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Non worries, wish that panoramic didn't error out. Not sure what's up with that

Panoramic, not perfect but decent

-13 Celsius and beautiful

Few from today

if you have an older pair you can make your own studded shoes.. google it. ive never tried. I tried some cheaper types of slip on ice cleats etc and nothing beats kahtoula micro spikes. they arent cheap but they are amazing. Not sure how they would be on asphalt but on ice they are amazing. I use them on trails and came…

I believe conventional method is to increase your pace in each km, so start of slow and keep building. I dont race much so i cant really say if it works or not. Id say your best bet is to slowly increase your average speed and still try to kill it at the end but im far from a pro, barely a novice

Only you can decide if you are a runner. No one else makes that decision but you for yourself IMO. It may have been said already but I'm on mobile and hard to read them all. For me, I tell people they are a runner when they drive past people running in the heat, rain,cold,*kitten* conditions and for the first time think to…

No problem, Glad you both enjoyed it.

From experience its is a great help and great for you too. Its helped me lose somewhere around 60 lbs of the 135ish ive lost so far. That said as has been said above and one of my favorite quotes ive seen on here You can not out exercise a bad diet

only you know how you feel. often i have run with a chest cold and feel better after wards. Id say maybe try one easy run before, dont try to break records. on race day go, take coughdrops, some klenex, maybe some gum. Again go for finishing it, not for a pb. Do what you can and enjoy it. Worst case you have to drop out,…

get a decent used treadmill that has a weight limit that matches your current weight. Start now! :) have fun and take it outside when you start to feel comfortable. Find a running group. All the ones i have gone to are very supportive :)

i still have icecream almost daily I use to eat around 1kg of peanut butter... a week. Wow, no wonder i was huge. and the bread, butter jam and milk associated with it. since i cut it back/almost out i eat way less bread, way less butter and hardly any milk down from 6-8 liters a week. funny how one small change can cause…

any additional or new stresses in life? especially on days you feel you are going over? as for the exercise, are you eating the calories back? are the calories accurately tracked for the exercise? maybe set a new goal, lower but still healthy goal? sometimes its easier to let your mind relax as you close in on a goal? just…

core excercises seem to help me, nothing extreme just some. Also time. I was 210 this time last year, regained 20 plus pounds and am now back down to 210 and with much less lose skin this time. im assuming combination of core strengthening and time for skin to rebound

personally this was my goal, i suspect its largely a mental thing. Society is so down on people losing weight probably because then they would feel they would have to also. Also because many people probably picture skinny as the unhealthy skin and bones look . By saying i dont want to get skinny it kind of deflects the…

yep, buy em when on sale. I get 350-450 km out of a pair, so so about 4-6 months. i can go further on them but my legs quickly tell me when to change em out. The "old" ones are still great for yard work or wearing around daily use, just not for running. Kinda kills me to take a pair of shoes that still look brand new and…

Your loss, and you are wrong lol. They have helped me lose 135 lbs and they taste awesome.

snow shoes and micro spikes will fix most of those MissyJ. Its actually very enjoyable in the snow Mochapygmy, id run trails exclusively if i could but i have to drive to get to them so frequently the road or the treadmill are my only options, but i agree, running trails is so enjoyable, its an experience every time. So…

Cold temp, just dress for it. Ive run when i can in -25 celcius if its not windy. No, there are no days i havent wanted to run, lots i couldnt but none i didnt want to. When i started out there were but not anymore. I actually will start to get into a funk if i cant get out to run for too long, its one of the reasons i…

Lol, yep, but i still log a lot of time on the treadmill. Some times due to family or work restrictions i just dont have the time to run outside but i can always hop on the tm for a quick 5 k. Here in the winter at -25 c and windchill on top at times, even if i had the time its not always pleasant outside lol

Yes, different by many some different by some friends and family, much different in public. Probably partly weight related, partly confidence that has been re discovered too.

keep moving lol They do get snow covered sometimes but generally the trails get hard packed in winter by snowshoers (sometimes we do that too after fresh deep snow to break trails) and if they are icy and packed we wear the micro spikes. If/when they get wet as long as you dont stop and let them get cold generally they…

Awesome. I can remember doing my first 10 kms distance. Have never tried a 10 k race yet

should be able to add your own as suggested or just comment below it when it links over

Do it, you'll love it. look into things called micro spikes... i think kahtoola makes them, about 50-60 a pair, they are awesome for icy trails

1500 is sustainable, im 6'2" 212 and its more or less what i end up eating plus sometimes for exercise. Some times over 1500, others less. as for snacks, no cal drinks, water, tea or coffee with nothing added, flavored water, diet pop (really its not the devil some say it is) food, dill pickles, pickled hot peppers, some…

135 lbs down not giving a thought to any thing other that calorie defecit

If it's not paved it's a trail lol. This trail is single track for the most part, deer path converted to mountain bike/hike/running trails. Lots of deer here too. Didn't see them today but saw loads of tracks

Sorry for the side ways pictures, not sure why they load that way