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September Fitness Challenge
Hey, Warrior Women! I played way too much in August (well, maybe not, since I'm a Leo;). I really fell short of my fitness goals and ended the month at the same weight I started. Anyway, I'm ready to refocus on my health & fitness goals and it's more fun to do this with company. Remember that this is a public group and…
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July Fitness Challenge
Ok, Warrior Sisters! It's 2 days until July and I think I have my July fitness challenge worked out. I want to continue burning at least 3500 calories/week + start lifting 3x/week. I think it's cool that we can each pick our own fitness challenge and still support each other. Also, I like how we can talk about peripheral…
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June Calorie Burn--Name Your Goal Here
Hi, Warrior Women! June is bustin' out all over! I just realized the younger people here may not get that corny musical reference. Oh, well. It's just for me and the other grandmas. My exercise goal for June is to burn 3500 calories/week, for a total of 14,000. What's going to be hard for me is to limit myself in this way.…
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What's a healthy amount of exercise?
I know that this is going to get a lot of varied answers. I'm not really looking for a definitive one, just need a reality check. Think of it as a poll. What's a healthy amount of exercise to you? I'm an intense woman and am just learning the practice of moderation. I'm recovering from a period of eating too little and…
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Need More EM2WL Friends!
Hi, All! I'm just starting a reset and realized tonight that almost all of my MFP friends are netting really low calories. This makes sense, since I was doing the same thing until a couple of weeks ago. I'm not even up to maintenance calories yet, but am working my way up there. But, I would love to have some friends who…
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Into the Home Stretch!
Good Morning, Warrior Women! We are at a critical juncture of our battle! We are 1 week away from the end of the month: 5/31/14. That is the day by which we should be done with our 24 hours of exercise! May I suggest that you take inventory of your hours from 5/16-5/23, so that you have an accurate number to work towards…
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Friday Check-In
Hey, Warrior Women! I am so glad that it's Friday & I don't have to be back in the office until Wednesday. I have a little administrative stuff to do from home today, but most of the day will be for ME!!! I'm going to see my dear friend in the city, who just had a knee replacement. She's been struggling to deal with her…
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Wednesday Check-In
Good Morning, Warrior Women! I'm up early getting ready to go to my team meeting in the city. I hope to get a lot of steps in, while I'm there. My goal for the day is 120 minutes/567 calories. I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Thursday Check-In
Hey, Warrior Women! How are you doing towards your goal of 24 hours in 2 weeks? I was disappointed to get sick on Sunday night and not only need to lie down, but also eat more. However, I just totaled up my hours and it doesn't seem to have hurt me badly. So far, I've logged 9:40 towards my goal. I only have 14 hours & 20…
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Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Challenge!
Hello, Beautiful MFP People! Before January of this year, I liked fruits & vegetables, but I never ate enough of them. Sometimes there were economic reasons, but usually I was just minimizing their importance to my health. Since January, I've really stepped up my game and have reaped the benefits! I'm down to 1 blood…
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Tuesday Check-In
Hey, Warrior Women! I'm listening to Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" and getting psyched for the day. I'm feeling healthy & strong, today! I think it's because of all the prayers and healing energy that were sent my way:) I slept in and woke up feeling amazing! It's a good thing, because now I have 6 days to fit in 720 minutes…
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Happy Monday, Warrior Women!
So, I was looking forward to running around the city with my new Fitbit One today, but last night I got really sick. I thought I was just tired from all the activity and maintaining too steep of a calorie deficit but, just when I was falling asleep, I realized I had a fever and my throat had that familiar "knives poking at…
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Welcome, Warrior Women!
Since you're all my friends, I know that you are amazing! Since some of you may not know each other, please introduce your awesome selves. I thought, since you all jumped at the chance to exercise 24 hours in the next 2 weeks, that Warrior Women was an apt name. I'm open to alterations, of course. For those of you not…
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Sunday Check-In
Hey, Warriors! I just saw Stephanie's post on yesterday's check-in. Congratulations on completing that 10K!!! That's great that we were there in spirit:) I was cheering you on from here! I'm still pondering what to do with my Sunday. I've done my usual am routine and had a little dance party, so far. Sunday is my rest day,…
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Saturday Check-In
Well, I see on the newsfeed that many of you have already started working on that 24 hours! Hooray! I'm moving a little slowly today, feeling a bit sore from all that dancing yesterday, so I'm giving myself a nice long ramp up to activity. I also poured myself 1.5 cups of coffee! That's a big splurge for me, because I…
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BEST Low Fat Sea Salt Caramel Sauce
The Recipe: 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Stevia (Or your preferred no-calorie sweetener to taste) 2 T Water 1 t Maple Syrup 6 T Unsalted Butter 1/8 t Salt (Kosher if you've got it) 2/3 c Fat Free Half & Half The Directions: 1. Combine all ingredients except Fat Free Half and Half in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to…
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The Science of Set Point
Hey, All! I've been a bit obsessed with working on my health & fitness, since the beginning of the year. I have vastly improved the way I eat and my exercise has gone from 60 min/week to 460+ min/week. My inclination is to just keep doing what I've been doing, since it's working. However, I just read some articles about…
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Where are my Oakland peeps?!
My name is Sue and I just came back to MFP & my senses on 1/6/14. I've lost 10 lbs this time, so far, but would like some local support & encouragement. It would be wonderful to find some walking buddies to stroll around Lake Merritt with me. If you're not into walking, I'm happy to just meet up for some coffee with…
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Anyone in Oakland, CA want to walk around Lake Merritt?
Hello! I've been looking for someone who lives near me who would like to walk around Lake Merritt with me (or work up to walking around Lake Merritt with me;). I've been slowly increasing my exercise goals and notice I can go a lot longer with company. Even once/week would help. I'm a 48yo social worker single mom who…
