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Hi Beeps I will post some pictures and let you know when they are up. Crater Lake was beautiful, we totally lucked out with nice weather and even hot at the Rim Village (Late June is a crap shot for weather here). Really cool place. There is a 30 mile rim drive and a boat ride available along with mini hikes to view points…

Hello I've been on MFP a while now and just recently decided to reactivate my interest in hiking and maybe back packing. I Backpacked with my dad as a kid and had the awesome opportunity to trek in Nepal while in the Peace Corps 20 years ago. I recently came up the idea to do part of the PCT in 2 years for my 50th…

Hello Gals I am back from vacation, Crater Lake expedition, weather was awesome. I need to weigh and see the damage if any. I have 12 days to work it and be hot for a wedding I'm attending. I read "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed during my trip and I'm really inspiredto kick it up a notch with my walking/hiking. I'm even thinking…

Busy week, work outs were okay although I blew a weight training session. Had a big BBQ at my house and many mojitos so my intake is out of bounds this week. Tonight I'm trading a night alone wiht DH for working out since DD will be at a sleep over. We are never alone so it's worth it. 1.5/3 this last week. Shooting for…

Hello gals I'm new leafing today, meaning starting a push cycle for fitness. I ran on Saturday but mostly this week last week was a break week. Ate and drank kinda too much. I made chocolate brownies with real chocolate but used Almond meal in place of wheat flour. Not really for any special dietary reason but to use up…

Hello don't know if we are giving numbers but I think I'm a 2/3. last Lifted thurs or friday.....end of school and work this week so a little nutty. Maintaining my weight so good on that. I hope to get more savvy with picture posting. We are having awesome weather and I do get so lazy in summer....okay so long as I don't…

My DD is turning 11 soon. It's hormone time mom, mine is emotional, wants affection one minute and trying to kill me with her stare the next. :laugh:

big government already does control your daily alottment by subsidies which have spurred the processed food industry.

My general understanding (and I'm not claiming to be an expert here) is once youv'e statisfied your general protein requirement for the day and your'e other basic macros, additionally needed calories can be carbs mostly....I don't think you want to add a lot of extra fat and protein is generally more expensive and just…

Hence my three goals these six weeks include: NO more than five ethanol drinks and two desserts a week.... I combat this weekend indulgence by giving up...what I mean is I just plan on having dessert on Sat and Sun and drinking my alotted glasses on the weekend. Other wise keep everything else in check. Sometimes I skip a…

What's the latest on a sensible protien intake these days? I just don't see how so much protein is needed for the average person to build some muscle beyond 100g with a 2000mg intake....:huh:

Something I read about and tried has worked for me. At night take a calcium magnesium supplement and 500mg of vit C (a chewable) and make sure your water intake is up through out the day. I find this more gentle and predictable than actual laxatives. Also Miralax works well for some....

Mixed grip: Also I was instructed to have your dominated over and other under... I used straps which help a great deal. Quark: I don't live where I use to buy it. But in NW Washington there was a Dutch farm that made and sold Quark commercially. I have on occassation seen it otherwise. Try a fancy store maybe like New…

I knocked off 2 hours early, which I never do, because I was so tired I was worried I'd fall asleep on the divided highway I take home. There is a teeny tiny bird that has the loudest bird song in the tree by my bedroom at 5 AM! It's getting warm here so my windows are open. It's so awful my 10 yo DD who would never hurt…

NICE! Cowgirl!

Perfect Beeps!

Redlipsticky that sounds tough but good for you for figuring it out now. And way to go sticking to the kid meal!

Deadlifts?

Got my lifting done today! I'm on my second time thru of the Life edition, so today was Phase 1B I think: planks x2 I minute kettle swings 2x 20 30# squat press w/ 15# dumb bells 2 set 12 reps each. ( I press out ward a bit and not completely straight over head to protect my shoulder) Split lunges w/ 15# DB 4 sets x 12…

HI Doumc I love Quark! I used to get here in the U.S. A small dairy made in northern Washington. I would make cheesecake with it and a dip or spread by adding good season italian dressing mix.

about to go for an hour of brisk walking. I ditched weight training today, I got caught up in making summer travel plans. I get plenty of protein and don't worry at all about it. My diet is generally low carb high protein because those are the foods I prefer generally. Whole foods generally. I don't like protein bars of…

When you gals lift three days a week do you feel like you have enough recovery time? I am really good at 2 days a week lifting usually as I feel I need 48 hours to recover properly. I don't know if it's an age thing, level of conditioning or just genetics....

Did a 5k ON sUNDAY and happy with my performance, not the fastest I've ever been but a good place to start with the summer season. I just checked the results again and my pace was a 9:51 min/mile which is a PR! I'm not a natural runner but I ran the whole time and paced myseft pretty well. I went as support for a friend as…

Ruzalot our bodies are very similar! I feel like I'm looking at myself. I've lost some inches lately as a result of working hips and thighs nearly daily for two weeks. Currently Hips are 40" and upper thigh 23.

JamacianLady: Glad to hear your motivation has kicked in! Awesome feeling once it does. Keep going. I had a trainer session yesterday. I am getting a plan to together that has two days a lifting included and see them once every month or two. I may do some remedial stuff to combat left side weakness overall. My range of…

take a day off....be Happy :happy:

Cowgirl I did mention a caloire deficient in my response. 65% of Max is low end effort. Daily acitivity of some sort is not just about losing weight but general health (cardio health, range of motion, combating conditions caused by inactivity) and weight maintenance. Of course you can just cut caloires alone and loose. Not…

Mel they still count even if you can't find the chart. Ran 4 miles on Saturday. I lost three pounds and over 4 inches too (1.5 inch from hips and 1.5 inches from low waist).

Beeps Welcome back! Pictures?

Cowgirl good job getting all your lifting in! I am a 3/3...for results !