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That's my birthday weekend too! (May 23rd) My mini goal is to hit 205 by then. May be a bit ambitious but I'm giving it my best!
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For the first few weeks at home I was eating ALL THE THINGS and baking up a storm. I'm typically bad at cooking for just myself, but with the US/Canada border closed, I'm not able to go up and see my boyfriend or have him visit me, so I have complete control over what I'm eating now and have been challenging myself to make…
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Well, it's my birthday! And I didn't quite make it to 215, but I did make it to 215.4 so I'm calling that a win. Onward to the next goal! And I think I'll purchase those size 14s on June 1st. My 16s are somehow already a little saggy...
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Find a sturdy bag and load 16 lbs of weight into it -- free weights, bags of flour or rice, etc... Now carry that around the house for a few minutes. I find this helps give me a little perspective when I feel like there's no change, because sometimes it's hard to feel like you've made any progress at all. Just this morning…
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Current mini goals are to get to 215 by my birthday on May 23rd (I have 4.6 lbs to go) and drop below 200 by the end of June. My current trend lines on my weight chart show I'm on track for both! I also have a size 14 of my favorite jeans saved in my cart on Amazon, just waiting to be purchased!
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Off and on since December 2010.
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Ebi sunomono, salmon nigiri, negitoro cones, and yam tempura cones from my favorite sushi joint in British Columbia. I could LIVE off these. <3
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I love your graphs! I'm not quite data-savvy enough to create more than a simple one for myself, but I have a neat chart that lets me input start/goal weights, major upcoming events, and gives me a trend line based on recent inputs, so I can better visualize my predicted progress as time goes on. It's definitely been a…
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Last weekend I wore my paintball pants all day and they felt noticeably looser in the waist. They were such a pain to buy in the first place, because they're pretty much designed for men and what fit around my actual waist could be thrown out the window once my hips and butt got involved. Every sizing thing I found said I…
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Holy guacamole -- amazing work! Way to stick to it!
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Fantastic job! Off topic: WWU Vikings? As in, Western Washington University Vikings?
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I just registered for my first 5k! I started running a couple of months ago and am both nervous and excited for my first race. My advice, from newbie to newbie: 1) Get fitted for the right shoes for you. 2) Find your pace. I kind of stumbled upon mine while browsing through playlists on Spotify and finding a low tempo…
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Same! Either that or I'm standing awkwardly in a corner while drinking water to look like I'm occupied with something, and then really, really having to go because I've gone through five large glasses of water already!
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First, congratulations! What a fantastic feeling! I would mix it up. Depending on how I'm feeling, I'll either run a mile and try to maintain the same speed, so I can gauge how I'm feeling about that pace, or I'll bump it up and go for time. Or a couple of times a week now, I'll set my speed a little lower and shoot for a…
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I've learned that I always get derailed after doing a cheat day, so I avoid them and just work the foods I want to "cheat" with into my calorie budget, and try to move more to offset them if I'm at risk of exceeding my limit. For me, I always end up letting myself go too far on a cheat day and then feel terribly about it,…
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I'm totally in the same boat! I've been overweight since I was 9, so no idea what my ideal body weight is. So I'm roughly shooting for 130 and looking to see the scale continue to go down, but also diverting more focus to BF% and muscle, getting into the "healthy" BMI range (well, first I have to get to "overweight"), and…
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They definitely are. My dad started dancing when I was 12 (my kid reaction was, "Dad is getting WEIRD") and he is a classic introvert, but is by no means shy. He's in it for the dancing and not the socializing, and on the rare occasion he's sitting, will most likely be tuning out the chatter around him while analyzing the…
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Definitely save a little room in your calorie budget for it. I have a thing for dark roca, so I have a container of them and if I have room in my budget, I'll have one in the evening. It really hits the spot and I get my sweets fix, but is rich enough that I only need one. Or I might have a serving of cottage cheese or a…
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I'm 28 and have lost 24 lbs, with 73 to go! Would love more active friends my age. @sashenka899 is a friend!
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To compete in a 5k before my 30th birthday. Where I'm at now, it looks like I'll compete in one before my 29th birthday! Also, to be able to do pull-ups and full push-ups (without knees) before the end of the year.
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I'm an INFJ and I always hang back and dance a few really good dances. I suppose it helps that I'm a perfectionist, so I'd rather do a few dances really well and totally nail them, than go out and do everything and trip over my feet. My husband is an INTJ.
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Hah! I feel like I could have written this. I'm fairly introverted and will occasionally comment to cheer you on, or to offer advice if it's asked for and I feel I might have insight. Otherwise, I generally will like positive status updates and occasionally will browse others' diaries; I never really comment on those,…
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Absolutely!
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Hello, fellow Washingtonian! Such an awesome article! What an inspiring journey so far, and I'm sure you're going to crush your next 5k!
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Definitely not talking about Olympic caliber, more like 5k, 10k, and half marathon. Gotta start small! But thank you for the input -- it really helps!
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Thanks for the feedback, guys! Weight is definitely still a major factor for me -- 21 lbs down and 76ish to go. I'm not one to use a limitation as an excuse for not achieving something, but it's good to know that height isn't really a limitation, provided I continue to bring my weight down and build my endurance and…
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I have the Plantronics Backbeat Fit wireless headphones and love them! I can't do normal ear buds as they just don't seem to work in my (apparently little?) ears, even trying out different sizes and brands. But these are quite comfy and stay in place throughout my run.
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I have a Fitbit Charge HR. As others have said, it really depends on how you use it. I have it linked up with MFP and use the two apps in conjunction to keep within my calorie goal. I've found that the Fitbit is a little more conservative for what I should consume, and so helps me stay within my daily deficit goal. For me,…
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Also, 104 lbs! Holy cow, amazing job!
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That's how I remind myself of the real-world results of the progress I've made! I put X lbs of items in a bag and carry it around. It really turns that number on the scale into something tangible and real! So when I get down on myself for "only" being down about 20 lbs so far, time to carry that around again and remind…
