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Turkey leftovers!
It's that time of year... and I can't be the only one who has way too much turkey after cooking a whole bird for my family of three...! What are your favourite recipes/ideas to use up cooked turkey? I'll have to freeze some because my husband already said he doesn't want to be eating turkey for the next two weeks, but…
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Feeling like you're ready to give up?
Are you tired of "being on a diet"? Are you waiting anxiously for the day when you can "go back to eating normally"? Are you feeling like you're never going to reach your goal of, say, losing 10lbs by Christmas, 40lbs by next summer, or 100lbs "someday"? Don't give up. If you give up now then you're 100% certain to fail to…
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Introductions
Quiet in here, isn't it? :) I'll start, then... I'm Sue, I'm 52, and I joined MFP in January of 2016. I'd been laid off work a couple of months previously, and joining this site gave me something to focus on and helped stop the depression taking too strong a hold. I didn't want to end up even fatter than I already was…
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A look back at 2017 - did you achieve more than you think?
I've been a member of MFP for close to two years now, but didn't consider myself a "Success Story" until today. I was writing this post for a group I belong to and I realised that yes, I actually AM a success! I may not have reached my goal yet, but I have been - and am still being - successful. So I decided to share my…
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How to deflect attention from weight loss?
I wasn't quite sure which section to put this in...! :) This week I'll be going to a surprise party for a former colleague who's been declared cancer-free and her family is celebrating. I expect that many other former colleagues will be there, most of whom I haven't seen since before I started losing weight. (I was laid…
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Shoes/gear for easy hiking?
I live about a 30-minute drive from the Rockies and have often regretted not getting out there more to enjoy the scenery! Now that I can actually walk more than a few hundred yards without getting out of breath, I'd like to start taking some short and easy hikes once the weather improves. I haven't really looked into it…
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Newbie lifting advice for a poor coward? ;)
Hello, lovely people! I would like to start some strength and/or resistance training (are those actually the same thing? ;) ), and I’m after some advice. I know there are a bunch of good posts around on the subject of lifting, but I have some trouble picking out which bits are most relevant to me. I have a few issues, and…
