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I agree; lots and lots of water! Especially when you eat because it will make you feel full. I get super hungry from time to time and it is really hard so keep making the best choices you can, try to distract yourself from head hunger, eat lots of veggies because they are low cal so you can at least keep eating, and do…

It took me years to get to the point where I enjoy running more than I don't enjoy it. I always loved the feeling after it was done. But now I often enjoy it while I am doing it and often want to go (not always, of course). I even honestly enjoyed running most of my first marathon a few months ago. Other than the last 5 or…

I have been a runner for more than a decade but always had a hard time getting my body to cooperate with long runs (10 miles or up). I trained for a sprint triathlon and was able to successfully use that fitness to improve my running and endurance and completed my first half. The next year I completed triathlon training…

Running requires a different form than elliptical training, walking, stair-stepping, etc. Specifically, if you're doing it right and striking with your toes first, you'll likely experience some calf cramping until they strengthen. I'd suggest keeping it up but paying special attention to stretch your calves regularly and…

Title 9 has some good sports bras for the large ladies. Their bras are rated for size and intensity of workout. They are pricy, but I have found I'd rather pay the money to have good bras than wear two cheap ones at a time (what I used to do). Two at a time does work, but it is SO freeing to be able to wear only one, even…

If I go too far under my calorie count (as in, more than 100 calories under for several days in a row), I feel more lightheaded than normal. I've had anemia from dieting in the past because I cut out my main sources of iron and I was definitely lightheaded and dizzy a lot. It may very well be worth taking an iron…

Google Deck of Cards workout. You pick an exercsie (sit-ups, jumping jacks, pushups, etc) for each suite and then do however many correspond to the number on the card. I did this with situps, pushups, tricep dips, and minutes on my indoor bike this weekend for 45 minute and it was TOUGH. A great workout. I entered…

I can't imagine being happy on 1200 calories a day. I supposed I could do it, but I would be GRUMPY pretty much all the time. So I set my weight loss like the above poster to 1/2 per week. I'm 5'6" and weigh 138- looking to lose about 8 more pounds. Even with exercise calories, keeping my calories to the 1500 some I've…

A major part of the feeling you are having could also be that your body is warming up. I huff and puff for the first mile of my run, for the first few points of an ultimate frisbee game, etc, but then once I get into the flow, my breathing settles, even if I am pushing myself faster. So I would suggest going easy on…

I agree with the above posters- watch your eating before running, and work on breathing from your belly. I get side stitches a lot when I run (or I used to get them a lot), and it's usually due to eating too soon before I run, eating too much (or the greasy stuff) before I run, even 4-5 hours beforehand. Finally, I'd say…

I've been on a long, slow weight loss journey for about 9 years (only recently joined MFP). I can't tell you how many times I've lost 10 pounds, only to realize after a few months I had gained 5, or lost 15 and then gained 10. But year after year, I have kept pushing, kept starting over, and kept forgiving myself. I'm down…

I'd suggest Luna bars- they at least have some protein and taste almost like the chewy granola bars you'd get in the cereal row. I love Target's fruit leathers/strips. They're not particularly filling, but at least you know you're getting some fruit in your diet.

Congrats on the weight loss! I have found that I always tend to lose more weight at the beginning than at the end. I'd just say that 1200 calories a day sounds like very little, though. I know I'd be super grumpy if that was all I was eating. I've had to slow my weight loss down to make sure that I don't get lightheaded…