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Actually it's the same thing in either case. If you wear a wet suit, wear bathing suit under it and have your shoes, shirt, shorts, etc. ready by your bike. When you get out of the water take off wet suit, put on everything over your swimsuit. In warmer weather, put it all on over your swimsuit also. Yeah, you'll be a…
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Death Rain (a very spicy powder) and Balti (a mix of Indian spices).
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I once heard it described in a science class as a suspension of fat molecules in water. Eeuw.
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I don't like milk- never really have, for as long as I can remember. Fortunately, I love nonfat Greek yogurt. I drink my coffee black but if I'm someplace where there's half-and-half I splurge and add that.
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It may not be about the food. Money is a big source of conflict in relationships. (The other 2, according to an old boss, are sex, and squeezing the toothpaste tube in the middle.) What's your sense of where he thinks the money you spend on "extravagant" food should go? If you reduced your spending on groceries by, say,…
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For some people, calorie counting is a way of life. I do OK without it because I have an idea of the relative counts of most foods. I know to avoid or have very small portions of cream-based soups, fried stuff, desserts, etc. and that I can pretty much eat all I want of non-starchy veggies and moderate amounts of fruit…
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When you load a page such as a discussion board on this site, the reason it doesn't load instantaneously is that the page is being sent out for "bidding" to numerous sites, along with whatever info they can glean from your browsing history that might be attractive to potential advertisers. The ad site that bids the highest…
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I just bought a set of TRX resistant bands. They're pricey but if you check out their Web site and don't buy anything you may get lucky like I did and get some banner ads for 20% off. There are tons of YouTube videos with TRX workouts.
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I've been doing cardio daily for a few decades now and can count on one hand the number of days I miss in a year. Right now during the week I do 45 mins. on the elliptical and 10 on the bike; on the weekends it's an hour on the elliptical and half an hour on the bike. In the summer I'll do 2-hour bike rides. Last summer I…
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Variety. I have a salad (brought from home) every day for my lunch at work. I make sure to keep several types of lettuce (rarely iceberg- BORING) and whatever is reasonably-priced at the grocery- carrots, radishes, cucumber, etc. You can also sauté more fibrous veggies with nonstick spray or steam them. That might include…
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Check the event rules. I'll be in one in May where wet suits are permitted and will happily use mine. Another that I do in June allows them only if the water is below a certain temperature and it usually isn't. Bonus: I had joked that there would be no pictures of me in a wet suit and then I found that they're actually…
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I wanted to add one more thing- nutrition and hydration. I realized the day before my first tri that I had no idea what to eat the morning of the event. I went on the Internet, of course, and found out. I start off with toast with peanut butter and a banana. I also have coffee- not recommended at all but at 5:30 AM I need…
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If you hold yourself to impossible standards, you're going to feel like a failure a lot of the time, and that can't help. If you look at some past posts describing people's genuine eating binges, you'll realize that what you enjoyed was a minor bump in the road. Most normal people have them. The trick is to make them…
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I enjoy baby carrots. I also sauté veggies (onions, bok choy, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever I have around) and use it to "pad" a lot of my main dishes. This afternoon we had a small amount of leftover tuna casserole in the refrig- I made lunch out of it by adding sautéed cauliflower and cabbage. I also add them…
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Yep- I thoroughly enjoyed Christmas cookies and more wine than I'm used to but it made me sluggish even though I never missed an exercise day. Now that I've been back in my normal routine a few days and have had 4 successive days of hour-plus cardio workouts, I feel a lot better.
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I LOVE sprint triathlons. I turn 61 next month and am looking forward to doing a few next year. I joke that I have one speed- slow and steady. I'm rarely able to swim in my training because our health club doesn't have a pool and the one I have at home is too cold till about mid-June. (I'm planning to do one tri in a wet…
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No idea what I gained- I rarely weigh myself because I get hung up on day-to-day ups and downs. I'm sure I gained but my clothes fit about the same so it wasn't a ton. Most of the damage was done over a 1-week period- 18-hour car trips to/from where family lives (with an overnight each way); I never missed a workout day…
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Fortunately, our gym was open till 2, so I got in an hour on the elliptical and half an hour on the stationary bike. After a week of eating Christmas cookies and enjoying more wine than usual, it's good to be getting back to normal.
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This. On the infrequent occasions when I get a stomach bug, I don't want anything. Sometimes I can't even keep down water. I just figure that's a good sign that my body really doesn't want to deal with digesting anything. It never lasts more than a couple of days. If it's a bad cold and I'm congested, I just try to stay…
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No jumping here, and I love jewelry! The center stone in my ring is a pink topaz. A diamond of similar size would have cost about $12,000 at the time and DH was making about $60K/year. If I'd wanted a decent-sized diamond I would have happily forked over some of my own money rather than insisting DH go into debt to prove…
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Wow, is that ever true. (And Peter Gomes is a well-respected theologian from my denomination.) DH asked our priest that if he had to say that stuff about "by the power vested in me.." could he please mutter them softly while facing the wall! We're religious and would love to have been able to marry in the church without…
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I agree- why should the OP have to work out at home or use the gym at 3 AM just to avoid the guy? Tell him you don't like carrying on a conversation when you're working out. Repeat as often as necessary. If he doesn't get the message, then you complain to the franchisor- but try to resolve the problem with him directly…
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We have a BP monitor home because DH has that issue. He calls it "white coat syndrome". So you may be better off than you think, especially if you're sitting there worried sick about what the results will be when they're measuring the results in the doc's office.
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I've blatantly ignored my sodium consumption for years. Right now I'm snacking on sauerkraut. I also love pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. I'm almost 61 and my BP is s low that occasionally I'm in danger of being rejected by the blood bank. As with financial advice, anything starting with "always" or "never" is usually…
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My son and his wife are expecting a baby in April and he's got a wonderful Italian last name. (I didn't change mine.) I told him if it's a boy he has to name it Vito after his great-great grandfather. Rocco would be a good choice, too.
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It's all DH's fault because he's a good cook. ;-) In 2003 we married, moved for my job, and he retired (he was 65). So he took over the cooking. He makes lots of good, down-home stuff and although it's basically healthy, I wasn't good at exercising portion control. Finally got it off with 5:2 fasting and moving my workouts…
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Even in traditional restaurants, you can stay within your calorie goals by ordering a couple of appetizers (one lean protein, one mostly green vegetables) or a lean meat/fish dish and a salad with dressing on the side. If you think the sides such as potatoes or rice may tempt you, tell them to leave it off the plate. It…
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It took some digging through my FaceBook pictures and a little more research but the Greek restaurant I visited with a cousin last year is still there. Zaytinya- they didn't take reservations and we waited quite awhile for a table but it was worth it. Prices were reasonable- not cheap, but wouldn't raise eyebrows on an…
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I have an idea of relative calorie counts and tend to eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch, especially on workdays, so I don't. If the weight started creeping back on, I'd get right back to logging and counting. I'm a little paranoid about winter coming on since I've been doing a lot of long outdoor bike rides and…
