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Starting Somewhere (a boring health blog)

This is not my smoothie but basically my smoothie. Yesterday was my first day with a protein smoothie breakfast to start the day. And it pretty much kept me full till lunchtime. It was packed with whey protein, blueberries, kale and a dose of canned coconut milk. This is slightly reminding me of my Slim Fast days and shakes for breakfast and lunch. I actually would lose 2 lbs a week on that diet but those shakes are full of sugars and who knows what else. These are much healthier and Slim Fast days were my late 20s and 30s... I was a different woman then. My hormones and body were a different beast 😂
I don't have the chia seeds the recipe calls for to make it more filling but will add flax into today's mix. I obviously need to stock up on more ingredients for these.
My first workout session...pretty much still feeling it and could barely walk yesterday. Squats are NO JOKE. I'm hoping today's workout is not leg related at all or I'll have to push it off for one more day of recovery. I have to go to work today and I need my legs to get me there!
Had a minor snack attack yesterday and ended up eating a granny smith apple with peanut butter and nuts...and ten tiny cheddar flavored rice snacks 🙄 Not bad considering I really wanted some damn Blue Bell icecream I stupidly bought.
This is going to be a work in progress and honing things as I go and eliminating as I need to. I'm listening to my body and chilling when I need to and pushing when I think I can. The whole point is to manage Cortisol...stress hormone...and taking it at my own pace.
I'm in a Metabolic Renewal group and hearing ladies who are older (in worse shape than me )  conquer their workouts and goals gives me hope. Yes I Can Too!
This is a pretty boring blog but in case you were thinking of starting or restarting a health regiment or reset...jump in (again). There's no time like now. It can start with just moving a little more. A little walking. A little stretching. Start small. We all start somewhere. ❤️

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  1. I dragged out the calorie counting app Sunday. Would like to lose the covid 5 I gained on top of the Christmas 5 that sits on the I haven't lost this since 55 5. Revving metabolism is key. Is this a fb group ?

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  2. Hey there! There is a Facebook group for it but you have to buy the Metabolic t program to get into it. It's my first time doing anything like this. So simple breakdown was for about $45 you get meal plans, workouts and nutrition instry tailored for your hormone type. There are shakes you can buy but I just got my own whey protein powder for those. So far I'm liking it, the workouts are 15 minutes of very targeted exercises designed to rev up your metabolism and kick your "human growth hormone" into gear. Just lost my 1st lb and I've only done 3 days of the progy 🌞

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    1. Sorry for typos! Instry? 😂 Instructions. And progy? Program. My phone is super silly today!

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