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I'm not a big lettuce eater either, soI have vege munchies with a low calorie ranch dip. My choices: baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumbers and a few that I don't dip, such as olives, pickles (not many due to salt), a hunk of sourdough french bread. I especially like this when I made pulled pork or slow…
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One reply said you don't have weights and you're uncomfortable about learning to use them. If you have a kitchen and cook anything, you have weights (canned goods, bags of frozen veggies, frying pan). Most free weight exercises tone arms and legs, if you either don't want to, or can't join a gym, then the resistance…
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I agree, it's a tough spot with no good answers and what you chose to do was the best choice at that time. I have only one suggestion. The next time, get yourself a hotel room. I'd even tell Dad that I didn't want to be responsible for him, that it's bad for bro-sis relationship for me to be the weekend parent. Even w/o…
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In the old days when I worked Critical Care (1970s), some post-bypass patients had their chest splinted (a tight wrap) to limit sternum movement. They would start with walking (veins rmvd from legs limited exercise even more) and range of motion for their arms and shoulders. No weight work and nothing in a hurry for at…
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Was Hyper until after 1st child born, Dx essential hypothyroidism after 2nd child which basically means, I burned it out from 30yrs of being hyperactive. I started on natural thyroid in 1977, on a fairly high dose until I left Critical Care Nursing where I was working 50-60 hours/week. Dr decreased dose twice, had to…
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"Hot, black and a hell of a lot," my Dad's reply would be. I was a pepsiholic until my 30s. Read the label one too many times and switched to coffee, now it's my theme. But I cut back to 1/day this time of year so I won't get the withdrawal headaches when I go camping or backpacking. It takes more than an hour for a…
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I don't have as much weight to lose as you, but am 71, thus my challenges are a slower metabolism plus decreasing flexibility and strength. I can be an encourager in a grandmotherly way and a fellow reluctant athlete.
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Thanks for the advice. Think I will target 1500 cal. Since my daughter and I cook from scratch and have never been junk foodies, I know our diet is balanced and on the healthy side. Got a new kitchen scale for my 71st birthday and found I'd been overestimating the weight of my portions, so perhaps I've been consuming less…
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Haven't been hiking in, umm, almost 2 yrs. Spent 2013 selling home and moving from California's Sierra Nevada foothills to WV eastern panhandle for family reasons. Weather is dreary and keeping me indoors. I hate the cold wind. Will explore the local hills when it warms up. Long hikes will have to be solo, hubby's heart…
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It has me set at 1200cal, not counting exercise. Kept a few food logs prior to using MyFitnessPal, I was averaging 1800 cal/day. Thinking about ignoring the red numbers and targeting 1500cal/day. I was a hyperactive child, sitting around depresses me, so I'm not used to "making" myself get moving. Any suggestions?
