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You can go to a 5k anywhere, but if you want to go to an official race--yes--you need to pay and register. It is costly (though you can find some school-sponsered ones that are around $10). These races cost a lot to set up (as others have mentioned, there are goodies for participants and funds also go to a lot of good…

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That is awesome! Congratulations!

I have a lot to lose, so the numbers will seem kind of shocking, but I've been eating right and doing kettlebell circuit training for two months and I'm down 30lbs and 45 inches. Of that, eight inches is from my stomach and I lost six on each thigh). I use 15lb, 20lb, and 50lbs. I workout with them every other day for…

I'm not sure if you add up weekly percentages or pounds at the end of this all, but it was actually .73%, not .64%. You guys all rock! And WindSong, it's so cool that you organize all of this!:drinker: Just glad I don't have any more of those squats from last week! lol

Well, if you eat a healthy deficit, you will lose fat and some of that fat will come from your stomach. I also keep carbs in moderation to help lower those insulin and hormone spikes (I stay around or slightly under 100g a day). I've lost six inches off of my stomach in two months (45 inches off my entire body). You just…

I'm not sure if you have PCOS or not (we're friends and most of my friends do, so this is why I am automatically going there), but such women are more prone to belly fat. I'm quoting WEB MD here, but it matches what I've had doctors say. "PCOS makes it more difficult for the body to use the hormone insulin, which normally…

I weigh myself daily and usually in the evening. I think it just matters that you do it at the same time, whatever time you pick.

I weigh daily and eventually you get comfortable with the fluctuations. After just two months, I'm very familiar with what my hard run or hard kettlebell days do to me or when PMS water retention sets in. I think if you'll stick to it you'll find some peace in it.

I eat tons of veggies and a ridiculous amount of strawberries, so I'd definitely agree about including those to round out your diet, but I'd watch the calcium supplements. My father-in-law and cousin are both medical researchers and recently warned me about calcium supplements. I've cut out my calcium supplements since…

I actually just found out today that I lowered mine--officially (I monitor at home, but I hadn't met with my doctor until today). I was prehypertensive/hypertensive (just right on the edge). They wanted me to take meds, but I just started tracking calories in mid-January and lost 30lbs since then. I also began walking and…

Yes, but that's a great thing.

Yeah, I definitely think your sister is your business. I'd have a good heart-to-heart talk with her 1) about marrying so young and 2) about marrying someone...let's say...less than ideal. This can be done without making her hate you. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with the guy, I'd focus on how marriage might impact…

Well, I wear mine during cardio/circuit training and I enjoy and feel comfort seeing my HR improve as my fitness level increases. When I started working out in January, I would hit the 180s very easily and would take longer to drop. Now I hang in the 160s and drop to 110-120 much much much more quickly during cool downs.…

I have been taking it for three months and so far there hasn't been anything to remark at either way. I will say supplements can have all sorts of other crap and fillers in them. It could be any number of things.

Might want to hold off on that calcium. My father-in-law and cousin are both medical researchers and recently warned me about calcium. I've cut out my calcium supplements since then. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523200752.htm "But when the analysis looked at vitamin/mineral supplements, it found that…

I'm probably in the worst shape around (started in Jan at 340lbs and 5''7. Now 310 and I also am three years out from severing my Achilles' tendon). That said, the barefoot running (I use Vibrams KMD LS) has pretty much saved my life. I've raced in a 5k (and one 7k) every two weeks since mid-January with minimal (read…

You could try calf compression sleeves, but that's more preventative. I've also heard good things about BioFreeze Gel (kind of like icy hot sort of stuff). Definitely ice and elevate. A massage helps me quite a bit too. Epsom salt bath perhaps? That's all I can think of. Best of luck!

Look, my mother is from Ireland and wouldn't have her family recipe any other way. It's your use of the word "traditional" that is troubling. Just because something at one time wasn't plentiful where you family was from and they subbed something else, doesn't mean that roast beef wouldn't be traditional elsewhere. That's…

I wouldn't say bacon is more traditional. Corned beef was just a delicacy that the British sucked out of Ireland. "The appearance of corned beef in Irish cuisine dates to the 12th century in the poem Aislinge Meic Con Glinne or The Vision of MacConglinne.[17] Within the text, it is described as a delicacy a king uses to…

Oh and...I have no idea if this is specifically Irish, but it is another one of my mother's favorites: Creamed Eggs on Toast. I Googled it and found this, but my mom's has peas in it. http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2011/11/creamed-eggs-over-toast-recipe-holy-cow.html You will have died and gone to heaven. It will save your…

This isn't my mother's recipe, but Irish Soda Bread is a must with your corned beef and cabbage (one of two things I've missed in twenty years of not eating meat :sad: ). http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/irish-soda-bread-recipe/index.html

That's fantastic! Keep up the good work! :flowerforyou:

I agree with you and I also don't think it was bull. I wish people could distinguish between the game-show aspects and the actual research behind the show. It is an absolutely phenomenal show in regards to weight loss. The actual science that goes into it is rather astonishing as far as moving fat off of morbidly obese…

But that makes sense for a bodybuilder--they are so much muscle already and are maxing out the amount of muscle they can still put on. I believe new lifters, and morbidly obese lifters at that, can certainly beat their numbers...newbie magic and whatnot. I wish Sarauk2sf were here... Edit for comma. Edit to also add: I…

Yes, I agree with obese people gaining muscle on a deficit--I've seen similar studies--though even Dr. H. was shocked at these results. Did you mean .5lbs per month? I feel like I've seen that 2lbs per month is possible. They do use DEXA scans. I don't think the scans were wrong or the reporting flawed; I know a lot of…

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Wonderful progress! :flowerforyou:

It is presumptive to assume that everyone is going to know a neologism like pescatarian. I'd understand (still only slightly) taking issue with someone who identified as "vegetarian" but also ate fish, but that's quite different than someone who identifies as having a vegetarian diet and also eats fish (such people are…