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I completely understand where you are coming from. I was also a toothpick in high school/college...started putting on the weight in college but in a good way. Then I got pregnant with twins and gained over 80lbs (worth it because my babies were healthy and full term) but it did a number on my body. I am turning 31 and…

I ran my first half in November 2011 and it was wonderful...I didn't train as well as I had hoped to but can say that I actually ran the whole entire thing. It felt amazing to accomplish that and I am planning on doing another in the fall. There are some great training schedules online

can you do those peels pregnant? when I was pregnant my doc put me on Amoxycyline (sp?) for acne + an in office acne peel once a month (fine with being pregnant) and you can use the glytone products during pregnancy

do both! You can always stop or walk if you get too tired. But there is no reason for it to be a problem.

try 2nd skin....or those blister bandaids...they work miracles to cover up the spot and also protect it. You might as well put it on both feet before the half and maybe you should wear your old shoes? question for you - have you ever had your toe nails fall off from running? I ran a half back in November and my big toes…

I have 'unexplained' PCOS...so all of this sounds familiar. I am finally at a place where I feel comfortable with my own skin....unfortunantely it has come to me needing to be on Accutane (for the third time - once in high school, once right out of college and now that i am 30). But the combination of that, birth control,…

A group of us are doing the one in Ga in May...I am excited. What training schedule are you doing? My husband and I hit up the local track yesterday for stadiums and track runs....I have never done an obstacle course but pretty pumped about it. And if I become absolutely crazy maybe sign up for the tough mudder one day

neiski + gembo = i read something that some people work better morning and some at night...same as I guess "morning people". I am a morning person and workout much better in the morning. In the afternoons/evening it is much harder for me...so that is why i hit it in the mornings. could you guys switch to the afternoons?…

HI...so i totally fell off the wagon this weekend...YIkes. AFter flights canceled/delayed (on both ends), no more than 3 hours of sleep a day and of course the fabulous bachelorette food - I am ready to get back on plan. I am feeling pretty decent though - I did do a 9 mile run Saturday morning and had amazing dance party…

monkey - yikes on the jumping jacks...start with low intensity and build up - your body is probably just not use to that impact and it is acting out. Overtime it will get better...that is what happens to me when I first start running on pavement versus treadmill and eventually it evens out. my issue with jumping jacks is…

HI! so once again discouraged (it seems this happens every month around the same tim e- hmm? TOM approaching??) so going to just keep doing what I am doing and see the results on the back end right? I did get some free $$ at my gym to use on the personal training department so thinking of signing up with a nutritionist and…

yeah for saturday!! well my neighbors insisted I went out to dinner with them last night - so I ended up being a bit bad (aka - some chips and wine) ;however, I am pretty sure I stayed under my calorie goal for the day (estimated) so that is positive. Still exhausted from lack of sleep but otherwise in a great mood. Due to…

good morning...i am also glad it is friday ... it will be a little challenging today since the twins decided to wake up all night long (starbucks might be in my future) and I am exhausted from that - when I am exhausted I make poor food choices. So my goal today is no poor food choices and actually get to the gym this…

morning! i can't believe it is already thursday - wow! so i have only been able to work out one day this week; however, I have been cleaning/cooking/on my feet every single day so I have been counting that (which evidently accounts for a pretty decent calorie count). The eating has been great and I am feeling pretty good…

i love that idea....15 mins of exercise or 100 crunches for me :) so far I have been very good today - cleaning/baking/icing...my first and only time to sit down is to have lunch. Super healthy chicken salad (3oz poached chicken + 1/4 cup craisins + 2 tsp olive oil + red wine vinegar = yummy!!)...got some more baking and…

good morning - sounds like butt kicking is in order...it is over here too. Southga kicked my tail in the food department and I am working hard to get that bloat off - it is so annoying...I feel lik eI just battle the bloat every week and then do it again to myself. So my goal for this week is to not put the bloat back on -…

monkeysmom - i hear ya...and i mean if I could say I had 5 kids that would be a feat in itself ... you sound like one amazing mom btw - and to have that many children and still make sure you are fit and healthy yourse gets major props in my book well ladies - it is monday. I feel gross and lethargic due to my poor eating…

i would love to lose 2lbs in the two weeks - I know this will be serious dedication - since my weight loss seems to be very slow. Muscle gain/fat loss doesn't necessarily show on the scale. But I will be happy if I get to 145 (goal is 144 in two weeks)...the fact that I will be in a bathing suit in front of a bunch of…

i'm back!! this weekend in south georgia has left me bloated and feeling sort of sick. it is funny when you eat bad for you food how you feel - i didn't even have any alcohol and i actually feel hungover - wow! So we are back on track tomorrow morning - I have a good solid two weeks of serious gym workouts and conscious…

quick message...I am down to 146 (yeah) which is a 0.4 loss from a couple of weeks ago. I will totally take that since losing weight at this point for me is going to be much smaller increments. i will not be around this weekend - heading down to south georgia for a family reunion/wedding shower for my sister...please give…

shopping and running...sounds like what I am doing today as well. This morning going to hit the gym early to do some good cardio. Then this afternoon my MIL is watching the twins so I am going to head out and run errands. I did realy well yesterday - i really wanted to order some bad for me food and drink wine. Instead I…

-playdate was great...I love to see my girls and all of the kids get together. One of them is having her third in literally 2 days - so she said it was much needed break from her own house. I have no clue why I cleaned before they all showed up though - LOL...house was a wreck - but totally worth it good job on the walking…

i have completed two days of clean eating, no alcohol, no sugar (except for bites) and lots and lots of healthy proteins and veggies...I am starting to feel better and not missing the bad foods as much. last night my hubby and i were in the kitchen cooking up veggies and lean proteins after the twins went down to bed for…

yikes...that does not sound very accurate - especially if you felt you should have burned more. I have a polar rs300x and I love it. I do use mine also for running so have the added foot pod (didn't think I needed to get the more expensive one for gps - too much money). Do you have a gym you can go to to get your oxygen…

congrats on signing up for your second 5k!! that is great o have good goals. I am running one in two weeks...my time will not be great because I will be pushing my 32lb/ea twins in a jogging stroller. My goal is to run more than half of it without falling on my face :) I know you can take 10 minutes off of your time - what…

my heart rate monitor also overrides the gym equipment; however, sometimes I notice that the equipment is not always very accurate. Like when it says my heart rate is 299 when it is actually at 110..lol. I typically just pay attention to my hrm and only go by what it is displaying heartrate, calories and so forth

healthy and fit for August (october) starts today for sure....I am beyond thrilled to be adding a decently strick eating plan to my already rigorous worki out. My hubby is starting today too so at least I won't have one person eating cookies while the other one has cottage cheese :) I am going to go hard core for 3…

thanks...we got word today that her form of cancer is "generic"...meaning that they got it really early and they think that they should be able to get it out without any problems and probably no chemo!! i hit the gym this morning and got in a 6 mile interval run...meeting up with my girls tonight so hopefully i won't be…

i am starting with you on Sunday! after 2 weeks of it you will won't even miss your bread :)

i can't believe thursdays is already here! this morning my husband is heading down to the hospital with my mother-in-law...time to find out how serious her breast cancer is and what our next steps are....lots of nerves going on over here i plan to hit the gym this morning for some no-limits cardio and basically baking for…