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What's wrong with beating a dead horse?

Good luck! Let us know how it goes. The racing part is what is addictive to me. I have no delusions of winning but the whole atmosphere is so positive and fun. Pacing is important, if you go out at the pace you know you can run and then when you get to half way, if you still have gas in the tank (and you will know from…

Good luck on your race! I am sure you will do better than you expect. The excitement of the race, with the other people running too really helps. Just run your own race. No matter how fast you are, there are always people who are faster and slower. A good quote a long time martathoner friend told me when racing is: "for…

For marathoners: "Because running 26.3 miles is just crazy!"

I second the suggestion of using body glide. Put it everwhere there is a seam that touches your skin or your clothing rubs and in the places in your shoes you are most likely to get blisters. Don't skimp. At longer distances, it is reallly about minimizing discomfort because, at least for me, it is pretty hard to avoid it.…

It is absolutely possible. Your time may not be the greatest but you should b ale to finish. I did a half 27 weeks after I first "ran" and by that I mean it took me over 51 minutes to go 5k. I appreciate that you probably have about 17 weeks but on my training plan, I first ran a half marathon distance in training at about…

Ran my first half marathon today. Did it in 1:52:40. When I started training for it in January, I was hoping for anything under 2:15, so I was very happy with the result. At the beginning of November when I first "ran" 5k on the treadmill it took me 51:34 so I have come a long way in six months.

Started at 308 (I am 6'1") now I am around 200. I have committed to getting in shape in early September 2012 and found MFP later than month. I don't think there is any magic. Just eat at a deficit and exercise more. I do agree that you cannot cut out anything you aren't prepared to do without for the rest of your life, so…

Feel free to add me. I don't have 100+ lbs to lose anymore as I am close to completing the weight loss portion of my journey, but I don't plan on leaving as I see this as a life long change. Not a diet. Started at 308 last summer. Should settle in around 190 in the next month or so, so I started with more than 100lbs to…

For what its worth, on runkeeper.com based on an email I received when I hit a new personal best, the median pace for running 5km is 6:24 per km (32:00 total time) and the 75th percentile is 5:35 per km (27:55 total time). Those are probably pretty good indicators as there would be a huge cross section of people using the…

I connected my Withings scale to the site so every time I weigh myself the site is updated, good or bad. I generally weigh myself daily, sometimes more (for example I was curious how much water weight I lost when running a half marathon so I weighed before and after), sometimes less. The Withings app imposes a trend line…

As of this morning, 17.5lbs.

Buying jeans in a regular store is something I aspire to as well. I am in a size 40 too but the trouble is that where I live regular stores only carry up to size 38. To make matters worse, the big and tall stores don't carry sizes as small as 40 unless it comes with a crazy tall inseam. Right now, I seem to be in a no…

I kept one suit and one pair of jeans and donated the rest. Shirts are another story. I now seem to have ones from 4XL to XL. I work out and do work around the house in the really big ones as I a too cheap to replace them all. Over time, they will wear out and get thrown away.

On Saturday, I was lacing up my skates to go on the ice with my son. While I was doing them up, my wedding ring fell off on the floor. As I bent further down to pick it up, I realized I can touch my nose to my knee. It may seem silly, but in the summer when I went on the ice with him, I basically had to hold my breath just…

Me too, for the same reason.

I fall into this category. Started running at the end of October at around 270lbs. I am now at 240lbs. The running has definitely helped but I would still consider myself chunky. I now run 30kms or more a week (6 days a week-mostly treadmill) and have a resting heart rate below 60bpm. I can't say I have the running bug, as…

Three rules for me: 1. Log everything honestly (otherwise you are only cheating yourself). 2. Never go more than one day without exercising (that is a bad trend and it is much easier the third day to skip exercising than the second--I work out 6 days a week even if it is only for 30 minutes). 3. Never eat anything after…

I agree with others here in that people probably notice but most people won't say anything. I got some comments from people once I lost around 35lbs and a few more here and there since then. Most of the comments came from family over the holidays. By then I had lost 50lbs, they hadn't seen me in a while and aren't afraid…

You may want to check that. I think it is CLXX (C - one hundred, L - fifty, XX - twenty).

I am in the same boat. I plan on keeping one suit and one pair of jeans so that I can remember the sizes that I used to wear, but I can't bring myself to do it yet. I have come a fair distance but have another 45lbs to go and so I am trying to buy as few clothes in "interim" sizes. I will finally toss everything out when I…

The two that come to mind for me have already been called out: - amusement park rides (no longer an issue) - shopping in a regular clothing store (almost there)

I am not sure you should measure your self worth by a number on a scale, but weighing yourself often doesn't seem to be a big deal to me. You just need to realize that it is A number and not THE number. I am a data geek and have a scale that tracks my weight and presents it as a graph on my phone. I have realized over the…

I am 255lbs and 6'1" and my calories were set by my doctor after body composition tests. He set it at 2,000 calories but no eating back exercise calories. It has worked for me for the last two months. I started off being hungry at night but I think it was more a habit of eating at night because I never had trouble sleeping…

This was my biggest problem too. My problem is that I don't do moderation well. I knew it was just a habit because if I just ignored the urge to eat it would suck but I would still sleep fine and I wouldn't be any more hungry when I woke up in the morning. As a result, the only thing that worked for me is a rule. No eating…

French fries, unfortunately they have pretty much no redeeming healthy qualities.

Feel free to add me (anyone feel free to ad me). I would love to have some friends on here. This seems like such a motivational place. I like to be positive. I am not looking to lose any amount of weight. I have decided on a new way of life and the result will be that I will be back to a healthy weight. As a result of this…

A great idea. Friend request sent. I have been using the app for a couple of months and need to take advantage of the support from other users too.