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05-30-2014, 09:29 AM
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in development
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Britain
Posts: 4,753
Height: 5' 6"
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Maintainers on a Losing Streak in the Summertime
And we're off!
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05-30-2014, 09:58 AM
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slow and steady
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carmel, IN
Posts: 6,121
S/C/G: 185/see signature/135
Height: 5'4"
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Did an official weigh-in this morning 170.4. Need to make myself a new ticker!
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05-30-2014, 10:10 AM
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Recovering Pantry Pest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,248
S/C/G: 174.5/162/149
Height: 5'7"
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Been at 156.0 give or take a couple for wayyyy too long; I WILL take this down a few notches before the end of this thread!
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05-30-2014, 10:19 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Boston area
Posts: 12,174
S/C/G: 239/173/165
Height: 5'9"
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My NSV for the Spring gallop is to fit well in a blazer that looked tight last winter. Yay for the benefit of a few pounds.
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05-30-2014, 10:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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I keep inching up rather than down. Some serious actions must be taken. Also, I need to remember that this isn't just for vanity but it will also help lower my blood pressure.
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05-30-2014, 10:57 AM
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Girl Gone Strong
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Atlantis, which is near Manhattan
Posts: 6,836
S/C/G: (H)247/(C)159/(Goal)142-138
Height: 5'3"
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I am right back where I was four weeks ago, at the end of April. The ticker is just about true.
But I am now able to lift the heaviest weights that I've ever handled at the gym. So there's that.
And I'm in a better place emotionally, with a slightly better-balanced life, though this was not achieved effortlessly.
Last edited by saef; 05-30-2014 at 10:58 AM.
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05-30-2014, 11:06 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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Ok, so I read that the average adult should get 4700 mg of potassium per day. I went over the last 90 days of MyFitnessPal food entries. I think I came in under 1000 mg EVERY DAY! I've researched the best food sources for potassium and will be having potassium-rich foods on my grocery list tomorrow. Thankfully most are diet friendly. And many are also high in calcium which my doctor recommends.
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05-30-2014, 11:28 AM
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in development
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Britain
Posts: 4,753
Height: 5' 6"
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Tell us what's on your list, Allison. Bananas? Can't think of anything else.
(from a bench. Still walking about as part of the tour of duty. We leave tomorrow but there's a certain amount of timber to be moved before that.)
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05-30-2014, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,448
S/C/G: 178/134/125
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alinnell
Ok, so I read that the average adult should get 4700 mg of potassium per day. I went over the last 90 days of MyFitnessPal food entries. I think I came in under 1000 mg EVERY DAY! I've researched the best food sources for potassium and will be having potassium-rich foods on my grocery list tomorrow. Thankfully most are diet friendly. And many are also high in calcium which my doctor recommends.
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I drink one ZippFizz per day. It's chock full of vitamins including potassium (950 mg)
My weight is ok but I need (would like to anyway) take off a few more as a buffer before all my summer traveling kicks in. I will be in Houston for a week with dd and will try to mostly eat healthy but we are planning a few splurge meals. Then, I'll be in Napa (just overnight but we cram a lot of eating in), quickly followed by two weeks in London (planning some high teas and the like!)....
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05-30-2014, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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I have formulated my plan!
I'll follow the DASH diet (very similar to what I do now anyway). I will stop buying frozen entrees for my weekday lunches (to reduce sodium). I will take leftovers from my healthy DASH dinners for lunch instead. I will cut my alcohol intake. I will go decaf (slowly so I don't get a headache). And I'll see if I like green tea (never tried it, have always liked black tea).
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05-30-2014, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,448
S/C/G: 178/134/125
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alinnell
I have formulated my plan!
I'll follow the DASH diet (very similar to what I do now anyway). I will stop buying frozen entrees for my weekday lunches (to reduce sodium). I will take leftovers from my healthy DASH dinners for lunch instead. I will cut my alcohol intake. I will go decaf (slowly so I don't get a headache). And I'll see if I like green tea (never tried it, have always liked black tea).
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I'm a total green tea convert. Love it.... it does have caffeine, though a low amount so it might be good while you're detoxing the caffeine...
What does DASH stand for?
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05-30-2014, 02:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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DASH = Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension.
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05-30-2014, 03:24 PM
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Just Yr Everyday Chick
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 10,852
S/C/G: Lost 50 lbs, regained some
Height: 5'3"
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alinnell, you might consider Also Salt, which is a salt substitute made with potassium and lysine. See this page:
http://www.alsosalt.com/
A 1/4 teaspoon serving has 356 mg potassium, which isn't a dangerous amount, even if you had several servings in a day. And it does taste as good as salt in most foods.
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05-30-2014, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto, ON Canada
Posts: 6,357
S/C/G: 152/???/132/33
Height: 5'4"
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I'm at 139.6 lbs. currently - notice how I didn't round UP to 140. Going to be down under 135 by the end of June. No alcohol and waaay less caffeine and sugar in my next 4 week's food.
Dagmar
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05-30-2014, 05:14 PM
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in development
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Britain
Posts: 4,753
Height: 5' 6"
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I'm wondering about focusing on making my tummy / waist smaller through my diet and exercise. ETA: not spot reducing, obviously, but just measuring this.
Or should I go for the tried and trusted 'lose 5lbs'?
Or keep working on behaviour modification (a la Beck Diet Solution)?
I'll sleep on it.
Last edited by silverbirch; 05-30-2014 at 05:55 PM.
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