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I am so very sorry to hear about your father. My mother passed away about four months ago at the age of 58 from a very short battle with pancreatic cancer. It is so very hard to pick up and keep going after something like that happens. I completely understand where you're coming from. Best of luck with your goals. You can…

I live on a treadmill during the winter. I don't get along well with Northeast Pennsylvania winters to begin with - just walking to and from my car to get the gym is enough winter for me. I completely 100% agree with @Virkati - I consider my treadmill training a small victory over stupid winter. PA winters deserve no…

Congrats! :smiley:

I completely failed on my January goal, so I'm starting fresh in February. As some of you may remember, I'm doing my first official half on February 21 (though this is the third one I've trained for), plus I will be in Disney World for a week where I will be doing a ton of walking, and probably no running other than the…

Firstly, I am so very sorry to hear about your mother. That is just truly awful. I just recently lost my mom (almost four months ago) to pancreatic cancer. I know it's not the same, but it was relatively sudden and I don't think it's quite fully sunk in, yet. I cannot even imagine what you and your family have been…

Oh, my. That did make me chuckle, though! I'm sure your son was absolutely loving life telling everyone about dinosaurs! Does he have a favorite? My friend's son loves dinosaurs, but he is absolutely obsessed with the T-Rex. My boyfriend and I are actually planning on heading to Universal for the day on Monday. I will be…

Then it definitely sounds like you're doing everything I'm doing! Your grocery prices must just be a bit more expensive than ours, which definitely stinks.

Do you buy food just for the week? Or do you stock up when things are on sale? I try to only buy things on sale or when/if I have a coupon. If I can pair a sale with a coupon (or two), even better. For example, last night I bought 4 roaster chickens between 5-6 lbs each for a total of $20.93 (somewhere around $.95 per…

@5BeautifulDays We are arriving at Disney the morning of 1/20 and will be there until the evening of 1/26. Our first sit-down meal down there is already reserved on Saturday night for T-REX. I've seen it there in the past, but I've never been there. It looks like a pretty cool restaurant, kind of like a Rainforest Cafe,…

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi 01/13 3.53 mi 01/17 3.23 mi 01/19 6.00 mi 01/22 2.77 mi 01/25 6.00 mi 01/27 2.73 mi TOTAL 37.76 mi

@WhatMeRunning: I like your back-of-the-pack idea. I think I might just do that! I tend to get super-serious during races, and that is exactly what I do not want to happen with this one. I do believe I will have to constantly remind myself I'm there for the fun, but we'll see. I might get all wrapped up in the "Disney…

I spend about $200/month on all grocery, personal care, and household items for two people. I rarely ever pay full price for anything (because I'm cheap), and I stock up when I find a great deal ($1.99/lb 85/15 ground beef for example). I;m not afraid to buy reduced priced meats at a store when they're close to their…

I think I might have to try this. It sounds wonderful! Even though it only really comes in around 11-12 grams of fiber, that's still almost half the recommended amount for an adult female (25 g) all knocked out at breakfast. I love the addition of the healthy fats, too. I can definitely see this filling me up, and it may…

Another of my favorites is http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com. It is not necessarily filled with "healthy" foods, but a lot of it is pretty nutritious, and some of the recipes are amazing. I actually made her lemon cornmeal pancakes for dinner last night and had it with some homemade blackcurrant syrup. I altered the recipe…

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi 01/13 3.53 mi 01/17 3.23 mi 01/19 6.00 mi 01/22 2.77 mi 01/25 6.00 mi TOTAL 35.03 mi @HonuNui and @shanaber: Walk/run is my plan! I plan on fully enjoying myself more than pushing myself to finish in a certain time. I will be taking my phone, I will be stopping to…

Wow. You are awesome! Thanks for all the tips! This is actually the first half marathon I will be completing, but the third I will be training for. In the past, I was running 12-mile "long runs," so I've done the distance before, just not this time around with training. The last two times, I over-trained (I think) and…

Like @Queenmunchy, I cannot have an unlimited supply of snacks at my desk - I eat them all because they are there. I usually pack myself a snack (or two) depending on what I have for lunch and what my mood tells me I might want. Today, I packed a 30g serving of pecan halves. Friday, I had a sliced apple with a serving of…

Yep. My #1, too, and I totally missed it in reading. Plus, I wanted to add more to my post (I edited to include it), but I was completely distracted all around and only put a half thought down after only reading half of the original post. Oops! :blush: Happy Monday!

^ This! Some people also swear by Chocolate Covered Katie for desserts (http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/). Personally, I find her recipes very hit or miss.

Lately, I've been eating a salad of the following for lunch: baby spinach chopped carrots chopped celery tomato cucumber 1 can of tuna in water, drained 2-3 tablespoons of light buffalo ranch dressing Lately, my boyfriend has been a fan of the following for lunch: baby spinach dried cranberries chopped pecans crumbled blue…

I don't log the water (I drink around a gallon per day, so I know I'm having enough and don't feel the need to log it), but things such as lemon water has calories because lemons have calories. I'm not a tea drinker, so I don't know how that works, but I do drink coffee, black, which also has calories - it is a very small…

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi 01/13 3.53 mi 01/17 3.23 mi 01/19 6.00 mi 01/22 2.77 mi TOTAL 29.03 mi I, officially, WAY overestimated my running abilities this month. Will I be ready to run my half marathon in less than four weeks? No. Will I finish it, anyway, with quite a bit of walking? Of…

I almost always take leftovers from the night before. I find it the easiest to just put some in a dish to take to work as I'm cleaning up from dinner. Sometimes I make a salad loaded up with veggies and topped with tuna or chicken. (I know you said you're not looking for salads.) Wraps are always good. I do these sometimes…

This looks really tasty. I always have all of these things on hand, too. I think I'll be giving it a try. Thanks for sharing!

Mini Sausage and Spinach Frittatas Makes 8 1 1/2 cups liquid egg whites 1/3 cup skim milk 3 links turkey breakfast sausage, chopped 2 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped 1/4 cup frozen corn 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 tsp black pepper, ground cooking spray Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8 cups of a muffin tin…

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi 01/13 3.53 mi 01/17 3.23 mi 01/19 6.00 mi TOTAL 26.26 mi

I'm not much of a help on the coffee front. I've always drank (and loved) black coffee - dark roast, no flavorings. It's what I grew up with, and it's what I know. Of course, I've turned into a coffee snob because I seem to have snobbish tendencies towards such things - chocolate, coffee, food in general. Anyway, I am 100%…

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi 01/13 3.53 mi TOTAL 17.03 mi

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi 01/09 5.00 mi 01/11 2.63 mi TOTAL 13.5 mi GOAL 70.00 mi

01/04 2.74 mi 01/06 3.13 mi TOTAL 5.87 mi GOAL 70.00 mi