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What helps me is taking it one day at a time. I get overwhelmed if I think about my ultimate goal (not to mention falling into the trap of thinking, "oh, that's so far off and I still have a bit of weight to lose, so one splurge won't hurt."). I focus on today and plan out what I'm going to eat and when, and what I'm going…
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I know you said that you ran before, but do you think it might be your new shoes that are causing the shin splints? I remember that I got really bad shinsplints in college - I'd been running regularly for a while, and I couldn't figure out why I was suddenly having problems until a coworker suggested that it might have…
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Tea counts! I replaced my morning coffee with green tea (since I can't drink coffee without putting creamer in it). I've also discovered some awesome fruit flavored teas from places like Tevana. I don't know if its the warm water or the flavor or if its just a psychological thing, but I've found that drinking tea helps…
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Intervals! Doing intervals on the treadmill really helped me improve my speed. I've been running for years, and for the longest time could never run a mile and a half faster than about 13 minutes. I just figured that it was because I'm short (5'1") with short legs, it wasn't meant to be, etc. It wasn't until I started…
