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The pain in your side could be a side stitch, which typically indicates that you are going to quickly for your level of fitness. I would encourage you to slow down. Even if your running spurts are at the same pace (or even slower) than your walking spurts. You might also want to try the running outside rather than on a…

For me it was about 30lbs in when I first started a few comments, and then 40lbs when I started getting a lot of comments. It was also at the 40lb mark that I bought some clothes that actually fit me. I think better fitting clothes confirmed for many people that I had lost weight. I also had one co-worker who told me…

In order for me to burn 1000 calories, I have to run about 15 miles, which takes me between two and a half and three hours. I could never do that on a daily basis, and I couldn't do on only 1200 calories. The day before a long-run (which for me is 10+ miles) I eat at maintenance, as I struggle with my energy levels on a…

This. I think many people start off trying to run as fast as they can when doing the C25K and then they end up struggling, and then feeling like they can't run. I did C25K years ago, and that is the mistake I made. I ended up giving up on the whole thing. I would also recommend that you watch your calories very carefully.…

Logically I know you make sense. Emotionally not so much. It probably didn't help that a sales person in White House Black Market confirmed my fears and told me I was probably too big to be shopping there (I was a size 6/8 at the time).

I dumped mine about 40lbs in as nothing fit. I've kept one pair of pants as a way of reminding myself how far I've come. However, I don't want to keep clothes that don't fit. I feel better in clothes that fit, and so I don't want to keep clothes that don't make me feel good.

I'm another fan of Shock Absorber bras. Not the most attractive in the world (although cheaper and more attractive than Enell), but they do the job well.

I've only really found mapmyrun useful in determining general distance of a route that I want to take. My gps watch provides me with the precise distance, steps, calories, etc. And it's not uncommon for the route on mapmyrun to be a good quarter mile off compared to my gps watch. I don't know if mapmyrun has a pedometer…

I've tried positive affirmations. I hasn't worked for me. Probably because I don't mean it. I'm just saying those things to say them, rather than meaning them.

When I first started working out early, I put the alarm clock on the other side of the room. That way I had to get out of bed to turn it off. Once I was up then I felt I didn't have an excuse to go workout.

I weigh every day, but I only record when I hit a new low (or I have a gain of 3 or more lbs that sticks with me for a week...so i know it's not water weight). I need to stay vigilant because I think it would be very easy for me to put on 10-20lbs in a short period without realizing it. However, everyone is different. The…