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What was your blessing of the day?
Mine was going to morning Mass today and watching my nine year old son serve Mass for the first time all by himself. Priceless! Also, having coffee with the neighborhood ladies at the country store down the hill from my house before heading back home for school.
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Holy Cow! Prehypertension???
So I had my annual wellness visit last week and my systolic BP was 125, my LDL was high HDL high but good and my resting HR was 90! What the heck? I've been eating paleo/primal since Sept. I thought eating primal was supposed to help with these numbers? My BP has always been fine...
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Misc Chat Thread
I've finally been losing (on whole30) eating similar calories and similar macros but have also been losing strength BIG time. Not just stalling but backwards progress. Has this ever happened to any of you?
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Let's make this group active again!!!!
I've been off of MFP for a while but started up again for Lent. I feel like I have gotten back my healthy eating and exercising habits and now need to restart my spiritual health habits!! How about it? :-)
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Why do you lift?
https://player.vimeo.com/video/129573636 A new MFP friend posted this video on her newsfeed. It made me think about why I lift. I started lifting for what it does for my body but this video made me think about what is happening in the interior as well. As a woman, I have always felt and feared being physically vulnerable…
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Going rack & barbell shopping any advice?
i like a 1/2 rack at Dick's but am open to a cage. I would like a 6' bar for space considerations and wonder about a women's bar... Do they fit properly in a cage? I welcome any suggestions! Thx!
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Reaction to natural thyroid replacement
Well, I took my first dose of the natural thyroid that my doc prescribed for me this morning and it was a disaster. It gave me a terrible headache and nausea. Felt like a really bad hangover. It lasted for about 8 hrs. I called him and he said to only take 1/2 the dose tomorrow. Anyone familiar with this reaction? I am a…
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Lent & Easter fruit?
What fruit did you experience during this Lent and/or Easter? I restarted MFP during Lent and really stuck it out! It was so nice to experience and fulfill a commitment! So my Lent was really about that - discipline, reining in my appetites so in that regard was a success. Prayer - not so much. So, trying to commit the…
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Getting levels checked today
I've been humming along nicely for the past few years on a compounded t4/time released t3 formulation until...I started exercising/lifting/losing weight. Now feeling wonky and am going to ask about a natural thyroid replacement instead. I've always been curious about trying one but my formulation has worked so well for…
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Noob here
Hi! I'm new to SL 5x5. I started the program last week using dumbbell modifications posted by saraik2sf on eat, train, progress. I've done circuit training and some free weight training in the past. I found out about heavy lifting for women and SL by reading success stories and recommendations on the boards. As I was…
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New to this group
Hi! I am so glad you are all here but almost left the group when browsing the discussion topics and saw "You Can Build Muscle and Lose fat on a deficit" post. Then, I read and saw it was a joke
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New to this group
Hi! I am so glad you are all here but almost left the group when browsing the discussion topics and saw "You Can Build Muscle and Lose fat on a deficit" post. Then, I read and saw it was a joke
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New to this group
Hi! I am so glad you are all here but almost left the group when browsing the discussion topics and saw "You Can Build Muscle and Lose fat on a deficit" post. Then, I read and saw it was a joke
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Shin splint success stories please!
I'm looking for success stories from those of you who have overcome chronic shin splints. I've been in weekly physical therapy sessions for this issue for 6 months now and seriously need some encouragement that this condition can be overcome. My specific issues are fibrosis of the calf and shin muscles which causes…
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Finding time to pray and workout and serve others
Anyone have any good tips on fitting all the things in our lives that are important? I personally need & want daily prayer time with God, daily exercise and caring for the home and family but it sometimes it is hard to do those things AND be available to others outside the home. So, how do you do it?
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Newbie
10-15 lbs to go. I haven't seen the scale move in months so I am looking forward to seeing some results using mfp and encouraging others on the same journey!
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Awesome Confirmation retreat today!
I went on a Confirmation retreat today with a candidate that I am sponsoring at our parish. It was so awesome. There were 7 speakers who each gave a talk and did an activity with the kids on each of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The kids were great and I think we ALL got something out of it. I certainly learned a thing or…
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New to group
HI! I'm new to this group and mfp. I'm 43 and I've been hypothyroid since the birth of my first child 12 years ago and have been fighting that battle ever since. I've finally started to get the daily exercise that I need and that has helped a bunch but am still looking for improvement! I don't know why I am hypo and am on…
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New to Community
Hi all - My fitness coach recommended the app to help me reach me goals. After only two days of logging my food/exercise it sure has shed some much needed light on what my downfalls are! Looking forward to finally seeing some results! :love:
