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Oh, there was the time that I tried Slim-Fast. I made it and thought, you know what would make this taste better? Ice cream. So I made a SF milkshake. Defeated the entire purpose of SF. And it still didn't taste all that good.

The only crazy one I really remember is the Chicken Diet. You could have 1 slice of bread, 1 potato, 2 chicken breasts, all the fruits/veggies you want, and 1 glass of orange juice. That's it. For the whole day. As a teenager, I didn't like fruits/veggies, so my breakfast was OJ, lunch was chicken and 1/2 a slice of bread,…

DisneyLAND is full of measles, not Disney WORLD (sorry, peeve of mine right now). No, the race fee does not include a park ticket. It does include transportation, though, if you are staying at a Host Hotel. Bus transportation to/from Expo as well as to/from Race. Many meet and greets before/during/after race. Pre-race…

WORD! Lol Totally understand! I get called racist a LOT because I am Stupid Intolerant.

Or, like at my half marathon last weekend - people who run with their phones, no headphones and their music cranked up so I could hear it from a 1/4 mile away. I don't want to hear your music (though it was good warning that she was getting close to me so that I would speed up). - If you don't have headphones, keep the…

When bosses, who know for a fact that you are taking Friday off, pile on a bunch of work on you on Thursday at 4:45pm. Man, I got more important things to do than to take on a new project, when all the other ones aren't done yet!

And then as soon as you either lay a finger on their cart to move it (I do this with a loud "excuse me"), or when you tap it with YOUR cart to move it, they freak out all over you! If you had moved the first three times I said "excuse me" I wouldn't have to touch your cart!

Oh, my god, I hate this SO much! And you can't even blame it on 'cultural differences'. Haven't we all learned in America that we walk, drive, bike, everything on the right? So, if I am walking on the right side of the sidewalk, you should be on the left side (me looking at you), and we pass by with no issue. I see it a…

And, rather than parking the cart near a curb or up at the front of a parking spot, they leave it behind someone's vehicle, or in the MIDDLE of an empty parking spot so that the driver has to move it to get in or out of a spot.

People who smoke near doorways. At work, we have a sign that states no smoking within 50 feet of doorway. How is being close enough to hold on to the door (which they do sometimes), 50 feet? Granted, I work at a probation office, so not the brightest bulbs in the box, but still....

Office politics and cliques. We have a group of ladies here (who are black) who don't hang out with another group of ladies (who are white) and whenever something goes wrong in the office, White Group blames Black Group or Black Group blames White Group - nothing to back it up other than they hate each other and want to…

... when people do not turn on their lights when it is clearly warranted. Here in Florida, we get rain a lot. When it rains, you should have your lights on (and, hey, it's the law). It's not so that YOU can see, it's so WE can see YOU. It's pretty simple to remember - Wipers On, Lights're On!

... when people type using Texting Shorthand in professional situations. Do NOT send me a work email that says: "Hey, can u call me when u r back @ ur ofc?" No, I won't call you back until you learn how to write properly. Save that *kitten* for Facebook.

I have an obscure eating disorder, so taste and texture are very important when I shop - I'm good with Jarrow Unflavored Protein Powder (2lb at Amazon is around $20 - there's a sale right now, too!). It still has a bit of a flavor, but it's not any sort of disgusting HEY! I'M CHOCOLATE FLAVORED!!! or whatever. I mix it…

I agree with both of these comments. I'm far from a success story (I'm in progress), but I started C25k back in the Spring and now I can run for 50 minutes without stopping. I run slow, like, turtle in peanut butter slow, like 3.7mph slow, but I don't STOP. I'm getting faster every day. Try C25k and don't give up. If a day…

First off, just want to throw this out there - YOU ARE A BADASS! Congrats on starting C25k! Okay, with that out of the way, I just wanted to support you. I completed C25k in July, and it's the BEST program out there (for me). I started it a year or so ago, and quit after the first week because the first week seemed so…

Short version? I'm slower than a galapagos turtle on Internet Explorer. Long version? I've been 'running' since 2012, but my intervals were only 60 seconds running / 90 walking. I have a lot of weight to lose, and a lot of years of smoking to undo (I have EIA and use both Singulair and an inhaler daily). A few weeks ago, I…

We don't normally do a cookout party fo the 4th, so I'm gonna eat whatever the heck I want :bigsmile: I'm also running a 3-Mile run that a.m. (Yes, 4th of July in FL and I'm running in that heat) I foresee burgers, chips, ice cream, maybe some cake, some cookies and "Independence Day" on the TV. Welcome to Erf. :glasses:

I swear by Sparkle Skirts. They are running skirts that have shorts attached and three pockets - one pocket on each thigh (big, too) and a long waist pocket (it runs from hip to hip). You can wear the skirt with the waist pocket in front or in back. They have basic colors or fun colors (the one I posted is basic black with…

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Wow, I feel a bit better now - I was going insane trying to figure out what *I* did wrong to cause it to not sync! (No offense to y'all, but I'm glad it's not just me!) I use Nike+ when I run on the TM, and since Nike doesn't sync to MFP, I sync Nike to MapMy then sync to MFP and that worked fine (until the beginning of…

W4D1 and W4D2 done! I was worried, and went in to this thinking "I'll do as much as I can during the 5 minute run, then drop down to a walk" but I did all of the 5 minutes! And then I did it again! I felt like I just kept going and going for the 2nd 5 minutes, and when the lady came on to say "one more minute" I was…

Okay, my motto is a bit unconventional, but let me explain the backstory: I weigh 215 pounds, I'm an ex-smoker (15 years) and have EIA. I was doing my first half at Disney in 2013 (the Princess) and had been behind pace since Mile 7. The balloon ladies were gone, and the bike guys were threatening hard sweeps (i.e. "you…

I've been lurking, but now I'm posting! I've been Run/Walking since 2012, doing intervals, but never have been able to do more than 1/1. I'm overweight (about 215 on a 5'7" frame) with 15 years' worth of smoker's lungs (quit 7 years ago). I have exercise-induced asthma (I have Vlad, my inhaler, as well as Singulair for…

I took Welbutrin to quit smoking, and it did help, but you have to WANT to quit (which it sounds like you do). I didn't notice any weight gain (but I wasn't healthy at that time, in terms of exercise/eating right). I also had good side effects (I was very 'affectionate', according to hubby). I honestly didn't even finish…

I read somewhere that when your body is craving sugar at night, it's because it's trying to keep itself awake. Don't know if it's true or not, but basically for the past 15 years, I would eat candy before bed and stay up later (and sleep horribly). Over the past few weeks, after reading that, I stopped the candy and went…

I don't know if there is any truth or not, but I know that if there is a box of Krispy Kremes near me, I will eat all of them. Same with chocolate candy (kit cats, Baby Ruth and Milky Way!) - I bought a bag over the weekend (a few weeks ago), the mini kind, thinking that I could have 3 bars or 3 pieces and be fine. The bag…

Oh man, I love Gas Station Nachos. Especially from 7-Eleven, which we don't have in our town (closest one is 100 miles from me). LOTS of cheese, jalapeno juice, so good!

I don't remember my actual weight in high school. I remember thinking i was fat, and being called fat, but I also remember size 12/14 jeans. I'm 5'8" 1995 - Size 14 (Maybe 150 pounds?) when I graduated HS 1997 - Size 6 for two HORRENDOUS months (morning sickness) - my mom thought I had anorexia before I told her I was…

Okay, I read through all 15 pages and nothing made me LOL as much as this! Rack that rack, girl!