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I second/third this. Even my teenage daughter is okay w/ it :) My husband isn't but that's mostly because he abhors anything resembling "substitution" on principal (IE NO veggie cheese, NO quinoa give him rice, NO ground turkey ANYTHING that should be beef) Truly he can be limiting and a tad annoying.

I'm fairly certain I'm going to be Merida...I have the hair ability and as sweaty as it may be I looked so dumb in all my pics last year as silvermist with my hair pulled back. I'm getting so excited. How's everyone's training going? I was saying I would start on time and ofc I didn't. I have run up to 7.5 miles at this…

Grats everyone on the race I'm sure you all had a blast.

Wife of a type 1 diabetic... It is likely he wants you to avoid the levels of 'bad' fats which are higher in peanuts than any other nut. Diabetes is a gateway to heart conditions, which are also sensitive to sodium levels. You may need sodium temporarily if you have blood pressure issues due to your lows (not everyone…

WElllll I can't be of much help b/c my solution was to MOVE> it worked. Probably saved my life.

I am 5'6 3/4'' When I was training for my first half marathon last winter and doing heavy cardio I could not break 151-155. When I finished the first half I immediately prioritized weight training equal to or not more than my cardio. From late January to the end of May I was able to go from 155 to 132 lbs only because of…

You have brought tears to my eyes, what a beautiful story and beautiful person. In that purple dress you can see a difference in your eyes...a strength and joy that just wasn't there before. Thank you so much for sharing.

If you're truly doing any strength training then yes the 1800 and eat back exercise calories (or atleast half) Also the first time around did you have planned cheat days? You don't have to cut out all treats and alcohol....you'll go crazy and give up again! Allow X/year/month whatever.

I've done BodyPump at 2 different gyms and do grouppower (different brand same damn thing) 2X a week and I wear my FT40 my calorie burn ranges between 270-470 depending on the current set. I do give myself more calories on those days as opposed to just burn calories as I I know my metabolism goes insane.

Last year when training for my first half I had them and I did NO exercise for 2 weeks that wasn't JUST my arms - yes I did that annoying arm cardio machine at the gym. After I eased myself back in for 2 weeks before going full force. A few things I noticed: 1. Running on the high school track helped. If I tried to run on…

Drastically...I don't know what my resting hr was at my heaviest (slightly over 200 lbs) but I know around 165 it was about 55 and now it's around 42 ....I can get it down to the 30s if I lay still and truly concentrate.

Weight lifting makes me into a crazy hungry craved lunatic. More protein helps....but your metabolism revs up for 24 HOURS after weight lifting as opposed to the couple of hours after cardio. Do not be afraid to eat more (of the right stuff.) I had to lower my calories as my activity level lowered between…

Yeah I gained weight last time I was training for a 1/2...trying not to gain weight this time unless it's muscle. I'm not a major runner so I will def continue weight training while running training. This should allow me to continue to eat insane amounts (imo) of food still.

I felt I wasn't "Fat" around an 8. I felt I looked decent around a 6. I felt I looked hot around a 4. I got to a smaller 4 for a while and 2 in some cases, but I've gained a bit back so now I'm more solid 4. Working my way back.

I'm not loving it as much as seasons 1 or 2. That being said, I am loving it. Aesthetically I enjoyed the enchanted forest and storybrook much more than neverland which is green in a very boring way. I feel like charming has to die unfortunately or we just roll our eyes. I wish Niel had taken Robin Hood or Mulan back with…

Awesome :) I did the Tinkerbell 1/2 last year for my 30th (it was actually the day after my birthday) and it was the BEST way to reign in a new era of your life :) :) I am running the tink and princess in 2014 because it was that amazing. The tink will be ON my bday this year. Oh the questions. My hubby trained and ran…

Is it possible...just possible that the pants didn't actually fit you before? I remember I was an 18 for a while, but I wore mostly 16s because I didn't want to give in... I am bottom/thigh heavy. My waist never matches my thigh size to this day. It's hard to find things that fit even at a 2/4/5 (depends on brands and 5 in…

My husband gets service related disability. It's taken over 10 months for them to put our daughter back on as a dependent ... maybe it'll take an additional 10 months for them to finish because of the shut down? We were told about a "year" under last years "normal" circumstances, so I wasn't counting on it any day soon.…

I do all sorts of lifts and am definitely a pear. EX: When I was heavier my waist was a 14 and thighs 18. Now that I am lighter my waste is a 2 and my thighs are a 4. (pic is more from the 4/6 combo time a year ago.) I will always be disproportionate, however, I have found that lifting (after almost 2 years of just cardio…

A few red years ago being fat meant you were well off and well fed. A few hundred years ago grueling manual labor was for criminals in prison. (Think Les Mis....opening scene) Now the poor are very very heavy and the free are voluntarily lugging tires! I love it lol

I don't know exactly. I am doing insanity with a male who is about your weight, but he is taller and has put on some muscle already

Zumba DvD at home 300-400 calories, a great instructor = 500-700 calories! Seriously get in a class :)

We aren't planning with little kids and I found it worked well for us to arrive last year on Saturday and leave on Tuesday. The reason is the park wasn't as busy on Monday and I didn't exhaust myself at the park before the 1/2 by staying out late over the weekend :) Just my opinion

We stayed at the Embassy last year (right next to the Hilton) and the shuttle was fine and easy to use - it's not like Florida the other hotels are much closer by. I'm saving our splurge hotel for the Princess in February and staying at the Embassy for Tink :) (This will be my 2nd Tink)

Everyone, dresses up. Even the guys you'll fit in lol

I AM REGISTERED :) (and so is hubby) We did the Tink 1/2 in 2013 it was our first one. Don't know if doing the coast to coast but probably (will just register on July 9th). I am going as MERIDA and trying to get hubby to wear a KILT mwahhahahahaha. So. Excited. Didn't do the glass slipper - not regretting it too much. I…

< Phoenix :) Ahwatukee. Plenty of fit people around here (I think our Pastor once made a joke about how we have all these triathletes but all make a beeline for the close parking spots>) You CAN totally get fit here. Actually being in Phoenix was much much easier to work out than when I lived near Cleveland - and I never…

Paige are AMAZING! However, I get them at Nordstrom's Rack for like $70-$100. Problem is, as others pointed out, they are running big, I thought I was done losing weight. I was right about the weight part not the shape part.

Well I'm not an "old" school gamer by any means. I'm 30 and played my first game, an mmo, at 21. Prior I really hadn't been into the Nintendo like some of my friends. When I was 21 I met my now husband. In a prior marriage his playing had gotten to such a problem in their marriage that he sold his account on a game for…

Hey there I'm about 35 min from Scottsdale and 45 from fountain hills bit I do drive up there for hiking occasionally. Shouldn't take much convincing with the gf. When I moved away from Ohio to here it was one of the top 10 days of my life (despite being very sick with a stomach flue) it is lovely here with so much to do…