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I'm popping in and saying, sorry I haven't been here. Life is a little overwhelming right now. My MIL is in full blown dementia and the visit with GD and DIL was a little too much. So we've been having to work on keeping her calm. She was in a panic the night before last and it took me most of the night to calm her down.…
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Good morning lovely ladies. I'm back home and have brought my Granddaughter home with me. All my grandchildren are grown a couple of them married, I've been trying to get them to come up and visit with there Great-grandmother before she doesn't understand who they are. My mother-in-law doesn't always know us or where she…
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Fly by check in, rode my bicycle 37 miles today. I'm not going to make the 100 miles I was shooting for, but that is okay … I'm having a blast. Bonnie in NC normally the mountains, but today I'm on the coast.
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I don't have enough battery to read everyone's entry. Just wanted to stop by and say, hope you are all having a good weekend. I got 40 miles in on my bicycle today. Had hoped for 50, but huge headwind. Beautiful otherwise. Bonnie in NC normally the mountains, but today on the coast :laugh:
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Good morning everyone. I've read through this months, and I know it will take me a while to get to know everyone. I will try to check in with ya'll over the weekend. I'm in the process of packing for a three day bicycle trip. I may or may not be able to find WifI locations every night. Happens sometimes on bike trips. I…
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Good morning and Happy April. Thank you Sylvia for the invite. I'm Bonnie and live in NC. My exercise passion is cycling when I'm not riding, I'm thinking about riding :happy: Spring seems to have taken forever to arrive, but yesterday and today is making me feel like it is finally here. March left me a little disconnected…
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Okay, I think people make things too complicated. Starvation mode is only something you worry about if you eat like that for a very long time. With that said 900-1000 calories are too few not because of starvation mode, but because you won't keep it up. Remember slow and steady wins the race. I don't think MFP has things…
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I don't require that people eat what I prepare, but I do not prepare special meals for others unless it is their birthday. My children are grown as well as my grandchildren … don't get to see the greats nearly often enough. I try to mix things up and throw in a meal here and there that would not fall into the "healthy"…
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Agreed on both counts.
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I said if you count it. It is my winter training :laugh:
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I kind of go with the new cassette new chain rule weather I'm changing size or not. I may go through multiple chains for one cassette, but when I change cassettes I change my chain. Although a good chain can be expensive ease of shifting and ensuring no early damage to a new cassette is important to me.
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Also a firm believer in N+1 I have 7 and I'm dreaming about #8 right now, and if you count my spin bike 8 and I'm dreaming about #9 right now. Trek Road 2 Raleigh MTBs (one old, one new) Raleigh Tandem Melon fold Touring bike that I built (my current favorite) Old Sears beater (use it at the beach) Lemond RevMaster spin…
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I loved the movie Breaking Away. I also love American Flyers … yeah it is corny … but I love it. I love it so much that I do a spin workout to it. I do a warm up, skip to the race scenes, sprint when they do, stand and climb when they do, do a small recovery between each section, then I do a cool down at the end, works out…
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This
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I advocate doing organic whenever you can. I know it can be expensive, but if I can … I buy organic. Don't care what it is.
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Yep
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Many will disagree with me, but I don't think we should drink cow's milk. Milk is for kids before they begin to eat solid foods and not cow's milk, but mother's milk. Don't attack me for sounding intolerant of bottle feeding, I'm not intolerant. I'm just stating that babies need milk because they don't eat food yet. Adults…
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HRM definite for workouts, not for all day mapping start and stop movement. My approach to all of this is set my profile at sedentary then log exercises, eat back 50-75% of exercise calories. I really like my Polar HRM recommend it. Definitely recommend chest strap/watch version (forget the model number and it is…
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I do agree. I've been asked so often what my secret is. People always act disappointed when I tell them I count calories.
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I ride long distances, often riding for between 2 - 10 hours. Yes I take breaks and even eat while I'm out. The 2 - 10 hours are actual ride time. I have a bike computer that only counts as the wheels are turning. I sometimes burn as little as 700 calories on a ride, and have burned more than 5000 on a ride. Now when I'm…
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To each their own, myself personally will never pay for WW again, this site is the bomb!
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I saw a friend the other day that I haven't seen since before I started here. She reacted exactly as I like people to react. "Girl! You look Awesome!" she then asked me how I did it. I told her no real secret, count calories, always be aware of what you eat and how much you eat, also keep track of what you burn. I kind of…
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Hey, I want the world to acknowledge that I've lost weight … however … I hate the "Oh my god you've lost a ton!" … yes I was obese … and now I'm simply fat … I'll get to normal soon. It would be nice if people could just go to "You look great!" If given the choice of nothing and the first one here … I'll take the first one…
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Perceived exertion scale it is based on how hard you feel you are working. Of course it can be way off, if your idea of what you are doing is way off. This is a little on the humorous side, but I find that it equates well to my heart rate monitor. I find that when I feel like Level 7 my heart rate is about 150 - 155.…
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Okay, first off find the right exercise for you … you need to like it. I love to ride my bicycle … so my bike is my major form of working out. Of course I do other things … spin, weights, ab work, etc. etc. So riding isn't a problem, give me time and I'm going to ride … as for the other stuff that makes me a better rider ……
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There is a medication that will dissolve the stones in some people. I have taken it and it is called Ursodiol or Actigall. I didn't want to have surgery and really pushed for an alternative. I have no problem having a necessary surgery, but the ultrasound showed that although I had a lot of stones, my gall bladder was…
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Each person approaches this in a different way. My reasoning when I set my profile up is for those days that I do sit on the sofa (honestly there aren't many, but they do exist), I don't want to over consume. With that in mind I set my activity level to sedentary. I log my workouts and eat back between 50 - 75% of my…
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Funny how my husband has none, but he likes for women to have them. I have a couple and he keeps asking me what my next tattoo is going to be. For now I think I want to do a cover up on the one I got 30 years ago, it has faded and I want something bright. I've thought about simply having that redone, but I think I would…
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I love technology. But the best investment I ever made was the ear buds I bought. They are called airdrives and they do not go in your ear, they are little speakers that sit out side your ear ... so I can still hear everything around me, but can hear my music better than just letting its little external speaker play. I'm a…
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I take a look at the clock before I begin my workout and then I look at the clock when I'm finished. I simply log one time for weight training. I keep track of the weight and reps for my own information.
