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Introducing mom to the gym, workouts for 55+ age range?
So my 57-year old mother went to the gym for the first time in her life today yesterday. I'm super-proud of her, but I realized I'm at quite a loss trying to figure out the best routines to help her with her weight loss and general fitness goals. She's currently 5' 3" and ~135 lbs (putting her in the healthy BMI range, but…
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Weight loss without strength loss... any successes?
I'm reducing my caloric intake to the MFP recommended net and I haven't really noticed any weight loss... but I am noticing that I'm no longer gaining in strength, and am coming in well below my PR for weight and reps. I used to be able to bench 215 at 6-7 reps each, but am now down to 205 and need help on the last set of…
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So hungry... must... have... distraction!
I am starting my diet and thinking non-stop about eating again... distract me, MFP.
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Resisting free food
I've been yo-yoing around 170-200 lbs for the last 3 years of my life, and I'm trying to end the cycle. I've found that I'm most successful when I control my diet by eating low-carb and completely cut grains, oily foods, and refined sugars from my diet... BUT IT'S SO HARD NOT EATING FREE FOOD. When I was a student, I'd go…
