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My mom got really, really sick a little over a year ago. I realized that I wanted to change my life and start really LIVING it rather than just hiding away under the fat. I was 268 pounds and totally sedentary and miserable. Now, I'm 198 pounds, I've done two 5ks, two triathlons, a 10k and I have 3 more races before the…

It can - I hit a plateau and bumping up my calories was the only thing that worked. I need to net over 2,000 calories a day to lose.

What are you going to be doing? I love, love, LOVE my asics for running - I over-pronate and they fixed my knee pain right up, but for weight lifting I just wear a pair of converse. I found that anything else prevented me from getting my hips far back enough to do a proper deadlift or squat.

I wouldn't run more than every other day, but I also wouldn't stress too much about being "ready" for your 5k: you'll be as ready as you are, you'll kick some serious a**, have a great time, run as much as you can and maybe have to walk a little and get fired up to sign up for your next one so you can't beat your previous…

I have one goal weight that I'm hoping to get to, but I have lots of other fitness, non-weight related goals that I have been able to meet along the way: do a triathlon, run a 10k, and ones that I hope to be able to do soon: squat my body weight, do an olympic distance triathlon, do a half iron man, run a marathon. Those…

You want to net your calorie goal for the day, so yes, that means that if you exercise you need to eat more that day!

Triathlons are my first love, so, yeah, you could say that running and biking are my thing :) Boy do I know that runners high!

Coconut milk is my go-to substitute for cow's milk! I'm lactose intolerant and I've found that it tastes the best by far.

Amaaaazing

I eat it? I've learned that, for me anyway, trying to get the cravings to go away is not going to work. If I make anything off limits, the "diet" is going out the window soon enough and I'm back to binging. So, I work it in to my calories for the day and have a serving rather than going overboard. Been working for me for…

I think it really depends on the person, but I really noticed a difference when I made a commitment to myself to run 3 times a week instead of just 2. Instead of struggling through C25k, I was breezing through the weeks. Now I do three days of running and three days of weight training. But, twice a week is better than…

Smoothie - a banana, frozen fruit, chia seeds, whey protein and coconut milk. So good and really filling!

I just did the second workout.. LOVING IT! I am a little insecure about deadlifts, but you guys are helping. Anyone have tips about squats? I get my thighs almost parallel to the floor and then I feel like I'm going to fall over... if I try to go down anymore, it's leaning forward which is not good. Help??

You are amazing! Congratulations!

Haha, already sound like my kind of girl! Thank you!

Bake it! That's my favorite way to have it. Nice texture and you can use pretty much any sauce you want. I do a bunch over the weekend and eat it through the week.

I will take you up on that! I don't mind doing some shakes/bars, I just don't want to rely on it for most of my protein. I'd like to figure out a way to get a cleaner diet of whole foods out of all of this! Thanks!

Oh man, thank you for this! This looks endlessly helpful as I'm trying to up my protein these days.

1900-2500, depending on if it's a day I've worked out or not.

I count water and seltzer, which is all I drink throughout the day anyway.

I'll have what he's having. *cheers*!

I started at around 200 pounds. Since starting, I have done two 5ks, two triathlons and I have my first 10k in less than two weeks. I'm still 198 pounds now! My suggestion if you are having trouble breathing: slow down a bit. I got to a point where I felt like I wasn't going to run any further - it was around 10 minutes,…

I swim in the pool when it's too cold to train outside. I run on the treadmills when the weather is crappy out. I lift weights. Oh, I sit in the hot tub when I'm sore!

Ahh, reading this totally sounds like my story! Congratulations! You're gonna kill those hills tomorrow!

You mean like a big CD? Amazing work, you are a huge inspiration to me. I am so proud of you!

Me.. my highest weight was in high school at around 290. In college, I got down to 260 and now I'm at the lowest weight I've ever been in my adult life at 196. I don't really have a body or a time that I remember where I was totally comfortable or happy with or a body that I'm aspiring to be back to. I'm just excited to be…

Hey, I was thinking about doing that one!

Tufts 10k for Women on October 8th Jack London 10k trail run on November 3rd aaand a Spartan Sprint on November 18th in Fenway Park!

MY PEOPLE. I'm alright with yogurt and cottage cheese, but I can't do milk at all and too much cheese is a problem but I love cheese too much to give it up. Ice cream is usually a problem, but I rarely eat it. Chocolate doesn't seem to bother me, but I have it in such small amounts, maybe that's why? Whey protein has never…