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Garmin Express/Connect Not Synching Workouts
I have a Garmin Vivofit - one of the early ones. I synch it via Garmin Express on my laptop. Up until last week, it would synch fully and I could see my steps, workouts etc., on Connect. Since last week, it only synchs steps and total calories, ie, it does not synch workouts. I have replaced the batteries in the Vivofit,…
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Post-Accident Progress Help
So, following on from my accident three months ago, I've been trying to get back to my former self. I ended up with cuts/grazes/abrasions/head injury/broken ribs.The ribs are healing (or at least it no longer hurts to breathe so presumably they are getting there. I also ended up with a nasty arthritis flare which is…
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Starting Over After Biking Accident
Does anyone have any advice about regaining fitness after injury? I was knocked off my bike three weeks ago. No breaks or internal bleeding but lots of bruising/cuts/deeper muscle pain and I was knocked unconscious/had concussion. My surface wounds have almost healed but there is still some deeper muscle pain plus my head…
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Strength Training & Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
So, lucky me, have been suffering with tennis elbow for about five months. Extremely painful, sleep disturbance, a right barrel of laughs. I get ALL the luck. I saw my rheumatologist on Monday who told me that it was probably due to the type of arthritis I have. This makes sense as my Achilles tendons have also been…
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Cycling Sat-Nav App?
Wasn't sure where to put this but it's kind of related to cycling so here goes . . . Can anyone recommend a sat-nav type app thing (android) for cyclists? I want to start getting out of my usual routes and do something a bit different but I hate to keep stopping to look at a map. One with a voice would be great as once I'm…
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Winter Cycling Gloves - Any Recommendations?
Can anybody recommend some winter cycling gloves? Having been out for long rides this week in sub-zero temperatures, I get home with hands so cold that I cannot un-clip my cycling helmet (it also means that gear-changing etc is a problem on the way home). Not great. To state the obvious, it's usually my fingers and thumbs…
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Bariatric Rescues
Just saw this on the BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37384318 It's so sad, especially the last quote: Tragic.
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Damaged Quad Muscles (Knee Area)
Hi, I don't know if anyone can make any suggestions or not - I had an accident on my bike nearly four months ago (bike and I ended up in a heap; my leg on ground, bike on my leg,by my knee, other leg on top of the bike). My leg is still a bit swollen (I can see and feel the fluid slopping around in there) and it's still…
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For the First Time in My Life . . . .
. . . and I mean for the first time in my life - I am a healthy weight :) :) :) :) I have ALWAYS been overweight/obese, from childhood. But NO MORE! I'm pretty excited as when I started out last August, my BMI was 46. I have a little way to go yet though, as I still have too much fat left that needs to go (mainly arms,…
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Salmon/Omega-3
Okay, I really do not like salmon. I find it tasteless BUT I need to adjust my diet to include more (lots more) omega-3 and salmon appears to be the best option as it contains high amounts. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make it more palatable? My husband thought mixing it with tuna might work as a lower-calorie…
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It's gone!
That 1lb I was muttering about yesterday, the one that made my overall weight loss 100lbs - gone! Well, I had to weigh myself this morning, just to see. 100lbs down! That's the weight of my toddler x 2.5. Almost the weight of my 16yo. Worth celebrating South coast - here I come :)
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So, as of this morning . . . .
. . . . according to the BMI scale, I am "overweight" and well and truly out of the obese range. I am SO happy - I know, it's weird, being happy to be overweight but I've been obese (and beyond :/ ) for such a long time. Totally thrilled - a good start to the day :) And, I only have another pound to go before I'll have…
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Nice surprise this morning . . .
I've been hovering at the same weight for the last two weeks and have been really frustrated by it, being as I've been doing really well since last August. The weight I've been hovering at was 201lbs, which made it even more annoying as I've been keen to get to 199lbs and get that photo of the scale! I nearly went into the…
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Halfway There!
As of today, I have lost exactly half of the weight I originally intended to lose in order to reach my goal weight. That feels pretty good :D and represents 30% of my initial body weight. I also found a pair of my trousers stuffed in a drawer when I was digging out some clothes to wear so I tried them on, just for fun. I…
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Small Steps (but in the Right Direction)
So, my small steps of success today are: 1) I hit a 50-day streak of logging 2) I have a total loss of 34lb (I did lose some before joining MFP, it's not 34lbs in 50 days) I know, 34lbs is an odd number to be considering as a success but it's the weight of my two-year old. I cannot pick her up and carry her any distance (I…
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Finally saying "Hello!"
Just thought that I would pop by and say "hello" being as I've been here a while (about six weeks). Discovered this brilliant site about two weeks after I woke up one day, weighed myself and decided "today is the day" for getting myself into shape. I have many reasons for losing weight, the main being my own health - I…
