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That's great! Especially when you weren't feeling very good! Congrats!:flowerforyou:

I drink red wine too - but not as much as I used too. Used to be a glass every night, now I go weeks without any. But I did have (gulp) 2 glasses last night. I also love dark chocolate - can't stand milk chocolate anymore as it seems way to sweet to me,. But, the one thing I won't give up (on a daily basis) is cream for my…

-Run my 1st 5k (already registered - it's on 9/22/12) -Try to get more toning exercising in -Eat a little more healthily - I need to focus more on fresh fruits & veggies. -On another note - I'm constantly struggling to get organized and manage my time better, so of course improvement in those areas are on my list for…

I did C25K too, and I'm going to run my 1st 5k next month! Not bad for an old girl! (I'm 46). I NEVER considered myself a runner - didn't think I had the stamina to do it (even when I was younger and thinner). But I completed the C25K program, and have been gradually increasing my speed. I can run about 5K (3.2 miles) on a…

I think you are doing great! One of the things about making a lifestyle change is to be able to sometimes (once in a while, like you did) indulge yourself. Sometimes those little indulgences make the journey a little more bearable. Anyway, if you look at your progress of a span of time (like the 4 weeks you've been doing…

I consider myself a lefty:smile: - I write with my left hand, but do pretty much everything else with my right hand. Don't know if that's because my parents/teachers back in "the day" tried to get me to switch or not... I have a twin sister who is totally right-handed.

I've finally made it to Week 8 and I'm pretty slow. I do the treadmill at 4.4 MPH, but when I started the program, I started running at 4.1 MPH. I repeated a lot of days because I didn't think I was ready for the longer runs (I was on day 3 of week 7 for almost 2 weeks). My runs are now 28 minutes each. Once I complete…

You are still a "young 'un", but I'm 46 years old and I know what you mean!! I remember when I was little (or a teenager) thinking "When I grow up, I can eat anything I want to!" And for a little bit, in my early 20s, I did, and it didn't seem to matter. But after college, I got a desk job and got married and the pounds…

That's great! I'm on Week 4 and thought I was going to die when each "run" increased to 5 minutes!!! It's always been hard for me to maintain a run - jog, but I'm muddling thru. I'm 46 and have always said that I'm not a runner, but once I saw this program, I really wanted to give it a try....I hope I can make it all the…

I just started C25k last week and that's what I'm doing. The flat treadmill feels to weird to me. Plus, where I live, if you run north you are going uphill (towards mountains) and if you run south you are running downhill. East and west are pretty flat. I might try and run some of my sessions outside, so I get used to…

I know, I get frustrated too. I've been on MFP 4 months (since Dec) and I've lost a whopping 7 lbs. My stats are similar to yours (5'6", 46 yrs old, starting weight 156.8). I think our slow movement is due to 2 reasons: 1) Our age (sorry to say) and 2) we are within are proper weight range (albeit at the higher end). I was…

I am not a big water drinker either. I didn't used to drink water in the a.m., because it made me feel nauseous. Now I do while I'm exercising. Also in cold weather I don't drink much - I don't like my water too cold. Sometimes, I would go most of the day before I realized I hadn't drunk any water. Then I would end up…

Don't give up! I am losing weight really slowly - sometimes I go up a 1/2 pound (but then i don't log that, I just log when I've gone down). I've only lost about 7 lbs since I started in Dec.... I'm trying to focus on the fact that I'm improving my health (especially exercise - which I hate, by the way, but I'm doing it)…

I know! I remember once reading that the one (or the only) good thing about being overweight is that it makes your face appear younger - probably because the fat smooths or stretches out the skin. But just remember, people won't notice that about you - they will notice how great you look because of the weight loss! We are…

My name is Joan, and by the way, I was born on Long Island, NY and now live in So. Calif. I was born in Bayshore and lived in Central Islip until I was almost 10!:smile:

I'm really sorry for your situation. No marriage is perfect, but you seem to be in "unfixable" situation. When one side won't do anything to work on the marriage (or even acknowledge that he has a problem), it seems kinda hopeless. As an aside, I think you mentioned your husband worked graveyard shift or swing shift and…

"Fat Bottom Girls" and "I Want to Ride My Bicycle" by Queen - when I'm on the stationary bike at the gym! LOL

Woo-Hoo!! :smile:

I had a similar situation with the stationary bike at the gym - MFP says that at the vigorous rate, calories burned were over 400 (35 minutes) , but the bike at the gym had me pegged at around 250. At first I was recording the higher number, but then I decided I should go with the bike's number, because it was constantly…

I know! Even my husband sometimes is like that! When his family visits or we visit them, it's the same! Funny, (ironic funny, not ha-ha funny), but his mom and aunts, now that they are older are either borderline diabetic or diabetic and sort-of overweight. But they don't think they eat too much. I just tell them I'm not…

I haven't heard of that. I'm going to Google it and see what it's about. I'm within my weight range (barely) but I'm flabby and have lots of belly fat and hip/thigh/bottom fat .....

We love this show!! Me, my hubby my almost 14 year old son AND my 7 year old daughter (I know - it's the only age-inappropriate show she watches) all watch it together! Kind of a morbid family activity. But it's more than just zombies!!! Tonight episode was great! And unexpected.

I'm going to try to do this too - but not until the weekend because I misplaced my pedometer, so I need to track it down (no pun intended) :laugh: I really want to see ball park how many steps i take in a tyical day so that I can see how many I need to increase by.

I agree. As a former Weight Watchers follower, I have to say that one of the good things about the program was it weighted foods on more than their caloric value - more on nutritional value. Some crap food was worth more points than healthy food, even if the crap food had few calories, so you had to decide if you wanted to…

I had the same issue with roller-skating. We went to the rink for just over 2 hoursbut every few "rounds" we'd take a rest. So, I estimated just 1 hour of skating.........

I like the 100 calories Thomas English Muffins with 1 tbs of peanut butter. I also like the Thomas' Bagel Thins (about 100 cal) with whipped cream cheese. You can also nuke turkey bacon (sometimes I use Butterball Everyday bacon) - 3 slices is a serving - with a little bit of scrambled egg beaters or whole grain…

Great story and attitude. The most important factor is to improve health and that's exactly what you've done! Kudos to you, kiddo!!!:flowerforyou:

Just a comment, - A few years ago I was at a meeting at church right around the beginning of Lent, and one of the nuns reminded us that Lent was a time to make a sacrifice, to give up something that we liked or loved, that had some meaning to give up. That it was NOT a time to diet or use Lent as a diet plan (lol). Anyway,…

This is what I wrote about WW when I started on MFP about 80 days ago: I lost 30 lbs on the old WW plan a couple of years ago - made a mistake and didn't stick to the lifetime plan.... When I came back to WW in January 2011, the PP seemed great - more daily points allowed (29!). After losing 5 lbs initially, I couldn't…

Yep, I'm the same way. Even my doctor said that my weight is fine, I just need to "move more". So even though I'm not really losing a lot of weight (it took me a couple of weeks to finally drop 1/2 pound) I'm going to the gym at least 5 mornings a week (at 5 a.m. - yikes!) and tracking what I eat keeps me honest - at least…