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Cannot figure out why this really bugs me -
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VO2 Max - what do my numbers mean?
I had mine measured today and thought I would understand everything upon obtaining that information but didn't really get what I wanted. If I am efficiently burning fat at a relatively low heart rate (120 according to the graph) then why is it important to work out at my base (around 160 bpm)? How does improving my VO2 max…
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My most delicious NSVs
So, I went to a wedding this weekend and thought I was being shunned. Turns out, they didn't recognize me!! So, I wondered just how different do I really look and remembered a family photo-op from a few months before my life changes and we scheduled to revisit this place today to get another picture. I mean, I have…
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94 pounds down - half way home!
I just wanted to share a couple of pictures reflecting my success. I have lost 94 pounds since October 18, 2011. I am so much healthier and happier and so thankful for the journey! I don't have many before pics so I posted one with me holding my scrub pants I was wearing when I started this - yikes! and yes, I really am…
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Struggling setting goals and rewards
Ok, so 90 pounds down and halfway there, I finally decided to make some small goals and rewards. I am really struggling with this. Does anyone have suggestions on how they derived their goals and rewards? I don't want to give myself "deadlines" because that just seems self-defeating. I have lost these 90 over 7 months, to…
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Visual representation as my motivation - I am moving marbles