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Try making your goal fitness rather than a set weight or dress size. Make a list of what fitness means to you: able to walk three miles a day; healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol; able to maintain aerobic activity for 60 minutes, clean eating, etc. if you do what you know is necessary to be fit, in…
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Height: 5'11" Age: 44 Gender: female Highest wt ever: 385 Highest wt this year: 335 Current wt:271 Lowest adult wt: 194 Goal wt: 185 I've had to modify my workout requirements due to being legally blind. My normal walking style has been reduced by at least 50% in speed and intensity because of the need to travel with a…
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Try water aerobics. Gentle on the joints and water pressure reduces swelling throughout the body. You can also do weight training under water with great results. Good luck!
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You've done an awesome job. Now throw your energy into a new goal. Your exact weight is really just a guideline. Being fit is a better gauge and it never stops. There's no finish line that we aspire to for fitness. We live it until we die. Modify your goal to fit what you want from yourself and you will likely stop being…
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Head noise=useless words, thoughts, or actions that do not positively contribute to a worthy goal. Head noise is the antagonist to happiness and can come from within, from friends, well-meaning loved ones, and yes, evil-doers. Whatever the source, head noise must be eradicated!!!!!
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I'm doing the plank challenge. Not bad but I'm a little afraid of progressing daily to 5 mins in 30 days. I'm hopeful and prayerful though :smile:
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Welcome! It is great that you've just joined and you're offering to help others. Getting fit requires a lot of support. It has to start from within and then grows from external support. I'm always looking for ways I can help others as well as gain insight and motivation from others. I've lost 55 lbs and need to lose 80-90…
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Of course, we all do that. You're not alone. I do think that guilt and shame are the two most detrimental emotions to a healthy self-assessment. When I was in high school, I was 5'10" and weighed 190 lbs, which is roughly 15 lbs overweight for me. I thought I was as big as an elephant and quit going to amusement parks…
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Hi, I'm Tracey. I have Retinitis Pigmentosa. my visual field is between 5 and 10 degrees with patches of pigment on my retinas, which results in multiple blind spots. I have found that I have put on even more weight as my eyes deteriorated. I've also noticed that my gait has slowed to a shuffle because I am uneasy with…
