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Had a great hike yesterday with floofy dog, but fubared-ankle is a bit cranky from it today. Not sure what I want to do for today's outdoor workout - may just end up doing a band routine for 45 minutes....
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This is pretty important to me personally as well. I want the strength and power to be strong into my older age. In addition, osteoporsis runs in the women in my family, and my mother has it REALLY bad - like really, really bad, in her mid-late 60's. I do not want to be sidelined at 65! But it's been proven that weight…
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Honestly hadn't even thought about it, I'll look into it, that's a great idea! 5 Days into 75, 5 days into the Live Hard (total of 165 challenge days, but must end the day before your anniversary of starting 75 Hard - so covers 365 days). Only 360 to go! (LOL). There are mandatory breaks between phases, I will probably use…
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@k8richly the program is simple - but hard. The FB groups can get kinda weird, but the program itself, with the basic rules, is a simple - but very challenging - program. I feel you on the food too - I have a bunch of stuff my mom sent me home with that I'll probably end up throwing out - I feel bad about it, because I…
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44, F, 5' 7" GW: 128-135(ish - TBD) CW: 157.6 1/4/2023: 157.2 Unfortunately the scale is pretty inflated at the moment between holidays and now kicking off 75 Hard, but knowing my body it will be a few weeks before I can really see what I'm weighing in at (was hovering around 153ish just before Christmas).
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Yesterday: 45 minutes of doing laps around a buddy's shop (gravel, dirt, grass) with 5-10 pushups, or squats each lap; 45 beginner yoga video with the boyfriend in the evening. Today: 35 minutes weight training + 10 min stretching; 45 walk through a local greenway I found right across from my office (most days I work from…
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Happy New Year! Kicked off my "Live Hard" year with 75 Hard yesterday - and it kicked off in classic fashion of my plans going out the window (weather did a 180) so instead I was "that person" outside doing laps around our buddy's shop in the rain to get my 45 minute outdoor workout done. Oy vey lol! To add to it all,…
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I'm not very "reward" motivated...more results. So when I start to see results, that provides more motivation than anything. I'm also very competition prone, but need at least a SLIGHT outside force (so a challenge I set up and only am accountable to me doesn't do much), but something like 75 Hard I will put my head down…
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I think a better way of stating it is "keep the goal, but avoid the timeline." Life always throws us curveballs, and things go sideways, but if we keep working towards those goals every single day, there is no reason for "you" to listen to the naysayers. It is easier, however, to keep lofty goals to yourself and work on…
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I never really "didn't" drink water, so can't relate to that, but like others said, you're still getting water - just with other stuff along with it. Personally I drink a fair bit of water, although I prefer fizzy water over plain, but can't afford enough of that, so plain water it is. I will add electrolytes if I'm…
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Same! I can get into a group from a notification or something, but can't access all my groups in any other way!! I'm assuming a website issue since it's more than just me...
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I follow a few people who talk about nutrition, and tend to find that there's not enough protein in our diets - or at least not "good" protein (animal or plant). A LOT of typical American diets are a TON of processed foods, and all the crap that comes in them (even though frequently it wouldn't be needed). I can't say I've…
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Welp, the weight I lost in December disappeared this past week LOL! I did indulge a LOT at my mom's house, including eating a lot of crap, which I was still eating as of yesterday in the form of leftovers. I'm sure a lot of the weight is just water and waste (tons of carbs and sugar), but not all of it! It won't stick…
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A lower carb ratio diet (not keto, but low carb) with higher protein and fats definitely leaves me feeling a LOT more satiated than any other diet I have tried over the years. Unfortunately not the cheapest way to eat, but it does work for me. Barring odd days, I will generally struggle to eat my full day's worth of…
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GW: 128-135 ish (TBD) CW: 12/8/22: 154.4 12/14/22: 152.8 12/21/22: 153.2 Had 1 low weight day, otherwise mostly seem to be very slowly dropping, but almost imperceptibly at this point (like 1-2 lb/month). Not stressing over that though, once I start "my 75" that won't be an issue. Tried out the elliptical last night - oh…
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Puppy won't be until this spring at the earliest - I plan on purchasing him with my annual bonus, which generally pays out in February. So from there, it's waiting for the right litter to come along with a male who tests well for what I'm wanting, and depending on where I am on the list. He'll definitely keep me busy…
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Definitely been there, done that. 3 years ago this time I was doing great, looking and feeling good. Got caught up with life "stuff" and let my shiny new habits start to slide. Just occasionally at first, then more and more until they were gone. Life kinda kept me from really holding them down as schedules and jobs and all…
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I didn't accomplish much yesterday, didn't even fill out my task list, but weather was YUCK, I was tired, and it was a bad combo. Kept my eating on track at least! Today the task list is spelled out, one thing crossed off, other on track, last one has to be after work - working on the house/getting my workout equipment out…
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I've tracked my weight for years, and have definitely noticed that I am a "woosh-er." Scientifically what happens in layman's terms is as you burn fat, the cells at first replace the fat with water, so they stay the same size, and on the scale, you weigh about the same. Then, approximately every 3-4 weeks (assuming I am…
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dupe
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GW: 128-135 ish (TBD) CW: 12/8/22: 154.4 12/14/22: 152.8 Started weighing and tracking my foods again this week to avoid some of the "creep" that I know has started to happen (extra splash of wine, generous portion of butter...). With the lower carb meals it's not hard to trim down for me, but those are still a few places…
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I have a large Breyer model horse collection that started before I can remember (preschool) and still gets added to every now and then (rarely, but it happens). I refuse to get rid of them, a few were even my mother's growing up, so there's a lot of keepsake value too. Took le floof dog for a walk yesterday with my…
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I think my body is at least starting to adjust to the diet again - although there is some carb craving if I'm thinking about it, I'm not missing it when I'm eating or not hungry lol. Lots of life stuff + work related stuff (good, but extra stressors) + holidays + still feeling down about losing "my" place sometimes =…
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I am also a "frustrated perfectionist" by nature. Suggestions of "lowering your standards" don't seem to help much, at least for me. When life got completely overwhelming last year, I happened to come across a podcast and one episode in particular that has been life changing - and helped get me out of a mental slump (still…
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Honestly I'm 100% in agreement with @AnnPT77 on this - definitely a PT in combination with your ortho team question to help rebuild things without causing further damage. Seems like each case would be unique, so even if others have dealt with this disease, their experiences may differ wildly. I would suggest working with a…
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Per their website: All features are available in the trial version, except: 1) you can only save up to 50 recipes and 2) cloud syncing is not available. So if you're like me and using it one place, but also want the convenience of using it on your phone with the same info, then you'd have to pay for that feature, or if you…
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I don't think so, but when you add recipes you can categorize them (create your own categories) so you could just dump them into the appropriate "bucket" (so if you did <10 min, 10-20 min, 20-30, >30) then you could just look in the appropriate category after that.
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Still a lot of life stuff going on, but making sure I stay focused with all the distractions! Meal planning going much better with the app I'm trying out - will probably sign up once my trial runs out as I'm loving it. Short, purposeful exercise getting added back into my days. GW: 128-135 ish (TBD) CW: 12/8/22: 154.4…
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Thus far I've just used the desktop version - pretty happy at this point, I'm probably going to sign up when my trial runs out. I've learned some recipes may need a little clean up on the conversion, but it's nothing too crazy, overall they convert very well. It's made it a lot easier to plan in some new/different meals,…
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None of the above. Shopping properly (shopping for my eating plan) is the best way for me to stay on point. Having a plan when I get to the store, and having those foods in my house. I'm trying a meal planning desktop app to see if it makes it easier to try other/new things and add more variety without all the stress of…
