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Casual. My calories vary day-to-day, but as long as it mostly adds up by the end of the week, I don't worry. Caveat: I'm back on here after getting a little *too* casual. I kept the weight off for about a year, but started back into bad eating habits while dealing with life stress. I started gaining weight again, so I'm…

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean, rsclause. Thanks, beamer, that's all stuff I need to remind myself of. I am having such a tough time finding anything that will make me feel better. I guess I just need to keep reminding myself that self care is good for me, i.e. eating cheese and drinking wine is not self care. It makes…

Welcome, Angie! I've found this site really helpful. Hope you do too!

I'm doing the same thing. It sucks. I keep reminding myself that I know what I'm supposed to do. I know what works for me. I just need to do it now. We can do this.

THIS. This has been a huuuge motivator for me to stay on target. If I know I've already met my target for the day (whether I've actually eaten it already or not), it makes it a lot easier to say no to the snack, or if I am truly hungry, to pick a smarter snack. I find myself snacking way more often on things like yogurt,…

My husband isn't trying to lose weight, but he is supportive of me doing so. He still eats a lot of junk, and that's his prerogative. I just ask that he be mindful of my goals. For me, it's been a process of learning that I don't have to accept every time he offers me candy or cookies, and him learning not to push if I…

I try to address this by making sure that I am the one to bring something healthy to gatherings. I'll take a great big helping of what I brought, and a little taste of what else is there. When people say things like "you hardly ate anything!" I just laugh and tell them "I'm so full! It's delicious, but it's really…

It's scary, but this is one of those instances where it is best to put yourself in the hands of the expert. You're very lucky to have someone who knows what you are doing telling you how much you should be eating! Most of the rest of us are messing around with online calculators and trial and error. I'd say let yourself go…

I just logged back in here because I lost 30 pounds over the course of a year and have gain 10 of those pounds back in the past few months. Don't beat yourself up about it. You caught your behavior and you are fixing it. We've done this before, we can do it again. I know that all I have to do is not be lazy. Being lazy…

Just a word of caution, they sound like the types who will try to force food on you that you don't want, insist on a second helping or a dessert, etc. Be mindful of this and be prepared to say "no thanks, I'm good" repeatedly!! This, to me, is the hardest part of eating meals with people who don't have the same goals I do.…

So many variables affect your weigh in, I wouldn't worry so much if you know you've been staying on track. Keep it up and it will eventually show on the scale... sometimes it just takes a while! Have you been measuring yourself too? I find measurements to be a much better gauge of what's happening with my body.

My clothes didn't fit, my blood pressure was high, and anxiety and depression were bad. Exercising and eating better has helped all of these things. After a few months of slipping back into bad habits, I want to get back to how I was feeling this time last year.

Oh. I guess this place was livelier a year or two ago.

Think how good it will feel at the end of the day to know you took care of yourself today!

Update: I successfully completed the race, but it wasn't pretty. The good news is that my injury didn't flare up at all and I was able to complete my race in my goal time. The bad news is that I started having shooting pains in the knee of my opposite leg around mile 10 and ended up walking quite a bit of the last three…

I did this one: http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51131/Half-Marathon-Novice-1-Training-Program It seems to have served me well. We'll know for sure in just over a week! I've felt like the progression has made sense, my body has been ready for everything, and it's not an insane amount of mileage. My biggest tip is not to…

Yeah! That is exactly the way to be successful, too. It is important to have a schedule, but it's never going to be long term life change if you aren't able to adapt. Congratulations, that is a HUGE nsv!

Thanks, folks! The good news is that this is my first half marathon, so any finish at all will be a PR! I think I might go out for one run next weekend to see how it's feeling, and otherwise focus on resting with some mild cross training thrown in. I appreciate the advice. I feel like I'm supposed to be running, but you…

I lost about 30 pounds walking too! I walked about an hour 5 days a week as quickly as I could. I also cut back on snacks and booze. At the time, I wasn't even trying to lose weight (although I needed to). Walking was part of my daily commute. I'm not sure how long it took because I did not have a scale, but at the time I…

I used to do it every day, but was constantly sore. 2-3 days a week, 20-40 minutes per session is really enough to see a real difference. Pilates is awesome! Enjoy!

Also, I see a couple folks have already mentioned this, but just to second the idea... check out parks, college campuses, and tracks in your area. You'll probably find they are well lit and populated at any hour!

I had this problem for a couple years and would always limit my running in the winter. This year, I've started getting up at 5:30 to go run instead of trying to do it after work. It is still dark, but more daylight time during the run than if I wait until I get out at 5pm. Plus, there is way less traffic at this hour, and…

Yay! Amazing how you rethink that stuff that's crappy for you once you start paying attention. Well done!

What all these folks are saying (RICE, specifically), but I will also add that after you've rested it a bit, you should add more strength training into your routine. It could be a sign of weak hips/glutes. At least, that's what the deal was in my case..

Ooo, the veggie tip is a good one too! I aim for half my plate to be veggies. They fill you up!!

Try logging what you plan to eat on here before you eat it. I do that sometimes, and it keeps me from overeating. It's a little reminder for me when I've reached my calorie goal for the day, and that anything else I add to my plate is over my budget. It honestly gets easier. As you get used to eating less, your (or at…

Yup, I just finished Day 3.

Okay, I'm still having serious problems with the side lunges, even modifying back to the 30DS version. I'm going much slower than them and trying to focus on form, but it is killing my knee. Yesterday I developed a sharp pain and had to avoid any weigh-bearing knee bends for the rest of the workout. What am I doing wrong??

It'll come. When I did 30DS, I didn't really lose any weight until right at the end and after I had finished. The idea in all of this weight loss thing is to lose fat and retain muscle. If the inches are going away but the pounds aren't, it means that we are doing a really good job of that. Muscle helps us to burn…

I'm new to RI30 too. I had awesome results with 30DS, but I was SO BORED by the levels by the time we came to the end. I'm looking forward to switching things up a bit more with this one. Plus, I'm planning to intersperse other workouts instead of doing this daily. Day 1 down! Let's do this!