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Really having a hard time getting back on the wagon
This is mostly a vent... Because I know what I need to do, I'm just having trouble sticking with it. I never achieved my goal weight, but, over the past ten or so years, I have managed to either continue losing or at least maintain my weight. Just before COVID, though, I found myself... not caring as much. And then once we…
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Increase jogging stamina
Hello, everyone! A couple years ago, I started doing Couch to 5k in the hopes of eventually participating in a 5k some day. Well, unfortunately, that's never happened. I just can't seem to reach 5k. Obviously I saw some initial improvements--I couldn't jog for even five minutes when I first started, for instance--but I…
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Strength training calories?
I'll start by saying that I use an HRM to track my calories. I know they aren't 100% accurate by any means, but it does work out well for me: I lose about what I expect when I eat back the calories my HRM says I burn. At least I did. About six months ago, I added strength training with a personal trainer to my routine.…
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Suddenly losing weight quickly?
I have been doing MFP for a quite a while now and the targets set by MFP have always been fairly accurate for me.--i.e., if I tell MFP I want to lose a pound a week and stay within the calories allotted, I typically lose one pound a week, give or take a couple tenths of a pound. Ever since October, however, I have been…
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Chronically sleep deprived...
How do you get the motivation to do anything when you're chronically sleep deprived? I've had issues with insomnia most of my life, but it's really been dragging me down this past year and a half. My doctor seems at a loss. I hoped changing my diet would help. I've been making a concerted effort to eat more vegetables, but…
