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Jump in January Accountably thread
Happy New Year! It’s been a minute for me. I’ve been loosely tracking, loosely exercising, and loosely weighing. I’m unhappy with my current shape and need to tighten it all back up. I plan to do a dry January, get back to tracking everything, and log here at least once a week. Good luck everyone! 5’4” 44y 01/01: 130.2
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Motivational Music
I know I need to build habits and not rely on willpower, but I often find music helps me to tip the motivational scale towards getting off the couch, or staying on the treadmill, etc. I tend to prefer upbeat, encouraging/self-empowering songs to give me the boost I need. Here are some of the songs that work for me. Never…
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What’s a foodie to do?
I don’t know that I could legitimately call myself a foodie (and so I don’t), but my family loves to try new foods and restaurants. Especially authentic ethnic ones. Yesterday we went to see a movie and tried a well rated Russian place nearby. We ordered a bunch of stuff to eat family style. It was all amazing. Trouble is,…
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Fluctuations due to having a uterus
I’ve long understood that women are often hungrier around the start of their cycle. But there were days when I would look at the calendar and be confused because I was inexplicably ravenous and it was no where near the start of my cycle. From reading here, I’ve come to realize that it is due to ovulation. That was a very…
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First 5K race question
I used a couch to 5K app on the treadmill. Now that I have signed up for my first 5K race, I’m wondering how difficult it will be to run it on the street after having only trained on the treadmill. Any advice?
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Back up sizes
Even though I’ve only dropped about 10lbs, it has resulted in dropping 2 sizes. The clothes I wanted to lose weight to fit back into are now too big. They weren’t ‘large’ clothes to start with, and I had a pretty nice collection too, so now I’m trying to figure out what to do with them. When there’s only a 5lb difference…
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Worried about what to wear
The closer I am to my goal weight, the more I stress over what to wear when I get together with my larger friends. I never want a friend to feel bad about themselves when hanging out with me, so I always try to think of outfits that kind of hide my size. Does anyone else deal with this?
