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Making the indoor trainer bearable
I've set some ambitious plans for myself this coming year on my bike, and to accomplish them, I need to suck it up and pedal my bike on the trainer on a consistent basis (I'm a bit of a fair weather rider, but I also am limited, due to work and other obligations, on daylight hours to ride this time of year). I'm looking…
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Thoughts on logging this challenge
I work on the inn side of an upscale inn and restaurant. We are preparing to re-open our restaurant after months of renovations, etc. With the re-opening comes a new menu, and, today, staff gets to taste everything. My dilemma is logging today. Short of asking chef for the recipe and weighing everything I eat (and we're…
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Thoughts- hold off until seen by the doc, or keep chugging along
I have an old injury that has not bothered me really at all for a couple of years, but recently, certain movements have become extremely painful, and my dance coach has finally scolded me enough that I'm calling my ortho tomorrow to see about getting it checked. However, I've been doing C25K (said issue only bothers me…
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Weight loss- grazing/snacking vs meals
In an effort to find a way of staying within my calories goals, I'm reevaluating both the way I tend to prefer to eat and also my lifestyle and how that can impact my eating habits. I often feel I am happiest when I eat a little and often, rather than 3 squares a day. Or, maybe more accurately, one "normal" meal, and then…
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Getting the most out swimming laps
I found out yesterday that there is a little hidden gem of an indoor lap pool 5 minutes from my house (I'm not completely oblivious....it's in a housing development that I never go through, but it IS a county facility, so inexpensive and available to me!). While swimming isn't my first choice of exercise, it is one that I…
