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I live in Norway and hike every week. I am trying to build up my endurance and cardiovascular to do some high peak hikes this summer. I am not only overweight, but I have asthma as well which feels especially hard going up hill for me. I would love some tips from those of you who care to share some good ways to build up my…

So inspiring! Your family must be so happy that you chose your health and worked so hard to be healthy! My sister is morbidly obese and killing herself with diabetes, and heart disease. I wish she could read this. She is under the impression that diet and exercise are pointless for her diseases and has settled on a (most…

Hi! You all can add me if you'd like. I'm 44 and my goal is to lose between 40-50 lbs. I am from the US, but live in western Norway.

Hi! You can all add me if you'd like. I would love to be supportive and be supported! :smile: I am 44 and am currently living in western Norway (though I am from the US). My goal is to lose 40-50 lbs.

I'm 44. Originally from the Chicago burbs (and then Denver and Kentucky), but now living on the west coast of Norway.

Oh good, it's not just me. I hope they get it up and running soon... kind of annoying!

oops... I was just reading this and spilled coffee on my computer. In my haste to clean it up, I accidentally posted the above. Sorry! :blush:

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Wow!! So inspiring! Thank you for sharing.

Me too! 44 and ready to lose 50 lbs. Add me if you want! :smiley:

Hi, I turned 44 last month, and I need to lose 50lbs. I need some friends for motivation. This is my second time to try on here. I never should have stopped because I did so well the first time. 40 is amazing, and if we can be in the best shape of our lives, well, it will be even more amazing!!!

You can add me if you'd like! I am back here too, after having been gone for awhile. I had a lot of success using this site before. Hoping to stay motivated. :smile:

You can add me if you like! i am 44 and trying to lose around 50 lbs.

Hi! I am 44 and need to lose 50. I am not new, I have used this before with much success. The dumbest thing I did was to stop logging and holding myself accountable. Add me if you'd like... I need some friends for motivation and support as well. :smile:

Hi! I'm not dutch, and don't live in the Netherlands, but I do live in Norway and live in the same time zone! Good luck, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

I have used my fitbit along side other apps and step counters and have found that it is very accurate in recording actual steps and not wrist activity. I agree that you can definitely eat back some of your calories. 20,000 steps is a lot! Whenever I clock over 20,000, I am pretty tired!! :)

Hi! I have a flex and you can feel free to add me!

Are you still eating the diabetic diet? If not, maybe you should go back to it? I didn't lose weight while nursing, and I think everyone is different. A friend of mine has milk supply problems when she exercises, but I never had an issue with that for example. Hormones are crazy after babies, and a lot of people get…

Me too! I was diagnosed hypothyroid last summer. That summer I put on 25 lbs really quickly without really changing my habits. I got diagnosed hypothyroid and got on synthroid. I don't think I'm on enough but my Dr. says my levels are fine. I have never been able to feel like I used to feel. It's such a bummer. I find it…

Pilates is great for your back. Especially if you can get into a reformer class. There are a lot of spine exercises, and back work exercises that we do in reformer, which seem to really help with injury. My instructor always says a flexible spine is a young spine! I have had nothing but great experiences with Pilates. Yoga…

I've been a vegetarian for 22 years, but in the last 5 I've started to eat fish every once in awhile. Feel free to add me if you like. :)

Yes!!! More old school, and don't listen as much as I did but....Black Flag, Minor Threat, old Descendants, early Damned, Radio Birdman, Flipper, Germs, and so many more. And, I love Stooges and MC5 and consider them to be punk, even though others often disagree.

My family has a family membership to the Y and it is great! They have tons of free classes, like Spinning, Zumba, HIIT, Mat Pilates, Yoga, Powerhour, etc. They also have classes you have to pay for but are discounted to members, like Pilates Reformer, and Personal Training. Our Y has an indoor and an outdoor pool, a sauna,…

I started taking levo about a year ago and it's awesome. When I first started, I felt worse for awhile until we got the right dose. I've been on 75 mcg and my levels have been great. I don't have any side effects and I have a lot of sensitivities to medications. It can be very serious to play with your thyroid, so…

Great! Thank you guys so much. I will look up HIIT and Tabata. Hopefully I can do 6 days a week! I dread stairs, but that's actually a great idea since I'm looking to climb up! :) I really appreciate you guys.

I did the same thing... I lost 55 lbs, and only had about 10-15 to go. A few very stressful things happened and I gave up. Now I've gained 25ish back and am working hard to try to take it off. I recently got diagnosed hypothyroid and it's not coming off as easy as it did last time, but I'm not giving up. You all can add me…

Thank you all so much!! Great suggestions!

Thanks! I'm not sure what it is, but I want it to go away! :)

I've been on it for two years. I started out at 300/day but am down to 150/day. When i first started taking it did make me not want to snack so much, but as I got used to it, it didn't really have the same effect. It also made me feel energetic. I was watching my calories and exercising a lot when I started taking it, so I…

Anyone? Anyone? hahaha....