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I lost 50 pounds from my starting weight and was in great shape in 2012. While I was training for my first marathon I suffered an injury which eventually led me to stop running completely for 2 months. That was the start of me putting weight back on, and have been trying to combat it since. I'm now up about 12 pounds from…
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i'll be 30 in July-- no kids, never married.. i have too many things i want to do for myself before either of those things happen, like finishing grad school for one! def not weird, but i know it seems like you're the only one.. i feel like i have to rent some babies to contribute to FB sometimes lol.
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hahahahaha love Jenna Marbles! check out the "How Diets Work" one as well.
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lol just what i needed today. thanks OP!
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Have you had an MRI? My sports doc sent me for one when I came down with ITBS just to be sure there were no tears or anything really bad. Fortunately there was nothing. After going through PT for about 6 weeks I was doing ok on the treadmill, then reinjured myself doing some at-home workouts which I guess were too high…
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Nothing too too crazy on my end. I did feel pretty awesome one time when I was out and it started snowing.. Been though the snow covered paths a few times as well. I had my wisdom teeth out last Sept, less than a week before I was supposed to run a half. Apparently the last thing I asked the dentist before the drugs…
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I work 11p-7a.. I think my biggest meal is after I get up in the afternoon, so around dinner time. I tend to work out right after getting up then eat.
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I'm recovering from ITBS now which caused me to miss a half and my first full marathon last year. I was so upset and pretty depressed about it for a few weeks. I was on 2 months of zero running. In that time I joined the YMCA as I got a great discount through work and spent time swimming, biking, etc. I found Pilates to be…
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Fortunately my recovery from ITBS is going well so I signed up for my first race of the year! April 20- Asbury Park (NJ) 5 Miler Hopefully: RnR Philly Half and my first full-- fingers crossed! and more
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Yeah you shouldn't really feel like you're suffering to get through it. The further you get, yes you're most likely gonna be uncomfortable, but you'll find it gets easier if you stick with it! A good rule of thumb is, if you can relatively keep up a convo with someone while running, you're at a good pace. However, I break…
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In college I did Atkins a couple times, and was totally miserable thinking of everything I couldn't eat.. In high school I tried using Hydroxycut, and wow I never again bought diet pills after that. Eventually they have you taking 9 pills a day and it did nothing but give me major insomnia. Glad I learned my lesson.
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haha ooh yeah upon closer inspection he does have that, "Don't judge me" look
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lol the ones I've been getting lately are for Color Runs and ThinkGeek.com.. I bought white choc zombie easter bunnies haha! and OP- I freakin love your fat cat pic! it reminds me of my last cat which looked just a tad bit smaller lol
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I was introduced to MFP by a friend, during a time when we had a Biggest Loser contest at work. At that time there were co-workers doing well and some have still kept weight off. There are actually more active, normal weight people than overweight I've come to notice. However, I've mentioned MFP to those who have asked.. I…
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I'm recovering from ITBS and am loving my stick. I also have a foam roller but I find myself using the stick more just b/c it takes up less room in my room to use. As others have said, both are inexpensive, so get one, the other, or both!
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I was training for my first full last year. During my 12 miler I started having bad knee pain, which I came to find out was due to IT Band Syndrome. I went through PT but still had to drop out :( Right now I'm working my way through recovery and will hopefully be doing one in the fall!
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It didn't work for me after being on and off several (paid) sites. I went on some dates, but nothing panned out. On the flip side, one of my friends met someone on Match and they were married last June. As someone who works night shift and who has to work every other weekend, I don't have many opportunities to get out…
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Congrats!! I'll be doing Week 5 Day 2 today, then the big test.. Super big moment for me as I'm using this as recovery from an injury.. Haven't run 1 miles straight, let alone 2 since Sept.
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I never Ever thought I'd enjoy running, and when I first started I totally had that fear of looking like the fat girl huffing and puffing and all that, which was a big deterrent.. The first time out, (after I had lost 20 pounds and spent time running in place in my living room) I barely made it 1/4 mile before I was…
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Oh boy let's see.. I think for most of my life I was always a bit chunky, never thin. However, I danced all the way up through high school, and was in marching band, so the activity kept me at about the same size. Once I was in college the activities were no where near what I had before and like so many others, I used to…
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Amazing story to read, and your essentials to succes couldn't have been put better! Congrats on all your success!
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Many many congrats on your loss and progress! You look wonderful and so fit and happy. Def inspiring! and man do I love me some ice cream as well lol
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2:35am in NJ and i'm working.. blah
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Doing something is better than nothing. If 2 times a week works this week, great. Next week aim to get in one more day, or say another 10 minutes, etc.. Start small and build your way up until it becomes a part of your everyday life. If you're going from not working out at all, to thinking, ok I'm gonna workout for 1-2…
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I'm doing the same thing acutally lol. Some days I do both. I'm a runner (never thought I'd say that,).. I was training for my first full marathon last year and came down with IT Band Syndrome. After 2 months of no running, I've been using C25K as my come-back strategy. Just completed Week 2, pain free! Can't wait to get…
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A fave of mine was the combo of frozen strawberries and fresh pineapple with some milk and protein powder. Sometimes I'd add in cherries or whatever else I had around!
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Good luck starting your half plan! I'm on the last week or so of recovery from ITBS. This is my first time with a serious injury and I had to miss a half in Sept and my first full :( This was really devastating for me. I have my sports doc appt next week, and will be starting very, painfully slow on the comeback on the…
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I've been on nights for a little over 5 years now, working in a hospital lab from 11-7 though. Maybe try cutting out eating when you get home, which would leave more for later.. One of my habits that i'm again trying to break is eating before i go to bed. Most of the time I have my lunch break 2 hours into my shift, which…
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Oh boy there's been a few... Sometimes I would buy the store-made big cookies with the sprinkles on them and hide them in my room.. They would be gone by the end of the day... At Dairy Queen I couldn't decide what I wanted so I'd get a medium blizzard and some soft serve with the cherry shell and sometimes have both in 1…
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Search Youtube.. There are tons of free workouts.. I think you can also find workouts from certain DVD's there as well (30 Day Shred, etc..)
