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So does anyone have any favorite outdoor running/walking routes?

Good example. I was married for many years, single for quite a few, and recently married again. I think the only right answer to this question is that you have to communicate about what you both want, and be familiar with your own preconceived notions. There are a lot of insecure jealous people out there and not all of…

My husband and I are both already registered and he is coordinating our company's team for the 5K. We usually work out at the treadmill in our office's fitness center but have to get better about running outside, so on Sunday we ran around the track between Cave Spring ES and MS for a bit. Since the clocks change for…

The "Eat This Not That For Kids" book - which my son and I read pretty thoroughly this past weekend - says that there's no reason for kids to be drinking anything but water and milk. It's really an eye-opening resource, including tidbits like the fact that portion sizes have really grown in the last few decades, and that…

I uploaded a generic photo of the Roanoke Star. If you have another one you'd like to use send me a message and I'll give you my email address - I can resize and upload it for you.

Thanks for starting this group, cllemley! It looks like I do have access to do a lot of things in this group that I don't in others. Some background - I rejoined MFP as part of my New Year's Resolutions to lose 30 lbs and run a 5K. Yesterday I hit my first 10 lbs lost mark, and I am running twice a week at the office…

I'd recommend you talk to your family doctor about this one, or at least the school nurse. My stepdaughter has also had some weight issues, but we didn't want her to feel self-conscious about her body image. However, when the doctor returned alarmingly high cholesterol results, we focused on healthier eating and exercise,…

I don't eat back my excess calories, generally speaking. There are days when I have over 1200 and I figure it will all come out in the wash. For the most part, my eating is for fuel and nutrition. I have excess fat to burn. I'm no expert but what I've read about the science of weight loss is that you consume fewer calories…

I had submitted mine too and am not on the message either. Kinda frustrating because I'm not normally near a computer on weekends and so make a special effort to log on.

Great job, StrongHeart!

Hi all! Honestly, my biggest challenge is getting in enough calories. I always eat the same thing for breakfast every day. When I'm not watching my diet I pig out on lunch and dinner and drink a glass of wine or beer or two at night. When I'm trying to lose weight, I eat a Lean Cuisine for lunch and fix a healthy dinner,…

I had Paragard for seven years. It was a bit of a pinch going in, but that's all. It was the greatest, most cost-effective (insurance paid all but $25) birth control ever. Also, I suppose there is a string that is supposed to descend into the vagina so that you know it's still in, but mine went up into the uterus within…

Those are great goals but too many for me ... I would get frustrated with myself and be tempted to toss the whole thing! This year I'm trying to set truly measurable but reasonable goals - instead of "lose weight and get in shape," it's "lose 30 lbs and run a 5K without walking part of it." Plus I have other non-fitness…

You know, a few decades ago, an adult meal at McDonald's was what the kid's meal is today. We have grown in SO many ways. It's one of those mind over matter things. I've lost weight before with programs like Weight Watchers and L. A. Weight Loss, and so much of the tools they give you are the messages you need to repeat to…