cindy_leonard

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  • I stood for the first time on the bus ride home today (hour and a half) and it sure felt like exercise when I got done. Minimal hanging on, using my legs to balance mostly. I have a desk job, so it felt like a bit of nice "extra" toning. I'm not logging it, because I like the thinking of a lot of the posts on here. Call it…
  • Thanks, everyone, for your replies! I don't watch sodium (and doesn't everything have sodium these days, particularly if it's pre-packaged) and pretzels are one of my favorite snacks. Time to buy carrot sticks, I guess. It's not the saltiness I like, it's the crunchiness. I drink some water, but don't drink enough. Will…
  • One more quick tip that might help once you've found a water (or similar product) that you like. I keep my water at room temperature unless I've just come from outside and want a cold drink. You don't feel it going down your pipe at much when at room temp, and especially in cold weather, that can make it easier to swallow.
  • I think you can count things like coffee and tea for your water intake per day, but be careful of consuming too much caffeine in the process. Caf in the morning, but switch to decaf after Noon. I hated water until I started buying spring water at the grocery store. Turns out that our tap water is pretty disgusting and…
  • It makes sense to me that losing weight would affect your cycle. Fat cells are where estrogen gets stored, according to my gyno. When I hit a certain weight, my periods got really heavy/wonky. 50 lbs heavier and they've stopped altogether. If you are concerned or it starts becoming worrisome, definitely see your doc.…
  • I'm pretty new too and looking forward to using this to finally shape up! Welcome!
  • I completely agree with you. It's too easy if you know you have clothes to 'fall back on.' I can't wait to have this problem!! :)
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