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Hypothyroidism
After faithfully consuming at least a pack each day for 16 years, I quit my cigarette habit in December of 2009 (alongside my lovely and loving wife, who smoked for about 20 years--Yay Chantix!). By the next spring, I was approaching age 35 and my health was deteriorating rapidly. I was putting on weight quickly, my hands…
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Another NSV for me!
I just ran the 4.35 mile loop around my neighborhood and finished in 36 minutes. Not bad for a 285 pounder. (That's about 20 and a half stones for those of you across the pond!) (About a month ago, some of you may remember me erroneously reporting a time of 34 minutes for this distance and later appending it to 43…
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new running shoes, suggestions...
A little over a year ago, I purchased some Salomon XA Pro 3D Ultras. I am proud to say, I have worn them the heck out! They were about $70 online. I had never heard of the brand until I was researching trail running shoes and read several reviews of military members touting them. They are pretty much shot and I want to…
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Another NSV for me!
I just ran the 4.35 mile loop I ran a week ago. Last week's time was 43 minutes (I originally thought I did it in 34, but I confused my start time). Today's time was 40 minutes. I shaved off a whole 3 minutes! I credit it to starting slower (I passed the 2.1 mark at 20 minutes this time instead of 18 last time), not…
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BMI does not apply to me it seems...
I just lost 10 pounds this past month and just took my second set of measurements today. Anyway, out of curiosity, I found a bodyfat calculator and plugged in my info. Apparently, I have 188.0 pounds of lean body mass (and a bodyfat % of 35.1). My ideal bodyweight range for BMI for my height stops at 184.8 or some such. I…
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Proud of myself!
I just got back from an approximately 4.35 mile run, which I did in 34 minutes. The calculator tells me I would have done three miles (the Marine Corps physical fitness test run) in 23:05 or so, which is better than I was running the last few months of my enlistment. My personal best time was 19:27 which I ran in Okinawa…
