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Adjusting my WL goal expectations
Veterans did you find that you had to do this? I'm almost at my first goal of 180lbs (woohoooo), I kept telling everyone that I don't really have an ultimate goal but in my head I had been thinking 130lbs. Well at 183.4 (as of this morning) I don't really think 130 would be a good look for me. I would look like the an…
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Crossfit, can I do it?
How difficult is it to get into crossfit when your not that into shape. It's time to build muscle and I've always been interested in crossfit but intimidated by all the exercises that they do and this was when I was incredibly in shape and not the flabby mess that I am right now.
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Heard on the phone yesterday (vent)
I was on the phone with my mom yesterday, I was sharing that I had just finished a 4 mile run after the 1.75 run with the group mentoring. What does she say? congrats honey, that's great? hmmmm NO! she says, don't forget you have a family and small children to take care of. Really? ReALLY? Yes I know I have small children…
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NSV: 8K PR!!!
I'm a runner...yup! me! I went from being an obese, exhausted and depressed Mom of 2 to being a runner obsessed Mom of 2!!!! woohooo I had my second 8K on Saturday and PR my run by 5 minutes! the route was insane, the hills were difficult and challenging and I still managed to beat my previous time by a big 5 minutes. I…
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Any runners out there w/Asthma?
How are you controlling it? any tricks besides the good ol' inhaler? My asthma seems to be getting worse and since I started running (In sept. 2011) I keep getting sick. Right now I'm battling walking pneumonia again (has it last Nov.). It takes forever for my lungs to recover and my training runs do not improve b/c of it.…
