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There's an excellent podcast about this very topic, if anyone is interested in hearing a life coach and weight loss coach talk about it. Brooke Castillo's Episode 18, "Weight Loss" on The Life Coach School. www.thelifecoachschool/18/

I COMPLETELY agree with the article--both for men and women. (Point of fact, someone brought donuts into my office today and as I went to look at them two male co-workers said, "You don't need that," and a third said, "Want to split one?") Why is it okay to comment on other people's dietary choices? It's as if society says…

If you want to go old school you can figure it out with math. First, divide your time by 60 minutes to get the "percentage of an hour" that you walked. 10 (and about a third of a minute)/60 = .1722. You take your distance (in miles) divided by the time (in hours) and you'll get your speed in mph. .64 miles/.1722 hours =…

Some really great advice on here and really cool people. Seriously. Keep at it! It's not how many times you fall down that counts, but that you get back up each time. :smiley:

Seriously, that's amazing!! Thanks for sharing and best of luck on your goals and journey! :smile:

My name's Jared. I've lost 50+ lbs and have been at this for about 2 years now. I love food but I also love losing weight and getting fit. I enjoy running and, especially, running races and obstacle races. I'm married and have two dogs. If you'd like me as your MFP, I'd love to have you! Jared :smile:

Three pieces of advice: 1) I found the biggest help was a book called "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman. It'll help you reconsider how you eat and has some massive, healthy meals that will fill you up (so you don't feel like you're dieting) but have low calories. It jump-started my weightloss. I lost 10 lbs the first month and…

My brother-in-law has road rage and I gave my sister this advice early in their relationship: "Tell him that it bothers you enough that you would either like to drive separately or volunteer to drive all the time." I know my brother-in-law well enough to know that he'd prefer to drive with my sister and would prefer to be…

As your metabolism changes and your body adjusts to new hormone levels it can also wreak havoc on your emotions. Pay a lot of attention to your feelings, don't push yourself too hard, don't beat yourself up, and find good passtimes that make you happy and don't stress you. Also, be happy with who you are and the gains…

Speaking personally, when I was fully on my "eating healthy" kick, my grocery bill shot up quite a bit--since I was buying so much fresh produce. But even then it was still well worth it--since I lost 20 lbs the first two months. In fact, I think the cost incentivized me to use up the groceries and bring leftovers to work,…

"Stranglehold," by Ted Nugent is a GREAT workout song -- more for weightlifting than running -- and it's really long so it keeps you going for a while.

I'd love to be your friend! :happy:

That's incredible!!! Congratulations :smile:

I think everyone's given you good advice, but I'll still throw in my two cents... 1) remember this next time, so when you start a new program you won't push *quite* as hard the first week!, 2) drink A LOT of water, 3) do light exercise and stretch before each workout, 4) stretch and drink lots of water after the workout.…