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Long Hair+Long Run=Tangled Rats Nest
Hi, I am a marathon runner and every time I finish a long run I am reminded why all the competitive female runners I see have short, boyish haircuts... as I spend ten minutes combing the rats nest out of my ponytail. I have tried everything from braids (too heavy and fall out because of my layers), putting elastics down…
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Attn: Sugar Addicts!
This post is to share a possible solution to the sugar addiction that so many of us battle. I work night shifts as a dispatcher for a towing company (sleep deprivation) and days at Starbucks (unlimited supply of sugar and caffeine). I am almost 2 weeks into this new way of tracking and am seeing some positive benefits. I…
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Attention: SUGAR JUNKIES!!!!!!!
This post is to share a possible solution to the sugar addiction that so many of us battle. I work night shifts as a dispatcher for a towing company (sleep deprivation) and days at Starbucks (unlimited supply of sugar and caffeine). I am almost 2 weeks into this new way of tracking and am seeing some positive benefits. I…
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Sugar?!?! Help me find a middle ground...
So, I am a Marathon runner (massive appetite and activity to burn it off) who works both at Starbucks (unlimited sugar) and night shifts as a dispatcher (sleep deprivation). I have been severely addicted to sugar as a form of instant energy because caffeine just doesn't cut it anymore. I am trying to find a way to regulate…
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Weird Personal Goals
Hey all :) Just wondering if any of you have any weird goals that you want to achieve in order to know that you have"Arrived"? Mine is a wierd one... I have a kind of dimple/ fat roll that goes across the top of the back of my thigh, only on one leg :P I call it my "Double Bum". I will know I have "Arrived" at my fitness…
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Miserable, for the ladies.
Gonna be up front here. I get cramps so bad I puke and/or pass out. Today was the puke end of the deal. Any advice on how you ladies deal with this excessive pain. I am in less pain now (took 2 muscle relaxants and have a hot pad) ultimately vomiting is the best release to end the pain but it is horrible getting there.…
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Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself (for the ladies
Last night I was in one of those states where I wanted to eat everything I have in the kitchen and then some, I managed to control myself but still made a pretty good dent. This morning I wake up and realize the reason... a friendly visitor came :P I have caught myself in line at the grocery store before, looked down at my…
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Overanalyzing things. Read at your own risk :P
Okay, so here I am on day 70 of my MFP journey and am not sure what to think. I have lost all of 2 pounds. I am a runner and am training for another marathon so I need to fuel my body. I have had my profile set to sedentary and have been manually logging calories burned daily (I work at Starbucks so I record my work shifts…
