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WiThings Blood Pressure Monitor
Now that I've incorporated my HRM and the Fitbit into my lifestyle, I turned my attention to my high blood pressure. My hope is that when my weight is down a bit more, MAYBE I won't need to take meds.. so I started shopping around for a BPM that would work with my iPhone. I found the WiThings Blood Pressure Monitor which…
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Food! The Musical!!
For kicks - how about we create a (fake) musical that centeres on food, trying to be healthy, etc. "Eat It!" (Weird Al) surely should be in there.... "Food Glorious Food" from Oliver probably should be, too.... ... I'm thinking of writing a parody of My Fair Lady's "Why Can't a Woman be More like a Man" as "Why Can't…
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How did you get your first foot in the door?
I've been "at it" now for about 6 months, but still very much recall how much anxiety I had to overcome to get my butt through the doorway of a gym. Does any of this sound familiar? http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AlmstHvn/view/not-as-scary-as-i-thought-196024
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Large People, Small Victories!
I started at 147 lbs over my goal weight (MY goal weight, not my doctor's, which is probably even lower)... anyway - one thing that can be discouraging is that it takes SO LONG to reach milestones like going down a clothing size.... So... what "NSV" (non-scale victories) do you celebrate - or look forward to celebrating?…
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Exercise you love to hate?
Elliptical. *shudder*. Loathe it. I could barely move the things (what do you call them - pedals?) the first couple of times I tried.
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Relearning the basics
I blogged about something recently (don't know if you can see it or not - try and let me know!). Since it's related to the amount of weight, I thought I'd ask here... Do you find that as you lose significant amounts of weight (or even just starting on that journey, as I am), that you're having to relearn how to move your…
