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My journey started in 2010, and starting in 2011 I got serious about the working out and watching really what goes in (joined MFP). My friends are used to my "annoying posts" of all the workouts, pictures of my meal prepping, and yes also the moments when I lose control and gain some back. I have had a few comments of…
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Honestly, just tell yourself YOU are stronger than the sweets and tomorrow is a new day to show yourself you can fix this!! I have to remove the food from the kitchen otherwise I can't make myself stop sometimes too (emotional eater too, and I'm an emotional basketcase 75% of the time lately). I tell myself everyday that…
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Not to mention the staff of doctors, massage therapists, chiropractic that are on staff... The ice bath and whirlpool soaks we don't necessarily get. The chefs preparing their meals properly with the RIGHT fats and healthy seasonings that it takes a while to master on your own. They are taken out of their day to day lives,…
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I restarted on Jan 3... I love how I feel without dairy and grains!! Now ready to stay more consistent this time!
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I can't expect myself to start until Monday Sept 10. I have about 1800 miles to drive in 2 and a half days and trying to stay true to the challenge during this week is sabotage!! But I'm so excited to get fueled up and ready for my next race!!!
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I am really a baby then to this group... 27 years old, started a Paleo lifestyle in July, got derailed for the last few weeks, but lloking forward to starting my 30day Monday! I have been trying to stay true to the principles, but been making lots of excuses for myself! So, a group of people who know what I'm going through…
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Extra fat... I'm a marathoner and while eating Paleo, I get super hungry at like 5 miles if I don't refuel. But I will eat 1tbs coconut oil straight off the spoon to give my body the fat it needs to burn longer without fading.. I use honey stinger products (either waffle stingers or gels) they're decent and don't bug my…
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I just keep pushing myself!! I still have a hard time fathoming that I went from getting caught cheating when the trainer made us run around the block during a group session, to completing a full Marathon in one year!! I run now 4/5 days a week, lift 3/4 days a week, and spin 3 days a week. I love my life and the structure…
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My boyfriend misses my cooking (he's out of town on business and eats heat n eat or restaurant foods)!! Sometimes he'll add extra sauces or another side dish to his plate, but he hasn't been home since I started following a strict paleo plan. But something tells me when he comes home to visit this weekend he'll just be…
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This GO round, I am eating a super strict Paleo food plan, and because of my job, sometimes I have to pack to work with me lunch AND dinner... through this process I have found that by logging the whole day in advance, I know what meal is coming next, when I'm going to have it, and I see the results that the day SHOULD…
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#1 diet advice: don't hate yourself for having an off food day, just wake up tomorrow and start over! #1 fitness advice: get up and get your workout in even if you can barely move... you'll feel better when it's over and it helps with the stiffness!
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I use just the regular men's UNDER ARMOUR compression shorts ( they're longer in the legs, and the seams don't interfere, ut I do also use a chaffing cream (Mission brand 5 hour cream)... they will be available at any decent regular sports store, and you can get them in the appropriate size... works for me, as I don't have…
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Simply put... I got out of my own head and went from struggling to run around a city block to completing a full marathon in 16 weeks in June! Now pushing harder than ever to see what I can really do time wise at the next marathon in October! Pretty incredible to me!
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I'm in the process of growing my hair out... lost my ringlets years ago... and I don't straighten or color my hair anymore, I just want my hair, like my body, to be as healthy and "preservative free" lol as it can be... ya ya.. I know "Shut up Hippie" lol... but seriously, yes it is a pain!!! It's now below the bra almost…
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First off.. GREAT DILIGENCE!! Secondly... Quite frankly, if you've been as strict as you say, it won't be a problem... you'll eat everything in site the first day then get sick... your body is used to foods that work WITH it, so you will most definitely shock your system (happens to me every time). Then, you'll finish out…
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There are days I go through 3 workouts, and I'm not trying to hangout between sessions in some sweaty smelly clothes! And I work in sports retail so um YEEEAAAHHHH... I am thinking about donating my regular clothes to charity so I can better display and organize my workout gear... inside, outside, running, lifting, hot…
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However long it takes you :) Running is an individual sport, and even though my average pace is usually between 10-11 min mile (carried over long distances) if I'm only doing a 5k, I can get into close to a 9 min. Just get out there and do it, and if you want to go faster, train to get faster!! I am in the back half of our…
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Ok Negative Nancy!! So, I was never much of a runner myself, nor did it ever sound like a "fun" idea to me... but I progressed to a certain phase in my weight loss where it was time to do something different, I had lost 100 pounds of fat, build up about 20 from muscle, and was just dandy going about my normal lifting and…
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I am starting a food plan today (scary since I've not done this since high school, and when I lost the bulk of my weight it was sheerly by making right choices, not being guided through each step. That being said, it is a mainly Paleo diet that includes a very high % of good fats... It is designed to reset the body's…
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Just keep up the hard work, and keep trying veggies anyway... it's been over 2 years since I began this trip and in the beginning I wasn't a huge fan of many veggies, but the healthier you get, the more your body craves what is actually beneficial... Calorie deficit is priority here, but if the quality of your success…
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Just take happiness in the fact you feel this way!! And keep doing whatever it takes to keep that momentum moving you forward!! The reward is the challenge!!
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Blue Nose Pitbull... my heart!! She goes everywhere I can take her, she gets real mad though when I go run with the group, she totally knows she COULD go, but I choose to focus on my group time and boy does she get mad when I get home!! She's worse than a jealous boyfriend sometimes, sniffing all over, like "where have YOU…
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GREAT WORK!! It feels great doesn't it?? I honestly could be happy right where I am as long as I FEEL good!!
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My sister used to wrap one finger with electrical tape, as a reminder to stay away from the sugars... For me, this sweets problem plagues me as well. I lost 90, gained back 30, and now am training for a marathon, which is FORCING me to make better food decisions (hard to go run 10/11 miles when you have the runs from…
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[quote But, you're right. Good healthful food cost more than cheap food. That is not an accident, at all. I don't think it will ever change. So, you have to pick your goods and bads. Watch for sales on whole chicken. I got one for $3 a few weeks ago. Actually, I bought a couple of them. I cook them one night, and have…
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Cold... almost always!! Except for working out, I get drenched in sweat hot within 15 minutes AND sleeping, we have to turn the heat all the way off when I go to bed (which can be unpleasant for anyone not sleeping and especially crappy first thing in the morning), and we now go through like 4 sets of sheets a week because…
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I also hate the scale!! I am working soo hard right now and reshaping my body. MY shape shows difference, and my core is so much tighter, but the scale is not reflecting this change at all!! I only use the scale at the gym (I don't own one) Be happy with your achievements!! You have earned them!!! Great inches loss!!
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I get Crossfit workouts online for free, and modify to my ability/coaching/spotters around.... and I work with a trainer to help me get the form right. I don't care how fast the guy next to me is doing wall balls or thrusters, I will go as fast as PROPER FORM ALLOWS!!!
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I am at a place in my fitness lifestyle where my ticker may show I have weight to lose, but I FEEL GREAT!! Now that I'm training for my first marathon, I know there will be new different changes, but the scale has never been an accurate gauge of how I feel... And my boyfriend is happy with the process even though I go to…
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My trainer gave me some great stretches that really help, but personally I would have to say that because your hips are so used to the elliptical the change in tendon/muscle usage is bothering you...I used to only use the elliptical for almost a year, but I've been doing interval training on the treadmill and getting…
