lrberchielli

Ha. We have the same goals. I was close but then let it all go. When I got close to my goal before I noticed that the days I lost were on exercise days. So go for it you can do it!

I am not new but I gained a bunch of weight when I went back to work. I recently approached that dreaded delivery weight. It kind of crept up on me so here I am. I find the social interaction really does help. So feel free to add me.

Thanks! I could really use the encouragement.

I repeated week 1 a few times and week 2. I keep getting rained out (I can only handle the heat first thing or last in the am Florida is just too hot). I glad to see others have been repeating weeks as well.

Okay I am rained in again today. I need to find access to a treadmill or join a gym.

Starting W2 D1 tomorrow (as long as I don't get rained out). Does anyone find recovering difficult? I don't mean directly after the run, more like I need a nap to get through the rest of my day.

Mmmm. I think I will go get some.

Sounds like you need to open up your hips a bit. Try sitting in a chair, bring your right leg up bent at 90 degrees placing your right ankle over your left leg just above your knee. Then press your right knee toward the floor trying to get it parallel with the floor. This is a move I give to a lot of runners who are super…

Ditto on the H2O

MFP only recommended 13 grams of fiber a day for me but different medical associations recommend different amounts. Women should get 20 -30 (depending on which organization you refer to). I manually changed my recommendations to 25 (I am a vegetarian and it seemed a good amount for me to shoot for so I avoid the junk). I…

Okay I know I am starting a little later than the rest of you but reading the plan was very exciting. I would love to join. I haven't run since I got plantar fasciitis in my left foot, so I am a nervous. Tomorrow will be my start day (I was just about to start dinner). Wish me luck and good luck to all of you.

You are beautiful. Now that you have decided to concentrate on your health you can feel great that you are getting healthy too. Just remember that the outside does not always show how well the inside is doing. Personally I am in the best shape of my life (I was skinny until I hit my 30's but not nearly as healthy as I am…

I gave up meat last summer. I have had a difficult time losing weight after the birth of my children and a vegetarian diet makes cutting calories pretty easy. This is not the first time I have given up meat but this time it stuck. I think because I was doing it to be healthier. Vegetarian is also a very cheap way to eat! I…

On a good day I will have: Breakfast - 350 calories Oatmeal (instant) topped with Raisins and almonds (measure out the raisins and almonds until you are good at guesstimating. 7 oz orange juice Lunch - 175 - 200 calories Spinach and strawberry salad topped with some kind of white cheese (feta is great) or mini veggie…

I am allergic to shellfish. Pretty strange since I grew up eating it and developed the allergy at the age of 32. It happened after an Italian Christmas eve dinner (mussels, shrimp, and a few others to start the evening off). I thought it was a fluke and tried it again but quickly developed symptoms that made me resemble…

If you are eating eggs cut back to once a week. Try eating oatmeal (very filling and delicious) if you sprinkle some almonds and raisins on top it is very tasty. Both will help the cholesterol issue. If you cut red meat and chicken down to one time a week and substitute fish you will also see a reduction. Eat lots of fiber…

That is amazing and inspirational as well! Thank you for sharing. You look great. Keep up the good work.

Don't worry. It takes a lot longer than a month to loose all your work. I have no idea what Turbojam is (I am a yogi) but any time you try a new exercise activity you are going to be challenged. I went an entire year without working out and no yoga while I was pregnant (the pregnancy was just sucking the life out of me)…

Definitely track your potassium. Orange juice is a good one to add too. I have trouble getting enough potassium but have not had any cramping issues. Make sure you are stretching before and after your workout too.

Vegetable soup and a salad will fill you up and be in your calorie range.

Not the same person. I read something similar about salt and potassium. The article I read said something about the historical differences in the ratios as well (I figured it probably had to do with the amounts of processed foods people eat today). I don't seem to have a problem with sodium, usually between 1000-1500mg a…