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Wait, why is everyone talking about food that doesn't need to be cooled on a winter camping trip? And even if it's a summer trip - since you say you have running water nearby, put everything in a mesh bag (in well-sealed containers) and dump it in the river, weighted down with a rock. That's what we always did. To me, the…

Sorry if I'm grumpy about this, but you're doing the same thing my doctor does that makes me so angry - deciding it must be my fault for not logging everything accurately. I know I do - I even put in the single grape I snaffled off my co-worker at lunch. I've got my activity level here set as "sedentary", because I do log…

I don't really do "cheat" days, but it's sometimes hard not to go over on tabletop gaming days - gamer seem to do nothing but eat junk all day. And they share. Argh! That said, I've invited people round for dinner on my birthday. I'm going to make cheese fondue with baguette, a salad with lots of walnuts and yoghurt-garlic…

Thanks for the idea, springsmiles, but I avoid gyms. I'd find nothing more demotivational than having to go inside one. I'd rather exercise outside, whatever the weather. I have to avoid any kind of weight training beyond my physical therapy for my upper body, and my legs and core are already quite strong from all the…

We had an unexpected foal last year - one of the youngsters was sent away for breaking and after two days the rider phoned to say there were suddenly two horses in the loose box... One of the colts must have been gelded too late!

Oh yes, I forgot, broscience can subvert the laws of thermodynamics. How silly of me. :huh: I am seeing a nutritionist. And following her advice. Both she and my doctor don't believe that I actually record everything I eat and that I do the exercise I say I do. Easier to blame me than to figure out why it's not working, I…

And you are? Please do enlighten me, you can't just make a statement like that and walk away. :wink: Looking at your profile pic, I assume it includes weights. Sadly, those aren't an option for me.

I'd take a vacation somewhere really cool - probably horse trekking in Iceland. Then I'd give some to my family, and use the rest to support myself so I can afford to work unpaid for a while to get into the job/career I really want, rather than stick with what gives me income.

I hope you're right. The really frustrating part is that there weren't many bad habits I needed to break. When I started logging properly, it just confirmed my suspicions that I'd been eating and exercising sensibly all along. Saw a different doctor today for an unrelated matter, and the first thing he told me was to lose…

Thanks, I'll look them up. Pity she's not taking advice. That's pretty much the reason I stopped riding for the guy I was riding for. He didn't believe in horsemanship. For one thing, he used the same saddle on every horse (because it had big stirrups!) and it was so much too wide on the youngsters that he kept losing his…

If MFP is to be believed, I net around 1350 per day - and usually eat between 1450 and 1850, depending on how much I've done that day. The nutritionist calculated that I should be eating 1750 daily, regardless of exercise, so the numbers do seem to match up there. TDEE according to the online calculator, with an activity…

Ooops! Maybe you could've used them to make hummus...

No, I put my activity level as "sedentary" to avoid eating back too much. I don't have a HRM yet, so just putting in 20% below MFP's calorie burn estimates for the moment... And I do log absolutely everything I eat, down to the soy sauce on a stir fry. At the moment, I do HEMA (European martial arts) 2 hours per week,…

My hormones are totally messed up, which has been medically proven. My doctor refuses to treat anything, saying it will go away when I lose weight. Which I can't do. Then he claims it's my own fault for not trying. I am getting very frustrated. Edited to add: for a start, I know my cortisol is through the roof, so a lot of…

I'm donating a lot of things, but anything with a nice/interesting textured fabric I'm keeping to make a patchwork quilt for my baby nephew.

Hmmm, good question. Think about *why* you're eating in the evening. If you're genuinely hungry, find less calorie-dense foods to eat to fill you up. If you're bored, find something else to do. If it's because you're used to eating in front of the TV, go read a book instead, or take up knitting to keep your hands occupied.…

Thanks - I think that might be a good approach, and have just ordered a clicker training book. I'd been considering it anyway; he's obviously intelligent but bored and so he comes up with mischief to get into...

I've had a look at your journal, too - as a vegetarian, I may be prejudiced, but where's your fruit & veg? Those will really add bulk to make you feel full with next to no calories, especially vegetables. I've been obsessed with stir-fry veg lately - great for when it's too cold to want salad, I can eat the whole…

Thanks. I'll try to make sure I get my groundwork in right before the lesson, but it might be difficult because we trailer in for it. But it also seems to help him accept having his girth tightened better, he hates that!

I'm currently part-loaning a horse whose owner doesn't ride - she just bought him as a status symbol, so he's a little green... Quit riding my friend's young hunters in October after a bad fall. It seemed like a good time to quit - I was tired of riding youngsters (some as young as 3!) and of his training methods, which,…

I do a lot of hiking, so I'm visualising strolling up the mountain with my backpack weighing nothing...

Try Decathlon.

I hate the sound of a heartbeat, whether my own or someone else's. It's horrible, like nails on a chalkboard. That's why I'd never become a medical professional, and am hesitant about getting a HRM.

True - for a given value of workout. I rode horses and did a lot of mucking out today. The next person ran at least a mile today.

I use one, but if it comes up with less than 2 1/2 km (totally arbitrary own rule) I don't log it. But on a normal workday 10-15km is no rarity for me, so I feel that's certainly worthy of adding.

I hate mayo, so I make my egg salad with hummous. You just need something creamy to bind it together.

Nope - can barely manage 5 because of nerve damage. :( It's raining where the next person is.

False. I have today and tomorrow off, working the weekend. The next person plans to have rice for dinner.

Thank you! To be honest, I went vegetarian mostly because it was cheaper and I was an impoverished student - but I've never liked meat in the first place, so it was a relief to get rid of it! 8 years and I still don't feel the need to go back. I am eating more Quorn now to get my protein up, but even that is cheap,…

I'm not diagnosed with anything yet, but it's looking like it might be PCOS. Except that instead of irregularly, I get my period way too often - every three weeks - and way too long, it lasts 10 days. Testosterone is high, estrogen is low, my cortisol is through the roof and I'm insulin resistant, and all the doctor will…