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Daily Potassium
Has anyone else focused on getting the daily recommended potassium 2,600-3,400mg per day strictly from food? It’s been my fun game this week and it’s really challenging. I mean REALLY challenging. How is anyone hitting this everyday? Any tips?
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Vacation from Keto
In my last year of being Keto I’ve had no problem navigating special occasions, business trips, holidays and family gatherings. I truly find Keto to be pretty easy. But for beach week we decided to purposely go off Keto and eat some garbage. Think of it as a delicious scientific experiment! Lol so I’m home, six pounds…
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It IS totally Magic! Keto cereal
Seriously worth the price tag for a treat!
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Helpful Hints to start MFP
On my 137th day here on MFP here are a few things that might be helpful to those just getting started. 1) If you ask for advice the first thing everyone is going to ask you is “are you weighing, measuring and logging all of your food?” -hint this is the secret to making MFP work 2) Join in the community, even if you just…
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HIT workouts
I did my first HIT today, 20 minute of 30 second vigorous with 90 seconds of active rest 9x’s with a 2 minute cool down. Followed by 40 minutes of strength training. It was explained to me that you do HIT for hormone release and follow with strength to use those hormones to build muscle and burn fat. Is this really the…
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Keto is saving my husband’s life
Ok so the title is a little dramatic but this is legit. My husband has a hereditary issue with his triglycerides, they have been over 1000 his entire adult life. At 38, his cholesterol was actually causing liver damage. In August we both started Keto, I was already on my own weight loss journey but went Keto to support…
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Off the rails Holiday edition
After 110 days of good eating my Husband and I had a Holiday weekend. I literally ate brownies for breakfast yesterday morning just to absorb the wine and eggnog from the night before. We finished up with a Chinese food feast last night. Our fingers are swollen, our faces our puffy and the scale jumped ten pounds in 48…
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Scheduling Personal Training Sessions
I got my first gym membership a month ago, I’m 42 and new to working out, I’m 189lbs at 5’4 and lost 50lbs in the last year through diet alone. I’m doing cardio twice a week (Wednesday step class and Saturday kickboxing) and beginners yoga three times a week. I just purchased 10 sessions with a personal trainer. My plan is…
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Reality Bites
I could give you my long detailed history with my weight but instead I’ll sum it up. It’s been one of the dominant themes in my life, whether it’s up or down. From back to school shopping in the “pretty plus” department as a kid to wilding out in college after losing the 50lbs that kept me insecure and anxious in high…
