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anyone feel free to add me...I have done 3 IMs and many 1/2s :) I LOVE THE SPORT. I just had a baby one month ago, so I am just getting back into it and would love to see how others are working out. My plan is to do a marathon this winter and then a half IM or a full IM next year.

feel free to add me. I am due May 18th with my first as well!

I don't know if this will help, but i know spanx has something out there than my pregnant friend told me about. I think it is later in the pregnancy though, but might work for you. too. http://www.spanx.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2990118

I am due in May 2013 as well - i would love company and advice. This is my first time and I have no clue what i am doing!

What a great idea - you seem to always have wonderful and logical advice in so many places (people's comments, blogs, threads, etc). This is a great way to consolidate some of them. Other than your website of course!!

feel free to add me! I always can use more friends too :)

Just to add a few things from experience (lessons learned)....I have the merrell barefoot shoes and love them...EXCEPT a few things. (1) you have to start REALLY slowly...meaning only run 1 mile or so for a few weeks when you get them, then SLOWLY increase. I am not the most patient person, but I tried to do this...granted…

i am a foodie - you seem fun and motivating. I'll send you a request. i am a bit quirky though :)

You already have me as a friend :)

I was just diagnosed with PCOS...since I have been trying to get pregnant with no luck. MFP is great to make sure I stay healthy and accountable. I haven't lost any weight since I started, but I feel better and healthier. Feel free to add me.

I am in Atlanta :)

Fun thread! I have done 3 half IMs and 3 full IMs. I did IM Louisville in 2008 and 2009. Then, I did IM Brazil in 2010. Brazil was salt water - the shower water afterwards helped. One trick for me was to put a piece of chewing gum in my biking pouch. Once I was on the bike, I put it in my mouth and it got rid of the salt…

Welcome! I can definitely help you to stay motivated. I'll add you :)

I definitely am in! I drink my water but eating late at night is my problem! thanks for starting this.

Hi. I would try to learn freestyle (front crawl). That burns the most calories, other than the butterfly which is really hard. That also works your core a lot, but most swimming works out your core well. I would mix things up by doing 4-6 laps of one stroke, then 4-6 laps of another stroke, and then straight same stroke…

thank you all! This is helpful. Maybe Santa will be extra good to me this year :)

It is totally doable...with a bit more dedicated training. I actually enjoy the Olympic distance a lot - it makes you train and gets your butt in shape, but it doesn't control your life. It is a good balance. You definitely need to focus a bit more on nutrition - mainly on the bike to make sure you are ok for the run, but…

I agree that spaghetti squash is awesome to substitute!

Hi! I am very similar in that I could eat dessert for dinner any day. I would much rather prefer sweets than 'regular food'....I actually have been cutting sugar out over the last two months. In October, I decided to not have any sweets (meaning cookies, dessert, jelly, etc). I still had fruit and Splenda, but no…

I definitely don't live there, but have you looked at BAM? http://www.bamswimteam.org/ I don't know if it is close to where you work though.

I have always learned that you don't diet when you are training...meaning you eat/hydrate well during your runs and then diet aftewards (at night). You need to eat a balanced 'snack' or meal after a long run (balanced with protein and carbs especially). Then, later in the day you can diet...but during the run, you need to…

I probably is just because you ramped up mileage for the Half. Look on here: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/194.shtml Maybe that will help.

I generally wear: - pair of tights - thin but warm (winter tights)- Under Armour - pair of winter pants on top to cut the wind - don't remember but any wind winter running pants are good if you have the tights underneath - long sleeved shirt that is 'winter wick' - meaning when you sweat, it doesn't get soaked and make you…

Love to bike...just need more motivation to go. I do triathlons and road cycling, and just bought a mountain bike! I hope to be able to at least go around the neighborhood with the bike instead of my car.

In general, swimming won't burn as many calories per min as running, but there are ways to keep your heart rate high. that is the main goal...in between sets, do a 50 of kicking hard to keep your heart rate up. Also, when i had a stress fracture in my heel, i did aqua jogging to replace the running motion. It is really…

I love it! I am in.

Awesome! Thanks for doing this. I am so excited.

There are a few things that get me out of bed in the morning to go work out - but the biggest one is to give myself a guilt trip and say that I NEVER regret getting up and working out but I ALWAYS regret sleeping in and not working out. You can do it - just tell yourself that if you don't get up, you'll feel like crap all…

I am going through the same thing! So, I'll look at the responses and hopefully we can start losing together!

I quit drinking diet coke at the beginning of this year...and I drank A LOT. At first it was horrible - i was so tired and had bad headaches, due to the caffeine. but, then it got better. It did take awhile though - about 1 month - before I didn't crave it every day. Every once in awhile I want one, but I know that if I…