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What a difference a year makes!
This time last year, I was meeting with a knee specialist to review my x-rays and MRI scans. After years of being overweight, a few injuries, and one minor surgery, it wasn't looking good. I had arthritis in the knee, and little remaining soft tissue to cushion the space between the bones. My knees looked something like…
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Maintenance Success Stories
It's great reading all of the success stories out there ... I'm happy to say mine is one of them. But now that I'm there, I'm curious to hear about long term maintenance success stories, from people who have had big losses (>50 lbs preferred, >100 lbs would be even better). If you have been on long term maintenance, what…
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HRM that links to watch, phone and gym equipment
Hi, As a reward for dropping 100 lbs, I'm going to treat myself to a heart rate monitor. My ideal HRM would sync to three devices: - wrist display, such as Polar FT7 - smartphone (Android now, iOS possibly later) - gym elliptical (Precor brand) The H7 seems to do all of the above, but all of the watches seem to come with…
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50+ / 50- / 50+
Decoding the subject: - In my 50s - Have dropped 50 lbs - Have 50 lbs more to go No magical weight loss plan ... just old fashioned quality food, proper quantities, and daily exercise. Due to a dodgy knee, I can't run, but I am walking everywhere I can. I started at 1-2 miles per day, and now I'm averaging 5. I'm now also…
