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I definatly will! Thanks!

MR I could have written that entire post! I have lost over 20 lbs with food tracking alone. My health is in a much better place now. And I'm feeling well enough to add in some light exercise. I miss lifting so much!!! But the reality is I may never be able to lift heavy again. Yoga is the perfect way to get my body moving…

Day 2/100 Today I had some trouble in my practice, with my RA wrists. I really hope that this doesn't aggravate them too much, but instead brings me some flexibility. Day 2 seemed more than a day apart form day one, in that it was more difficult for me. If it continues to progress quickly, then I may have to repeat days…

Just to piggyback what Iporter229 said, I was in terrible shape for over 2 years, prior to my diagnosis. It was the biologic drug, Enbrel that made all the difference for me and my RA symptoms. I'm also taking Methotrexate with it, but the Methotrexate alone didn't do much for me. Autoimmune diseases are no joke, and…

I just found and started Ease into it 30 days on youtube and started it. I was looking on MFP forums to see if I should log this under strength and I found this group! I joined! I'm a day late, but better late than not at all! I have RA and have not exercised much at all in the last 3 years. I just completed day 1 :)

I have RA and I'm ready to embark on a beginner program, I'm starting this Ease into in -30 Days of Yoga :) Today is day one for me! Who wants to join me? :)

Avocado toast, soft boiled eggs and a latte. My current fave!!! I alternate that with, overnight banana and peanut butter oats with a latte when I'm crunched for time.

I LOVE my Instant Pot!!! I use it pretty much daily. I make soft cooked eggs most mornings, yogurt a gallon at a time, soups, chicken stock, potatoes, the best meatloaf that I've ever made, ribs, dried beans, rice. Basically anything that I want to make I just google the name of it with instant pot and find what I need. It…

I don't drink milk plain, but I make a whole milk latte every single morning. It tastes richer than lower fat milks and I enjoy it entirely!

I usually use coconut oil to cook my popcorn and a little butter and salt. I typically *kitten* it all up and diced by servings.

Hi Robin, I have RA as well and I'm also on chemo, a biologic and occasionally steroids as well. I have not done any exercise at all during my last year of loosing 20 lbs. If you aren't exercising you have to be that much more diligent and accurate in your tracking. The biologic made the biggest difference in me feeling…

I read something a few years ago that in the U.S. there are many counterfeit olive oils and at the time Kirkland was testing as high quality and legit oil. So I've been buying that ever since. I haven't looked into it recently though.

I don't like to drink my coffee sweetened, so I make cold brew coffee pout it over ice, mix in either almond of regular milk and if I need protein which I usually do I add liquid pasteurized egg whites. Sounds gross but you can't taste it and I enjoy my coffee so much more than if it had whey protein powder in it.

I like the with a touch of raspberry jam!

I returned from vacation last week, I was also 5 pounds heavier! I wasn't super strict with my food, while on vacation, but I was still watching it. I weighed myself daily when we got home and believe it or not, I lost all 5 lbs of vacation weight in just 4 days! I think it's mostly water retention from eatting more carbs…

I have a 'Misto' bottle that I fill myself and pump and spray olive oil. It's a way to evenly distribute little oil without propellants. Just be sure to decompress the pressure after use so as to not clog the inside of the sprayer.

My kitchen scale is one of my favorite, easy to use tools!

I like to add pasteurized liquid egg whites from a carton to my smoothie or iced latte to up the protein content. My stomach can not tolerate whey powders.

I'm cold all the time now too!!!

I'm 5'2 131 lbs size 6. Prior to my weight loss I was a 10 or 12.

I suggest that you get on bodybuilding.com forums and read, read, read the stickies! There is so much info! He can choose to cut or bulk first. I suggest cutting to the proper calories and macros according to calculations on bodybuilding. Once you have those calculations you can create a custom goal for him on mfp with the…

I do a combo of 1/4 C old fashioned and 1/2 C oat bran. I put them in a bowl and with my electric tea kettle I pour boiling water into the bowl just above oats and cover with a plate for a few minutes. It comes out perfect every time!

This topic is if great interest to me!