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Sigh. I have the exact same issue with Brooks. The color options are just bad. I, too, just decided to try out Mizunos (Alchemy) for the first time because they are so much lighter and less bulky looking than my bricklike Brooks Ariel. They are both "motion control" shoes, but have extremely different support plates. I…
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C25K worked great for me! My only advice is to get a heart rate monitor to keep from going out too fast. Keep that heart rate in the target zone and it'll be easier for you to build up the mileage. And please, for the love of all that is holy, get good running shoes. Good shoes will help you develop good form. They don't…
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I think the key thing to know is... once a pear shape, always a pear shape. I dropped from a size 14/16 down to a 6 or 8 after losing almost 50 lbs, but I'm still a pear shape, just a smaller one. And a much flatter one up top... sigh. It took me years and years to accept it, but I've finally resigned myself to buying a…
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Absolutely! I bought one when I started running a few years ago to ensure I wasn't running my heart rate up too high. It made building up the miles much, much easier. Now that I run three times a week I use it to make sure I'm keeping my heart rate up. It's also great to check on those calories burned as you exercise. A…
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Sigh. I think the free fruit is one of the reasons the new points plus system didn't work for me. I did great on the previous system. Veggies were pretty much free on the previous system and fruits were still pretty low points. That seemed to be enough to steer me towards them in the right quanities. I lost over 45 pounds…
