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A year's time, but only 6 months of work
I'm not done, but today I hit a new NSV and thought I'd share. With the drop from obese to overweight on the BMI scale achieved, here is a piece of my story. So a little over a year ago, I "committed" to lose weight; then I promptly forgot about that idea. I was lucky enough to not gain any weight so here is my before…
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Longer Skirt
Out of curiosity does anybody elses skirts seem to be longer during their weight loss? Let me explain. I wear a knee length skirt every Monday. When I started the journey the skirt settled about at the same height as my hipbone to reach my knees. Today the skirt is pull up almost to my bra just to keep it at regulation…
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NSV: Blood pressure cuff
The nurse technician yesterday couldn't get a good read on me with his blood pressure machine. He needed to use the regular adult cuff instead of the large adult cuff.
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Favorite activity to reduce soreness
So I completed a very challenging workout on Monday and am dealing with the dreaded two day after DOMS. Yesterday I went to my normal class and did the workout at around 80% normal intensity. Today I was too sore to go, so I went and rowed a slow but steady pace for 5K. Amazingly enough, the pain went away about 500 meters…
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Best compliment in May
I have read to many topics about harsh comments lately...so what was the best compliment you recieved this month? A previously hateful coworker made a comment about how impressed he was by my continued drive to succeed.
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NSV: Saw the forest, despite the trees
So these last two weeks have been demotivating. I haven’t been seeing the victories that I have wanted to see. The scale is being evil, not moving or barely moving. I ended up feeling very sick for several days, ultimately culminating in not being able to do the Memorial Day Murph with the rest of the base. Honestly, I…
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TDEE and exercise question
After reviewing Scooby's TDEE tracker, I have decided to start doing TDEE over the MFP recommendations. So my big question is that I calculated my numbers based on: 1-3 hours of moderate exercise a week TDEE 2301 TDEE -20% 1841 3-5 hours of moderate exercise a week TDEE 2594 TDEE -20% 2075 Would a diet between 1840 and…
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I hate the word "can't" *vent*
That word has ruined my day. After doing a workout that I kept saying "I can't do this" I came back to work demoralized and angry at myself. And now I "can't" stop thinking about it. GRRR!
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When is a goal complete?
Alright so I had this discussion on Facebook with a friend. We ended up agreeing to disagree, but I wanted some other takes on it. When exactly is a non-scale goal complete? Every month I set a different goal of something I would like to be physically able to do. This month it was to complete 20 consecutive double-unders…
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Pain in the glute *vent*
So today I decided to do a lower intensity workout and more stretching/foam rolling. Why? Because I have very sore glute area. :grumble: So there I am doing my lower intensity (by lowering the weights I would normally use) and people at the gym start commenting on it. My secondary trainer comes over and just hands me a…
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Rest days
Ended up running W1D2, W2D1, and W2D2 back-to-back-to-back. :embarassed: That's what I get for skipping my Friday run last week. So glad its a rest day today! On that note: what do/did you do for rest days during the early weeks? Background: Active duty military, diagnosed with exercised-induced asthma 14 months ago, just…
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The Four-Letter Word Challenge...
...my personal trainer "M" (who unfortunately works less than 200 feet away from my desk) just created this challenge for me and recommended I post it here. Rules: Every time you say a certain four-letter word you must face a punishment. The context in which the word was used defines the punishment. In relation to a…
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Do MFP friends really help?
I have been doing MFP for months, off and on for over a year actually. The one thing I've noticed this time is that I have alot more support in the non-cyber world and it seems to be helping me alot during the week. However, when the weekend hits, I lose all thoughts of tracking and motivation. I was wondering if people…
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Eggs
Okay so my personal trainer and nutritionist are encouraging me to add eggs to my diet, specifically to breakfast. They also want me to eliminate my morning toast. The problem? I only like my eggs two ways. The first is "eggies in a basket" (cut a hole in bread, butter the heck out of it, drop it in a pan, crack the egg…
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NSV versus Scale victories
Which makes you happier? The reason I ask is that I have achieved a few of my NSV in the last 70 days, but only just achieved my first scale victory. And I admit I cried when I made the scale victory. An example of the goals/victories are listed below. NSV: Work out aleast 5 times a week for a whole month. - Achieved Lose…
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Weirdest backhand compliments...
So after reading through several negative posts about people saying mean things...what are some of your favorite backhand compliments (or straight forward compliments)? 1. "Honey, I want my tshirt collection back. Go buy some cute workout clothes." 2. "Would you slow down already? Some of us can't jump up a mountain like a…
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Wait, when did that happen?
My entire life I have had "thick" thighs. Today, when I was in the restroom I noticed that I could see the toilet seat between my legs in a normal comfortable position. Honestly don't remember having that even at my smallest of 140lbs. When turning to leave the restroom I noticed that I have cheekbones again. Haven't seen…
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What will it take?
Yet again I find myself erasing all of my previous data for a fresh start. At the same 199.4 lbs. The only plus to this whole endeavor is that I have managed not to gain anything. I don't understand why it is so hard this time(s) to get my focus. I lost weight in high school, through the stress, the fast food jobs, and…
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Calories and Macros
So after being on MFP for months, but tracking on an inconsistent basis I have recommitted to this change of lifestyle. My questions is basically is it more important to get in your daily calories or to meet your macro goals? The only macros I even look at are my protein and my fiber, but I am trying very hard to keep…
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Words for a new gym goer?
Let me say first off that I love my gym. Yesterday, I was minding my own business on the treadmill when a couple of visitors (they wear stickers that identify them so that members and employees can answer questions and/or provide comments) made a rude remark about another visitor. They were walking behind her on the…
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Nope, not giving that up...
So what is everyone's no-nonsense I will not give up this item no matter what my lifestyle change requests. I'll start with... ...COFFEE. I drink one cup of coffee/cappucino every morning and I will not give it up for any reason.
