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Lady Lifters : Pants That Fit
A couple of years ago there was a thread about pants that fit female lifters. I’ve got a friend having issues. Small waist, muscular calves and legs. I just wear jeggings (love the Seven7 brand) but I’m retired so it doesn’t matter, so I’m not much help. Does anyone remember the name of the thread or can you make…
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Chlorine Question for Experienced Pool Rats
Have taken up daily aquafit with husband, and shower well afterwards. I do at least one hot mat class a day, and I sweat profusely. My sweat smells like chlorine. It’s absolutely grossing me out, and the odor is very, very distracting, too. Have been breaking out in itchy patches, too, since beginning aquafit, also…
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What Is Your Weight Loss Blessing Today?
I rolled out of bed and trotted down the stairs this morning to let the dog out, and at the bottom of the staircase, it just hit me like a brick. I am so grateful to be able to go down the stairs without a death grip on the handrail on one side, and a hand pressed firmly to the wall on the other for support, without…
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PRP Therapy Injections
Anyone got any experience with PRP injections for muscle pain? Pros, cons, happy, disappointed? I’ve had a couple of rounds of physical therapy for ischia strain, but this most recent time it’s more painful and it freaking hurts to sit. It seems like most of the therapy techniques are pretty much what I already do in daily…
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Talk to Me About a Bowflex
I was tossing around the idea of getting a bench and a set of Powerblox or similar, in case of another shutdown. My trainer says if I go the home route, to get a Bowflex, that it works everything, she had one several years ago and loved it. All the Bowflex threads here are several years old. Anyone got a Bowflex, which…
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Diet Bets : Avoid!!!
I’m seeing a handful of threads lately by MFP users who are participating in, or considering participating in, so-called diet bets, body transformation, or whatever the latest incarnation is. I’ve seen many posts about these things over the years and they don’t end well. (This is not the same thing as an office-type pool.…
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Your Best Gadget or “Tool” During Weight Loss
Outside of your fitness tracker and scale, what has been your most helpful product, gadget or find during weight loss? For me, it’s been: Body Glide : anti chafing stick for those awkward times when body parts rub- heels, thighs, batwings ComPeed: medical miracle for blisters Balega socks: if you haven’t tried them, you…
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Fitbit Users : SOS Help!
Need fast advice on which Fitbit watch and band model work best with MFP. Both users have Android phones. He wants a watch, she wants a band type tracker. We’ve just realized some models are a lot cheaper here in the US than elsewhere, so time is of the essence, since return flight Saturday morning. They want to track…
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Power Walking?
Anyone here try power walking? After (yet another) hard fall while running, my weight trainer, who has been a competitive runner for decades, spent an entire training session analyzing my gait and running style. I am new to running as of last year, and am older. She’s suggested that I consider power walking (race walking?)…
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Cinnamon Sticks
I’ve discovered the joy of adding a cinnamon stick to my chai. I’m getting calories ranging from 0 to 69. Advice appreciated on how to log it? I just stick it in the hot tea, and throw it away when I’m done with it. I thought I’d better double check before I order in bulk, since I’d go through at least two per day.
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Amazon Book Suggestions
I had to share this book suggestion which came up on amazon this morning. I’m torn between awe that someone has churned out five of these things, and irritation that Amazon has somehow tied it to those XXLs I used to order. Just goes to show, there’s a market for every niche.
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Re-Learning Sleep Positions with Weight Loss
What I need is someone to re-teach me how to sleep. Does such a wizard exist and what are they called if they do? I did not realize how much I changed my position over decades as I slowly gained weight. Now that I’ve lost it, I can’t get comfortable at night. I “fat sleep” to accommodate weight that’s no longer there, and…
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Cheap MFP Compatible Fitness Tracker
I’d like to get Mr Spring an ultra cheap fitness tracker to tide him over to the Apple Watch 7 comes out. Anybody had any luck with the very cheap trackers sold on Amazon, or know a good venue for buying a used Fitbit? Right now he’s hand entering his workouts in MFP, and imho MFP’s calculations are way, way off. Like 450…
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Aetna “MyActiveHealth” Free Dietician Consults
I got a reminder that I have access to a free program called MyActiveHealth, via my Aetna Health insurance plan. Out of curiosity, I signed up for a health coach session. The initial consult is just fact gathering. But when she told me she could set me up for free consults with a dietician, well heck yeah!!!! My initial…
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Loose Facial Skin
I’ve had a lot of friends posting lately about facial wrinkles, so I though I’d talk about weight loss wrinkles from the shoulders up. This is my experience. YMMV, but this might help someone who’s stressing out. I’ve lost almost 100 pounds since 09/2018. The first sixty came off in six months, so was pretty rapid. The…
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Older Ladies : Need Inspiration?
If you are a “woman of a certain age”, have access to HGTV, and need some inspiration, look up Property Brothers Celebrity IOU, the Allison Janney episode. I know nothing about this lady, didn’t even realize she’d been in one of our family’s favorite movies (Drop Dead Gorgeous) but I think I have a girl crush after…
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New Study “What to Eat to Look Younger”
I just ran acrost this, and thought it was very interesting. I have already incorporated much of this into my new dietary habits after joining MFP. But the positive reinforcement is welcome, and I’m killin’ it in some categories. I really do feel much, much younger, though I’m sure the ninety pounds of weight lost, better…
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Apple Fitness+ Users
Any Apple Fitness+ users here yet? I got a reminder that I have free trial to use and was browsing their classes. I was really surprised to find most were 10-20 minutes. Not sure how effective those would be and curious what anyone’s experience has been.
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Has Anyone Else Experienced “Eye Contact Haters”?
This quote is stolen from another thread. I thought this particular part of her excellent post was really interesting. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m so glad Beverly brought it up. I thought it was just me. I’ve experienced it a bit, and have been amused and flattered in the “Oh, if only you knew me before” fashion.…
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Help identifying Middle Eastern Food
Does anyone know an English name or how to search for this hard, slightly sweet bread? I purchased it at a middle eastern grocery. The receipt says quoershalli but nothing comes up on google.
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App and Website Diary Not Syncing?
Anyone else having issues with food diary on app versus website? They’re not in sync. I usually enter food plans several days in advance and then adjust them as I go along. The app is recording properly, but the website is keeping both original and revised entries. For example I totally revamped both lunch and then dinner…
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Is There a Way
Is there a way to use a recipe in a recipe? For example, tomorrow night I’m using two servings of homemade carnitas and four servings home homemade no-fry refried beans in a casserole with other ingredients. I fully expect it to make 4-6 servings. I can do the awkward division, but it would be nice to just use partial…
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Frappe Making Question for a Barista
I’m trying to make a frappe type drink using a cup of French press coffee, a cup of almond milk, ice, and sugar free syrup, all in a vitamix. For some reason, it keeps separating. I’ll have liquid, and a hard glob of plain, finely crushed ice. I’ve made smoothies in it for ages and never had this problem. Suggestions…
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Lost in Maintenance
I’ve begun obsessing over scale weight and not paying attention to appearance, until my trainer tactfully showed me the video this still comes from Wednesday. I was horrified. I look like granddaddy long legs. She lovingly told me it’s too much, I’m visibly losing muscle, that she’s been there, too, etc etc. We had a long…
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Jordan’s Keto MCT Syrup
Ok, I had a wooooonderful white chocolate mocha for lunch today, and was doodling around on Google, trying to figure out how to make a sugar free version. I see that Jordan’s is now offering a low cal keto syrup with MCT. Looked up MCT. Never heard of it before. Anyone got any feedback on how these syrups taste? Any…
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Quick Shredded Chicken Ideas?
I ate Lidl chicken sausages like crazy, but they’ve reformulated and raised the calories by 50%. So yesterday I crockpotted a bunch of shredded chicken. Ideas for quick lunch and breakfasts appreciated. This morning I had four ounces chicken, cheddar cheese, egg whites and cowboy caviar salsa rolled up in a carb smart…
