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It was fun, I'd be willing to run it again next year. The shirt I got is like my new favorite. Everybody was really nice, a couple times SO had to stop and take a rest, and people would always be like, "You guys doing okay?" He knows he should have trained harder; we'll work on that next time. I was really sore for like a…

Today is the day!

Brooklyn Nine Nine, Game of Thrones, Sleepy Hollow, Castle, Project Runway, Top Model, Ugly Betty… There's other ones that I'm watching on Netflix, but I'm not sure I'd call them favorites.

For Christmas my boyfriend's dad got me FOUR BOXES OF THIN MINTS. It was awesome. And then it was terrible. And then terribly awesome. I'm pretty sure I only remember enjoying one box, though. The other three kind of disappeared amongst other family members. Oh well, at least I got some.

I don't blame my parents for anything. The only person who ever even implied that I was chubby was my grandmother, and that was only the one time. But the thing is, I was never technically overweight. I was definitely on the high end of the healthy BMI range and certainly a little jiggly, but I was never "overweight." My…

Finally saw it this week. It was long, but like the first movie, none of it was boring. The whole Legolas-Tauriel subplot is a little silly, but at this point it's not really detracting from anything else. Loved all the dragon scenes.

I remember watching my sister play some of the first games, but I never played for myself until Ocarina of Time. I've played most of the games since then.

SO got me some pretty kickass steampunk boots. He got computer parts, a Dr. Who shirt, and a Zelda keychain.

I started rereading Harry Potter. I'm watching Dr. Who on Netflix. I've seen miscellaneous episodes before, but I've never sat through the series and followed the storyline. Feels good to start from the (rebooted) beginning. I gift wrapped some nerdy things for my significant other.

Last year I found an orange in my stocking. I was taken aback, because you really don't expect fruits as a holiday treat--even if it's an awesome idea, it's just not done. You're thinking to yourself, "Look at all this chocolate, this is so tasty and bad for me. Ooh, there's minty ones, too, and some truffles--what the…

I work in the kind of setting where I get my own desk, but I'm kind of out there and open to frequent customer interaction. The snacks I keep need to be something I can sneak discreetly and stash away quickly. I've been doing dry cereal, lately. The Fiber One 80-calorie stuff is pretty good; I usually prefer the chocolate…

I've been struggling with candy because of Halloween, but I'm hoping once it's all out of the house, I'll be able to get back on track.

It's been years since I read the book; I read it back when I was a tween who didn't really realize that authors were real people, past a name on the cover. And then they announced the movie, and with it a bunch of Orson Scott Card bashing. Turns out he doesn't seem like the kind of person I would really want to associate…

I spent like 12 hours yesterday sewing and crafting a corset and some steampunk outerwear, a Quidditch uniform, and Wolverine claws. Turns out I get to wear more than one Halloween costume this year, so now I'm scrambling to get stuff done.

A good diet will help your skin a lot, but if you're working out a lot too, make sure you wash that sweat off! Six days a week, I wash my face with one of those Morning Burst products, and once a week I'll do an apricot scrub. It seems to be working pretty well so far. I mean, I still get teeny peripheral acne clusters…

I didn't try the "Slim Fast Diet," but I have tried the snack bars and the shakes intermittently in conjunction with the diet I was already trying to improve. I don't think it did any particular damage, but I don't really think it helped much, either. I did drop a few pounds (probably from the other changes to my diet),…

I'm not sure if I downloaded one of the copycat apps or not, but mine only offered the first two weeks for free. I still get options like interval, timed, and distance running sessions, so I'm still using it on occasion. Two weeks ago I was repeating a run 1min/walk 1min set, and last week, for funsies, I decided to do a…

I had an inhaler as a kid, and I used to be AWFUL at running. I do think C25K offers a really good approach. Walk a lot, run a little, work your way up to walk a little, run a little, and work your way up to walk a little, run a lot. Last week I ran for almost three miles straight, which I never thought I'd be able to do,…

4'11" right here! I've joined like two short girl groups on MFP, and this thing keeps happening where one day the message board will be wiped out, and the name of the group has changed. I don't know if that's like, the group moderator messing around with the settings, or if MFP is glitching out on me and moving me to a…

I'm a beginning runner, so I've only had experience running during the summer months. I prefer to run in the (mid) mornings before the heat sets in, but if I work that day, I don't have the motivation to get up before sunrise to get it done. So there are times when I'll try and go in the evenings after work, but it's a lot…

My parents haven't seen me since I dropped two or three pant sizes, but my coworkers gave me a lot of "Don't lose anymore weight," and "You're too skinny," and "There's a truck outside selling hamburgers--you should go get a couple." Then I bought a pair of pants and a couple shirts that fit my new self and they stopped…

I always gravitate towards the really sugary ones like Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, etc. But I always struggle with my sugar intake, so I've been trying to swap them out for boring "adult" cereals. As a result, I don't eat cereal very often anymore, probably only once a week, now.

I'm skinny-fat, too. I'm 4'11", somewhere around 95 lbs, and like 24% body fat. If I could get down to like 20%, I think I might be a little happier with myself.

I've been using mine as a scale, and I don't think I've derailed in any weird ways, yet.

I can get away with wearing my old stuff as long as I cinch and belt things, but my clothes from a year ago don't look flattering on me at all, anymore. I haven't been wearing them as often, but I haven't gotten to the mindset yet where I know I don't need them anymore. I'm just afraid that as soon as I get rid of them…

I'm kind of a casual geek. I've dabbled in anime and cosplay clubs in college, but there was a weird reverse-social awkwardness effect. I'm not even sure how to describe it. I think maybe it was that I used to be really into anime and then kind of grew out of it. But I like making costumes--I have a few steampunk items for…

I grew up in the Yakima area, but I've been away for about ten years, now. :/

Chips, like whoa. Tortilla chips, Doritos, potato chips, doesn't matter. I could eat a whole bag in one sitting if left to my own devices.

I'm 4'11" too! I've never been to Hawaii, but I've wanted to visit.

A year ago, SO was doing MFP with me, but we both fell out of the habit. I've gotten back into it, but he hasn't. He knows I'm making efforts, but he doesn't acknowledge them unless I say to him, "I lost another pound!" He did get me a pair of headphones designed for athletic use for my birthday, though. He and I live with…