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Long vacation (snowbird) advice
So now I want everyone to feel real sorry for me--it is getting colder and soon we will join the annual grey migration to Florida. Technically we are snow flakes --only stay a bit over two months instead of three or four but I have will have reached goal and will be just tip toeing into maintenance. I know our rental…
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Birthday (somewhat) success
Today is my birthday . In my 40s I was easily in the 140s, then crept up to the 150s in my 50s. At age 60 on my birthday I was 160--and very active, at 65 165 and running 5Ks. Today I am 69 and (you guessed it)--I am 169, the success is I was 200 (would that make me 20?) when I got back on the wagon. The other success is…
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What is a fitness tracker
Okay--so now you know I am probably old!!! I just graduated from a cell phone with a pull up antenna to a --wait for it---FLIP PHONE!!! (my husband has an iphone but even after taking lessons we didn't take enough notes to remember how to use it. So---can I get a "fitness tracker" thing that will tell me how many calories…
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Wake up people!!
So we have a DVR and very rarely have to watch commercials (other than the Superbowl ads) Sometimes we'll catch a food ad and think-who eats that stuff, no wonder the country is fat. Yesterday I caught an ad for Lipton Iced Tea geared to kids that pushed me to write to the company. It shows cartoon characters at a picnic…
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Advice for woman "of a certain age"
I've been on MFP for a couple of years, fell off the wagon after maintaining for years and am back again--at age 65. Now I find myself on the edge of obese (the wrong edge) and am back to the old routine of cutting calories and exercising. I am in good health and take no meds. SO..I recently read a study about losing…
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HRM VO2Max question
I have a Polar F11 (I know--I would have been happy with the F4 but my brother LOVES me alot and it was a gift). Anyway I had slacked off with my logging when I needed a new battery, then I didn't bother with a new "OwnIndex" test and just used the default.I'm 62 with a resting HR of 56 and pretty fast recovery, the…
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How to find resting heart rate
This may sound silly, but... I have a HRM and would like to find my resting heart rate. If I lay down a few minutes it ranges btween 59-60. Or do you get it sitting quietly, or standing? I'm 62 and my BMI is overweight--just below obese, I am a regular exerciser with no health problems. Is a HR of 60 reasonable? Now--how…
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silly MIM questions
The recipes for MIMs look wonderful. I do cook alot and have to try this. How big is a coffee mug? Is it a regular type you buy on vacation and holds a little over a cup? Do you grease the mug? How does the muffin come out? I saw some suggestions for "bread" but don't understand the top of a container issue. Do you make…
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My horse and my HRM
So in the beginning I wanted a HRM because I am a dressage rider and I knew that the database "horseback riding---trotting" really did not fit what I do. So I have been using my HRM for over a year and it sems close enough so I'm getting results. Yesterday was a bit windly and there was a very dangerouse killer piece of…
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Old lady finishes 30DS in 30 days
I am so happy--and I see that there are a few 30 Day Shred groups here. I'm 61 and the nearest gym is at least 45 min away--so I do everything at home. I finished the 30 day shred today in 30 days--no misses. In addition I did at least 30 min of something else--walking outside (with hills) riding my horse (dressage)…
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please explain target heart rate zone
OK--I just --I mean JUST turned 60---a good thing 60 is the new 40!!! I have been declared fit and athletic by my Dr....but I live in a very rural area (I call it the land of white food) where most people cook with lard, salt and anything white so the drs view of fit may be a bit skewed. For my birthday I got a brand new…
