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try Advocare 24 day Challenge. It is a cleanse, but is really more about learning proper food combinations and portions. I have lost almost 10lbs in 11 days, and 5" off my waist. Husband has lost 15lbs in 11 days. And we feel great.

40 was absolutely the BEST year of my life. Look forward to it. I lost 37lbs, started running, dumped an old boyfriend who was dragging me down, ran my first half-marathon, met the man of my dreams, got pregnant for the first time (shocker), and am getting married!!! All because I made a promise to myself. You can do this.…

My two favorite are by the Podleski sisters: Crazy Plates Looney Spoons They are absolutely delicious and easy meals, that most families like (picky kids, too!!)

I just did my first half marathon on Sunday!!! I had a lot of personal life issues happen in the month before the race, and I almost did not go. I hadn't run more than 5 miles in 3 weeks. But, my friends and boyfriend convinced me that just showing up for it and trying was enough to be proud of. I swear I was SO dang…

Name: Michelle Location: Ellensburg, WA Reason(s) Why I am on MFP: Turned 40 this year, am single, and want to be healthy and happy. I want to feel like an athlete for the first time in my life. Challenge: I need to drink a gallon of water a day! This is hard to do because I am a teacher, and there is hardly time to drink…

That is a great time!! I am doing my first half marathon Oct 16 and am super nervous. I have been training since May, and did my first 5k in 34 minutes... then my first 10k in 1:10. So I'm hoping for 2:30 or better!! Friend me if you wouldn't mind giving some encouragement :) I have a marathon in March I am eyeballing...LOL

I just wear my Dri-Fit long sleeve shirt, and my lycra running pants when it rains. And a Dri-Fit baseball hat.... always the hat...LOL Make sure it fits really well (aka, not baggy). Best advice?? Cotton is Rotten!!! :)

I am currently training for a half marathon, and follow a running plan. On the days in my plan where it says "rest or cross training", I am thinking of doing 30DS (so, 3 days a week, along with 4 days of running). I'd love to join a 30DS challenge or something, to keep me motivated. If you want to challenge each other, add…

darn... i would love to do this!!! still a chance??

Hmmm..... my 7 yr old black lab is more of a drunken sailor when I take me with, so she is not allowed anymore....too much time spent tripping and untangling, and I like to MOVE!! I would just say the best thing someone told me.... "whatever your arms do, your legs do, too". If your arms can still swing back and forth (not…

HAHA it is called a "tramp stamp" because of its location on the lower back...... when a guy can see it peeking over the top of your jeans, or when you bend over, he "knows" you are a "tramp" because of the "stamp".... LMBO not for me, thanks

HAHA! Good question. I always tend to choose places that the tattoo artist tells me are going to hurt.... I guess I don't do anything the easy way. I have one around my ankle, one on my hip, and my newest one takes up most of my left side. Here is the honest answer for ya as far as hurt...... none of them felt great, but…

i don't understand how someone can have calories set at 1200 and NOT eat their exercise calories back.... unless they are only burning about 200 calories a day...?? Thing is, though, everyone is different, and what works for them did not work for me. I burn between 600-800 a day, and when I was eating only 1200 calories…

You sound just like me. Same calorie intake, same burn amount. I was losing 1-2 pounds steadily since January. A few weeks ago, however, as I increased my mileage in running (and my calorie burn), I slowed down and am losing less than 1 pound per week. I was also a raging B-word. yea, a bit grumpy. It was suggested by MANY…

always willing to help! :D

Like my favorite tv show ("What not to wear") would say.... dress for your body NOW! Dress to look great, and what fits, and get rid of the rest. If you DO get lucky enough to have another baby, just consider finding "new" after clothes part of the joy ! :)

"My biggest piece of advice though is to go to a running store where they will watch you run and fit you for shoes that fit your stride. That will really help prevent you from injuring yourself which in the long run will keep you running." ABSOLUTELY! I went to runnersworld.com and found a local store that fit me with the…

I love it - I did the "couch to 10k" iphone app, and it started me out running for 30 seconds, then walking for 4:30 , 5 times. About halfway through the 13 week training, I ran my first 5k. I was hooked. Signed up for a 10k and a half-marathon the next day!! Now I am in week 11 of the training, and have my 10k (6 miles)…

I have done some quick research, and it all comes down to the calories in/calories out ratio we all know and love. There is the old thinking that eating late at night and then going to bed will turn the calories to fat quicker, but I have seen both camps argue this. The only real danger is going to bed full, waking up and…

Try buying some kind of glucosamine joint medicine at your local pharmacy. I like Flex--Min or Joint Juice. Also, eat more bananas. Don't give up - just try to do the program every OTHER day, and if you can't, then just walk, and try again. I am on week 11 of "couch to 10k" - today is the longest run yet - 45 minutes…

WA... but I know they have groups on FB and on here that post a daily challenge... that is what I am looking for....and then you post when you finished it. Just purely a self-competition thing... just wanna be able to say "heck yea, I DID that!" :D

You can add me! I will warn ya, I'm not always "warm and fuzzy"... if you want someone to be honest (about food choices, etc) and maybe give ya a swift kick in the butt every now and then, then I'm the gal !! LOL PS- I can take as much as I give, too... I appreciate more than a "good job" when I have gone 500 over my…

You mean like the one that popped up on the right side as I'm looking at this?? LOL yea, I've noticed. There are several food ads that make me laugh, quickly followed by a "gastric bypass without surgery" ad.... hmmmmm

Food is my drug..... I use it to ease stress, to ease anxiety, to celebrate a victory, to cure boredom, to heal sadness, to help me sleep, to reward myself.... Yea... i hear ya, girl! Food will never be my "friend"... I don't hate it, though, because I realize I have the power to GAIN the power over it. It is a necessary…

Is it a 13 week program? I was on week 6 of Couch-2-10k when I ran my first 5k. I thought I was going to walk 2 minutes and run 3 minutes like the week's plan... but ended up running the whole way!! I think when you get out there you will surprise yourself. My one word of advice is DONT start out running really fast...…

I try to burn about 600 cals/day or more... and have a 1200 cal diet. that means I get about 1800 calories to eat total each day. YAY! LOL I try to eat about 300 for breakfast and 300 for lunch, which gives me a few 200 calorie snacks and the rest to play with for dinner. I don't always manage to eat back all my calories,…

This month's Fitness Magazine has 5 pages of "snack" ideas, and each one lists the cals, sodium, etc so you can make a good choice. My faves are the Skinny Cow ice cream bars, Wholly Guacamole, Sabra hummus (w baby carrots), mini babybel cheese, and York Pieces for my chocolate fix, also the Food Should Be Good white…

I have a friend who is selling this and pushing it on me... I am sorry, but I refuse to do anything to lose weight that I cannot/would not be able to do for the rest of my life. This is a radical, "trend" diet... and I'm sure it will come back and bite them in the butt later. They will either gain all the weight back, or…

Last time I lost weight (4 yrs ago) I was counting calories in a handwritten journal. When I stopped.... I gained it all back within a year. Counting again, this time on MFP, and I'm smaller than I was last time - 25 lbs down, 25 to go. I think counting and logging is just something I personally will have to do for the…

I have been at 1200 cals for 3 months, and burn about 600 cals/day, so really I am eating 1800 cals a day (and usually can't eat all of that because I'm just not hungry). I am pretty dedicated to this process, and know that "a few bad days" adds up faster than you know. How many calories are you burning in exercise a day?…