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... I am not a runner. I get shin splints and stitches in my side and I've never been able to run, though I've been fairly fit for most of my life. I got on the treadmill yesterday and decided to see if I could jog for just a little while before things started to hurt. Figured I'd go 3 minutes and then slow the pace to…

I used to be a coffee all day every day person, until they diagnosed me with ADHD and put me on adderall. Now I can do with just the one cup in the morning, if I have to and the adderall provides the brain chemicals I need to do the rest. I can still have a cup or three of coffee and go straight to bed, but I generally…

If you have noise cancelling headphones, they can help - especially if you listen to something like white noise or a certain genre of music ONLY when you're in "work mode." Weirdly, I've always found that putting on *shoes* and not just pants or not-pajamas helps as well, and I have a special "work time" coffee cup with a…

Thursday, 3/12/2020: Cardio:* Morning dog walk, 2.1 miles @ 3.5mph. Got attacked by a squirrel. O_O * Walk to gym and back, round trip 1.5 miles. * Rowing, 4000m in 20 min, 17 sec (improved time) * Walked home from work, 3.63 miles @ 3.7 mph. Strength:* External shoulder rotation with fitness band 20x3 * Bent-over flies -…

*Note: Not the chipmunk in my profile pic. That one is only kind of psychotic, and as they say, "better the psycho you know..." Or is that "the psycho in the hand is better than the one jumping out of the bushes?" Hmmm.

Keep your protein up to help build muscle and keep working out. I HIGHLY recommend strength training/progressive resistance to strengthen your bones and put muscle in you. I know there can be a certain amount of mental discomfort with gaining, but you have a LONG WAY before you're even IN the healthy BMI for your height.…

Recomp seems like a good route for you, indeed. Figure out your protein goal (Probably similar to mine 100-130g/day) and try to get sufficient protein every day to build and maintain muscle, pick out a respectable progressive weight lifting program, and keep an eye on your weight for losses, as you may need to gradually…

Yesterday was insane and full of emergency meetings about emergency protocols. My normal work out times were over-written by meetings and more meetings. My chiropractor also called in sick and I had to reschedule for an earlier appointment with a different chiro, and that meant I had to take the bus home from work instead…

Hey, 'Warrior! You also in Wisconsin?

I'm currently doing IF, mostly because my medications and supplements all seem to require that I take them "on an empty stomach" but also "never with that other med that you also take on an empty stomach." >_< I'm trying to maintain over 100g protein per day (though, ideally around 130g), and only a 250 cal/day deficit,…

I'm probably just a freak, as usual, but I've found that carnuba wax (found in many multis as some kind of bonding agent) makes me nearly instantly ill. The older it gets, the stronger the smell, the faster my gag response to just the smell. Switching formulation to gummy, chewable, or plain old "chalky" usually resolves…

Second on hitting up the physiotherapist. Shoulders are ridiculously complex and they should check you over for other complications and assign you work at the level your recovery is best ready for.

@jeagogo It has been both interesting and challenging for most of this last venture into weight loss. I had been maintaining pretty steadily for about 6 years before this problem with my iron last summer. Since then, a lot of my daily habits have changed and my activity level has skyrocketted, so keeping to a steady loss…

Weight loss is not linear. Maintain your routine and keep doing what you were doing that was working before. The weight may come off in a "whoosh" after a week or two of stubbornness. I just went through two weeks with a flu bug and I GAINED 3-4 pounds from the congestion and inflammation, but after two weeks, I lost all…

... My next mini-goal is actually a rather major goal... I'm 2# away from maintenance! So I really need to pay attention to my exercise calorie estimates and figure out which ones are close and which ones are not-so-close... :) I'm also due for another iron test in about 30 days, and if it comes out in my favor, I can go…

... I took off my compression pants and noticed that I have calf definition... I've been chasing that goal for YEARS and haven't been able to get defined calf muscles now matter how low my weight was... 20k steps per day is paying off in more ways than just having well behaved dogs... :)

I have a convection toaster that I bought before air fryers were a thing. It was $50 and I can to pizza OR french fries in it, and it is just the right size for my family of 3... I haven't used my real oven in about a decade because convection cooking is so much more efficient.

Cardio: Skipped walking the dogs this morning as it was raining, and today is my kiddo's birthday. I made her pancakes with strawberries and honey for breakfast, per request. :) Made it to the gym on my lunch break (1.5 mile round trip at a fast walk.) and rowed 4000m. Will try to walk home from work if it's not raining…

I eat everything in two meals. Each meal is typically around 50-60g protein, but lunch is lighter at 600-800 calories (I'm usually working with 2100-2300 calories per day). So my lunch is usually leaner proteins like lowfat cottage cheese, lean ham, chicken and fewer carbs. I like making broccoli chicken salad in bulk on…

My slides always start as a 3 week vacation off routine that doesn't pick the routine back up immediately after I get home. OFTEN this is because the routine has to change from what it was BEFORE vacation because the kiddo goes back to school and/or I come back from vacation with new responsibilities or ailments. Sometimes…

Today is largely a rest day with a side of meal prepping. Cardio: It's gorgeous outside so I took the dogs out for 2.25 mile walks in the morning and again in the evening - second walk was largely because the kiddo wanted to take her kick bike out for a spin, since the ice on the sidewalks has melted. Only about 15k steps,…

I have hypermobility syndrome, so initially, I was going to PT for repeated subluxation of my left shoulder when I was doing completely inane stuff like reaching for my phone or taking off a sweatshirt or backpack. Somehow, while rehabbing that (with reasonable success) I developed/started to display symptoms of TOS, which…

That sounds about right, though you'll want to make sure that your protein consumption is at about .8-1.2g per pound of lean body mass or body weight. (1.2 g/# lean mass or .8 g/# body weight)

I'm just getting over the flu, and I just stuck with the calorie burns my Garmin gave me. Mostly. The first day of 102 fever, I slept for 20 hours, so both my eating and my step count were low. I slept 18 hours the next day of 102 fever and ate my calories for that day (pretty much sedentary) plus some of the missed…

I would start out by logging for a week or two to figure out what calories you're already dealing with. After that, I'd just reduce those calories by between 250-500/day. Maintain about 120g protein per day with 100g as a minimum and then keep on with your life as usual. For me, it's really just a matter of reducing…

The way MFP works, you're meant to eat more as you move more. If you're not sure the calorie burn calculation is correct, start by eating back half the value it gives you and compare your rate of weight loss to the one you decided on when you set your goals. If you're losing weight faster than that, increase the percentage…

Happy Friday! Cardio: Walked the dogs 1.5 miles this morning and took a 3.23 mile walk for lunch with another friend from MFP. Strength: Just shoulder PT and a chiropractor visit today.* Cable straight arm pull down 30x3 * External shoulder rotation with fitness band 20x3 * Doorway pec stretches 5x3 * Partial pull up with…

Also of interest, your *water quality* may have significant effect on your mineral intake. My local water is EXCEEDINGLY high in calcium, so I have to delime my coffee pot every two weeks if I don't use RO or distilled water. I don't drink that much milk, but at 448ppm calcium, I don't really need to as long as I drink tap…

For things that I am persistently low on, I just get good quality supplements and incorporate them into my meals and pill schedule. I don't like fish but recognize that fish oil is a great source of omega 3's... So rather than trying to force myself to like fish (which has never worked in 40 years of life and isn't likely…

UV light within a certain range is a recognized treatment for psoriasis and eczema. I'm not sure where your "problem areas" are and whether or not you can expose them to sunlight, but "getting some sun" has helped my eczema enough that I've maintained either a mohawk or an undercut hairstyle specifically for the purpose of…