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Zombies, Run! And my Garmin 110 GPS.

5'10" here. Please add me. Glad that you asked.

Hi! New to the group and new to diabetes. I just got diagnosed last Tuesday. I've been fighting the pre-diabetes for years. And even though I'm not overweight and very athletic, it has caught up with me. All of my siblings have it, my father had it, and now I've got it. For the next three months, my doctor and I are…

Thanks, Lynn! I will definitely get that book!!! :-)

My naturopath gave me a magnesium supplement. It took a couple of weeks but the RLS subsided. I have mild RLS. Also, make sure you don't get a magnesium oxide supplement (that can cause the trots.)

Thanks!!! Look forward to your friendship! :-)

My niece was very tiny and underweight due to several illnesses when she was a baby. The doctor suggested that we add butter - not carbs and sugar - to everything. He didn't want her to get a sweet tooth. We did and she LOVED it. She was a child who really didn't like to eat and was very fussy. Adding the butter really…

Here's the BFA I've got: http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-BodyLogic-Monitor-MyoTape/dp/B0037AXFVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401994771&sr=8-1&keywords=body+fat+analyzer+handheld It was an impulse buy about 2 years ago when I was losing the bulk of my weight (90 pounds). And I'm so glad I bought it because I plateaued for…

Absolutely! You can do this by October. I agree with Elliot in that if you sign up now, you'll be motivated to keep going. Also, remember that you're only competing against yourself so don't worry about pace or speed. You're goal should be to finish the race. Then each subsequent race is to beat your last race time -- or…

Without knowing what your plan is, it's hard to judge what you should do.

I love my Garmin 210! Got it from Amazon and it's a great starter watch. Came with a HRM strap, but it was hard plastic and after running with it a couple of times and getting the mother of chafe, I upgraded to the soft strap. So, save yourself some money and don't get the strap that comes with it as there are two buying…

You can also compensate for the unnatural gait by raising the incline by a scooch.

I usually eat grapes or a banana with a bit of honey on it. Can't tolerate artificial sweeteners (I have celiac disease and I have a weakened digestive tract). In the summer, I'll freeze the fruit and then shave it with my ice shaver. Makes a delicious treat.

It took me about 2 years of help at a clinic for eating disorders. And it's a struggle everyday still. You need to get professional help. Call the number bbak22 has. It's not something you can do on your own. Because group therapy is part of the recovery, there were many people who tried it on their own and wound up with a…

From my face. Belly was the last to go...

I do believe that it is better to work out multiple times a day - from a health perspective. Working out for one hour and then not moving the other 23 hours of the day isn't the best way to get healthy. Keeping moving is better for you in the long run. I make sure I move for at least 10 minutes every 2 hours. Plus I also…

My company is having one this month too! It's teams of 4 and we track our fitness at EVERYMOVE.ORG. Which is kinda cool because you can earn prizes. I think it starts the 13th or the 18th. MFP hooks up to EVERYMOVE.ORG, so I only have to enter my exercise in one time.

Just to warn you that the strap that comes with the Garmin 110 is a very hard plastic and a LOT of people absolutely hate it. I bought the soft-strap HRM after running with the hard strap a couple of times. I chafed so badly with the HRM strap that comes with it. But I still love my Garmin 110. I think I'm getting the 310…

Thanks for the advice! You're right about me not overdoing it. It's just that I'm a highly anxious person and I use exercise instead of anti-anxiety meds. I'm already on edge from the pain, so wanting to go for a long run is my natural reaction. Yesterday, the pustules started and the pain is getting worse. I'm already so…

My favorite is Zombies, Run! It's a game-based app that keeps track of your mileage/pace, but you're on a mission as a runner and have to collect items. You even have to run faster to avoid zombies. It's really fun. I LOVE IT. https://www.zombiesrungame.com/

You really can't target fat in your body. For me the belly fat was the last to go when I lost my 90 pounds. About doing ab exercises == if you do it right, initially strengthening your abs can help you waist line look trimmer. But it doesn't burn fat. The way this works is that your abs are like a girdle and when you…

When I first started running (at 223 pounds), I was playing soccer and would have horrible knee, hip, and ankle pain. It turned out that the problem wasn't my weight, it was how I was running -- I was a heel-strike runner. Yes, taking long strides and coming down on my heel with a completely straight front leg. I had shin…

Just an update that my allergy meds are really working. Sunday was a high pollen day and I ran a 12K (Go Seahawks!) and didn't have my usually sneez-a-thon afterwards. I did, however, trip and skin my knees and my hands in the first mile. But that's because I wasn't paying attention to the road. I was paying attention to a…

I'm doing the Snohomish Women's Run 1/2 next month and Ragnar in July. :-) The Puget Sound area is getting hit earlier with pollen because of our relatively warm winter. Good luck on your training. My med cocktail really seems to be helping. This week will be the major test; however as pollen counts are back up to high all…

You could do Turkey Cacciatore -- with a Chicken Cacciatore recipe. My quick recipe is to brown the meat on high heat and a bit of oil. (To get it good and brown, make sure your rinse and then dry the meat). Then add your favorite jar of spag sauce (I like a really chunky spag saucse). Cook until the turkey is just done…