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Good luck and have fun!!! This will be my 3rd season doing tri's. I am doing a half IM in May and then this summer a local promoter had a deal 3 sprints for $99 so i am signed up for all 3. That should keep me pretty busy with training. My favorite part has meeting all these fit people who are very encouraging to new…

Welcome, sounds like you are off to a good start. This site is a great place. Keep at it and remember one bad day isn't the end. It's just a bad day and tomorrow can be better.

Man that person sure gets around. He's at my house as well. I try to use my scale as motivation to keep up the hard work and making the good choices when it comes to eating.

Just keep going for "You" It sounds like you have a plan to me. Just ignore people that are trying to sell you stuff. Go do your workouts and have fun...

I am not doing a lot of strength training but here is some areas I know I should be working on. Abs once I get above 10 miles mine are sore Back I would want to work these as well Upper body/arms As I am loosing weight I would like my arms to look better. I have gone back to doing Jiu-Jitsu 2 days a week and during class…

I do the run/walk method. I ran 10 miles today. We run 4min. then walk for 1 minute and repeat till we finish. When I started a few years ago I was doing 1/1 Slowly over time I have increased my time and my distance while getting a bit faster. The only other thing that would help is speed work but you need to build up a…

I just finished my masters swim class. We swam 3550 yards tonight. I have been swimming laps about 2 years now. I used to have my own business scraping barnacles off the bottom of boats. It wasn't too much swimming but I spent many hours in the water and still have a love for it.

I think WOW about says it all !!!

I will tell you I have been running consistently for 3 years now and I have cut 15 minutes off my 5k times. I was not a runner when I started. I feel like a runner now. I have lost a lot of weight and keep training for races. I don't think the time matters as much as getting out there and doing it. The only race you are in…

That is one of my goals as well. I weigh myself every day and if I see a loss and then a gain the next day I use that as motivation to know I was that weight and I can get back down there. I usually wait till I see a weight for a few days before I update my profile. You have seen it is possible to get down below 200 so now…

I get more accurate calorie counts. As my training has progressed the numbers are lower. I have lost weight and become more efficient. If I went with the average I would think I had more calories available to eat. Plus I like knowing these numbers and tracking them over time.

I was on a plateau for 6 months while training for a marathon and then Triathlon season. The thing I kept telling myself was I am in much better shape then ever before. I was buying smaller clothes and looked better just couldn't get the scale to join in the program. I have finally started loosing some weight again and I…

Man I had to look back at the first picture to make sure it was the same guy and not a trick:smile: You are doing great!!!

Way to go!!! Just keep getting out there.:smile:

We have a half marathon that we run on Thanksgiving morning. It does make it hard to have to go home and cook. but it does help with desert.

I use the run walk method. It seems to work for me. An interval timer is a good thing to help keep you on track. I did my first half ironman this weekend and used this method for the 13 mile run portion. There were tons of people around me doing the same thing. I would like to be able to run that distance but this is what…

You are doing it the right way!!! Healthy Lifestyle change It takes longer but it lasts longer as well. A year from now you will have lost more and not be starting over again. I know it is hard. But slow and sure wins the race.

I did my first half marathon using the 1 min run 1 min walk for the whole thing. Being out there is what counts. I am doing a Half Ironman and will run 3 min ad walk 1 min for the 13 mile run. Just get out there and do what you are doing. The faster/longer running will come with time. And even if it doesn't I know some…

I am training for a half ironman (race is this Saturday) I swim 2-3 times per week. I get leg cramps from time to time. Take a plastic water bottle with you and drink during the workout. You are still sweating even though you are in the pool. You use a lot of muscles that you don't normally use. If you start to feel a…

Go and have a good run tomorrow. Remember you are doing this for yourself and no one else. I have been running about 2 years now and will probably never win my age group. The reason I run is to have fun and see if I can improve my times from the previous race or year. I have lost weight and my legs look great. So find some…

Go to a good running store and they will fit you for shoes. The store I go to will bring out several pairs and let you try them. They have a treadmill in the store and they let you go out in front of the store and try running. Last time I tried on 6 different pairs to find out I still liked the same kind. The shoes I like…

It sounds like you still did good. I don't know how long ago you started this journey but ask yourself in that time frame if you every thought you would be running? And in a race. Even though you are racing for yourself you still have goals. Keep training and you will make your goal.

Welcome, this is a great place. You can do this!!!

You need to go out with your friends and eat like that occasionally or you won't stick with your new lifestyle change. Just keep trying to make good choices.

I went a couple of months not losing a single pound and I came to realize I was eating healthier and exercising more then ever. I was in much better shape. I am training for triathlons and can swim, run and bike further then any time in my life. Yes I still have like 40 more pounds I want to lose but compared to 2 years…

I use a Garmin 310xt. it is pretty pricey but it is worth it to me I love looking at all the data after a workout. I used mapmyrun on my iphone and the only problem I had was battery life. My phone would only last about 1.5 hours. My garmin lasts 20 hours and is waterproof.

My first one was 43 min. It doesn't matter how long it takes you are out there doing it. Next month will be 2 years running/walking for me. Now I consider myself a triathlete. Not a very fast one but I get out there and do them. So get out there and do those 5k's and eventually longer races.

Hang in there I went about 6 months doing marathon training and didn't loose a single pound. What kept me going was telling my self that I was training and was in way better shape then I have ever been in before. I did the ran/walk method and did 26.2 miles. I have finally seen a drop in weight recently but I can run, swim…

I was just on face book and a stay at home mom friend of mine just posted this "It isn't selfish to take care of yourself." I was thinking wow how did she know I had just replied to a post along those same lines.

I am a stay at home dad with 2 kids (15,11). It has not always been easy to work out. We used to call it the CRY-MCA. Start training your kids and your husband now and it will pay off later. Some advice I was given pretty early on was to take care of myself. Make some time for you. Going to the doctor, working out, buy…