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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 746150" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Yep, they are free on amazon video if you are a Prime member. There are dozens of them - I haven’t even counted them all. But right now I’m just doing one - 30 minute whole body strength training with dumbbells. It is geared towards women, as evidenced by the animated Barbie doll used to demonstrate the exercises. (She’s not literally Barbie but similarly improbably proportioned, which does make me roll my eyes a bit.) I want to really master these moves and be able to do it all in good form at their pace before shaking it up. But there’s lots of variety in the videos, by time, focus area, etc. Like I said, don’t expect flashy production values. They are basic and straightforward. (“Next exercise...side lunge with bicep curl. Go.”) But I actually prefer that to listening to humans make the same dumb joke or throw out the same meaningless motivational phrases over and over again. I get tired of my yoga woman when I repeat the videos. </p><p></p><p>I absolutely agree with you on calorie counts for women as we get older. I think many of us find that we need surprisingly few calories - fewer than our doctors and weight loss apps tell us. I know my mom, who is small, eats very, very little, and follows a very strict diet with little deviation. So do other older women I know who manage to maintain their weight. </p><p></p><p>I think we’re getting to more consensus on a lot of these dietary recommendations. Reducing sugars and simple carbs seems to be a consistent must for weight loss, regardless of whether you brand the final result sugar busters, keto, paleo or something else. I focus mainly on getting really healthy stuff in me and avoiding inflammatory foods (which includes sugars and simple carbs) that trigger autoimmune flare ups for me.</p><p></p><p> I know I can’t eat as many calories as they say I’m ‘supposed’ to without gaining weight. So I really try to make sure the calories I do consume are packed with nutrition. </p><p></p><p>At least 80-90% of the time. We do need the occasional cheat, too. I think there is a balance we have to keep between thinking of food as fuel/medicine and remembering that it is also one of the basic pleasures in life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 746150, member: 23349"] Yep, they are free on amazon video if you are a Prime member. There are dozens of them - I haven’t even counted them all. But right now I’m just doing one - 30 minute whole body strength training with dumbbells. It is geared towards women, as evidenced by the animated Barbie doll used to demonstrate the exercises. (She’s not literally Barbie but similarly improbably proportioned, which does make me roll my eyes a bit.) I want to really master these moves and be able to do it all in good form at their pace before shaking it up. But there’s lots of variety in the videos, by time, focus area, etc. Like I said, don’t expect flashy production values. They are basic and straightforward. (“Next exercise...side lunge with bicep curl. Go.”) But I actually prefer that to listening to humans make the same dumb joke or throw out the same meaningless motivational phrases over and over again. I get tired of my yoga woman when I repeat the videos. I absolutely agree with you on calorie counts for women as we get older. I think many of us find that we need surprisingly few calories - fewer than our doctors and weight loss apps tell us. I know my mom, who is small, eats very, very little, and follows a very strict diet with little deviation. So do other older women I know who manage to maintain their weight. I think we’re getting to more consensus on a lot of these dietary recommendations. Reducing sugars and simple carbs seems to be a consistent must for weight loss, regardless of whether you brand the final result sugar busters, keto, paleo or something else. I focus mainly on getting really healthy stuff in me and avoiding inflammatory foods (which includes sugars and simple carbs) that trigger autoimmune flare ups for me. I know I can’t eat as many calories as they say I’m ‘supposed’ to without gaining weight. So I really try to make sure the calories I do consume are packed with nutrition. At least 80-90% of the time. We do need the occasional cheat, too. I think there is a balance we have to keep between thinking of food as fuel/medicine and remembering that it is also one of the basic pleasures in life. [/QUOTE]
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