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The humidity can makes running a whole lot harder. My mother used to run every single day for 3 years, and on a day with bad humidity it would still make her feel like crap. It made my walk/run yesterday hellacious. Don't get discouraged, your body probably just needs to adjust to running in the summer weather.

Anybody else interested?

Pad Thai or maybe chalupas

That is amazing. I can't wait to be where you are!

I tried it, and i honestly couldn't do it I just was out of breath the whole time. This made me feel pathetic since it is a beginners program, and I gave up. Now I realize that it doesn't matter where I am now only where I will be in the future. This time I am planning to do four weeks of pre- Couch to 5 K plan (kind of…

I will have to try this! Thanks!

Yay! That is good to hear. Thanks for all of the encouragement everyone!

Come on people!! I would really like to get some more people to commit to this challenge. The race you do doesn't necessarily have to be on labor day weekend. Lets say around that time, like two weeks before or after. It'll be fun!

If you want to make that super healthy try green tea iced tea with honey. Green tea is super healthy and less caffeine than other teas. I have read a ton of studies where green tea was proven to aid weight loss, including a higher percentage of visceral fat. If you don't like the taste of green tea you could try half…

I figure we can use this thread to update each other on our progress each week! Thanks guys!

Awesome!

That's great, we can give each other encouragement!

I had the same thing when I first started. I think your body has to adjust to the drop in the amount of food you eat.

That is incredibly inspiring! Great work! I hope to be where you eight months from now/

Thanks! I will have to check this out.

I like the all of the songs from "Natural Born Chaos" by Soilwork. I also like the song "Breed" and "Love Song" Snake River Conspiracy. The song "Addicted" by Devin Townsend.

I think of there being two types of these girls. The girls who genuinely have anorexia nervosa, and truly believe that they are fat, and those that say that as a way of being catty and making other girls feel bad. One of my best friends was anorexic, and even though I outweighed her by 40 pounds, she never thought I was…

That does make sense. I am familiar with the more you drink the more you want phenomenon. It was that way for me when I first started drinking more water. It leveled off for me after a few weeks. If it still persists after a couple of weeks you may still want to mention it to your doctor, like I said, just as a precaution.

My personal favorite is shrimp cocktail. Low calorie, high protein, and delicious. Expensive though.

I agree that diuretics can be dangerous. One of the biggest risks is that they can cause you to become potassium deficient, and that can be very dangerous. I would try eating dandelion greens or asparagus because they have natural diuretic properties, but they also contain enough potassium to counteract the potentially…

Drinking water is a lot of water is great for you, but if you are thirsty all the time, even when you are well hydrated, that could be a symptom of diabetes. If you haven't been tested for that you might want to check with you doctor just in case. Particularly if you find yourself waking from thirst multiple times per…

Oh I love those sugary little *kitten* too. I haven't had any in a really long time.

I like Natures Own Double Fiber Bread. It is only 50 calories a slic, with a lot of fiber, and it is really tasty. I also want to try ezekiel bread. I hear that is not great for sandwhiches.

I am going to try this. Today I did around 50 mintues of walking and jogging. This should help motivate me

Your doc definitely seems like a douche. If you can change docs, I would, but I understand that this is difficult in your situation. On the other hand, doctors have seen a lot of patients, and they become skeptical. He doesn't know you personally, and he has probabally seen a lot of people quit before they get healthy.…

Thanks for all the great suggestions! You have given me tons of ideas.

Thanks for all the great suggestions! You have given me tons of ideas.

The perfect snack for me is either an apple, pear or orange and walnuts or almonds. Walnuts keep me full longer. I count out 20 almonds or 10 walnut halves (both 140 calories) and put them in zip lock bags for later. This way it is a grab and go snack.

I am a student as well so I know exactly what you are talking about. My suggestion is that you increase your calories to around 1400. You may not lose as much weight, but this way you won't be as tempted to gorge on fast food to the tune of 1500 calories for one meal (that was my average total for a finals week gorge). Eat…

Great work! What's your secret?