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Abstain from problem foods or indulge for weight loss?
It seems like there are in general two schools of thought on problem foods, either avoid problem foods completely, or eat whatever you want but stay within your weight loss calorie goals. What has worked for others? I feel like I've tried both and had issues with either. When I abstain I crumple catastrophically or when I…
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20s, have a ways to go, and looking for some friends to help with motivation!
This isn't my first time around, but I'm hoping it's the time that'll stick! Last year I did well for the longest I ever have done but ultimately got overwhelmed. I'm 23 and have almost 70 lbs to lose total but I'm breaking it down. So right now I'm just trying to get my BMI below 30, with only 13 lbs to go! I really enjoy…
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Anyone doing Zombies, Run 5K app?
Just looking for people doing the same program. I love it and would highly recommend it! I'm repeating week 3 because last week I wasn't able to do the third workout of the week, and boy am I glad I did! It's great seeing how much I've improved from doing the first two workouts. For example, I just repeated week 3 workout…
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Eat to Live
Hi! I'm starting the Eat to Live experiment. Six weeks the ETL way. I'm looking for support, so if you're interested please add me as a friend and follow me on my blog, I plan on blogging about it almost every day! So if you're curious, stop by as well. I've been on MFP for a few months, I'm 22, and have lost probably…
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Crazy to go straight to marathon after Couch to 5k?
I just ran a 5k today, and it was fantastic. I loved it. I did it through a couch to 5k program and I loved that program too. I love being out on the road or a trail running. So now I want to go for a marathon. Hal Higdon has a 30 week plan that builds from 9 miles a week to a marathon. It's just in time for the local…
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Favorite song on your running playlist?
My running playlist is short, so I'm looking for some suggestions. My favorite is "Don't Slow Down" by Matt & Kim, which is upbeat and literally telling me not to slow down! That's my kind of running song. What's yours?
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Morning Exercisers-- Breakfast?
Hi! I currently am unemployed so my current schedule is wake up at around 8, eat a breakfast of oatmeal with berries, peanut butter, and flax seed meal and of course coffee. I do some things until about eleven thirty or noon, then I go for a run and workout and stretch and shower, which all takes a combined hour to hour…
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What to wear running in the cold?
I'm new to running. Of course I decided to start in the dead of winter. I live in the South in the US, so winters are pretty mild (I spent the last four years in upstate NY, so they seem VERY mild in comparison), but sometimes I have to run in the morning when it's around 20 degrees F and below. I can clothe myself around…
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Hello World!
Hi! I'm currently 5'9 and 220 lbs and 22 years old. I'm looking to get down to around 155 ultimately, so I've got 65 lbs to lose. My plan is to aim to lose 2 lbs a week until I'm out of the obese range for BMI (202), and then aim for 1 lb a week after. I'm doing that because I know I can be super disciplined for a short…
