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I feel your pain. I lost weight slowly over the summer, then stopped even though I hadn't changed anything. I tried upping my calories a bit like so many recommend on here and gained back 3 pounds in the fall. I am now trying what Emtabo01 recommended about exercise and have changed my exercise routine and am trying…

Thanks for posting this, it has been kind of a wake up call to me. I've been a sugar craver for as long as I can remember. My mom always watched her weight and didn't keep snacks in the house, so as soon as I was old enough, I would ride my bike to the store to get candy or chocolate chips to make cookies. I was never a…

As others have said, you can lose weight without exercising at all depending on your food intake. As far as running, I've done marathons and never had luck losing while training at all. Regarding what Jillian said about running making you skinny, I'm not really a skinny type either. I wish it made me skinny! Running 3…

Hey, I was going to recommend this series. Pretty amazing the transformation that took place with this guy. Also just fun to watch. Of course you have to still have a diet/calorie intake that will allow you to lose weight. What I find hard with Crossfit and weight loss, is to determine how many calories I've burned. But…

From what you have written, it seems like you have figured out what you need to do. I'd stick with your plan for a period of weeks, or months and see how it goes. You can tweak it along the way if needed. As you get lighter you can incorporate more or different exercises. Some people have and will suggest eating more…

I'm 5'2' also and I've seen the calculations that I should be 110. I'm at 129 now. There is no way that I could get to 110 let alone maintain it. ! I'd have to starve. I don't eat much now and work out quite a bit and have a really hard time losing anything. I agree with others to go by your body fat percentage and how you…

Sorry, just noticed the update. I was hoping we would start again. Is it just the 3 of us?

There has been research done in the past few years that showed that running isn't hard on your knees or joints and that runners had no more problems with osteoarthritis than non runners. I say go for it. I've been running for years and have heard the same thing over and over that I am hurting myself but I don't let it…

Is there evidence that Adam Lanza was violent, similar to the child in the link posted? Just curious as I have only seen him described as being quiet, odd, withdrawn, etc.,not as violent.

Oh, I loved this post. This is what it is all about. Here's a woman who woke up one day and decided to change her life. This is the kind of stuff that inspires me.

Go to Helloitsdan's post above and read his link.

Great Christmas treat idea! Thanks!

I never had a lot of weight to lose when we started this, but what I did have was pretty stubborn! I was losing around 1/2 pound a week averaging 1250 net calories a day, which is hard for me to maintain. I lost almost ten pounds over the summer, but then gained a few back this fall. I've been really struggling to lose…

This is what I was thinking.

I agree with the above posts. Take a deep breath and go downstairs to eat. It sounds like your friend is a little jealous/intimidated by your success and probably feeling a little bad about herself and taking it out on you. Also, I barely ate all day so I could enjoy my Thanksgiving dinner and not have too many calories.…

I laughed when I first saw this because I've been there. But then I saw how much weight you've lost. That's awesome. For me it was busting out of my clothes. Not being able to run like I had before. And just seeing all the excess fat on my body. Also, I did a marathon at my heaviest weight and it wasn't easy. But I felt so…

Bumping for more responses as I am in the same situation. I started at a high of 137 at 5'2" and am trying to get down to 123. I got to 127, then put back on 2-3 pounds and am really stuck right now. It took me months to lose the first 10 or so pounds, then plateaued, got discouraged and now am putting on weight. So want…

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Don't feel guilty for eating. Also don't worry about going into "starvation mode" if you are under calories every once in awhile. If you've burned a lot of calories, your body needs nutrients for healing and for developing muscle. Think of it as fuel if you need to. From what you said you netted around 1,350 calories for…

Transitioning from a heel striker to a mid foot striker saved me from shin splints. I use a shoe with a low heel rise and it has made all the difference.

This. I have a hard time every fall. Once cooler weather hits, I just want to eat! All summer did great and now all I want is fattening comfort foods.

I would definitely run, do a few miles today, and then maybe just one tomorrow and rest on Friday.

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I wouldn't say it is common, especially in half's. I have done 3 marathons and lost a toenail on my third. Not sure why as I didn't have problems during my training runs, but about mile 8 of the marathon my toe started to hurt, and the pain radiated into my leg during the entire marathon. Then after the marathon, toenail…

Oh yeah, that one is brutal! I'm surprised more people don't do this workout dvd. I really like it and the time goes quickly while doing it. I log it as circuit training and burn about 300 calories.

Check out Stu Mittleman on the internet. He doesn't do Paleo, I think he's a vegetarian, but his philosophy is about burning fat instead of carbs during running. And he holds the American record for most miles run in 6 days - just shy of 600 miles, so he knows what he's talking about.

Doesn't seem like a problem to me. The more the merrier. I did move your information up a line and then moved the total down a line so that your total loss number would be included in the overall total. Good luck!

This is what I thought too.

One more thing, I usually run in trail shoes in the snow and ice as they have better traction.

I run outside in the winter and I live in one of the coldest spots in the U.S. in Colorado. I've run through blizzards and -20 degree temperatures. When it is really cold, I usually wear a layer or two underneath a Marmot Driclime jacket and running pants with long underwear. I've run in weather cold enough that you have…