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  • Merci Clarissa de me motiver! c'est bon de voir des gens comme toi. Je suis avec MFP depuis 2 ans. Je perds, je gagne, j'arrête d'écrire.... manque de motivation. J'ai pourtant 50 livres à perdre. J'ai recommencé les recettes légères et surtout à écrire tout ce que je mange.... le gym fait partie de mes midis... je repars…
  • Reading you inspired me to go on... Someday I feel discouraged.
  • I finished week 9. I ran my first 5k last week, and I feel so much more in shape. I couldn't run my first 1.5 minute in January. I haven't lost pounds either. I feel a lot better in my clothes, and my coworkers told me that I look more fit, My shape is changing. My belly is melting slowly. I am a bit discouraged about my…
  • Great! Think about your nice dress, How proud you will be to be slimmer! you can add me as friend, I will support you!
  • BRAVO!!!! I know the feeling!
  • I finished the program last week and I ran my first 5 K last friday. It was a friendly race and nobody kept the time, but I DID IT!!!!!! I Never thought in January I could make it... 1.5 minutes and I was out of breath.... I LOVE this program and talk about it to everyone...
  • Hi, I just finished the program last week with a 5 K race.... I was so proud. When I started in January, I had big difficulties to run for 1,5 minutes. I could not beleive I would run for 45 minutes 6 months later.... BUT I DID. :bigsmile: you can had me has friend, I will support you
  • Hi, Welcome aboard! I am over 50 too and I am changing my habits. Slowly, following my body needs, I am getting in shape to live 50 more years. I started running, with "Couch to 5 K" and I never thought I could do it.... but I did and now I am jogging 30 minutes with proudness. You can add me for friend support.
  • I am so desapointed, I think I stretch my ciatique nerve.... my leg and lower back are painful. I will walk and see what it does for me tomorrow. I was so happy to go back into my running session....
    in Week 4! Comment by colibri25 March 2012
  • I finished week 4,3 weeks ago, but I caught a big cold and stopped running for 2 weeks. Finally I restarted week 4 last monday, thinking it would be very difficult..... amazingly it was great. I did it and I will be ready to jump in week 5 next monday. It give me so much energy to run. I was feeling so bad the 2 weeks I…
    in Week 4! Comment by colibri25 March 2012
  • This is the way I think too!
  • 4. Couch to 5K............30 minutes
  • here where I am now 2. jan 4 (couch to 5K) 8 minutes jogging + 30 minutes brisk walk 3. jan 7 intense danse 20 minutes + walk in snow 20 minutes 4. jan 9 (couch to 5K) 8 minutes jogging + 30 minutes brisk walk
  • Sunny but cold Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • You found a good way to keep track and get motivation. Adding friend to your trip will help too. Feel free to add me!
    in Howdy Comment by colibri25 January 2012
  • It is a good way to do it.... and add some friends too. It helps to keep in tracks.
  • Welcome gwynb, you will probably like the fact that you don't have to get out to get motivated. Make some friends at MFP and it will keep you from falling. It is what push me to continue knowing there a nice bunch of people strolling with the same problems than me. Excuse may poor English, I am francophone and I don't have…
  • You look great and happy.... congrat!
  • 1. Everyday will look in the mirror and find something nice to say about you.If you don't see your beauty no one else will.( no matter what your body size is today ) 2. Drink at least 8 (8 oz glasses of water a day) 3. Limit sodium to at least 1500-1800 mil. a day 4. To be honest in recording what we eat a day in our…
  • It is my first time, I need this motivation group......... I am in 1. walking 45 minutes
  • You must be proud of yourself! You look great!
  • Hi, I am new too, only a week and I think having friends will help a lot.... I am doing it alone and I have for a while to be part of this program. So let be friend! My english is not perfect but if you don't mind some mistakes I will be please to chat with you. Colibri25
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