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I am a 18 weeks in and have lost 78 pounds (about 16% of my body weight). My 13 year old son went to the gym with me this morning (at 5:30am!!!!). It was really amazing to work out with him side by side on the treadmill. He pushed me to my best workout since I started back - 3 miles in 40:15. Of course, he hit the 3 mile…

No - I work in an Arby's Big Roast beef sandwich every once in a while - not terrible calorically, and their roast turkey isn't bad either. My weakness is the potato cakes, but even those aren't horrible (if you stick to the small). You can't beat yourself up, or you won't be successful. Every day is not going to be a…

Yes, but I'm sure you will find many who claim that it cannot be done. I drink diet soda every day. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

You can definitely do it. Personally, I didn't do the C25K program, but I would do "a little more" each workout. I started last March at 471 pounds with walking, and after a few weeks gradually worked jogging into the mix. I can remember all the milestones -- the first time I ran for 5 minutes straight, the first time I…

Run at least 5 miles a day. Also, the bigger you are, the more calories you burn - I am a little over 300 pounds, so I burn a lot of calories. In fact, I'm going to burn over 7000 calories on Sunday - I'm runnning a marathon.

Again, thanks everyone for the kind words! I am not one to reflect on what I have done (I usually like to focus on looking forward), but you all have made me feel really good about myself today. Thanks!! Answering a few questions, I don't have any local Atlanta races lined up currently, but that will change soon. I am from…

Wow! Thanks for the comments -- I really appreciate it it! As far as I how I was able to do it - I started walking every day, and then I would try to run a minute here and there during the walk. That morphed over time into running with a little walking here and there. I hadn't heard of couch to 5k until after i did my…

I have lost 179 pounds in the past year and I enjoy multiple diet sodas every day. I drink water during and after workouts, but for the rest of the day I consume either Diet Pepsi, Coke Zero, or Diet Dr. Pepper (I tried Dr. Pepper 10 - wasn't for me). Certainly, I would have not lost as much weight if I drank on average 6…

After completing the Locomotive Half Marathon in Kennesaw, GA without incident (2:19:43), I registered for the New Jersey Marathon on May 6th. Both are/will be my firsts. I just finished a 15 mile run last weekend, and a 12 mile mid-week medium long run today. Every finished long run increases my confidence. My plan (a…

Then: Out of breath walking up a flight of stairs. Now: Going to run a marathon this spring. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

Go to a specialty running store and get a gait analysis done. They will put you on the treadmill for a minute and analyze your foot strike and wheter or not you overpronate. From there they will suggest the best shoe for you. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

All of these tools we used to "estimate" caloric burn for exercise at just guesses. Some may be more educated than others, but in the end, we can never be exact. The more information we use to make the guess, the better it is. About a month or so ago, I went back a took a look at what my actual weight loss was versus what…

I've lost 174 lbs. in the last 10 months. My exercise of choice is running - I am running a half marathon next month and a marathon later this year. I couldn't run 30 seconds when I started. It takes a lot of work, but it is worth it. The biggest thing, though, is that you have to want to lose the weight badly enough to…

You have a lot of free time on that schedule - you can do it. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

30 to 35 recently. Going to start training soon for a half marathon in April. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

The converse is: after a good workout, I can lose up to 8 pounds of water weight. But it comes back when you rehydrate. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

around 1500 now - usually running Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Nutrition Facts For Foods

Dolvett - I like his intensity. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

It's easier to quit if nobody knows about it. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Nutrition Facts For Foods

Plan C ..... Stocking to my program, and not overeating on any day. I am running a 5k on Thanksgiving morning, and I will workout Christmas morning, like I do every day. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

Running - haven't found anything that beats the caloric burn of a long run. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

Peanut butter! Thank you - I can eat that by the spoonful, but I always stay away because of the high calories.

Peanut butter pretzels -- or some low calorie soup (I like the Chunky Healthy Request Italian Wedding soup - 1 can = 260 calories) Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

So I have another one lined up for Thanksgiving morning - looks like it is a really nice event (it benefits poor and needy families). It's $5 extra to get a timing chip - does anyone think it's worth the cost? (I do own a stopwatch). And it will great to burn so many calories on a day designed for the gluttonous. I'm going…

So I completed my first 5K race! My time was 30:49, which I thought was pretty good and was about where I was training. I ended up running the whole way, and solved my pacing problems early by finding other people to pace myself off of (which ended up being a 7 year old girl and her dad who both crushed me at the end). The…

Running my first 5k race this weekend. I've been running at least a 5k every day for the past few weeks, but I'm interested to see how my time will be in a race setting. I'm debating about whether to take it easy to make sure that I finish, and to try and go all out and get a good time, and also whether I should take walk…

I am 6'5" and have lost 137 pounds in the last 7 months. I am by no means finished or feel like I've even done that much yet, but maybe this can be a little inspiring, because I feel a ton better. Before: 471 pounds After (well not yet after but current): 334 pounds Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

I have a keg of beer costume and my wife has a mug full of beer. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Weight Loss Tools

It didn't work too well for Cameron and Mitchell.

I lost 13 pounds in my first week - it levels out after that. A lot of it is water weight. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter