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Tried something different today and stuck a couple of 8-pound weights in a backpack to carry on my walk. Absolutely kicked my butt. Makes me wonder how I ever backpacked in the desert carrying 3 gallons of water in my youth. Didn't make it quite 2 miles, but I was able to maintain a pace just under 20 minutes/mile. Made it a more intense workout with the added benefit of weight-bearing stress on the bones. Interestingly enough, this is about the amount of the loss I've maintained since I started seriously trying to get my weight down and keep it there in the past 3 or 4 years. It's dawning on me only now in my mid-50s that I really need to do everything I can to build muscle and maintain bone. Can't undo the past but can do better moving into the future. On Saturday a former coworker who is a total gym rat is coming over to help me develop a strength building routine I can do at home. Should be fun. Really nice woman.
Diet Calendar Entries for 04 July 2024:
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1850 kcal
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Fat: 77.28g | Prot: 77.97g | Carb: 220.81g.
Breakfast: Coffee (Instant Powder) , Honey , Unsalted Butter Stick, Sourdough bread, House Foods Organic Tofu Firm, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coffee (Instant Powder) , Mushrooms. Lunch: Apples , Now Foods Pea Protein, Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal, Trader Joe's Chia Seeds, Dry Sweet Whey, Silk Unsweetened Soymilk, Spinach (Chopped or Leaf, Frozen) . Dinner: Dried Fig, Sweetgreen Roasted Tofu, Butternut Winter Squash , Great Value Garbanzo Beans, Tabbouleh (Bulgar with Tomatoes and Parsley). Snacks/Other: M&M's Dark Chocolate M&M's (1 oz), Equal Exchange Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, Wildbrine Raw Organic Sauerkraut , Sweet Cherries , Carrots , Equal Exchange Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, Natural Grocers Fresh Ground Peanut Butter, Cuties Mandarin Orange, Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Crackers - Gluten Free, Gee Whiz Spread, Qunol Magnesium Citrate Gummies, Member's Mark Fiber Capsules , Nordic naturals Algae Omega. more...
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1614 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 50 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Sounds great! So nice to have someone to help you get fit!
04 Jul 24 by member: -MorticiaAddams
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It really is, Morticia! She could easily get certified as a personal trainer if she wanted to. We used to talk health/fitness on breaks at the office, and she's offered to help me before
05 Jul 24 by member: writingwyo
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Good choice. I looked at weighted vests at one point, it was something like $50. I did the same thing except carried water bottles which we drank.
05 Jul 24 by member: Katsolo
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I might try something like that - I used to backpack too
05 Jul 24 by member: elizabethknappert
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I've heard of the weighted vests, Katsolo. Like you, I'd rather save the $50. elizabeth -- I definitely learned that 16 pounds was a bit ambitious to start with. I'm going to try it again with 10 and work my way up.
05 Jul 24 by member: writingwyo
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