karenstep Member

Replies

  • Walking out the door today in my new size 8 jeans! I've tried them on a lot the last couple of months but they were always too snug for me to be comfortable going out in. They feel good now...even a little room in the waist! I have not worn a size 8 in about 6 years.
  • I’m 41 and haven’t had a hysterectomy but have crazy hormones well – I had one ovary removed 6 years ago due to a dermoid cyst, and the remaining one gets cysts as well and I think that one is barely functioning due to my horribly irregular cycles. Weight loss is super slow for me as well – I have lost 30 pounds in 8…
  • I’ve been doing Zumba and Werq (hip hop dance fitness classes) for 6 months and I’ve lost 30 pounds doing just those classes for my cardio, and I’ve also toned up a lot on my legs and arms. That being said – you’ll get out of it what you put into it. You really have to push each movement to your fullest extension – big…
  • Yes! It is completely doable, and I did it myself several years ago. I started C25K in March and did my first 5K in May. Planned for a 10K in early July and followed 6 week training plan for get from the 5K to 10K. I wasn’t planning to necessarily do a half starting out, but after the 10K I thought I could do it, so I…
  • Congrats!! That is awesome! It's so nice when the benefits of all of that hard work are paying off!
  • Same here! I'm 5'5 and started at 176 in March of this year. I'm now at 146 and my goal is 135. 135 is the lowest I've ever been in my adult life, so I'd love to be at that again. I just started tracking on MFP a couple weeks ago, but I've been working on this the last 7 months. Feel free to add me too!
  • One of my favorite quotes is: “Yes, our path is harder….but it leads to a better place.” It came from Obama’s 2012 DNC speech. I was training for a marathon at that time and it just kind of stuck with me. But it applies to a lot of things in life.
  • I had achiles tendonitis and PF for several years until I finally went to the doctor and did PT last spring. My sports med doc recommended heel cups (my PF was more right at the base of the heel) and specifically recommended Tuli's heel cups - I got them on Amazon and love them. I did 2 rounds of 10 sessions of…
  • I'm just starting IF 16:8 myself and would love to have others to do this with. My window is 10am to 6pm. I'll add you all, feel free to add me!
  • I tend to be an emotional eater as well. I work from home which is great, but can also be very isolating when it's just me, my computer, and all of the food here all day long until the kids and husband get home. We have just regular stress in our life - busy jobs, 2 kids with medical conditions that require lots of doctors…
  • I constantly plateau, sometimes for up to a month. I can be completely defeating. I've lost 30 lbs over 7 months and I can drop 5-10 in a month and then plateau again. But stick with it, I try to mix things up, change exercises, change up the diet. I was not tracking my calories for a while, I did when I started but then…
  • Great job! 10 lbs in a month is awesome!!!
  • I just stated here again as well and also looking for friends! Please add!
  • Even if you've gained back 30, you are still 40 pounds down from where you started! That is great! It has taken me 7 months to lose 30 (I just hit that goal yesterday) by doing 6x a week exercise (cardio) and improving diet. It's a slow, continual process. I wasn't always tracking my food, I started out but then quit when…
  • You get this large foam tube-like thing, I got mine at Target, and you basically put your legs on it and roll back and forth. It is meant to simulate like a deep tissue massage. So when I roll my shins, I squat down, put the roller under my knees and just roll onto it. You can lean to the sides to "work" different areas of…
  • I get shin pain too when I run, especially when I first started. After shoes, I would recommend icing your shins after each run and also getting a foam roller. These 2 things have made a huge difference for me! I ice 45 mins each leg after every run, and sometimes on off days if there is any pain. I can totally tell if I…
  • Hi there! I had a dermoid tumor removed about 2 years ago - it was 7m and i was having many symptoms from it - hormones were way out of wack! First, try not to worry, I know it's hard - likelyhood of cancer is very, very low (like 1% of dermoids are cancerous). Like others have said, the CA125 and ultrasound are pretty…
Avatar