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Increased Activity Level
My original goal was to lose 11lbs from 106lbs to 95lbs. I'm 4'10" by the way. I reached that easily. I'm also weightlifting, and I have a lean, but defined body now. I kept dropping weight. I was 92.2lbs today. I had my activity level set at sedentary. That put my pre-exercise maintenance calories at 1250. With exercise,…
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Changing the colors.
I switched to maintenance, which upped my calorie limit, and that should be my average amount. Well, when I go over that amount, it is bright red, which reads as a very bad thing in my mind every time I see it. Logically I know it doesn't really matter, but it would just make me a lot more comfortable about it if it was a…
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Any other super small people out here?
I'm 4'10" (147.32cm) with a small body frame. My wrist is only 5" (12.7cm) around. I felt totally left out when smart watches and fitbits became a thing. None of them go down to a size that would fit me. At least until I learned that they make them for children. There are several different brands, varying in price. I got a…
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Food scale and family meals
I just got a food scale, and my plan, since I cook meals for a few people usually, is to tare my plate then add each item. Today we had steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans, so I put the steak on first and got that weight, then I added the potatoes and subtracted the weight of the steak, and then added the green beans…
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Gym machines vs. free weights
I personally prefer using the machines over the free weights just because the machine kind of forces you into the right form. However, I have found that the weights on the machines seem to be off compared to what I can lift using free weights. Could it just be the difference in form or can the weight on machines actually…
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Fun but super stressful vacation
I posted this in my blog, but I'm sure it will get more traffic here. I'll summarize my upcoming vacation:* Multiple families * Approx. 20 people * Several young children * Me: tiny but fit, needs very low calorie, preferably also nutritious meal options * Them: YUM food! Why are you on a diet, you're skinny already!? Why…
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How important are rest days?
I have recently started working out every day. I typically do 30 minutes of cardio and then 30 minutes strength training focusing on one area of my body. An example of a week for me would be: lower body on Monday, core on Tuesday, upper body on Wednesday, core on Thursday, lower body on Friday, upper body on Saturday, and…
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Pandemic Weight
I slowly gained about 10lbs during the pandemic. For someone my height (4'10", 147.32cm) 10lbs makes a difference. I started losing in April when I realized I had gained so much. Now I am in my maintenance zone. I want to lose another 3lbs or so just to get my body fat % down, but I would say that I'm back to my…
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Am I creating a problem?
My SO (significant other) and I went into this fitness journey together way back when. The pandemic happened, and thew us both off. Now we're back in it. However, it started out with him motivating me and pushing me to go to the gym and all that. Now that I actually enjoy working out and am serious about my eating, he is…
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Hello from Texas (SparkPeople refugee here)
I joined SparkPeople back in the early 2000s, but left for whatever reason. When I realized I had gained some pandemic weight I rejoined. That was in April. Now I see that they are shutting down in August, so I moved over here. First, they did away with the premium option, so I figured something was up when that happened.…
