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Congrats on getting this far!! You'll do great!

OMG you're workout out like a beast--feed yourself! you've already got a deficit worked in, so you need to be eating most of those calories back to keep your metabolism up!

Haha wow, a foam roller! You're more prepared than I am! I lovelove my Nike+ Running app, but whatever you want to use (or not use) is great. I've heard that if you want to get into any new habit, you should do it at least 3x/week in order to improve. Personally I used the walk-run-walk method (a la Couch 2 5k), and I…

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss The reactions to this thread will be harsh, but we're (most of us) decent people--we just believe in hard work and sustainable weight loss. Diets that damage our bodies and waste our money tend to be a trigger around MFP. Best of luck in reaching your goals!

haha!! i might try that out next time!

Obviously every GI system is different, and every person's tastes are different. But personally I find that gatorade (or too much of any liquid) makes me feel jiggly when I run. Not the fun jiggly either. I just ran my first Half (wooo!), and I drank about 45-60 oz of water each day for a couple days beforehand. Then I…

oh also (I'm not sure how new you are to lifting), when I was first starting out, I checked out lifting videos on youtube--there are a lot of How To videos that really helped more than the written descriptions.

I got halfway through Stronglifts 5x5--it's definitely geared toward men (particularly the suggested starting weights), but women can do it! The main change you'll want to make is to decrease your initial Deadlift weight--I started with 50 or 60 lbs and moved up from there. I made huge increases in my squat weight, but my…

First Half-Marathon: 10:35 pace 2:18:27 95/212 for my age group Definitely nothing to brag about, but I'm happy with it. I felt amazing for miles 1-10, but then my knees were in serious pain for the final 3 miles. But I was able to muster up the strength to sprint once I got the finish line in sight, so I'm happy to have…

Thank you!!

I will think of you as I take my birth control pill today. :) I look forward to having snotty little blessings one day, but your list helps me appreciate where I am now.

I've heard that-- "if you can run a 10k, you can run a half" before...having ran 13 miles several times in training, I can honestly say that I could NOT have turned my 6 miles into 13 without several months of training. That being said, I'm picky--I have to know that I will be able to finish a race with minimal walking;…

If it helps, I've been on this fitness thing for almost 2 years now, and Jillian still manages to kick my butt. It sounds so easy--a 30-minute workout--but she packs a lot in. And as a beginner, that sounds like a great choice. I started with 30DS (b/c no one could see me in my living room), then moved on to the gym, and…

Congrats!! Mine is in 2 weeks--marking one year of maintaining 40 lbs of weight loss. :) Can't wait!

honestly my race times are always FAR better than my daily runs b/c of the adrenaline and energy I get from all the excitement and spectators. of course i say that now, and my first Half is coming up...we'll see if it holds true. :) either way, that's fantastic!!

love the cape!! my first Half is in 3 weeks...i can't wait!!

5'4" 130 lbs on maintenance--I eat 1600ish on rest days, and I eat back most of my exercise calories, usually somewhere around 2000.

...your diary makes me hungry. Please save your metabolism! Please eat!

YES. :D

Basically what everyone else has said--I have been at this for nearly 2 years. I started w/ a Jillian Michaels DVD 3x/week, and now I'm training for my first Half Marathon. For me it was just a matter of making it part of my daily routine. It's no longer a question of "should I work out" or "do I feel like it," it's just…

Food>Settings>Nutrients Tracked>Change one of the selections to protein. Does this answer your question?

Above the message boards, there's a link for "Search." Type in HCG, you'll get everything MFP has to say on it. Please don't do it; you can succeed through diet and exercise!

You've been eating 1100-1300 calories for the last week. I'm 5'4" 130lbs and I need to eat more than that just to get out of bed each morning. My diary is a disaster; I'm no golden example of the perfect diet, but I do know that my body needs 1300 calories just to survive (i.e. if i were to sleep all day). If you're…

Wooo!!! Age: 26 Ht: 5'4" SW: 170 January 2012 CW: 130-133 since Oct 2012 Strategy for weight loss: Everything. Started as 1200 cal + Jillian Michaels DVDs, moved into hours on the elliptical, finally broke and realized I needed to eat more, ate about 1600 cal while lifting heavy and running. Strategy to maintain: I just…

"lifting heavy" is relative; i started out at about 65% of my perceived effort and moved up from there. I'm 5'4" and 130lbs, so my deadlift started out at 65lbs and my bench press started out with just the bar (if less). Right now I've sort of tapered off--just doing heavy lifting 1-2x/week to keep in the practice, but my…

Because your body will suffer metabolic damage if you go too long at such a low level. Your fat loss will stall, resulting in you not being able to lose any more without decreasing to even lower caloric levels. More on metabolic damage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHHzie6XRGk i.e. I'm 5'4 130lbs and my Total Daily…

You ROCK. Congrats on your health lifestyle; props for great advice!

Wow seriously...some of you sound like you're running a full marathon every weekend! I run 20 mi/week, and I'm happy there. Any more than 30 and I wouldn't have enough food in my house to keep up my energy!

It's not really "rough," but I run at Queeny Park--4.4 miles with lakes and lots of hills. I plan on checking out either Forest Park or Creve Coeur park in the coming weeks!

Yeah I've heard a lot about Intermittent Fasting and people who use it for weight training...I couldn't do it. My sugar levels get so low (after just a few hours without food) that I'd either pass out or punch someone in the face. And personally I try to not do anything to get the weight off that I wouldn't do to keep it…