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Here's link to the article I read. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/fitness/debunking-the-myth-of-specialized-running-shoes/article4268207/

The reviews on this shoe are great. I'm thinking since they are so inexpensive and I've literally just started running that I might give them a shot (if they fit well when I try them on) and invest more if I stick with it. I'm still in shock that I agreed to do this 5K...I've always said I would never consider running!

That's great! Thank you for the feedback. I'm dreading the cost of good running shoes, but it's better than the cost of joint damage!!

Thank you for this. The hardest part about online research is sifting through and finding what's truth and what isn't. And as I've never been to a gait analysis I would never have caught that inconsistency in the article! I just found a store called Fleet Feet in Buffalo that had good reviews and they described how the…

Thank you all for your responses. I read an article that talked about the pointlessness of gait analysis...here's a bit of it...sorry for the length. This is why I've gotten so confused about what to choose. Everything I read keeps creating contradictions! I will be heading into the US (I'm Canadian) to look for shoes on…

I weigh in on Friday mornings. If I mess up on my diet it will always be on a Friday night or Saturday so it gives me all week to fix it!! :-)

Here's what I've learned. 1. One bad day of eating isn't the end of the world, you can easily compensate through out the week. 2. you can't out exercise overeating. 3. don't eliminate the foods you love or you'll feel miserable. Find a way to eat/drink what you love in moderation. 4. Don't trust your eyes! you may see a…

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When I was in weight loss mode I was meticulous about weighing and measuring everything, I had a goal to work towards and it just seemed easier to stay the course. Now that I'm pretty much done I feel my resolve slipping. I'm not measuring as often and I can't seem to choose food wisely. I find myself eating more carbs and…

I always save a couple hundred calories for my 9pm snack. Usually it's popcorn. If I have the room I'll throw a little honey and butter on the popcorn. Sometimes I'll slice an apple and saute it in a tsp of butter, cinnamon and a little splenda. Yum....warm apple pie. There's lots of little things you can have so don't…

When I started a year ago I spent a lot of time reading the success board and looking at the pictures. There are so many people that have overcome their dieting fears and stumbling blocks...I'm one of them. Eating is 90% of the battle. Don't worry about joining gyms or doing a certain amount of exercise everyday. Just take…

I've had plenty of three week stalls over the past year. Try not to get to stressed about it, maybe even relax a bit on your exercise for a week and try to eat your 1200 calories. As long as you're confident that you're weighing and measuring everything accurately then the weight will come off.

Absolutely! First, nothing fit me for ages so my teenage daughter (19) brought down jeans, yoga pants and shirts for me to wear. I just went shopping for some summer clothes for myself and all my shorts were much shorter than I would normally go for and my tops are form fitting now. Oh, and I'm finally brave enough to wear…

I lost 52lbs I'm sexy as hell I love me now

I see a lot of posts on here looking for motivation or what the secret to succeeding with dieting and I always wish I had amazing words of wisdom that could help. Unfortunately I did the yoyo thing for 20 plus years and I hate to even say I've been successful this time around, after all it's only been a year. What I will…

Shoot..just one??? *sigh* Okay, today I'll go with the flappy loose skin under my chin. But tomorrow I'd likely say my stretch mark covered stomach. :-)

Kazimira makes a really good point here. Your shape really dictates what your final goal will be. I'm 43 years old, 5'5" 131lbs, medium frame but I'm build very straight, no hips or butt. My weight is typically in my lower belly and well distributed everywhere else. I'm working towards 129lbs in hopes I can reduce the…

Absolutely all of this! Another thing that seems to happen after you lose weight is a period of time that goes by where you seem to be able to eat what you want without gaining weight. I think what's really happening is your quantities just slowly creep up. You stop weighing yourself because you think you look the same.…

I've lost 52lbs and it took me a year...that's a pound a week. She probably figures that with working out and eating right she should see faster results but sometimes working out creates muscle repair and you tend to hold on some water weight when that happens. Slow and steady wins the race so just encourage her to stay…

Good question! I'm 43, 5'5" and 131lbs. I would love to see 129 on the scale, but basically I'm really happy with my size. I'm wearing a size 5/6 pant and I think I look pretty good. I changed my goal from one pound a week to .5lbs but what I'm really struggling with right now is motivation and consistency. I've had…

Okay, just plunked what you typically eat into MFP and it came out to 1528....with a bunch of assumptions on qty. So at 1528 this didn't include how you cooked your eggs...do you fry them? boil them? Are you using any sort of non-stick spray or butter to cook them? I used two cups of lettuce and a can of plain tuna for…

Your progress bar on your personal page shows 17lbs lost. If you open your diary we could take a look and give suggestions.

I have a desk job and I walk three times a week and maybe burn 150 a workout. I never ate back my calories. I always figured that there are inaccuracies in the database and probably a little inaccuracy in my food weighing so the exercise calories gave me room for error.

I would focus on your food intake and understanding calorie/quantities/weighing food. Get started immediately because as the date gets closer you will have wedding showers, parties, dinners etc. that will completely throw you off if you don't have a good handle on counting calories. Don't over complicate your eating. Try…

Gaining the weight back is one of my biggest fears. I always gain it back and I have absolutely no idea how to do maintenance. I'm basically at my goal weight but I just can't bring myself to switch to maintenance yet. I just keep saying, a few more pounds then I'll do it. I just have to wrap my head around the fact that I…

This. You'll need to learn how much of these "bad" foods you can make room for in your calorie count. If you have a bad day where someone brings you things that might throw your calories off, then make up for it the next day. Learn to have a few bites of something, it's not the end of the world, just account for it. I've…

This! It's so important to accurately log what your eating.

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Yup, I get them all the time. I'm pretty much at goal weight, yet if I eat a fatty meal or have some chocolate (and I'm staying within my calorie count) I almost immediately feel fatter. I'm not sure that will ever go away, I think I'll always be too critical of myself and have more fat days than thin.

I've had a love hate relationship with the scale for years. More hate than love! When I started MFP last year I moved my weigh in day to Friday mornings and found the results were so much better. If you have a bit of a slip up or have saltier foods on the weekend you have Monday through Thursday to fix it! :-)