifting... YES... soup cans. I've done a whole lot of things for a living and none of them were good for my back. (2 bulging lumbar disks and full of arthritis) Pain is the "norm".…

There are all sorts of exercises for pregnant moms-to-be. Go talk with your doctor (you need to anyway for things like genetic testing, blood work that's routine and necessary in pregnancy, ultrasounds and things like that and to get counselling about how much and what you should be eating). I work with a maternity clinic…

How about " Would you be willing to go to a movie with me, not as a date but as my friend?" What's so hard about that?

55+ actually. And 50???? try over 100. Every lb is a challenge and hard fought. I actually didn't start here till I'd lost over 40 lbs. and then because my bariatric specialist wanted me to. I didn't realise at the time that the extra accountability would be a big help. It is. I'm glad that I did what I was told and gave…

Go see your doctor. Talk with them about the bruising. It could be a symptom of something or it might mean that you're slightly an anemic. Either way, you're likely deficient in something that needs addressed.

When I tried to make a realistic goal, I put down 1 lb. per week. Since then I've upped it to 1.5 lbs. LOL Not LIKELY... it's more 0.5 lbs a week. YES, I watch my portions. YES, I exercise. YES, I'm working hard at it. YES, I'm over 1200 calories a day and under 1400 even before the exercising. It is what it is. A little…

LuLu's size 12 is equal to a Women's Size 40 or an 18. That's by their measurements. I can't buy ANY workout clothes without altering them. It's a real pain having to cut off over 4.5 inches on pants (ruins the lines on them too) but I do like yoga pants so I look for them wherever I can. And if I were to hit the gym, I'd…

Thankyou! I meant on this site. Other acronyms are familiar to me but there's alot here that I wasn't familiar with and still am trying to learn