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  • I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad bday! I struggle with "doing it for me" and staying motivated too, so I can't help you much there. :) But for your other concern, about your husband not finding you attractive so soon after you married, I don’t think it has anything to do with your weight because, as you said, you…
    in Struggling with doing it for ME Comment by jbalsavage September 2013
  • Good luck to you. If you fall off the wagon, get the Allen Carr book that others on this thread have recommended and try again. My husband quit cold turkey about six months ago using the book, and I know a bunch of other people who used it successfully too. If my husband could do it, you can. He smoked for over 25 years…
    in Quitting Smoking Cold Turkey Comment by jbalsavage July 2013
  • Yes, run slower when you are working on distance. You need to conserve your energy in the first part of your run if you want to run longer distances. I run a 5K at 8:30 min/mile, and can do 5 miles at about 9:00 min/mile. When I was trying to go from running 5 miles to 7 miles for my "long" run, I took my speed down to…
    in Runner question Comment by jbalsavage July 2013
  • Congrats, that is terrific! Just holding to your original time in very hot weather is challenging--beating your time is an even bigger accomplishment. Kudos!
    in I was comparing my run time last night to others.... Comment by jbalsavage July 2013
  • Love this thread. Live in South Philly. Yo Adrien!! GO BIRDS!!!!
    in lets make some noise PENNSYLVANIA!!!!!!!! Comment by jbalsavage July 2013
  • Great work, you look terrific! I have a Roku but I didn't know about the fitness channel--I'm going to check it out.
    in 32 lbs lost. (pic) Comment by jbalsavage March 2013
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