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Dude, a Christian group on MFP? Finally a light in this darkness. So many pics and posts in here hurt my soul. Add me, or however it works. Woohoo!

Jakku, at the moment

You cahn dooooo eeeeet!!!

Thanks. I was hoping there would be others here running that race as well.

Is 42 considered old?

Dude/lady (did you specify?), hang in there. I am a Christian as well, but I fail every test I am given. I try to go as close to vegan as possible because I produce crazy amounts of cholesterol just by thinking of a cheeseburger. I'm happily married and trying to get the wife more active. Hard to do, since women generally…

Great post idea! Mine is to run 2014 miles in 2014. I am way behind, but I plan to catch back up now that my Master's program is just about over.

Running the Flying Pig that same day in Cincinatti.

Hey there. Welcome to the group and congratulations on your journey. You've already done the hard part: get started. There are countless programs out there to get moving and most of them are great. The key is to stick to the plan as best as you can. I use SmartCoach by Runner's World. Every time I used it, I ran my fastest…

So an inexperienced crew is worse than no crew? Looks like I need to be selective when looking for one. Perhaps I need to start crewing for others as well just to know what it's like. Thanks so much for the input, everyone. This is why I like runners so much.

I don't, but I do know how tough (but worth it) juicing is. I salute everyone who tries it. The first three days are hell, but each day afterward reveals more and more of the payoff. Best of luck, Meg.

Never got into sports. Perhaps it's blind coincidence, but the most die-hard sports fans that I know are the most out of shape. They are the ones who are more prone to not only attribute their very their identity through "their team", but also to hurl insults at others who do the same. Conversely, most of the dedicated…

What a football coach would tell you: Quit feeling sorry for yourself and win this thing! What a yoga teacher would tell you: Just close your eyes and feel the life-giving oxygen flow in and out of you until you find peace. What Chuck Norris would tell you: Just give me an address and a name; it will be fixed in ten…

Thanks again, everyone. I thought about dropping water jugs along the route, but two things came to mind. 1) if one of these jugs is taken or tampered with, I'm screwed. 2) It would be somewhat irresponsible to leave litter like that when I'm done. I would have to make a third trip (right after running 58 miles) just to…

Awesome. Lot's of great advice. Many thanks, everyone! You are just just one reason I love MFP so much.

Many thanks! This might go from "incredible" to stupid, though. Lots of planning involved to make sure it doesn't come to that.

Well, it's not so much a "spoiler alert" thing. Every time I mention to people what it's about, they get turned off and lose the desire to see the movie. Can't really blame them. I've been there.

AHA! Here's a link. I hope this helps. http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/

I wish. I saw it on Hulu. Try Hulu.com. Amazon and Netflix probably have it as well. Worth the rent, I promise.

Wow. Women sure beat themselves up a lot. In my experience, 99.9% of it is unwarranted. I wish women could see what we men see. We aren't as shallow as commercials make us out to be. The media's definition of "beautiful" is far from what we actually think is beautiful. At least you know that such negative thinking is…

Air Force Marathon!

Um what?

I used to have the same problem. Now, I just think to myself "I don't eat that crap". Somehow it worked for me. Lost 20 pounds since January and held it steady for a month now.

One does not simply go from zero to six pack in 6 weeks.

Oh my good Lord, you've done great!

I did it in phases for 60 days, then stopped for a bit. I'm still losing a lot of weight and have more energy than ever. Juicing caused my entire appetite to change in 4 days. I no longer have cravings for junk food or large amounts of red meat. My devotion to bacon dried up instantly. It was (and still is) really weird. I…

I'm reading "Eat and Run" by Scott Jurek (7 consecutive WS100 wins, Badwater winner) and it scared the crap out of me. He started out eating crap, but cleaned up his diet. I won't spoil it, but suffice it to say that the book is definitely worthwhile in your situation. Happy running, bro!

All my MFP friends are extremely supportive. Feel free to add me. I have no doubt my MFP friends will add you as well.

Getting injured usually stops me from signing up. Other than that, good old fashioned discipline.

Nope. Rock on!