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thanks!! which days are weigh-ins?

Hi Here Comes Summer group... May I join? What do we do? I am 21 and recently had my 4th knee surgery (Dec), so I am up to bike and elliptical but miss my running a lot (and running body!!). I want in! Thanks!

www.marathonmagic.com is a really fun and funny ebook for beginners that addresses anything you will encounter while beginning to run! Bodily, mentally, physically... good luck!

www.marathonmagic.com is great for beginners too!

What is the website that everyone has gone to to create the before body and after body??? I wanna do it!

a really fun, but good resource for beginner marathoners is www.marathonmagic.com . Teddy, the author, is hilarious!!

there is also another product that allows you to wear other shoes with the nike foot pod and it is called a lace lid. It comes in white or black, usually sold at your local running specialty store and is a rubber cover for the lid that ties into your laces. good luck :)

that is a really good price and spinning is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories! :)

When the surgeon went into the knee, he found that he needed to repair the meniscus in addition to the ACL, and thus, no bending for a couple weeks so no machine! I wish! I've heard those are great. Thanks for the advice anyways! Happy New Years' to all, from my couch :)

those are great ideas--and thanks for being able to relate kristine! I got ACL/meniscus surgery yesterday and they took the graft from my other (good) knee. It is my third acl on my left knee! So, I will be not weight-bearing for six weeks on my left, and no running for at least four months :( I'm trying to stay…

thanks for the tips! If you think of any others, let me know. I had a friend just write me an email that this can be like my new "marathon" consisting of physical therapy and healthy mental/eating practices!!! I like this idea...

thanks! I have done pilates in the past during recovery, that was really great. I will make up a plan for myself...

Hi all, I'm a sporadic user of MFP but I am back needing you guys because I'm getting knee surgery tomorrow on BOTH KNEES! I am very active ordinarily--a runner--and i've had a few before and it is definitely some of the most depressing times in my life! But my real dilemma is the eating part--it is hard for me to go from…

rather than eating your breakfast before you workout, I've found success making a protein shake with a teaspoon or two of instant coffee mixed into it--you get the energy you need from the shake which is a lot easier to digest prior to the workout, plus some caffeine to get you out the door! Good luck.

haha so everyone forgot about the weigh-in...start tomorow? deal.

sounds good.

should we have weigh-in days??

6th...Madeline...142....137....five more! I don't participate much in these posts--just read them, but I will join this! I have knee surgery coming up on Dec. 23, so i'd like to work hard until then. Thanks and let's do this! Good luck.

i would not go to the party--tell him it makes you uncomfortable, and he should start getting the message!

well, it would make sense that a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat...and a pound of feathers or bricks would all weigh the same too.......... BUT, muscle is more dense than fat like you said, so a certain mass of muscle would weigh more than fat, yes. I would get your body fat tested and see what the…

me too. mwf 530-630am.

Anyone done it? Awesome.

bob's the stud!

honestly, SM.....I thought you were going to say a race!!!! but way to go anyways!! haha. M

the oil separation is natural....i am a peanut butter addict and i've never seen it go bad. Although I eat probably a jar every week and a half so....

i liked it, it tastes like peanut butter frosting.... it has less calories but i ate it just as much!! (i was trying to find a healthier substitute because I eat pb non-stop....) Nice idea to try, expensive sort of. I really like Honey Soy-nut butter by I.M. Healthy as a pb substitute. and almond butter.

i asked a friend who used to run track how to warm up and he said by doing a 400 or 800 (once or twice around the track) and stretching as well as some long strides. I biked the 1.5 miles to the track and slowly ran a 400 and stretched then did the mile (4x around the track) I definitely wanted to die on the last 400 but…

hey guys, i'm not a regular mfp poster, but maybe i will more--i was training for chicago but started too early after my surgery and stopped last week--i am going to run columbus half instead! i'd like to beat my 96 minute time but i have a long way to go after knee surgery! anyways, have you guys ever tested your one mile…

it makes me too excited to eat the rest of the day!

haha i'm the exact same! i bike to work as well and eat a snack a few hours after breakfast. thats great.