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HELP! Post-menopausal weight loss -- nothing's working!
I'm really struggling! I have been motivated and on point since January 1. I've lost 15 lbs. since then, which sounds great, but there have been so many ups and downs that it's hard to know what is really working. For the past 5 days I've been eating around 1200 calories each day, getting my steps in, and the scale keeps…
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signing up for a 5K
So I'm in week 7 and I know I'm going to finish this thing. I am completely enjoying running and it's feeling easier and easier. I really feel like the next step is to sign up for a 5K race. Here's my dilemma -- I'm new to town and don't have any running friends. I actually don't really have any friends -- at least not the…
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suggestions for increasing my distance/speed
Hello all. I'm plugging away -- W6D3 happens tonight and I'm really loving it, however, I am running nowhere near a 5K in the given time. I'm pretty consistently hitting about 2 miles. I love the systematic approach of this program (it makes it easier to force myself to follow it) and I'd love to come up with a similar…
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running more than 3 days/week
Does anyone run more than the prescribed 3 days/week? I have a friend who runs every day and she's had such great success. I also wonder if it will help make my workouts a more regular part of my routine. I find that I have no problem doing my workout on regular days, but any day I have a meeting or activity in the evening…
