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Haha!!! That is awful. I'm sorry for the loss of your lunch! At least you didn't start eating it on autopilot. :) Hahaha, I hear you on that one. Our kitten is on a very high quality cat food that smells like a delightful pate when I'm home right after a jog. :blushing: :laugh: Haven't dared eat it, though. ;)
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Well, I don't drink all that often, but when I do, I like to make my own mojitos without sugar, or with a controlled amount of sugar. When I'm out and want to save calories, I'll drink vodka and club soda with lime or lemon. I can't have artificial sweeteners for medical reasons, so unfortunately diet drinks aren't an…
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It only gets better from here! Everyone needs a starting place. :) As others have said, USE IT! Look at that picture and say, "this is the last time I'm going to ever look like this, because I'm making positive life changes starting NOW!" It takes a lot of courage to look at ourselves honestly and admit that we have a…
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C210K, W5D2 today. I walked the last two run intervals of W5D1 due to illness (stomach flu + running = baaaad news), but otherwise, everything has gone without a hitch. I was shocked to see that I covered nearly 8 km in my last session -- didn't think I'd be covering that much distance so soon! As a reward of making it…
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For me, it depends on the situation! I don't like to run beside my husband because his pace is faster than mine, and I feel like I'm holding him back. We go to the track together, though, because then we can run "together" at our own paces. Once I get better at it, I'd like to do some trail jogging with him. In taekwondo…
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WOOHOO! Congrats!! EDIT: also, I can definitely relate to the "change up the routine" thing. The last 10 lb of my previous weight loss would not come off no matter how hard I worked at the elliptical, even though it had gotten me through 30+ lb before. Once I started using the treadmill, the scale finally started movies.…
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Welcome!! Yeah, those few pounds nearest our ideal weights are the stubborn ones, for sure. This place is great (I'm pretty new myself), and I hope it'll help you reach that goal more quickly than you thought possible! :D
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January 2008, when I stepped on the scale at the gym, thinking I'd gained about 10 lb, and saw that I had gained 40. That was a rude awakening! More recently: early May, when I finally got a working scale and saw that I was 12 lb over my maintenance weight, when I had been aiming for +/-5. Oops! Decided to take a bit more…
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I'm 5'5", and at 145 lb & 22% body fat, I was wearing a US size 4, Canadian size 6-8 depending on the brand. Now that my lean muscle mass isn't as high (until I start weight training again, that is), I'll probably need to be lower than that.
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I'm dropping my waist/hip measurements off of my tracking because my measurement method has proven to be rather unreliable. :( May 16: 160 lb May 23: 157 lb May 30: 155 lb June 6: 154 lb (down 1 lb) June 13: June 20: June 27: July 4: July 11: July 18: July 25: Aug 1: Aug 8: Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29:
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Yep, you don't want to go overboard with sugars of any kind (natural or no), but choosing foods for a healthy lifestyle is about more than just whether or not they are fattening. Fruit and veggies are so, so important for their nutrients, and they've been linked to prevention against several types of cancer and maybe even…
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For me, breakfast/lunch/supper ends up being about 20% / 20% / 25% of my daily calories, and then ~4 snacks make up the remaining 35%. Sometimes (particularly on weekends) my supper ends up being a fair bit larger than that. As for what's best, there are a bunch of different theories. Some people swear by huge breakfasts,…
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A higher proportion of my friends are guys, yes, but that's partly because I work in an industry that 93% male, and also because my interests are rather "masculine." Whenever we hang out as groups of couples, if the room splits into guy/girl then I usually end up on the guy side...usually because the girls are talking…
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Don't beat yourself up! You know what works for you and so you have an excellent toolset at your disposal. As someone who is recently climbing back on the wagon myself, it really is like riding a bicycle...once you get back into the old (good) habits, they'll stick, and that happens a lot faster the second time around. I…
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I'd love to add you! Our start weight is about the same, and I can totally relate to loving exercise AND food. :) Sounds like we have similar mindsets, so let's cheer one another on!
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Quizno's roast beef & cheddar regular sized sub. 780 calories!! I usually ordered it with easy sauce, which I'm sure helped (the sauce is 260 calories alone), but still, I was pretty shocked. Quiznos didn't have nutritional info available when I first started losing weight (I emailed them and they never got back to me :\),…
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WOOHOO!! So inspiring to see everyone continuing on! I'm about to start week 4 of C210k. Today's run will be 5 min warmup, then run 2/walk 3 eleven times, for a total of 62 minutes. I'm excited to see how far I can get with this one; so far, my furthest "run" was 7 km on week 3 day 1. Exciting!
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May 16: 160 lb / 29" / 40" May 23: 157 lb / 28" / 39" May 30: 155 lb / 27.5" / 40.5" (down 2 lb, 0.5" off waist, somehow +1.5" on hips...I wonder if the tape was twisted and messed up that measurement, because my pants sure are baggy!) June 6: June 13: June 20: June 27: July 4: July 11: July 18: July 25: Aug 1: Aug 8: Aug…
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Wow, 22:20...nice work! *mind boggle* I'm aiming for sub-25 and am not even close yet. I can't offer much in terms of training suggestions, but for now I just wanted to cheer you on! You are an inspiration! :)
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May 16: 160 lb / 29" / 40" May 23: 157 lb / 28" / 39" (down 3 lb, 1" off waist/hips) May 30: June 6: June 13: June 20: June 27: July 4: July 11: July 18: July 25: Aug 1: Aug 8: Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29:
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I'd love to add you -- I'm new here, too, and looking to lose 25 lb, so we're in a similar weight loss range. Welcome!! :)
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Wow, you look fantastic -- and that smile says it all!! Great work!
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Hey, everyone -- nice to find this thread here! I started the C210K program last week, and will be finishing up week 2 tomorrow. The week 2 - day 3 workout is: 5 min warmup run 1, walk 4 min x 8 5 min cooldown So far, the program is a bit light because I have some running experience, but I'm expecting it to start getting…
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I lived there for two years in 1997-1999, so a lot of what I knew has changed since then (that city changes SO quickly!!) but I can still give some general advice. My biggest advice is to be prepared for Singlish. I know the gov't has been trying to stomp it out in recent years, but I imagine people still speak it, and it…
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Thanks, everyone!! s00sh - Howdy, stranger! :) Plateaus are awful. When I first lost weight I was stuck at one stupid plateau for months. I was ready to beat myself unconscious. I tried varying up my calories, varying my exercise routines, all that, and nothing was budging. Then one day it just started dropping again for…
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Novice runner here -- training for my first 10k in August, if all goes well. I'm sure I'll have questions, too, so I'm definitely going to lurk around this thread. :)
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I'd love to hop in late if I may. :) Hoping that I can lose 15 lb by September, though any progress is good progress! Will be tracking weight/waist/hips. May 16: 160 lb / 29" / 40" May 23: May 30: June 6: June 13: June 20: June 27: July 4: July 11: July 18: July 25: Aug 1: Aug 8: Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29:
