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Lost Weekend - an ugly reminder - & 8-wk push
I can't remember Saturday (3 days ago). Sunday is spotty, mostly gone too. By yesterday, I was able to function well enough to work a simple job, although I kept forgetting things/transposing numbers, and was a bit off-balance. What happened? On Friday I tried to push through warning signs that I was spiking my…
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Nothin' wrong with slow!
So uh, it's been a couple of months that I've been off MFP - offline that is, not off eating sensibly. IT'S ALL THE APP'S FAULT. OR MY PHONE'S FAULT. I dunno. All I know is that I went to log my food (which I *CANNOT* do other than on my phone - that was proven during this multi-month study)...and the app wanted my…
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Ladies 40-50: hot flashes, or just hot?
Phew! The last few days, I swear it feels like the heat's cranked up - borderline breaking a sweat. ALL DAY. AND NIGHT. (not just a minute here & there). What I read online says hot flashes are only for a minute or two, not steadily for hours on end. No fever, and I'm certainly old enough (and DONE HAVING CHILDREN - are…
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Oatmeal Dilemma: early carb-hog
I like oatmeal. Particularly the chewy slow-cook stuff. What I'm not so excited about it seems to put me behind the carb 8-ball for the day. And what I mean by that, is that my little macros pie chart stays woefully carb-heavy unless I move to practically no-carb lunches and dinners. I've tried putting a couple tablespoons…
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SoCal City Recs: Moving!
Any ideas on good cities/neighborhoods to look at? Context: Lived in Silicon Valley for years, visited SoCal...but not familiar with cities/neighborhoods. Location: commutable to UC Riverside & Pasadena City College. (Yeah, I know how awful traffic is...and 1 hr is a reasonable commute) Optimal: good walking areas - either…
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Appetite fluctuations, anyone?
Ugh! My appetite is completely decoupled from my activity levels, and I'm aggravated. It isn't increasing when I work out, and yet some days when I don't work out, I'm STARVING. I am hitting my carb/fat/protein ratio pretty close consistently, and there's no other "aHA!" hiding in food habits. I remember very clearly that…
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Winter: YOUR SEASON!
Hello All, I sincerely hope this group has been quiet due to lots of folks getting their IIH/PTC resolved. Seriously, I aspire to that for all of us. Meanwhile, it is -12 degrees F outside where I am, and will be staying cold for some time. Yesterday I was out for a lovely walk/jog, and though bundled up, really enjoying…
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Getting Into Your Pants: Survey
As you downsize yourself, the time comes when you're no longer too big for your britches. Do you: A. Carry on my wayward son - the world needs to see more full moons. B. Take a smaller pair out of storage and wear them, even if they're still a little tight. C. Cinch up your belt until you're at least 2 sizes smaller, b/c…
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New England powerlifters?
Hello, Are any of you lovely MFP people powerlifters who are also in New England? AND planning to compete in the next 6 months? I'm currently cutting, and plan to start heavy lifting again ~September. At that point, I'll definitely be looking for a coach. What I'd like to do now is attend as many competitions/practices (if…
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Remedial body comp question
Frequently "you can't gain muscle while cutting fat" is asserted. Yet when I ran my numbers this morning, using 2 different methods, I seem to have increased lean body mass while dropping weight. Further thought is that college water polo saw me lose 22 lbs & 2 pants sizes, while doing progressively heavier lifts in our…
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Calories: Fold, Hold, or Raise?
MFP Collective: I'm interested in your input. Should I be patient and stick with current 1310 net calories? Raise 'em per eat more/weigh less? Or drop 'em per RMR+activity-deficit? This is the first week where my weight will stay steady or only drop ~1 lb. At 5'6" 212 lbs (& 44%bf), I'm quite obese enough that 2-3 lbs/wk…
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Pilates Core query
I've done Pilates core work before, so it's not entirely new territory. This video? Pretty basic: http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/workout-detail/17-Minute-Pilates-Core-Series-Workout/8n/ And YET...in the first series, the moment I start picking up my legs (singly or together), even though I'm pressing my lower back to the…
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Replacement for planks?
Planks are off my menu atm. Suggestions for substitutes? Plank issue is that (experimented last night) they're exacerbating my IIH/PTC. If you don't know what it is, it means my head feels today as if it's about to split open. And with this condition, drugs don't reduce the pain. Desperately need the core work!
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Appetite is roller-coastering: FRUSTRATED!
Okay, I'm about at the end of my rope. I've been exercising 3-5 days a week for months now. And still, when I wake up in the morning, I'm not hungry, and have to make myself eat b/c of how important breakfast is. After I work out, frequently not hungry. However, on a day like today where I do no particular exercise, I'm…
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Dork query: single-lift competitions?
This year I set my PR for bench press: 230 lbs. Since then, I've been on ~6wk cycle, backing down to 160, then back up again. There were enough sincere compliments that I considered competing. It looked as if competitive levels were ~350 lbs. The other big discouraging factor was that powerlifting requires 3 lifts - and my…
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New to being tired and not hungry
Well, relatively new. 4 years is nothing, when you're pushing 45. Diagnosis: hypo, 4 years ago, when even breathing was taking waaaay more effort than it should. Currently on synthroid, and while it seemed to give me a great lift at first, there's a lingering fatigue that just doesn't go away. My doc measured my RMR at…
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Any 40s out there?
SW: 238 CW: 219 GW: 145 Whooo! At 43, most of my friends are just now having kids. Me? Empty-nesting and picking up the pieces from decades of burning the candle @ both ends, not eating properly (more than 90% bready carbs when I ended up in the hospital), and not sleeping more than 2-4 hours a night. Medical outcome: high…
