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Getting the most out of training
I've got a lesson with a dressage instructor tomorrow - far too high-level for me and Jack, I think, but the barn owner suggested I try it... Twice the price of my normal lesson, but it could really be worth it! And it's in a proper indoor arena for a change, not the odd-shaped muddy paddock we usually use. I'm hoping to…
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Thrills and spills
I went up to ride today - it's been over a week and I was getting horse withdrawal symptoms - because the snow was finally melting and the roads were clear. We went out and met lots of scary things, including a huge snow boulder at least 2 metres in diameter (probably the remnants of a huge snowman.) We'd coaxed one horse…
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Shedding over 2 pounds in 35 minutes!
With a good curry comb, it can be done :laugh: Too snowy to ride, so thought I'd get rid of some of that itchy hair for him, at least. I weighed all the fluff, just out of curiosity, and I've lost a kilo of horse...
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Goal setting - I don't *want* to be skinny!
Trying to work out a good goal weight, and I've come to the realisation that unlike seemingly most of the female population of MFP, I don't want to be super skinny, fit single-digit clothing and have various bones sticking out all over the place. I don't find that attractive. I'd like to be a healthy weight, but that's…
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Missing Minerals?
I've noticed that lately, my fingernails break ridiculously easily, and I seem to be losing hair at a higher than average rate as well. I do take a general multivitamin, but could this be some specific thing I'm lacking?
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Endurance Eating
Hiking season will be upon us again soon, and we're planning some long ones - probably starting at a day hike of about 30km, followed by a 42km in May and a longer overnighter later in the summer, and hopefully working up to the 100km/day challenge we've been meaning to do. Now I know that for this kind of thing, the…
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Curvaceous Clothing
Dear ladies of MFP, I need some help finding clothes that fit. I've always been quite curvy - and I'm not using that as a euphemism for "fat", I mean that I have a low waist/hip ratio, meaning a relatively narrow waist but big hips and ribcage/bust. A (somewhat larger) hourglass, if you like. But now that I'm losing…
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A question about clicker training.
So, after a lot of research, I started clicker training with Jack today. He got it amazingly quickly - he was deliberately targeting on a cone after only 4 tries! (And then dragged me clear across the barn later because he saw the cone and wanted to touch it, silly animal.) The question is, how do you end a session…
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Regularly over on fat...
I'm usually well under my cals, but tend to be closest to or very slightly over on my fat. Trying not to eat too many carbs because of what my doctor thinks is PCOS (to be confirmed) and as a vegetarian, I find it challenging to get protein without adding either carbs or fat... So, is this harmful, or can I keep going as I…
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Ranger seeks adventuring party...
...decent will save vs. food an advantage. Where are all the MFP gamers? There must be plenty of us here.
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Helpful horsey advice...
Every riding instructor I've known has been fond of repeating the same phrases over and over - some are more helpful than others. And some really stick with you. My last instructor was fond of shouting "headlights, not foglights!" if she caught you dropping your shoulders or your head. That ones was really good, because it…
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*sigh*
Yet another weigh-in day without results. Why do I even bother? Haven't shed a single pound since I started, the 2kg in my ticker are from the flu over New Year's. I record absolutely everything, and though I eat back some exercise calories, that still puts me at TDEE -20% according to the roadmap thingie... (And no, it's…
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Any tips for bargy horses?
Finally got Jack's condition up to where he needs to be, so on Monday, I'll be joining the dressage lesson the eventers at the barn go to. I'm sure it will be more of a workout for both of us than just hacking! The trouble is, he often just stops and refuses to go forward at all, and he's rather bargy on the ground - he'll…
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Am I doing this right?
I've only been on MFP for a week, and wanted to check whether I'm doing it properly. I had my goals calculated with my activity level at moderately active, but I've also been wearing a pedometer and putting in that mileage as exercise - so does that mean that it's being added twice, in effect? Should I change it? I just…
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Treeless saddles
Here's proof that horses think they're comfy, too... :laugh:
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Temptation
Oh no! My housemate just brought home a bag of Avoca scones. How could he be so cruel?
