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Where are my fellow nerds at?
I know some of you must be out there. If it weren't for video games, I probably would be eating non-stop. :D I currently have been playing a lot of Guild Wars 2, especially with the new expansion coming out. But I would say that some of my favorite games would be Pokemon (my gaming roots), the Bioshock series, Elder…
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Working out and ADD meds?
Yesterday I finally caved and ended up at the doctors after several years of dealing with ADD. I have never been medicated for it despite diagnosis years ago. Up until now, I just struggled through the symptoms. However, I got prescribed 30mg of Vyvanse daily. Today, after my first dose, I did notice an increase in heart…
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Best model of Garmin for runner?
So let me preface this with that I have never had a Garmin - only Fitbits. I currently have the Fitbit Blaze, but I am starting to become interested in a Garmin for running. Is their any model that you really recommend? I do not mind if it has built in GPS because I bring my phone with me anyways on runs. Also, how do…
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I completed my first half marathon!
I did something I never thought I could, especially after the last few months. A little back story: I have never ever ever eveeer enjoyed running. In school, I avoided it like the plague. But as a teacher, I reluctantly agreed to help out with our running club last school year with a 5k race at the end. I fell in love. So…
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Running with one femur longer than the other?
So a little background: I started running back in April as a co-coach for my school running club. I ran relatively pain free up until about June, when I started having hip flexor issues. Got fitted for shoes, found out I over-pronate, and went from there. In July is when the real problem started. I ran a 5k the 4th of July…
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Getting Proper nutrition with IBS and training for a half marathon?
Those that suffer similar disorders, how do you handle nutrition? A bit of background into the situation.. Last year I got checked for Crohn's when I dropped 15lbs and constantly found myself in the bathroom. They sent me on my way with some probiotic ideas after not finding anything. Fast forward to recently. For the most…
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Going into the new year with a new me (pics).
I'm excited to share not only the physical accomplishments I have achieved in 2015, but the mental ones as well. I can't say my journey had an "aha" moment because I struggled with losing weight and eating disorders since 8th grade. I am 25 now. I would get down to a goal weight and immediately bounce back because I would…
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Recomposition/weight lifting question.
So I just got over my gym anxiety and decided to start lifting to preserve my lean muscle and start recompositoning (is that even a word)? So unfortunately, the personal trainer at the gym isn't around during hours that I can go, otherwise I would be asking them. But what would be the best way to begin a lifting program…
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So we are all doing this for health.. But what is your "vanity" reason?
So it's pretty safe to say that most of us are here to gain a better understanding of health or maintain our good health. But is there another reason that you aren't so quick to admit? Maybe it's feeling more confident naked, or maybe you like how certain things start to look (I love clavicles way too much). So if I had to…
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How long did it take for your mind to catch up to the scale?
I am just curious of everyone's experience with this and the "I still look the same" mindset. Most of us have lost weight where others notice, but we personally cannot see it. At 5'9", and almost 22lbs down, I can see differences in progress pictures easily. But in the mirror, I still see that 22lbs of fat. I know my body…
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95 days, 21lbs down, and confidence gained. (With pics).
Today marks my 95th day of logging. I wasn't going to make a success story over it until I took my monthly progress pictures. I was feeling like I wasn't getting anywhere in the last month, until I looked at these two images side by side. The picture on the left was taken a bit after I started, so I was already down some.…
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I think it's time for my own Success Story with 20lbs down!
This is really nerve-racking for me to post, but I figured I finally deserve a chance to share despite my mind saying otherwise. I am still in progress, but this is my first big success after 67 consecutive days of logging. Well, to put this in perspective, I come from years worth of disordered eating. I was able to keep…
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25 year old from the Midwest, looking for others to share in this journey.
To start off, I'm not new by any stretch of the imagination. I have been around for years, but recently have been staying on track with ~10lb loss. I'm hoping to lose another 15-20lbs to get to 145-140lbs at 5"9. I unfortunately just had to go through and delete over 30 individuals that were inactive more than a month or…
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Just a girl from the Midwest, looking for others sharing the same journey.
Well let's see. I am a twenty-five year old elementary art teacher. I realistically never thought I would be introducing myself as a teacher, due to so few jobs, but I am excited and stressed as ever. Especially now finding that I have a new job working in a bigger city than this year. I had originally started on here…
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Wisconsin girl here, looking for friends and others to support!
Well let's see. I am a twenty-four year old elementary art teacher. I realistically never thought I would be introducing myself as a teacher, due to so few jobs, but I am excited and stressed as ever. I had originally started on here about three years ago. However, after two messy breakups, I found myself stressed out and…
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Just a Midwest girl looking for friends.
Well let's see. I am a twenty-four year old art elementary art teacher. I realistically never thought I would be introducing myself as a teacher, due to so few jobs, but I am excited and stressed as ever. I had originally started on here about three years ago. However, after two messy breakups, I found myself stressed out…
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Just a Midwest girl looking for friends.
Well let's see. I am a twenty-four year old art education graduate. I had originally started on here about three years ago. However, after two messy breakups (one that I am still currently dealing with financially), I found myself stressed out and over eating. I can't say that I have ever been horribly overweight, but…
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Just a midwest girl looking for friends.
Well let's see. I am a twenty-three year old art education major. I had originally started on here about two years ago. However, after two messy breakups (one that I am still currently dealing with financially), I found myself stressed out and over eating. I can't say that I have ever been horribly overweight, but enough…
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Every pound counts!
I just wanted to post this image as motivation for everyone else. For anyone that feels like one.. two.. three pounds don't matter, think again! They really do. This image is just a five pound difference, but I already can see a change. Everything you do is a step in the right direction!
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College student looking for friends and people to support.
Well let's see. I am a twenty-two year old art education major. I had originally started on here about two years ago, but quit due to a messy break up with my fiance. At that point, I had dropped at least fifteen pounds with just another ten-fifteen to go. However, over the last year, I have slowly gained that back and…
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Restarting and looking for some wonderful new friends!
I always hate coming on and seeing so many messages of people not logging in for months. I always hope that they're just doing so well that they don't need MFP. But my name is Ashley. I'm 22 and a complete nerd. I have been slowly trying to lose the weight that I gained after breaking up with my exboyfriend/fiance of six…
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Any fellow Wisconsinites?
I am just curious if there is any others out there from the good ole dairy state. Haven't seem to come across any, and I would love some new friends to motivate. :) So where are you all hiding?
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All my friends seem to have disappeared.
My news feed looks unfortunately dead due to a good portion of friends sadly becoming inactive. So I'm just hoping to make a couple of new friends. I ended up taking a hiatus from this website while going through personal issues as well as college work, but now that things have settled down, I am working towards being on…
