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The one thing you shouldn't skimp on is the boots. Splurge if you must. Get good soles, good fitting, boots. If you're in the desert, try to avoid big heavy leather ones. I really like prana's pants, but they don't work for everyone and are expensive (I hunt for them on sale). I use an REI daypack that I got on sale for…

I wear ex-officio wicking low rise bikini briefs. They don't ride into my butt, they stay put, they're wick... and they definitely show panty lines. I am 110% unfussed about how I look when I work out. I just ran fifteen miles, every inch of me is wet with my sweat, my hair is a bloody rats nest that will take me awhile to…

I was thinking about this the other day - I'm fit (training for a marathon) and in great shape, but there's still some belly fat going on. Honestly though... it means my form looks a little less athletic and more Renaissance painting (think Birth of Venus. Only I think my boobs are smaller, sadly). Which I'm totally okay…

I live in DC - where it's regularly around 37-38 C in the summer. I run first thing in the morning (around 6:30). It's my favorite part of the summer day. If I have to do doubles, I run around dusk - before it's actually dark, but after the heat of 3-4pm. And for long runs... well, I get started early and rehydrate with…

If it's less than six miles, I don't worry about putting food in me first (especially since I'm running at 6:30am). Over that, I have (gluten free) cinnamon toast about an hour or ninety minutes beforehand. I've had to play around with that a bit and everyone I know has a different "pre run" meal.

Weight gain is actually not a side effect of Mirena - I mean, talk to your doctor, of course, but it's not listed as a side effect meaning that there isn't a critical mass of people who experience that as a side effect. A quick google search confirms this - an advantage listed is "not causing weight gain."

I get a headache when working out when I'm not getting enough water / electrolyte replenishment.

I'm 5'6 and 158 lbs - size 8 jeans, 10/12 on top/dresses. Not due to breasts, as these booblets don't add much - I just have a broad rib cage that cannot/will not get smaller. When I was 220, I wore a size 18 in Old Navy Jeans (meaning, probably a 20 elsewhere, they tend to be generous in their sizing).

Gels about half way through your run help a lot. I use the Stinger Honey Gold. Kind of gross but works and easy on your stomach. I also plan out my mileage so I have to run - at 10.5 miles, I'm still a half a mile or more from my house and so it's just a matter of getting home. How much mileage are you upping every long…

This morning I had: greek yogurt (2%) with blackberries, a banana, and a bit of flaxseed & honey. Totally filling, filled with post-run protein, and only about 330 calories. I also eat oatmeal *a lot*. It's cheap and filling. :-)

I started losing in 2007/2008 and went from 220 to 160. It took about a year. I kept it off (without tracking) until about last summer (2013) when I started to creep up to 170. (Largely due to not having a gym membership and all of the walking and such I had previously done wasn't happening.) So I came back here to get…

28 here! I first lost weight when I was about your age - went from 220 down to 160 and pretty much stayed there until now (trying to whittle off a few more pounds for the marathon I'm training for). Good luck!

What are you eating for dinner the night before, or for breakfast? I've had problems (it's common) on my long runs when I don't eat the right thing before my long run - because I've found that I *do* need to eat something before I run on those days, but it's some trial and error on what works and what doesn't. I don't eat…

Raisins or other dried fruit (pre measured out and put into ziplock baggies so you don't Eat The Entire Container at the office) Trader Joes sells 100 calorie dark chocolate bars in packs of 5 for $2. I might have one almost every day. That's not necessarily healthy, but it does keep me from eating more chocolate than…

White, or red, or wearing anything that is going to distract from the bride and groom is a no-no.

I survive treadmills by keeping them relatively short and alternating my pace - I start at what is slow for me, then ever half a mile I increase the pace until I'm doing a pace that is very fast for me, then start decreasing in the same manner. If it's above "Feels like" 15F and not too icy, I also run outdoors. But I…

My first half marathon in mid March, another at the end of May, and a marathon in October. Because I am insane.

I use: MEElectronics Sport-Fi M6 Noise-Isolating In-Ear Headphones with Memory Wire. I got them years ago, and even tho the memory wire gives out every six months or so, I haven't found a better alternative that is comfortable, stays in my ears even when sweating, and has decent sound.

This is interesting information - thank you. I get twitchy when people say you shouldn't eat exercise calories. Try running 12 miles with only 1330 calories consumed - my net calories would be -200!! :noway:

It *is* easy to fall into the "oh, this one time won't hurt" - but it's also really hard to maintain Never Ever Eating a Brownie Ever Again. And this is about lifestyle change - not dieting. So make changes that, for the most part, you'll follow for the rest of your life. I lost 60 lbs, maintained for about five years,…

Why do you even go into fast food joints? If you don't go in, you can't blow it on a frappe. Simple.

Mine's private because I find it incredibly invasive. I don't want advice or comments on my eating, good or bad. It's one thing to be like "Good workout! that showed up on my activity stream" and another thing to be like "Oh, I did the extra click to nose into your food journal and see what you're eating and I found your…

Pandora's Lady Gaga station. It's morphed into this weird Lady Gaga-Kesha-Classic Rock mix.

Compromise: Stick your foot down (especially about the made of honor), and pay for it entirely yourself. But, to keep the peace a bit (because you are stuck with her): give her a project. "[Future MIL], I really appreciate your interest in this event, but [Husband-to-Be] and I are going to do [X, Y, and Z] for the wedding.…

What they said. 400 calories: 1 well deserved glass of wine at the end of the day (120 calories) Post work out greek yogurt (140 calories), add honey and nuts for an extra 100 calories There you go - just under 400 calories.

Paternal: French Canadian back to the 1600s, including some First Nation blood mixed in there. Going further back is Normandy in the 1500s. Dad moved to the US when he was a kid. Maternal Grandmother: American (New England) back to the 1600s, then England (I can do "Daughters of the American Revolution" twice over if I…

Shoot for a 1.5 lbs a week. If it's more than that, you'll be pleasantly surprised. If it's less than that, it's still progress. 2 lbs is a really hard (and, after a certain weight, unrealistic/unhealthy/hard to maintain) pace to keep.

Dude, those people were *****es. It won't get them very far in life. My spin instructor has about a hundred and fifty pounds on me. She kicks my *kitten*.

1.) If you have not already, get yourself properly fitted for shoes. Go to a specialty store. They'll tape your running on a treadmill and be able to tell if you over pronote, under pronate, etc. You need actual running shoes for jogging/running: it's worth the cost to prevent yourself from injury. 2.) Don't push yourself…

Eating out and happy hours are a big part of the social life (and networking) events here in DC. Sometimes my choice is network with people and eat crap bar food / spend time with a friend and eat/drink too much/the wrong things... or stay home and cook for myself. It's not a good choice, and I do everything I can to try…