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In June, it will be two years since I changed my goal from losing weight to getting stronger. At 5'4, my starting weight in June 2013 was 163 or BMI 26.5. I did not get my fat % tested but I'm guessing it was in the low 40%. My goal was consistency: lifting weights 3x per week, with 2 days of other exercise. I lead a very…
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Congratulations! We're about the same stats except you are two inches taller (I'm 5'4). Thank you for posting your success because it fuels my motivation, particularly since you are 40. I'm having a hard time dropping the lbs.
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I finish C25K in two weeks; I'm jogging 13 min miles. How did you improve your time? Awesome job on achieving 10 minute miles! Congrats!
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I appreciate your post. My goal is to get stronger. I'm working hard three times a week at a group strength training class to achieve that goal. However, I'm watching my calories, running 2-3 times a week and weighing myself looking for a drop in weight. It's not happening. In fact, I've gained two pounds even though I'm…
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It's been a rocky 6 months watching what I eat. I started Body Revolution, transitioned from WW to MFP, and started over on Body Revolution, never finishing the 3 month; the exercises were beyond my current abilities, particularly the ab exercises. In the past 6 months, I gained another five pounds, which I'm now at 158.8,…
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I went about 800 over. Even though I ran in the morning, what killed me was not planning for lunch. By the time we arrived at the picnic, I was really hungry; everybody wanted a hot dog so I had one too. Hot dogs make me feel crappy, but I ate one anyway. *Always do that--eat something I shouldn't because everyone else is*…
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Completed W3 D3 on C25k, in high humidity and on 4th of July. We're having a big picnic with lots of good and unhealthy foods. My goal is to stay away from the potato chips. My FAV! Happy 4th of July!
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I'm looking for more pals, too. Age: 40 SW: 153 CW: 158 GW: 135ish, strong w/ muscle Ht: 5'4
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Great motivation to start, increase or maintain weight lifting as a matter of living! Strong women + Strong bodies = can conquer anything!
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You look confident and powerful! Thank you for posting your pictures. I'm 5'4, 31% body fat, yet weigh 158. I have a long way to go to shed weight and gain strength, which is my primary goal versus weight loss. After trying to figure out weight lifting on my own (NRWLW), I realized that I needed some guidance along the…
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I'll join, as well. I just learned about clean eating a couple weeks ago. This week I focused on making clean eating recipes from the blogs I learned about on MFP. My immediate focus was to stop eating cereal, the quick and easy breakfast that I always fall back on when I'm in a rush. This challenge will encourage me to…
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I had great success with C5k about 7-8 years ago when I was on WW. Back then, I met a group of women on the message boards interested in sprint triathlons. At the same time, a friend encouraged me to enter my first sprint triathlon, and so my journey with C5K began. The only distance I ran was from the front door to the…
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It sounds like you are ready to quit. I hit my 5 year non-smoking goal in March. I understand where you are. I was always quitting for 4 years, until one day, I just had enough and made the quit for real. But I knew, for me, going cold turkey was not my path to success. I tried the patch--burnt my skin and made me feel…
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I'm 39 years old, 5'4 and weight 156. When I was 32, I lost weight and got down to 135, still a size 10. I'm a baggy size 14 now, but a tight size 12, tight enough where I don't feel comfortable. I've been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds for about 10 weeks. It's been very difficult for me to drop below 155, just…
