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@TeresaW2024 Sounds like you had a nice time with your sister, those are my favorite times. @Katmary71 Way to go with Homework, I tried going back to school and realize I hate homework lol @laurelfit57 did you call negative degrees warm? Because if you did I’ll stop complaining about the rain here. @AmbersWay That sounds…

I wanted to check in, not that I have much to add. I did see a physical therapist yesterday about an ache I've been having in my shoulder. He specializes in holistic type of massage and healing, and he resolved some of my issues right away. Today I have a few aches where he had to work some muscles that were really tight.…

@micaroo4 your number 1. reminds me that I need to buy new blinds and curtains for my bedrooms, cats are fun. and number 3. Super low-key way to do that, I like that idea and may use it!

QUESTION Design for relaxation. What is one change I can make to my environment that promotes mental peace and reduces stress? I think getting rid of/donating some of the unused items in my house would greatly reduce my stress, as I don't like the excess, or the feeling that something is being wasted.

@buniphuphu My friend introduced me to this term called "body doubling" It's when you have someone either sit near you, or on the phone while you do your cleaning, and it helps to keep you on task just having someone else there knowing that you're doing the task. Sometimes I call my friend, sister or mom and just ask them…

My name is Nicole, I'm 40, and despite my profile photo I actually have very red hair, thanks to my talented hairdresser. I have 2 kids, one just turned 12 yesterday and the other on the cusp of turning 6 at the end of April. I also have a husband who is 47 and, as my mother-in-law pointed out with glee, he has a bald…

Friday weigh in Ninyagwa PW: 332.4 CW: 325.4

Question: I registered with a start weight earlier in the week, but my weigh in days will be Fridays, should I re-weigh tomorrow and submit a different start weight then?

I like Lipton black tea, no sweetener, and I prefer it iced or room temperature. I am also addicted to Diet Pepsi, which I'm trying to work on cutting back on, I am trying to replace it by adding some caffeine infused flavoring to my water.

I'm from a town just outside of Manchester, NH @micaroo4 where are you from in NH?

Hello, My name is Nicole, and I joined this group because I did a similar group years ago, which is now defunct, but I found that it really helped to keep me on track towards my goals. I am 40 years old, I have an almost 12 y.o. daughter and an almost 6 y.o. daughter, and a 47 y.o. husband. We live in New Hampshire and I…

New Hampshire, USA

I have Arthritis in my lower back, and I went to physical therapy. The exercises they sent me home with to do help immensely. Losing weight and staying active also helped. I find too that if I wear compression pants, either Nike or I hear Underarmor make them, or just tight fitting workout pants, they may be tough to get…

I lifted while I was pregnant. I didn't go for any new personal records or anything, but I used a weight for each specific lift that I could manage a full set of with minimal fatigue at the end. I would just be careful about any lifting involving lying down or in that position because of the additional stress baby making…

Amazing work!

There is nothing you can say or do. At my heaviest I was 12 pounds shy of 400 lbs. I knew I wasn't healthy. But if you or anyone else for that matter brought it up, it made me mad, this is my body, and you have no right to have an opinion about it, unless you are a medical professional, I'm not going to listen unless I…

All the more reason to do it more reasonably. Losing weight too fast has an effect on your body, and bouncing from losing fast, to gaining with a pregnancy is likely to cause other issues. You should speak to a healthcare professional or dietician about this.

Have a kind conversation with your friend where you tell them what you're feeling, and ask them what they think would help you both benefit from your workout sessions. That you still want to work out together, but how can you get more out of it. I'm not sure how helping them is making your workout less good, but maybe a…

@I_am_the_Cosmos Dating (but single) 40, account rep for an ad firm

Would you say it's less juicy? Like maybe it's been juiced...

I have Hypothyroid, and have had it since I was 16, I didn't start medicating until I was 27 and pregnant. I work with my doctor, and I know my numbers, if the levels they measure are around 2.5-3 I am good, anything over 3 and I feel tired and like crap, and moody. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, or you…

Great work! Awesome job!

I read and take a nap, or read until I need a nap.

So...do you think maybe I caught it from my husband who is immune to it, but got it because he grew up in an African nation where he and his 5 brothers frequently slept in the family chicken house (this is not *kitten*, it is really how he grew up), so also, all of his brothers who have gotten fat since moving to America,…

If you are just looking for something prepackaged so you don't have to really prep, there are yogurt drinks usually near the yogurt section at the supermarket. There are frozen breakfast sandwiches that take a minute to heat up (lots of sodium usually and sometimes weird tasting). There used to be Frozen muffin tops you…

You are awesome, you are worth it, and your body is yours and yours only, I'm glad you love it!

I have lost enough weight so that I can wear my wedding rings again, which were so tight 6 months ago they caused me to sprain my finger.

I am losing again thanks to diligence and weighing my food. After looking through quite a bit of your food diary it does not look like you consistently log all of your food for the days or even the weeks. I speak from the experience of someone who has done this over and over again, where I thought, I'm good at this, I know…

This!