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@jknight001 and @Meghan509 I have tried the Oikos Triple Zero yogurt, and I wasn't a fan. I simply cannot get past the stevia. I did Trim Healthy Mama for a while, and they pushed that product big time. The only sugar substitute that I found that I liked (and that didn't have xylitol, as we have six dogs) was Swerve, which…
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I ran Week 6 Day 3 last Thursday, then I didn't run at all over the weekend :( I was super busy with the kids on Saturday, then Sunday night, it rained. Monday it poured all day, so I went out last night to repeat Week 6. I did fine on the 5-minute runs, but that 8-minute run in between just kills me. I believe it's all in…
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I hit post too soon! @jknight001 Yes, I totally agree about Chobani! I had a banana one today. I like the 2% ones like coconut. So good. The supermarket where I shop has a pretty good generic version, too, so I will sometimes buy the generic brand, whichever is cheaper (or Chobani if it's close or equal, as Chobani is…
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@Meghan509 I was a Coke Zero addict up until a few months ago, and in August I bought a case of it at Costco as a last hurrah. I got a 1-liter bottle of Coke Zero Sugar, and it seemed fine enough (my husband thought the same, but he's less picky about diet soda - I can't stand Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi), but that's out of a…
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Thanks, @Meghan509 - I hesitated to post because I didn't want to step on any toes! I have no intention of being an admin or anything like that :) I'm a little envious of your weather! I think it is supposed to get cold on Thursday, but it's basically 80 and humid still here. I'm headed to Costco for a few things for the…
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Hey all! I changed my fasting day to today. We have no big Friday night plans, so it's fine for me to do today (and it's not like I'm a big drinker anyway). I am looking at posted options for foods that I can eat at home without eating soup! I have tons of frozen veggies, and I could eat, for example, a ton of steamed…
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Hey all! So yesterday was a tougher fast day, at least for a bit. I have found so far that the middle of the day is toughest. Once I leave work to go get my kids from school and go home, then I'm busy with them, it's easier. I ate a pimento cheese sandwich (yum!) while they ate dinner, and I was fine. I even ran last night…
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Thinking about having to do another fast day if I mess up my fast day keeps me on track ;)
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Just bumping this bc I posted on last week's post in response to someone, and now it's higher up in the group - didn't want to confuse anyone!
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@KateNkognito thank you - I think I may do that next week (Mon/Thurs instead of Tues/Thurs) after seeing how I do this week. I see your successful tips post and am about to go read it :)
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Hey, glad to see some "veterans" as well. I felt like us newbies were doing most of the talking ;) Week 3 of 5:2 for me. I'm still doing Tues/Thurs but thinking of switching to Mon/Thurs to make Thursdays less painful. I just finished up a cup of instant miso soup (25 cals) in an attempt to delay lunch a little bit.…
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Yeah, I've got to work out an alternative to Progresso soups. In a pinch they're fine, but I don't want to keep relying on them. I've got two crock pots and an instant pot, so I really have no excuse! Yay, @Meghan509 on the loss! This morning I was down 1 lb from last Saturday (more would be good, but I'm alright with…
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@rheddmobile how did it go? I met up with a lady in my neighborhood last night who had also done W5D2 already, so I left it up to her whether she wanted to try W5D3. She wanted to re-do D2 because she "cheated" on the runs, as had I, so I went along with it. First run was OK with 30 seconds of walking a few minutes in,…
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Agreed, my holiday goal is not to gain weight! Today is a fasting day, and I have some soup plus a protein bar just in case I feel like I'm gonna die if I don't eat something else before I go get the kids from school (which happened to me last Thursday). I have a few Progresso Light soups, which is what I've been eating,…
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@Meghan509 thank you! I am still in the 16:8 habit, so although I had intended to do 5:2 first and then overlay 16:8, I'm doing both. Why get out of the habit if it's not killing me to do it? Good luck with the travels (and I mean that honestly). If you are the one in control of the food, then you should be good to go. We…
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Also, I've determined that I really like fewer intervals, so a 20-minute run will probably be just fine ;)
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Did W5D2 last night. First run went well, but I took a 30-second walking break with a minute and a half remaining. I was kind of mad at myself afterwards, because I could have pushed it to the full 8 minutes if I'd tried. The second 8-minute run was terrible, but I was admittedly having issues with my right foot going numb…
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Hey all, I'm also glad to see others fasting today! Tuesday and Thursday will be my fast days except for random weeks, like (American) Thanksgiving. No way am I fasting on Thanksgiving! So far today I had coffee first thing, then coffee with a friend I haven't talked to in a while, then soup just now. I feel good. I'm busy…
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Did W5D1 on Friday night, didn't cheat once. I was going to continue W4 workouts until tonight but felt like doing something with fewer intervals. It was hard to do it without stopping to walk, but I just pushed myself. Got busy with other stuff all weekend and last night, so I am running again tonight. I'll be by myself,…
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Rock on! Oh, the mid-170s; how I have missed them! The 170s are where I stopped feeling fat and started feeling just a little pudgy. I'm 5'7", so it's still technically overweight for me until I get under 160 (by BMI standards, for whatever that's worth, which isn't much, IMHO), but I think that's where some of the more…
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Ran W4D3 last night, went much better than on Sunday (edited to add that I still walked for a teensy bit of time during each run but much, much less than Sunday's workout). Something changed such that I can't go out tonight, but I will be doing W4 workouts until probably next Tuesday, when I will do W5D1 with the other…
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New here! I did W4D2 on Sunday night (I couldn't get out last night or the night before), and it was worse for me than W4D1. On D1 I did the 30, then 5-, then 3-minute runs without stopping and took like a 15-second break during the second 5-minute run (which I tacked on to the end). On D2 I couldn't even do the first…
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Hey all, I'm new here. @Meghan509 brought me over here from another IF board. I just switched from 16:8 to 5:2, but I'm overlaying 16:8 on 5:2. Yesterday was my first fasting day. Y'all, it went way too smoothly! I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Maybe it was because I was busier than usual, I don't know. My eating…
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I agree, but I think the tiger (Sheba?) is my new favorite character ;)
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Same here. I bought it last March, and I used it during some workouts along with my trusty Polar HRM. The HR readings were so far off, it was ridiculous! (Think reading 50BPM then 180BPM a few seconds later when I was clearly not close to either.) So I did a little research and found that it's a major flaw in the FitBit…
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I've been MFPing since April 2011, after my older son was born. I had a lot of pregnancy weight to lose, and I lost it all and then some. I re-gained what I lost and then some while pregnant with my younger son, and here I am today. Except he's 2. So, yeah, with two kids, I lost a lot of the easy structuring I had for the…
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Dora is not allowed in my house, nor is Caillou. I will likely give this show a try, if only to get the Chuggington theme out of my head. Thanks for the info!
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It's a mild diuretic, so it might help you shed a small amount of water weight. I put it in flat water because it makes it easier for me to drink. (I don't add it to carbonated water/sparkling water/seltzer/whatever you choose to call it.) Both times I was pregnant and retaining water like crazy, my OB told me, among other…
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Did anybody see it? I don't have cable/satellite, so I couldn't watch it last night. I stream everything but cannot get TWD for free, so I pay for it through iTunes because I know it's worthwhile. It's the only show I pay for outside of subscription fees! I am crowdsourcing to see if I should pay to see the spinoff. Thanks…
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I nursed my younger son for a year (he turns 2 on Saturday), and I had the WORST time losing weight while nursing. I am apparently one of those unlucky few (or not so few, based on the BFing board I participated in here). I did every calculation known to man, and by all accounts I should have been losing weight even while…
