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Have you tried other fruit purees? Like pumpkin or banana? Or what about making your own applesauce, if you peel the apples yourself, can you eat the fruit? I also feel your pain. I'm allergic to sulfites, which lurk everywhere in packaged foods. I have to be very careful about what I eat, so I usually end up making just…

I alternate between running outdoors and running on a treadmill. I just finished week 5, day 3 yesterday (yay!) and I ran it on a treadmill. But I ran days 1 & 2 outdoors. My brain much prefers to run outside, but my body does not agree! For all the reasons mentioned above (the distractions, the breeze, the challenge) I…

Friend request sent. I'm no drill sergeant, but I'll definitely hold you to your goals. And I'll take whatever you can dish out too...anyone who wants to keep tabs on my progress and call me out when I slip up, feel free...I need it.

More likely than the sodium, the weight is in your muscles. You're doing 30 Day Shred, so I'm guessing you're at least a little bit sore. When you've worked your muscles, they swell a little and retain water as a protection mechanism. It'll drop off in a few days though...don't worry about it. You're definitely on the…

An hour and a half for me today...20 minutes running 70 minutes walking. I think I set my goal too low...I'm changing it from 1000 minutes for March to 1200. That increases my daily goal from 30+ to 45+ minutes for the remaining 12 days in March.

I've been doing pretty good so far not thinking much about the scale. But Friday is my normal weigh-day, and yesterday I was just obsessed with weighing myself. I didn't do it, but I thought about it all day. Every time I saw that unchanging "12 lbs lost" on my home page. Every time I saw one of my MFP friend's status…

30 minutes yesterday. Hoping to get in an hour today: 30 minutes of C25K and 30 minutes with my dog.

Wow, this is kind of crazy. 20% seems like a huge margin for error! And restaurant food too; I've always thought their online/publicized calorie counts were probably nowhere near correct. Anyway, just bumping so I can check out the links tomorrow.

Only 24 minutes of walking with my dog today...but lots of other non-walking exercise so I guess that's not too bad.

It's definitely not techno, but for English-Spanish mix I love Nil Lara.

My nephew accompanied me on my run this evening and I ran for longer than I've been able to run in years!

55 minutes today! 3 miles.

@babyprincess13 I agree that a lot of it is definitely mental. Don't skip your rest days, and go into every run thinking you absolutely can do it. If there are times when you want to quit before your interval is up, push through it and you will make it. Trust me if I haven't collapsed mid-run in the shape I'm in, you…

I'm on week 5 of C25K. I'm not yet what I'd call a "runner" but I think I could qualify as a "friend who runs" :wink:. I've sent a friend request. I could definitely use all the support I can get from other runners as well, so anyone feel free to add me as well. @BobbyDaniel: I grew up in Lake Charles in a family of…

Too funny! I have mostly sizes 8-12 in my closet, and I'm currently a 10. I do have a couple of skirts and a little black dress in size 4 from WAY back. It's pretty pathetic really, since they are from when my son was a toddler and he's now in college! Even if it ever fit me again, I doubt I'd even wear the LBD as it's…

I gave up chocolate and my scale for Lent. I have to say...the chocolate is hitting me way harder than the scale. I had gotten into a habit of snacking on Dove Promises and mini Heath Bars everyday. At first it was just one or the other, and at around 40 calories each, why not? But then it was one of each per day. Then it…

OK...haven't reported in in several days and I missed 2 days of walking in the past week. 3/10 29 minutes 3/11 no walking 3/12 40 minutes 3/13 no walking 3/14 35 minutes 3/15 56 minutes running & walking I'm just a bit over 500 minutes, so I think I'll still make 1000 minutes walking for the month of March.

A dozen Cadbury Creme Eggs...OK, maybe not a dozen, but a bunch of them.

I have the Polar FT7 and I really like it, but I haven't used any others for comparison. The chest strap is completely comfortable; in fact, I rarely notice it's there as it goes right around the same spot as the band on my sports bra. The watch face is bigger than I'd like it to be. I haven't worn a watch in years, so I…

I'm sorry to hear your parents aren't helping you to reach your goal. I'm not trying to make excuses for them, but I'm a parent of a teenager, and as parents, we try, but sometimes we screw things up a bit without realizing. Talk to them about it, as calmly and rationally as possible so they'll know you're serious. And if…

Tuesday 3/8/11 I didn't walk, so today I did 32 minutes of run/walking C25K and 36 minutes walking with my dog to make up for the missed day. 3.45 miles total today.

Bump!

I'm doing this too. On my last weigh-in Friday March 4th I was 164.6. I thought I could leave the scale out and just will myself not to use it, but I'm so used to weighing myself right after I pee every morning, that I almost stepped on it the other day just out of habit. After that I stashed my scale on a shelf high up in…

No walking today:ohwell: ...I'll do double tomorrow.

From the My Fitness Pal FAQ page http://www.myfitnesspal.com/faq Q. Doesn't strength training burn calories? Why don't you show any calories burned for strength training? A. Estimating the calories burned from strength training is very difficult because it depends on a variety of factors: how much weight you lifted per…

Did C25K this afternoon--35 minute run/walk. Then walked with my dog 33 minutes this evening. About 3.8 miles combined.

I did the same thing the first couple of times I tried to post. And kept having to go back and edit to put in the correct code. Try using the bbCode instead of the HTML code.

I use a Polar FT7. I got it a few weeks ago and I really like it. The watch face is a little big and since I haven't worn a watch in years, I find it a little annoying, but otherwise, I've got no complaints. The chest strap is perfectly comfortable; once I put it on, I barely remember it's there. So, I got in a 30+ minute…

I do allow myself a little more freedom when I go out--about once a week. But even then, I'm constantly thinking about what goes into my mouth and sometimes (I admit) scrutinizing what other people are eating. Don't feel bad about it...it's just where we are right now. But, keep in mind that right now you're trying to lose…

I'm giving up my scale for Lent too. You'll know you're on target because you'll feel better and your clothes will fit better. As for your weekly challenges, put them on hold; that's what I did. And if you're still unsure, take your measurements if you want, just to make sure you're still going in the right direction. I'm…