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July Apple Watch Challenge
Anyone else doing Apple Watch challenges and want a good teammate? I am so tired of randomly being assigned to teams where members either join and don’t bother to wear their watch, or get 30, 50 points or whatever. I reached gold status every month for the last year, and would easily average 105-110 points a day if my…
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Clumsy Runner
Ok, I had my fourth bad fall while running this morning. Are falls normal while running? Is there something I should be doing? I do scuff my feet often when I run so I think they’re catching and pulling me down. Any suggestions for a technique to prevent this? I always fall in exactly the same position, landing on my right…
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Earbuds for Running, Walking, Weight Training
What earbuds or earphones do you use for running, walking, weights? I have a super cheap pair from Amazon, but the wire around the back of my neck is driving me nuts, and they are hard to turn off and on. I use an iPhone X and/or Apple Watch. I’ve always had a problem with the included Apple earphones falling out of my…
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Kefir?
A friend just gave me kefir fermenting in milk. What do you do with this stuff? Calories? I’m not even sure what to ask. She says it will be ready to use tomorrow.
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Covid Cooking
Anyone else trying a lot of new foods during lockdown? We picked a whole bunch of mulberries this morning and I am going to try my hand at a mulberry pie this afternoon.
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Corona Maintenance Crazy?
I am 5’7” 135lb (SW222) 57yo, and reached goal a couple of weeks ago. After months of painfully slow loss, the last 5-7 pounds dropped crazily and unexpectedly fast since the stay at home orders. My activity is same or up because I’m making a conscious effort to do as much as before, while cutting calories to be on the…
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How Are You Staying on Track During All This?
How are you staying on track during your voluntary (or otherwise) lockdown? I am sooooo tempted to boredom eat, but I didn’t work my *kitten* off for a year and a half to revert to bad habits. I made sure any foods I stocked up on were staples, and were comparatively healthy. Did not stock up on snacks, other than yogurt…
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Big Shout Out
Can I just give a big shout out to all my MFP friends who are still recording workouts, staying under goal, on their umpteenth day of unbroken log-in steaks, and even showing losses? The boards are so quiet I was worried many people were caving in to stress and depression. WAY TO GO, PEOPLE!!!
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Free Online Yoga Workouts
My neighborhood yoga studio is offering free livestream and on-demand yoga and mat pilates classes via Facebook and YouTube. They are done from various instructors homes, so are a little rough around the edges while they work the kinks out, but I'll put "my" instructors against anybody, and FWIW I've taken yoga in several…
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Ladies: Camino de Santiago or other walking tours?
Ladies, have any of you done the Camino de Santiago, the Coast to Coast, Offa’s *kitten*, the Cornwall route, the temple pilgrimage in Japan or any other solo waking tour? I’m interested in doing a walking tour, husband isn’t a walker, and I’d like to convince him it’s safe if I decide to go by myself for a week or two. He…
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Just For the Hell of It....
Because of an earlier post by someone asking how to basically go from lots to naught, I decided to enter what would have been a pretty typical day of eating for me before I started counting calories. Mind you, I was being very conservative here, and it could have easily been a couple thousand more. I ALWAYS had something…
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Never-Ending Rain and Treadmills
It has not stopped raining here for what seems like an eternity. Neighbors offered me use of their treadmill while they are gone. Very interesting. Their treadmill recorded “480 calories burned” on a three mile walk. My Apple Watch shows 321 total but only 251 “active” calories. I’ve always felt my Apple Watch was pretty…
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Backpack Advice
I went to REI yesterday (fabulous experience!) and bought a new backpack for an upcoming multi-week walking trip on the Camino de Santiago. They suggested one with a frame, because it would ventilate my back, and because I have scoliosis. Did a 6+ mile walk this morning to make sure I liked it, and to start practicing. My…
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Cold Hands
When my hands get the slightest bit cold, they don’t work well. I struggle to do buttons, zippers, texts, anything that requires small amounts of dexterity becomes very difficult. Anyone else experience this? Gloves don’t seem to help. It’s 48 degrees here, I just completed a 6+ mile walk, trying out a new backpack, and…
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Grosssss, MFP!
That ad with the big glob of wax and dirt being pulled out of someone’s ear? Does MFP vet these ads? Or is this a subtle plot to make sure I lose my appetite for the rest of the day? Gag!!!!
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Foods Disappearing From Search
When you don’t enter a food for thirty days, it doesn’t automatically come up when you’re logging foods. We were out of the country for several weeks. Now that I’m back, food that was in my regular rotation has naturally disappeared from auto fill, and I have to rebuild my regular foods for my diary. But, I can no longer…
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Target Discontinuing Champion : Everything Left at 50% Off
FYI: Target is dropping their Champion workout clothing line in favor of a new one. All remaining items are half off in store, and most online items are half off as well. I loved their Champion gear. It’s sturdy and lasts, and comfy for mat classes, running and weights.
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What Would You Ask a Dietician, a Year In?
I started 09/2018, and hover around 80 pounds or so down from SW. I am on a final push to lose what I think should be my last five. I thought it might be a good idea to make a followup appointment with my dietician. It's been a year. I do appx 11 hot yoga and pilates classes a week, averaged 7.4 miles a day in 2019…
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Chai Latte Substitute
I learned to love chai lattes because of my dog. His favorite place to visit was the local coffee shop, since they would pet him lavishly and give him treats. I didn’t like coffee, so chai lattes became my excuse to let him visit. I’ve sorely missed them but yesterday lucked into a simple low cal substitute. A chai tea…
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Whole Foods Bakery Posted Calories Accurate?
Visited Whole Foods for the first time in a while this afternoon. Surprised to see they are now clearly posting calorie counts in the bakery area. Some seemed reasonable compared to things I’ve seen on MFP, such as 140 calories for a two ounce serving of a baguette style bread. Others seemed all over the place. Cupcakes…
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Anyone Tried Cocoringa?
Friend recommended something called cocoringa as a hot drink. It’s supposed to be hot chocolate-like. Anyone tried this before I invest (!!!) in a box? ETA: it’s 71 calories a serving, supposedly tastes milky, has 10g protein and they claim it has the equivalent of three servings of fresh vegetables in it.
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My Secret Shame
Smelly workout clothes. Help!!!!!
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Why Is It That Some Days......
Why is it that some days, you can barely, barely avoid going over your calorie goal? I often hit mine right to the target, after frantically tinkering with some little thing - like a stingy partial tablespoon of PBP or sadly enjoying a fraction of a serving of something. And then other days, you just pile on the food and…
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Warm Snack Suggestions
Guys, since the temperature has dropped into the 60’s (!!!!!!), I am freezing my *kitten* off. It seems like I can’t get warm, even with sweaters and fleece lined booties and lots of hot tea. Last winter, following the initial weight loss, was bad, but this one is starting off on all the wrong foot. My usual snacks of icy…
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Lidl Bakery Items
Anybody found a source for Lidl bakery nutrition? I treat myself to two peanut butter cookies a week, and we also like their small crusty dinner rolls. I don’t know if I’m grossly overcharging myself on them or not but I try to stay on the safe side. I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find anything.
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Have Fun With This One
So, I have a confession. The Daily Mail has replaced chocolate as my secret vice. Have fun with this gem, y’all. Be sure to read the comments that follow. Grabbing popcorn...3...2...1...now.
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Anyone having password issues?
First my desktop stopped working. Then my iPad. I’ve changed my password umpteen times and it keeps rejecting it. Yet I can still get in on my phone. Arrggggh!!!!!
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Thanks, Madwife2009
No longer have an elderly dog running my life in 90 minute segments. So, at loose ends this morning, decided to go for a bike ride. I’ve never gone more than five miles before. Got to the halfway point, but instead of turning around, thought, “WTF, if @Madwife2009 can do seven miles with all she’s been through, well so can…
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Ribs
This is kinda a weird question, As you’ve lost weight, do you still have “fat person ribs” that poke out at an angle over where your big belly would have been, and will they eventually flatten out?
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Nutribullet Leaks
I have a smoothie twice a day. My Nutribullet is leaking, and it’s making me mental. Anyone found a solution for this?
