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1patientbear, I didn't read your post as rude at all. Can't say as much for the OP and then EuropanMermaid (strong first post BTW) To OP, I ate back all my exercise calories until I lost enough to be in just the "overweight" BMI range. Now I eat back half. It's working for me, but you'll probably need to experiment to find…

Thanks for the laugh this morning!

I was concerned about my joints as well, so I started the C25K as soon as I moved from "obese" to "overweight" in BMI. Prior to that, I walked briskly, both to work on my cardio and to start strengthening my legs.

OP - I found this slogan on the MFP forums (can't remember from which member). It really resonated with me: An hour is only 4% of your day. I am worth 4%. So I take an hour or MAKE an hour a day for ME, and I use that time to exercise. Having ran my first ever 5K last fall - I can tell you that you will see people of all…

Great work resisting Jen! Last night I skipped my Woodford too. ;) Although I had burned enough calories in the pool to deserve one, it just didn't feel right to have a reward drink. Plus, then I'd need a snack too and I didn't have calories free for both! SW: 170.8 GW: 159.8 Dec 21 Week 0: n/a Dec 28 Week 1: n/a Jan 4…

This is what worked for me. You know the cigarette that just tastes "bad" and makes you feel icky? (It usually happens in the middle of the pack). The one where your lungs feel heavy, and dirty, and your stomach lurches? And you think to yourself "ew, this is gross". When you have THAT SMOKE, dunk the rest of the pack in…

I lost 1.5 pounds overnight. I was up 3 times to pee. I don't worry too much about day to day fluctuation. I track each day's weight, but measure it week over week for the trend. And I use whatever the scale says as motivation. Up weight? Gotta stay on track and keep working at it. Down weight? Yay, it's working! Gotta…

I started my journey on Jan 2, 2013, so I've been active on here for over a year now. I log daily (unless I'm on vacation with without internet), and *try* to exercise daily. I play hockey, run, swim, bike, hike pretty much daily. Sorry, don't have a fitbit. I anticipate hitting my goal weight sometime in the Spring, but…

It's a splurge for me, and I have to make sure I have enough calories for it. Burrito Boyz. SO GOOD. And it's all made fresh in-house, so I'm not sure if it qualifies as "fast food".

I ask myself what do I want more, to be fat* or to do my exercise and achieve my goal? Exercise wins 99% of the time. *calling/thinking myself fat works as motivation for me. It's not a self-esteem issue at all…anymore. See my ticker.

I love food and love to eat. So I've struggled with managing my weight for my entire adult life. In 2006 I had ballooned up to 220 lbs (I was in an abusive marriage and was coping with wine and cheese). My ex-H had also gotten huge, so we did the Bernstein diet together. I lost 70 lbs in 5 months and was down to 150 lbs.…

SW: 170.8 GW: 159.8 Dec 21 Week 0: n/a Dec 28 Week 1: n/a Jan 4 Week 2: 170.2 Seeing as I just started yesterday, I'll report on my exercise goal next week. Total lost during challenge: 0.6 lbs

I did my first try-a-tri last year. There are some great tips in this thread, and I also recommend http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/ My advice: during the run, make sure you know if you've got water or gatorade before you dump it over your head. And: smile when you cross the finish line. You'll want a good picture to hang…

Me too! Things got busy in late November with holiday parties and social events, and my exercise regime suffered for it. And then I had 3 weeks of vacation and was out of the country for part of it. I haven't ran since Nov 30, eek! All that cardio down the drain. I got back on the horse this morning with an hour of…

Late to the party! In my defence, I was away on vacation out of the country. Starting Weight: 170.8 Exercise goal each week: 3,500 calories burned Personal goal: break the 160 barrier by St Patty's day! Thanks for doing this Jen!

YES! I'm in. I'm not going to make my goal for end of the year, so a new challenge will be the perfect thing to kick me into gear for the new year. I've fallen off the wagon over the past week. So, I'm taking a little break but will be right back at it Jan 2nd.

Wow, it's usually page 2 before I can get my check-in posted! Week 0: 182.0 Week 1: 182.8 Week 2: 180.0 Week 3: 176.4 Week 4: 176.8 Week 5: 176.0 Week 6: 172.8 Week 7: 175.4 Week 8: 170.8 Week 9: 170.0 Week 10: 170.0 Week 11: 166.8 Total lost during challenge: 15.2 My body is weird (or is it just me weird in general?). It…

W12D2 last night. It was -7C/19F, and there was a dusting of snow on the ground. I ran in the middle of the street. Not like Pacman down the dividing line middle, but definitely not on the edge of the road. I didn't want to hit any icy patches covered just enough snow to make them super slippery. I wore 3 shirts - one…

Fantastic achievements for both of you Knit & Red! Woohoo! W12D1 completed last night. It started to sleet about halfway through. Fortunately, I finished it before it got too slippery to run. I'm going to try to keep running for as long as I can stand the weather. At some point, I'm going to need to suck up the cost and go…

I ran W11D3. It was snowing. Fun times.

SlotB, keep your head up! Imma coming for you! Week 0: 182.0 Week 1: 182.8 Week 2: 180.0 Week 3: 176.4 Week 4: 176.8 Week 5: 176.0 Week 6: 172.8 Week 7: 175.4 Week 8: 170.8 Week 9: 170.0 Week 10: 170.0 Total lost during challenge: 12 Ugh, my loss has stalled. Hopefully this plateau doesn't last 4 months like the last one.…

Yay! Glad to see the runners are back! I got up at 6:30 am to run W11D2 as I'm going out with a girlfriend tonight for dinner, and it will be too late/I won't have the inclination to run when I get home with a belly full of food and wine! It wasn't too cold, and I got to see the sky turn shades of pink as the sun came up,…

What? nobody's run in the past 5 days? Come on you runners - this is the accountability thread! Where are you? I ran W11D1 last night. 17 min run, 1 min walk x 3. It wasn't that bad. I added some new tunes to my playlist, and I try to let my mind wander a bit while I'm running, so I'm not just thinking "is it over yet is…

I did other, lower-impact exercises until I lost enough weight to move from "obese" to "overweight" in BMI before I started the C25K program. My knees are too important to me to risk further damage by placing them under additional stress.

Everybody who has stuck with this challenge is totally rocking it! Great dedication, congrats & way to go! Week 0: 182.0 Week 1: 182.8 Week 2: 180.0 Week 3: 176.4 Week 4: 176.8 Week 5: 176.0 Week 6: 172.8 Week 7: 175.4 Week 8: 170.8 Week 9: 170.0 Total lost during challenge: 12.0 I'm on track to lose more than 15, but not…

Did you get/are you getting your period around now? I always gain 3-4 pounds of water retention during my TOM.

Red, you get a pass as you're recovering from the marathon. And I wouldn't run the day after attending a wedding either. Hell, I usually wake up still drunk the day after a wedding anyway! I hope you enjoyed your rest and had an enjoyable easy run today! SlotB - that sucks that your treadmill is broken. I dunno how handy…

Exactly! and set interim goals as well - 10% lost of starting weight, as you pass each BMI category, etc. The point is to always have a next goal which is achievable within a month or so. It sure helped me to keep my motivation.

Hey? Where are all you runners? Staying inside where it's warm? ;) Checking in with today's run. So, I got home a bit late and didn't hit the streets until 7ish. It was -3C and -10C with the wind chill. I decided on a cotton long sleeve with tshirt over top, the cheap poly/cotton yoga pants I usually wear under my hockey…

At 5'3", your healthy weight range (based on BMI) is 104.4 lbs - 141.1 lbs I'm saying this as gently as possible - as you've been overweight as long as you can remember, you won't know your frame size until you get closer/into your healthy weight range. Don't worry about where you fall within that range right now, as the…