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I felt the exact same way as you about six months ago! I started with a trainer I did 3 sessions with and she taught me the six basic movements and made some improvements upon my form. I didn't love her style and I stopped with her after she was a bit flakey (cancelled 3 appointments last minute in a row). I started…

I considered myself to be an absolute fitness newbie last April, and now I'd consider myself a slightly less new newbie! I don't know about other folks but what worked for me was lost of experimenting in the beginning. I started doing bodyweight workouts at home but didn't really like that, so I decided to do C25K and…

I can give you my list for this week for myself (and my partner, but she has a few items I'll leave off as she is not calorie counting). My breakfast is almost always 3 eggs and a banana, and my lunches are most commonly tuna or egg salad with a mixed veggie salad so dinner is the most interesting part of the day. Dinners:…

My top two are definitely social eating and mental wellbeing. I was doing really well with my diet and nutrition for a year, lost 62lbs, then got slammed with a wicked bought of depression. Four weeks of eating everything (and I mean everything), no exercise, smoking again, yikes! When the weather perked up and I went back…

I always input how I make things and specific to my own ingredients. Primarily because sometimes the ingredients I use vary (i.e. two different brands of almond milk have different caloric information). If I were making roasted potatoes, I would weigh the potatoes and then measure out the amount of oil (assuming I'd eat…

Hi Bethany! You’re more than welcome to add me as a friend. I have an open diary and post regularly. I love support and supporting others in their journey is an important part of this process. In Dec 2016 I started losing and last year I lost a total of 62lbs. Then some crap happened, now I’m up a few pounds and slowly…

I second the 50-30-20 split! I was hungry all the time at 1600 and finally went to see a dietician when the scale stopped after losing 60lbs. She suggested my protein intake was too low. I now eat about 80-100g daily per my body mass and have found that super helpful. I also highly believe in eating for fullness so I will…

I started the C25K back in April and it took me about 10 weeks to hit the final day instead of 8 but it was TOTALLY WORTH IT. I ended up running a 5K the last week of August, and then continued building to a 10K the first week of November. I did not however, enjoy C210K. The way they do the pacing just didn't work for me…

I've got a total of ~110lbs to lose. Started at 270lbs, aiming for 160lbs or less depending on how my body looks and what strength training/recomp looks like for me. Currently down ~60lbs sitting just under 210lbs with another ~50lbs to go. Feel free to add me :smile:

I don't have anything to offer in terms of why you wouldn't see a larger weight loss (because I don't know much about weight loss in general!) but I noticed in the beginning that my weight didn't move as quickly as the inches came off. Some of this is probably water related - you're not as bloated due to better eating…

I used to be big on 2 large meals a day but I was skipping breakfast, and would be starving before dinner. Slowly integrated breakfast back in, but still at 3 meals a day I had weird periods of hunger between meals. I'm also someone who doesn't like to graze all day, I really like having a full meal because I love eating…

I'm taking it slow because I'm a typical yo-yo dieter (or was, I'd like to think I'm past that now). I knew that if I made big changes they just wouldn't last because I'm very habit driven. Even now, after taking my first 2 week diet break the last two weeks of December I'm struggling a month later to get back into the old…

I quit on May 29, 2017 and made it until Christmas (in those few months I would say I bummed about six cigarettes after nights of heavier drinking, but never went back to regular smoking). Around Christmas time I got hit with two major stressors, a breakdown in a personal relationship and a massive disciplinary issue at…

I lost 60lbs in a year, started at 270lbs, 5'10. Gained 5lbs back during my two weeks of holidays. I didn't put a timeline on my weight loss and focused on more a -1lbs deficit weekly, plus adding in exercise I enjoyed. My goals aren't for weight loss but for personal satisfaction (i.e. I ran a 5K then 10K and will soon be…

I'm currently maintaining from my 10K training throughout the winter until some of the ice thaws here. Running on the treadmill is crap compared to the street though so I am reluctantly maintaining! Then training for my first half marathon in May. Hoping to begin training from 10K to the half beginning in February. :smile:

I'm not personally vegan but my fiancee is so we eat (and I cook) a lot of vegan foods :smile: Always happy to have new pals!

I love when people post their before pictures because sometimes they remind me of my before pictures and are huge motivators, and sometimes they look like where I am now (like yours!) and remind me that my body is normal and can continue to work it. I've lost 60lbs and am sitting around 210, a little taller than you are,…

I do not believe 100lbs in a year is realistic. Mostly because you'll probably hate every minute of it - especially in the beginning which leads to a huge lack of motivation and eventually giving up. Which was also the lifestyle of yours truly until a year ago. Literally, 364 days ago I started using this app. I started at…

I have around 110lbs total to lose - started losing 358 days ago and exactly halfway there at my last weigh in! I echo the sentiments above, I started with a lot of active friends and that has decreased recently. Feel free to add me :smile:

Let me add that my PT is an osteopathy student who does PT in her free time to earn some extra cash so she works at a reduced rate, out of a private gym. So I can learn with her for cheap and workout at the gym I'm at without paying for their wickedly expensive PT sessions there!

Not even remotely male, however 23yo female also new to lifting and I actually ended up starting with a personal trainer - nothing fancy or frequent, just meeting with a PT once a week for about an hour to get down a basic routine to start building the muscle groups. Turns out my running 4x a week has left me with an…

Congratulations!!! I completed C25K early this summer and it was the biggest fitness accomplishment I had ever made. I ended up running a 5K, then building to a 10K in November. Keep it up, my friend! Also, take good care of your legs and hips - lots of stretching and cool downs!! :smile:

I originally started with a 5K and used the C25K app which worked for me in the beginning until I realized running is a LOT of mental energy, not just listening for the beeps for the rest. I ran my 5K in August. Then I switched over to a training plan I found online - Hal Higdon's 10K Novice Training. I built up from 5K to…

We just moved from Hamilton to Grimsby a few months ago! Hello neighbor!

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I'm aiming for 71lbs right now (to get from 270lbs to 199lbs) then onward at least another 20-30lbs! :smile: I'm down 50lbs now! Feel free to add me!

Hi Krystal! Congratulations on your progress so far! My stats are similar, and I also have an overall goal of 100-110lbs to lose. I'm almost at 300 days! Height: 5'10 Age: 23 (on Wednesday) SW: 270lbs CW: 220lbs GW: 199lbs - by New Years hopefully UGW: to be determined! I'm losing my weight painfully slowly however, I know…

I've lost 50lbs in 9mo with another 20 to go by the end of the year - then perhaps 30/40 more until I'm comfortable! I'll add ya :smile:

I'm 5"10, 23 and a cat mom of 5! SW: 270lbs CW: 220lbs GW: 199lbs UGW: tbd! Feel free to add me :smile: I love having other motivational women on my newsfeed!

You can do this!! When I first started with C25K I thought I was going to die. I was still smoking and my chest always felt like it was going to explode!! Definitely get pants that will stay up - a bad pair of pants 100% ruins the run! I agree with above posters, jog super slowly. Like literally barely a run. You'll build…