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I could use some encouragement!
I'm not in a rush here, I'm not even too far out of my comfort zone. I'd been gaining weight slowly over a period of about 3 or 4 years and about a year ago I realized I was hitting what felt like an absolute limit for me. I was 168, pushing 170 and I did not want to hit the 170 mark. So I started exercising and learning…
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Making big dishes to last days and freeze
So I'm starting school soon and I'm trying to get in the habit of preparing a big pot of something like soup or chili each week so I have premade meals and don't have to worry about cooking 3 times a day while I'm busy with other priorities, and so I can freeze a couple portions of each dish so there will eventually be a…
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metabolism question
I used to have a very fast metabolism as a teen and through my early 20s. It seems to lurched to a halt in the past few years, and this is probably at least in part because of my terrible habit of not eating lunch or just inadequately snacking in the afternoon, then feeling really starving by the time dinner rolls around.…
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too hot to cook?
What do you have for dinner when it's too hot to turn on the stove for longer than absolutely necessary? It's a scorcher today and I don't want to add any unecessary heat to this house if I don't absolutely have to! Dinner ideas?
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drinking?
I'm not a big drinker (of alcohol that is) but every now and again, maybe once a week max, I'm gonna go out and have a few drinks with friends. These obviously make a huge dent in your calorie quota for the day, so how do you deal with that? Not eating food to make space for the alcohol is clearly a terrible idea. Do you…
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different weights before and after workout?
Can anyone explain why I always weigh in 1.5-2 lbs lighter after a workout than immediately before? This happens consistently, but clearly I am not actually losing 2 pounds in a one hour aquafit class. I would think maybe I just sweated off water weight, but if I'm in the pool I'm not hot so I'm probably not sweating,…
