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One year - not a big loss, but a big change
I lost around 36 pounds over the first 8 months and have been fairly stable in maintenance since then. I knew starting out that I wouldn’t take time away from working with my dogs or around my property to go to a gym. The solution was right under my nose - just do more. Groom another dog, do some yard work, haul equipment.…
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Intro and beginner lifting question
I've done a preliminary skim of the pinned material - thank you! Intro: 55 year old female, 5'9", 127 pounds at maintenance, reasonably healthy except for an arthritic hip. There's more blubber that should come off my butt and thighs, but the top looks a bit too much like a coat hanger and two xylophones and I'm close to…
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Quest bar texture
I see a lot of people here like Quest bars for their taste. What is their texture? I like a bit of crunch in my protein bars, and can't stand the really chewy ones. I don't want to order a whole box to find out since they're pretty pricey. TIA!
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Proper use of hand weights?
Serious weight lifters please laugh gently :embarassed: I have two pairs of dumbbells that I'd like to use to work on improving my arm strength, 3 and 10 pound. Since my joints tend to be fragile, I'm looking for the right exercises to do and proper techniques. I'd rather trust recommendations here than a random Google…
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Back-of-the-closet Christmas
I finally got the nerve to pull the stack of jeans out of the back of the closet. You know the ones - the "Oh @#$%, can't wear these any more" stack :noway: . Most of them fit! I even discovered three nearly new pair. At the bottom of the pile were my "target" jeans. (I picked a number for MFP, but my goal is for these to…
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Just discovered roasted vegetables
Where have you been all my life? :love: I've always loved steamed vegetables with butter and sour cream, but have been making do with Greek yogurt. I made my first attempt at roasting, and I can eat these with just the olive oil, and not much of that. I'm going to be doing this a lot. This batch was Brussels sprouts, sweet…
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Would a Fitbit work for me?
I've looked at the Fitbit site, but it doesn't specify exactly what it does or how it works. I'm trying to decide if it would help me. I'm a financial analyst, so I signed up as Sedentary. But I show dogs, so my time away from work is quite active. My "exercise," especially on show weekends, doesn't translate easily to…
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Fat ... oops
I'm fairly new here. Things were going well - eating close to my net calories, weight coming down, good energy level. Then I broke out around my mouth. At first I thought it was because I'm eating a lot more fruit. Then I looked at the graphs and found the problem. I've been cutting fat too low. Since there's a pretty…
