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Hey guys, I'm back after taking a year and a half off to have a baby. Started again today from scratch with W1D1. It was a lot harder than I expected! I was able to get through it with a bit of discomfort, but it's just such a blow to the ego because I had worked myself all the way up to 15k before getting pregnant :(

@dklibert that fruit salad looks AMAZING!! Thank you guys! Great ideas. Keep em coming!!

I failed my 1 hour glucose test and have to go back for the 3 hour test on Monday. I've been researching it a lot as well. From what I understand, there isn't anything you can do to stop/prevent it. Either you have it, or you don't. It has to do with the placenta and pregnancy hormones causing insulin resistance in the…

If you've been cutting calories for a while, the sudden jump may be just water weight. The same thing happened to me. I was at 1300 calories (I'm 5'6 and was 175). I increased my calories to 1600 and instantly gained 5lbs. A couple of weeks later I was down to 173 without even trying. Now my calories are more like 2000ish…

I've experimented with pre-meal snacks a bit. So far carbs are the winner. Sometimes greek yogurt isn't so bad. Fruits and veggies are the WORST. They hurt so so bad to eat. I used to eat hard boiled eggs, but I have an extreme food aversion to them with this pregnancy. Every time hubby even so much as boils an egg, you…

Hi ladies!! I'm brand new to this group. I JUST took a clear positive test this morning--haven't even made it to my doctor yet. If we convinced when I think we did, I will be due August 25th! I'm REALLY nervous about the whole pregnancy though. I'm still going to continue running since I've been running 4x a week…

It depends on what your settings are for MFP. I have a fitbit and I sync it with MFP. I have my activity level set as sedentary so I don't accidentally "double dip" those calories, so to speak.

Sorry for the late reply, guys. I am a total newbie when it comes to any form of strength or resistance training (I dug my feet in for the LONGEST time). I just recently took the plunge and talked to the trainer at my gym who is having me do mostly machine work with just a couple of dumbbell arm exercises. As far as goals,…

Thanks!!! I will definitely switch these days around.

I LOVED the 5k runner app by clearsky. It's helped me go from 5k to 10k to 21k. They have a free version, but eventually you'll have to buy the app. If you do plan on eventually running further than 5k, I'd go ahead and just buy the 10k Runner app as that one goes from 0-10k so you kind of get two apps in one.

Your calorie adjustment from fitbit is just an estimate based on your activity up to whatever point it synced. So if you do a lot of activity in the beginning of the day, and then do nothing the rest of the day, you will see that number gradually go down. I try to leave at least 100 or so calories uneaten at the end of the…

1. Be honest with yourself. If you bite it, write it! 2. Log as accurately as possible, even on "cheat days" 3. Protein, protein, protein 4. I agree with the pre-logging dinner 5. Keep making new small weight loss/ exercise goals so you always have something new to work for. 6. Don't worry about what other people are…

January 2014- 225lbs October 2014- 179lbs I've had way too many low moments to even keep track. You just have to suck it up and start again fresh as best you can. You got this!!

You look FANTASTIC!!! That's awesome that you were able to jump right back into it after your pregnancy. My hubby and I are trying for a baby in December, and that's the thing I've been most worried about since I'm not yet at goal. Thank you so much for posting this!!!

Thanks! I just lowered my goal to 1lb/week and it gave me an extra 250 calories a day. I'm just hoping the extra calories won't cause my weight loss to stall. It will be nice to have that extra cushion though, especially heading into the holiday season.

It's been a while since I last updated. I'm on week 7 out of 12 of my HM training program. I'm still not sure if I'll sign up for an actual race, but it's just awesome being able to run further and further each time. Robbie-- your comment made me laugh! I run at the exact same speeds, lol. Next week will be interesting…

It's been a while since my last check in!! We are currently visiting my parents so it's been nice having running to fall back on for extra calories when everyone wants to eat out. Besides that, I think I'm finally getting a bit faster! The path I've been running has been a lot hillier than I'm used to (250ft elevation on a…

Ugh, I hate those days, Ceci!! Glad to hear your foot is feeling better though :). Today was a long run day of 6 miles. Timing was slower than I would have liked, but at least the weather was GORGEOUS this morning! It's making me really excited for running in the fall.

Holy cow!! Everyone is doing so great! Yesterday, was the first time I've ran for 30 minutes in a loooooooooooong time. I've gotten so used to doing straight up longer runs that I forgot what it's like. I tried to push myself a little faster since it's a shorter distance, and I thought I was doing really well despite a…

It's been a few days since my last update, but I'm proud to say that I finally finished my 60 minute run...TWICE! Once was my c210k graduation run, and the other was this morning to kick off half marathon training. I doubt I'll actually fork over the money to run one this year, but at least I'll be able to build up a nice…

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Anything involving the words "toxins" or "cleanse"....

Went out this morning determined to conquer that big 60 minute run that would signify the completion of c210k. I set my app and set off at a nice, slow pace (around 13-14 minutes a mile). I was feeling great throughout the whole run--like I could go forever. Then my app told me I was done for the day. I stopped to cool…

I feel like I'm starting to get into the running groove again. Today, I set my 10k app to the last workout (60 minutes of running), and just told myself to suck it up and get it done. I didn't finish the whole thing, but I did run 45 minutes of it (as compared to the 15-20 minutes I've been doing), so I'm happy with that…

I guess I'm just starting to lose my mojo with everything in general. Not sure what changed, but I find I've been going over my calories more and I'm just not as thrilled with running as I used to be. I did drag my butt out today for a 2 mile run, but it was far from an enjoyable experience. I'm hoping I can snap out of it…

Ran my first 6k race this morning. PRs all over the place!!! I finished in 44:10 (about 8 minutes faster than I've been training at home) , and gained 196ft in elevation. All of this despite the fact that I've been training pretty exclusively on a flat course as there are zero hills by my house). It was painful and I…

Today's run was a giant, steamy pile of NOPE. My legs and lungs were just fine, but my brain just wanted to stay at home and sleep. I managed to squeeze in a mile and a half run and a mile and a half walk, before calling it quits, and then got some more walking in with a trip to the zoo. I'm hoping that I can get it…

I started Week 13 of 10k runner with a bang. I was really nervous about the first run segment (40 min straight), especially since I've had a reputation for not completing runs ever since finishing the 5k portion of the program. However, this was a beautiful run!! It was nice and cool out, the run felt easy, and I can tell…

All done with week 12. Two more weeks to go!! Today was a nice, chilly, 50 degrees ( it's only getting up to 70 today)-- perfect for running!! I completed my entire run ( 5 miles in all), and I had a PR of 38 minutes for my 5k time!

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