mandabeth34 Member

@dreamer12151 I’m so sorry to hear about your pup. I know what a painful decision that is, I had to make that decision in 2016 with my little pug I had with me since I was in my early 20s. Yes, that’s a Brittany Spaniel, my first doggie since my pug. I thought long and hard about what breed I wanted, needed a dog big…

@janejellyroll @shanaber @emmamcgarity Thanks! My puppy loves being told how cute she is. She's also my little bundle of unstoppable energy, but I did get her specifically to be a running buddy, so it was a deliberate decision to get a high-energy running breed. She thinks we got her to be an intrepid bird and squirrel…

“Cheat meal” can have different meanings as time goes on. You don’t have to go all-in. Try having one indulgent item instead of 3: choose which one will give you the most satisfaction: the chicken bacon sandwich, the onion rings, or the coke? I’d choose the onion rings all day long. My kids love McDs and we usually have it…

3/1: 10 miles 3/2: 3 mile early morning run with this goofball:

41 here, I work out 6 days a week but food is my weakness. I have comitted this will finally be the year I get to my goal weight so I can stop eating at a deficit and concentrate on fitness goals. I have a habit of getting within a few pounds of my goal weight then I slack off... and then after a few months I really slack…

3/1: 10 mile long run in 1:45. Drank a bit of vodka last night when some friends dropped by unexpectedly, not ideal the night before a long run. The first 5 were sluggish, was rewarded by a nice view of the Washington Monument at the turn around point, the back 5 actually felt better than the first, which is surprising as…

Hi! I’m joining, longtime lurker. I’m running my first half marathon in 2 years at the end of March so my goal is just to keep up with my training schedule (a modified Hal Higdon novice 2), avoid injury, and finish strong at my race on the 28th 😀

Challenge Starting Weight: 136.7 (2/14) Challenge Level: ⭐️ Challenge Goal weight: 131 UGW: 130 (maintain between 128-132) 2/14: 136.7 2/21: 135.0 2/28: 134.9 The tiniest loss is still a loss 🙂

I actual discovered the opposite from my fitness tracker and from enabling negative calorie adjustments. Outside of my dedicated exercise, I seem to struggle to avoid negative calories when my tracker syncs to MFP. It was eye opening and it’s prompting me to move more outside my workouts. I don’t think my fitness tracker…

Challenge Starting Weight: 136.7 (2/14) Challenge Level: ⭐️ Challenge Goal weight: 131 UGW: 130 (maintain between 128-132) 2/14: 136.7 2/21: 135.0 At the beginning of the year, I wrote down my health and fitness goals for 2020. For weight loss, I wanted to hit 135 by 3/1, so woo hoo, hit that goal with a week to spare 🥳.…

Joining late but I’m in! I’ll weigh in weekly on Friday’s. Hoping to get within 1 pound of UGW by May 1! I always stall in the “last 5 lbs” so hoping this will keep me accountable. Challenge Starting Weight: 136.7 (2/14) Challenge Level: ⭐️ Challenge Goal weight: 131 UGW: 130 (maintain between 128-132)

Found out I can do a tripod headstand. After my half marathon is over at the end of March I want to reduce my running to spend more time focusing on strength, balance, and stability. Long-term goal for that is to work up to a yoga headstand, a hand stand, then the mythical (for me) pull-up!

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Original Valentine's Day Goal 2/14/20: 139 Updated Valentine’s Day Goal: 136 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: 138.1 January 24: 139.1 January 31: 138.3 February 7: 136.8 February 14: 136.7 I spent most of this week at or below 136 so I’m calling Great Success on this…

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Original Valentine's Day Goal 2/14/20: 139 Updated Valentine’s Day Goal: 136 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: 138.1 January 24: 139.1 January 31: 138.3 February 7: 136.8 February 14:

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Original Valentine's Day Goal 2/14/20: 139 Updated Valentine’s Day Goal: 136 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: 138.1 January 24: 139.1 January 31: 138.3 February 7: February 14:

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Original Valentine's Day Goal 2/14/20: 139 Updated Valentine’s Day Goal: 136 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: 138.1 January 24: 139.1 January 31: February 7: February 14: Wrong direction this week, but an all-around good week with my half marathon training and eating.…

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Original Valentine's Day Goal 2/14/20: 139 Updated Valentine’s Day Goal: 136 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: 138.1 January 24: January 31: February 7: February 14: I decided to go into this year with a “slow and steady wins the race” mentality to finally get to my UGW…

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Goal by Valentine's Day 2/14/20: 139 January 3: 141.3 January 10: 140.0 January 17: January 24: January 31: February 7: February 14: Week 1 of Half Marathon training (first one in 2 years) and Week 1 of Challenge in the books. Gonna do it this year!

Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Goal by Valentine's Day 2/14/20: 139 January 3: 141.3 January 10: January 17: January 24: January 31: February 7: February 14: One day, one pound weight fluctuation, haha. Going out for a run. Happy Friday everyone!

I’m in. I can’t believe how much cheese I ate in December 😂 Challenge Starting Weight 1/2/20: 142.6 Goal by Valentine's Day 2/14/20: 139 January 3: January 10: January 17: January 24: January 31: February 7: February 14:

I read a great line once. I think it was Marc Parent who used to write the Newbie Chronicles for Runners World, which was basically a series of articles about his journey starting to run, and continuing to run. The article was How Do You Know When You Become a Runner? The line that has always stuck with me is “You know…

Pressed for time at the gym today. 20 minute indoor row (3.4K) and a 12-minute abs/arms video.

Ultimate Starting Weight: 160ish post pregnancy 3 years ago Challenge Starting Weight: 137 Challenge Goal Weight: 132 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 Friday weigh-ins: 7/12: 135.6 7/19: 136.1 7/26: 134.5 8/2: 8/9: 8/16: 134.7 Missed the last couple weigh-ins due to vacation and traveling. It’s also probably why I just…

I’ve recently reinstituded working out as soon as I wake up. I had gotten in the habit before having kids but it fell by the wayside due to the obvious major shift in schedule. After having babies, I kept up with my workouts but they tended to be done late morning/early afternoon/whenever they fit into my schedule. Got a…

2 mile wake up run with the doggie then a 45 minute Piyo class at the gym

If I want cardio- Run. Put on my sneakers and head out the door. Still the most efficient, effective workout for me. If I want strength- Kelly’s favorite workout on my fitness blender. It’s deceptively challenging, body weight-only, and I can stream it off YouTube.

Morning 3 mile run with my 🐶

I’m in the DMV area and my 2nd marathon (of 2) was MCM. It was pretty awesome. Im pretty much done with marathons, the training wreaks havoc on my body) although I am holding out hope to one day do NYC. My favorite (and 1st) was Disney World. The amazing parts make up for the 5 or so miles spent running in the decidedly…

Ultimate Starting Weight: 160ish post pregnancy 3 years ago Challenge Starting Weight: 137 Challenge Goal Weight: 132 Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 Friday weigh-ins: 7/12: 135.6 7/19: 136.1 7/26: 134.5 (yay!) Next week will be tough. Family theme park vacation. Wish me luck!

Wearing white skinny jeans today. I can’t ever remember wearing white pants since, well, forever, much less white skinny jeans.