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@TonyB0588 - thanks. I checked out both options this morning - halving the time and doing 2.0 walking gave me ~300 exercise calories... 5 hours of fishing while standing gave me ~150 calories. I chose fishing so the calorie count would be more conservative. @jayemes - not to split hairs, but it was my legs and butt (and…

You didn't, but I do. I have a bad back that sometimes forces me to be carful with strenuous exercise. Until I lose some of this weight, traditional working out has not been recommended. Standing in low heels last night for so many hours made me sore when I woke up this morning, which is why I wondered if I could at least…

Thanks everyone, this is helpful.

Rest, rest, rest. Heal your back so you can truly enjoy your vacation! Ice packs and hot showers (the heat loosens the muscles, the ice lessens inflammation)... my doc also has me take 800mg of ibuprofin 3x/day for the first few days to lessen the inflammation and help with the pain (might what to check with your doc and…

@mija029 - isn't Nom Nom Paleo the BEST??? :) If you haven't tried it yet, her recipe for Magic Mushroom Powder is amazing. We put it on everything. Also, her carnitas recipe that uses the Instant Pot (I think the recipe is on her website) is the best carnitas I've ever had.

I made really good food choices last night despite being thrown a curve ball! Yesterday I came home from work with about 600 calories in the bank for dinner... expected that my husband and I would eat at home and I'd close out my diary at my total calorie limit for the day. Instead he surprised me with a dinner date --…

Obsessed with Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm. Member of Mensa. :P

Hey fashionistas - in case you hadn't heard - today (Saturday 7/29) is National Lipstick Day... and MAC Cosmetics is giving away free full-size lipsticks at their counters. w00t w00t! Heading to the mall as soon as it opens!

Oh, I have one I forgot until it happened to me today... I can't stand it when I'm in a public restroom and the entire row of stalls is empty... and someone comes in and chooses the stall right night to mine. I'm like, really???? You can't pee a few stalls over and give me some breathing room? LOL

I hope this doesn't hijack the thread, but I have a question for my fellow CPAP-ers. Have any of you needed, and found, a smaller head strap? For me, the velcro on that goes across the back of my head is always way too big. It causes my mask to slip sometimes at night. My CPAP supplier said there's no smaller strap, do any…

@saybyebob you should still be able to use the nasal mask. I sleep with my mouth open as well, but the nasal pillows still work because even though my mouth is open my tongue kinda blocks the back of my throat. Hard to explain, but it works. @Pinupdollrawr it took me a few weeks to really get used to mine... including…

Toss chunks of it in olive oil, salt and pepper and roast it until they're brown... or if you want to get really decadent, toss 'em in a little melted duck fat instead. Soooooo good!

I'm hypoglycemic, and the best help for me has been eating Paleo. Cutting out most refined sugar, corn, wheat etc has evened out my blood sugar and I don't get the cravings, blood sugar drops, or shakiness that I used to. It's not a low carb diet -- I still eat potatoes and certain sugars -- but the carbs I do eat are ones…

In a bar many years ago: Guy: "come home with me." Me: "no." Guy: "Hey, I may be short and Irish, but I have a big d***". (no, it did not get me to go home with him. :P)

The Tito's Vodka label. Every time I look at it, it looks like someone's mom opened Microsoft Word and just typed the words and italicized them... there's no design, and the font looks so cheap and awful. I used to work in a creative field, so I have this ridiculous red rage every time I see that font. :P

Or PECAN butter! Oh my god, a little pecan butter on a sliced banana is an amazing dessert. Thrive Market sells it online, and you can get it a few other places. NOM!

That was the best part of doing W30 for me. Yes I lost a little bit of weight... but I did it mainly to feel better and uncover food sensitivities. All my aches and pains that I thought were just from "getting older" went away completely... and I discovered that I am actually *not* sensitive to eggs. I've thought for most…

I don't have the time to make mine as detailed and artistic as I'd like, but I love it. I have a weight tracker where I color a box each time I lose a pound... and I have a page of motivational quotes that I go back to every once in a while. I set mine up within 10 minutes every Sunday for the coming week... it's a nice…

For the first time in many MANY years, today I walked up a flight of stairs without getting winded. :)

Paleo has been a huge help in keeping my sugars more even. If you're on Pinterest, there are a ton of great recipes on there...

Would he be up for a compromise? Perhaps he'd be cool with you working out with a trainer for a couple of months to start, and the trainer could set up a weekly workout plan for you... then you could meet with him/her 1x/month after that to ensure your form is still good and that you're still being challenged in your…

Low-cal mojito: ask them to use a packet of Splenda instead of the sugar syrup. YUM. Or, vanilla vodka and Diet Coke...

I find that the easiest thing to eat when I'm traveling is a big salad with grilled protein (steak, chicken, shrimp) on top. Instead of dressing, I ask them for olive oil and a couple of lemon wedges... drizzle the oil and squeeze the lemon on top, a little salt and pepper... delicious.

Can't believe I forgot to share this at the beginning: BEST jeans I have found in plus sizes are the ones by Melissa McCarthy... and just discovered the jeans by Simply Vera Wang for Kohl's and I'm OBSESSED. I just bought the capris... if you're short like me, rolling down the wide cuff makes them the perfect full length.…

I eat Paleo and love it. Keeps my cravings at bay, and my digestive problems and aches and pains are pretty much gone.

Also make sure you're properly hydrated. I find that my back spasms start most often when I've been lax about drinking enough water for a couple of days... then the least bit of exercise and my back seizes right up. It's excruciating.

Today was the first time since I started eating healthier (3 weeks ago) that I planned to get lunch in the cafeteria at work. I had my whole lunch planned out to be sure I would make good choices... then my boss surprised us by saying he was taking us out to lunch. While everyone else shared pepperoni pizza and piles of…

Ooh, good question... between being fried 2x and covered in sauce, they're calorie bombs... but soooooooo good!!!!! I like the idea of finding a recipe, might do that next time I hit up our Korean chicken place down the street!

Nope, some of us here know who he is! Might be a generational thing. :smiley:

I'm Paleo-ish. Meaning I'm Paleo except for the occasional splurge item at a restaurant or party. I don't do it for the calories, really... it's more that I feel better when I eat this way, which is helping me to stay within my calorie limits. I don't have the blood sugar swings, cravings, or upset stomach that I had when…