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8.2 miles PLUS I just walked another 1.9 miles - now @ 10.1! Woohoo.

Sunday - 2.6 miles Monday - 3.1 miles Tuesday - 2.5 miles (so far...) Total 8.2 I love how this thread is pushing me (albeit subconsciously) to actually wake up at my alarm instead of snoozing for 30 minutes. I wanna get that extra distance in where I can! Way to go everyone!!

I wish chocolate and wine were high in iron. :)

Wonder what happens in the cooking process that makes that possible. Amazing! Thanks everyone for all your input, I love getting new ideas from my MFP friends.

Amy, thank you SO much! I'll be checking out that link you posted for quite a while. Who knew veggie taco salad would be high in iron? Appreciated greatly!

Yeah, I take Slow FE and still, no likey.

Pumpkin seeds? Soooo awesome, I love those. Thank you!!!!!!

Clams and spinach in one recipe? Good idea.

I try to eat fresh baby spinach at least every other day. I wonder if cooking it does anything to the nutrients?

Really??? Who'd'a thunk it?

You know, I just finished a very satisfying and delicious lunch, so I shall share! A lightly toasted blueberry bagel with fat free cream cheese and a few slices of deli honey ham. Made into a bagel-sandwich. (See my diary for nutritional info, it was very healthy and filling.) The sweetness of the blueberries and the tang…

2.6 mile walk this morning. Would've gone farther, but the sun took a lot out of me. Will be going for more punishment when it cools off this afternoon. 12.4 to go! I'm glad to see everyone on this, this is a great challenge.

15 miles? :o Holy moly, that's something I can do! I'm in!

Agreed. I take it all with a grain of salt. But I always eat my exercise cals because I love food, not because I think I 'earned' them. good observation and way to put it out there.

Thanks, everyone, for the input :) Also: Thought my diary was open, will change that now, I apologize for anyone who might have looked to figure things out and found out it was locked. My bad. And I know there's no way to know for 100% without consulting a doctor/dietician, I just enjoy knocking ideas around. I assumed…

Just tweaked my playlist today. http://pl.st/p/22034189579 Anything with a good tempo is game!

And heck yes I eat those exercise cals! I like to think of it as an added bonus. ;)

Actually, yesterday I went over my cals by like 60, then today by almost 200!

I think walking is a very underrated exercise: most people think it's not vigorous enough so they skip it, but why skip a 30 minute walk during lunch that you otherwise would have just been sitting on your butt listening to boring coworkers? I love walking. I walk/jog my neighborhood about 5-6 times a week, and try to walk…

I giggled at this.

Good grief. I should have never opened this thread! I typed something long and meaningful and well-thought-out, then I thought that I didn't need to get in the middle of a scuffle. Everyone reacts to things in different ways - I just tend to be less judgmental and abrasive, and find people that are the complete opposite…

MFP is all you need! I can't say enough good things about this website and it's people. Feel free to add - I'll encourage if you do the same! :)

Hey Crzygrl - this website is wonderful and has helped me tremendously. I'll be glad to encourage you if you do the same for me! We'll plod along this weight-loss journey together :) Oh and by the way - single moms rule! I was one for quite some time and, to me, it means you're one strong woman, so we know you can do this!!

I'm not from Arkansas but I can encourage with the best of them! I second what everyone else is saying: MFP is the best tool I've ever used to lose weight. There's just a TON of support. Plus, the calorie counter and exercise stuff. It's like a delicious burrito - all the good stuff wrapped up in one spot. Enjoy your stay…

I have to say, my legs are still complaining but I'm so hardheaded!! Also - I started a Facebook thread about doing this challenge and it already has 21 attendees - it's contagious! And I've done mine!

Absolutely - I love the support I get here! I don't talk much about my weight loss plight IRL, so you guys here are like my cheering section and vice versa. <3 MFP. Feel very free to add me if you'd like - I'm always up to encourage and receive the same :)

That chair was a pansy ;) You're just more of a woman than it's prepared for! I'm here for ya girl - feel free to add me! This website has helped me immensely, and I always have support here.

Way to go everyone - keep up the burpees! I will be a cheerleader, but alas, I don't think I'm at a place in my workout routine to join the challenge. But I will do at least a burpee every day and dedicate it to this thread! :)

Fuuuuuuun! I was just wondering what I could do tonight without leaving the house. I was just settling on crunches and burpees (I HATE BURPEES) and I am up for a challenge!! I'm in ;) EDIT: Well, did mine all at once, still in my scrubs from work. Split my pants, too. I figure that's a sign that I'll soon be in a smaller…

Very, very, very, very inspiring! Thank you for sharing with us - it gives me a boost to see that it can and DOES happen! Way to go, sexy lady! :)