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Shades of Monty Pythons ‘meaning of life’ there @ythannah. Now I’ve a ‘every sperm is sacred’ worm in my head. Cheers, h. (Sorry for the detour. I can’t, choose not to, debate the subject as I’m not from the USA, h)
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Unfortunately, because of your medical condition, it would be foolish of me to give you any guidance. Talk with your medical provider and get a referral to a PT who can guide you with appropriate workouts. Sorry you are not getting any advice but I would imagine most are hesitant just like me. Cheers, h.
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Both, because the amount of cals isn’t worth worrying about 6 month from now, and each would enhance the other flavour wise (along with all the other gubbins). If I had to make a choice I would check my macros for the day and opt for the one I needed to take care of most. Or, as there are 2, have meat in one, avocado in…
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She hasn’t logged in since June. Cheers, h.
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@Alinouveau2, my DiL is the same. She did dance all the way through school and, until she had my grandson, professionally musical theatre. She doesn’t do dance classes at the moment but started doing a number of at home workout classes and I was amazed how fast she picked up the routine while I was still stumbling around.…
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Oh Niner, some of us are just not made to be good at choreography. My belly dancing class was building to complete a whole 10 min dance over 8 weeks/classes. By the end of the 8 classes I was still going left when every one else was shimmying or belly undulating when I was supposed to be head wobbling. Choreography just…
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I’m usually the shortest in any class so am quite territorial about a space I have found where I don’t have to be at the front, but can still see the instructor. This applies to all classes I take inc Zumba. There was a yoga class I took for a couple of years where no one had a set spot. I found it very frustrating as in…
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Nope don’t duck for cover. I, when I started lifting, had my self apropriatly set at sedentary and logged my exercise. However the theme at the time on MFP was lifting doesn’t give you enough calories to be worth counting, so I didn’t. Within a month my 100lbs soaking wet self was losing weight fast, and absolutely…
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If you weighed it look for the entry that gives you the weight not cup measurement. Using the weight of an item and the appropriate entry is always preferable. Try- watermelon, no rind. Cheers, h.
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Take a diet break, 2 weeks eating at maintenance, and logging. (Diet break thread in the stickies.) Get a physical so you know there are no health problems, thyroid, diabetes 2, etc which may affect your CICO. If you are on meds have your medication reviewed so they are appropriate for your weight now, and every 10-20lbs…
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I like what @TwistedSassette had to say about weight loss. Start tracking and work on getting those extra pounds off. It could make one heck of a difference to your ability to move, and your pain. While you are doing that look for some mental and physical therapy that can help you through these next couple of years while…
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You are sounding angry, frustrated and betrayed. All understandable. It is hard to accept rapid body changes. Even when we can see they are happening often our mind doesn’t register it correctly. (It happens fat to to thin also) What can you do about it? Try a very small deficit to take you to 7.5-8 st, still a good weight…
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I follow the rest periods between sets that my programme advises. My rest period between exercise is 1-2 min longer sometimes, but I know what my rest periods as per programme are, know the time it takes to run the programme, and log that time into MFP no matter if I take a longer rest between exercise. The MFP weight…
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Scottish Borders Pav. You’ll have to do a big trip with me, h. (ETA if you have any kind of engineering bent you’d love the Fallirk wheel too)
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@KelpieLass I recognize your picture. Do you live close? I most of my family are in the Borders, I’m Canada, and usually get to visit the Kelpies annually. Cheers, h.
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Ok this conversation has just taken me on a trip down memory lane. No opinions here, just recollections, so skip if you wish. I started school in the UK 1957 aged 4 (my birthday was 3 days before the cut off I was always the shortest and 2nd youngest in the class. The boy who was the youngest was the shortest boy).…
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Eat at sedentary maintenance, or a tad over. If, big if, a couple of pounds are added in the month + that is much better than slow healing, or improper healing that can last a life time. Do upper body and mat work. Get your nutrition, and protein (I know you know that) . Cheers, h.
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Ooh, lovely to see you back @nxd10. Cheers, h. (I know you don’t need any words of wisdom so I won’t try to sound wise B))
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I alway read your posts and I was wondering if, instead of doing a lot of single posts, you would consider just having one post and putting all your updates in it. (Kind of like a dairy) It would be so much easier for us reading the posts to keep track. Cheers, h. Just though it would be easier for you to track your…
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Wise move. My sister and her husband have them and it has meant they can do longer and hillier rides. This is a good thing as they live in the Scottish Borders and all it is is rolling hills. My sister in particular wishes she had got one sooner. They take them camping itoo. I saw a nice one for sale and was sorely tempted…
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You may be interested in this thread that was started for Spark refugees a few days ago🙂. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10834819/sparkpeople-refugees-unite#latest Cheers, h.
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I’m sorry, I can only think of all those checkout magazines covers that I used to see in the 90’s. I’m sure every one sported a different ‘superfood’. I did think of making a list of the foods as I saw them, then try to eat it all in one day. I was too disinterested to follow through. A lot of things listed in the article…
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If you are looking at a rep progression instead of weight increase have a read of the AllPro programme (it can be done with dumbbells) to give you guidance on progression and deloads. Cheers, h.
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If you haven’t already, have a look at this group ‘Larger Losers’. It looks like it is a very friendly and supportive bunch of people. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers Cheers, h.
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You know, I think I would just have my regular dinner and put it down to a maintenance type day. Why? Because if I go too light or skip dinner there is a good chance I will wake tomorrow a tad more hungry than normal and eat a bigger breakfast to sate. My lunch could probably be skipped (or smaller) after a breakfast that…
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I’m putting a call out to @sardelsa. She hasn’t been logging in regularly but I see she was here a few days ago. If she pops in again hopefully she will get this notification and have a chat with you. Sardelsa lifted between her 2nd and 3rd babies, and during her 3rd pregnancy (I hope I have got the number of children…
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Don’t laugh, but belly dancing can be a really good intro to strengthening the abs. When I was just starting I had no idea how to engage all the different muscles in my abdomen, Heck I didn’t even know where they were or what they did. I knew I had to do something and saw a belly dancing class. It was fun, and got me in…
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Me. I’d vacuum freeze it in individual slices and save it for the next time I had people over for dinner. Because I have no idea when I’ll be allowed to have a dinner party (still no visiting in this part of the world) I’d freeze it and have a slice every now and again. I know it wouldn’t weigh on my mind it being there so…
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Yes, just look at your weekly goal instead of your daily. I had almost routine high and low days so logged my exercise cals for the week, I was very structured at the time, then worked from that number. Try not to do it so much as an ‘I have to make up’ more a calculated adjustment to fit your lifestyle. The odd who hoo…
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Since lock down I just have a daily play list on YouTube. Each day has a variety of exercises routines ranging from 10-30 min. I either string them together into ~1hr, or do them spaced during the day depending on my other commitments. I tend to vary between strength, mobility, and endurance. Most of my workouts, and…
