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Love this song!

I have too many songs...one of these days I need to try running without music :) Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On Ave Stites - Break Loose T.I. - Bring Em Out Fort Minor - Remember the Name DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win Theory of A Deadman - Lowlife Skrillex - Bangarang N.E.R.D. - Rockstar

Sounds good! While I'm at work today, I'll have to figure out how to make my diary public (it's set at private right now, I think). And add pics...maybe. :embarassed: I appreciate everyone replying...much better to hear I'm probably not doing it right and need try to figure out how to fix it than sitting here crying into…

According to the limits, heavy exercise is if you workout 6-7 days a week. Daily exercise is if you workout 7 days a week and have a physical job as well: Heavy exercise (ex: exercising 6-7 days/week) Daily exercise (ex: exercising 7 days/week and working a physical job)

I seem to go up and down in the same three pound range - 135-138 every day. I just started tracking again two weeks ago after a long break of just watching the scale and eating (what I thought) was not too much. Weighing my food hadn't really occurred to me, honestly - I just never thought about it. It seems that some…

It sounds like maybe I should be giving that a try, and tracking a lot better (weighing/measuring). It would be really, really nice to eat more food. I'm exhausted all the time, and I've been wondering if I'm not eating enough, which then I tell myself is silly, considering I can't seem to lose weight.

I'm so new to this that I'm not sure what else I can be tracking. Are we talking about vitamins? I know that if I reduce carbs, it's easier for me to lose weight, but it also becomes harder for me to run.

Thanks! I have been meaning to get back to more lifting, especially since it helps my running. The other reason I run a lot is because I am trying to improve my 5k time for next year, so that is a big part of it. But I know that when I was lifting more and doing a lot of leg exercises, my running improved as well.

I'm 5'8" (138) and wear size 2-4 for most brands. Last summer when I was thinner (115) I could fit into 0 or 00, but that was a little too thin. I think a lot depends on hip size - I have friends who are thinner than I am and wear a bigger size, but mostly because their hips are a little bigger.

I've heard this, but to be honest I have a very hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that eating more = weight loss. Of course, this might be because of my personal issues, as well.

Thanks! I did the 'heavy exercise' option since my job is not physical. It came to 2470. I have to confess that I'm fairly uneducated about TDEE and how it relates to eating.

Maybe you're right...I hadn't thought about that. I feel like I am eating so darn little, though...I'm always hungry. Strength training is actually the one thing I've let go a little in the last few months. Last summer I weighed 115 (some eating issues), but once I got back to eating a little more and training with a…

Thank you for replying!! 1) I've been running more seriously for the last couple months, but only in the last few weeks have I started to run almost every day. 2) I'm honestly scared to do that, since it seems like I'll gain even more weight that way 3) Mostly because I have extra skin from having three children, so unless…

I don't know, we should ask Al Sal... :)

You're welcome :happy: Now if I can ever get out of the 23:00s, I will be thrilled :smile:

I'm not sure I agree. I don't think people who run in the low 20s are exclusively naturally gifted athletes. I run that and I highly doubt I am naturally gifted :) I ran my first 5k in April 2013 (30:00), and only ran sporadically until this last summer. After a few weeks of training, I dropped my time to 24 minutes. My PR…

I've only been on here a few days, but she ^^^ definitely has the best running advice. I agree that the best thing to do is add to your miles. I ran my first 5k ever last spring in around 30 minutes, and it wasn't until I started running more consistently a few months ago that I was able to drastically lower my time. Focus…

I just started, so I haven't taken measurements yet, but for weight: SW: 138 CW: 136 GW: 125 I'm starting to think the holidays aren't the best time to start losing weight... :)

5'8", 136lbs. Size 2 in most brands.

I'm not ready to discuss my own issues in-depth right now, but I can say that I completely understand and just wanted to offer some (virtual) support. You CAN do this. ((hugs))

Lunges - the kind where you walk backwards. I'm kind of a klutz, and these require more coordination than I appear to be capable of! :)

I have to agree on increasing mileage. Your goal is to build that aerobic base, and doing so will also increase your speed to some extent. Just work on slowly adding more miles for now. Give it a few months before adding in speed workouts. And best of luck!! :)

My 5k PR is 23:47, which I ran back in October. I just started running over the last year or so, but didn't start running more consistently until August. I ran 24:47 at my first race this year (beginning of August), 23:58 in a 5k at the end of August, and the 23:47 at my last 5k in the beginning of October. I would love to…