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Feeling Proud! (NSV)
So, for the entire summer I've been in a battle with the scale and have succeeded in losing and gaining the same 10 pounds over these past three months. Needless to say, this has been a bit discouraging. So, I'm focusing on more important things. Today, while running on the treadmill, I took my heartrate after each 5…
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Major NSV!!!
Ok, ladies and gentlemen who think you're too fat to run. I want to give you some encouragement. I am 33 years old, 5'9 inches and 265lbs and this morning I RAN my first 5k. I completed 3.31 miles in 41.50. I am so proud and so in shock with what I just did.
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So confused
Ok, so I'm going to start off by saying that I like food and that I'm willing to workout so that I can eat more food. And this was working so well for me for 6 months. I was losing steadily with 1920 base calories plus exercise calories. I'm 5'9 and 269lbs. I work out about 30 min to an hour 3-5 days a week. In 2007, my…
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What is crap food?
Ok, so help a girl out. I've seen a few threads about others complaining about 'friends' losing weight while eating "crap" food, so I'm curious. What constitutes 'crap' food? Are there criteria that said food must meet? Is my homemade chocolate chip cookie more crap or less crap than the one I buy from the store bakery? Or…
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Getting back up after a fall
Ok, so I need a little motivation. I'm in kind of 'fake it til you make it' mode right now, meaning I'm going through the motions, but am really fighting the frustration and the slip-ups. This summer has been tough on my weight loss efforts. My daughter twirls baton competatively, so we spend many weekends at these…
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Storing fat while building muscle??
Ok, so I think I received what could be classified as the 'worst advice ever yesterday' from a 'friend' on my facebook page. I had posted that I was starting the NROLFW program and was excited to start lifting heavier weights. He told me that 'lighter and longer' was better for women because we have more 'white' muscle…
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Clean Eating
Recently, I find myself snacking on a lot of processed granola bars and pre-packaged foods. I'd like to eat a more clean diet and have looked at things like the 10 day challenge. But, I'm afraid to go full tilt into it. So, what are some good ways to start on a clean eating plan? I have 2 children and a husband who would…
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Running NSV
Actually 2 of them bound into one. Some of you may remember that a couple of weeks ago I posted about feeing winded during week 4 of the C25K program and that I was having doubts about being able to do it. Well, I took your advice and I slowed down and I moved onto week 5. My schedule today was to be such that it would be…
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C 2 5K endurance question
Have any of you who have done the c25k program ever gone back a week? I've been at week 4 for about a month now and it's really not getting any easier for me. I'm considering going back to week 2 or 3 or even to week 1 and just doubling the workout. I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever get the hang of running for longer…
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I cried in the gym locker room today! (NSV)
This morning, I was exhausted and really just did not want to go for my weights class. On the way there, I kept thinking; "man, exercise is supposed to give me energy, so why am I so tired?!?" Well, I made it to the gym and did the class (pretty awesome one and I'm so glad I made it) and then finished up and went to rinse…
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ToM weight gain
Do any of you other ladies experience this? It frustrates the bejeezus out of me! Last month I "gained' 1lb right before my TOM and this month I'm up 2lbs on weigh in day. I know I'm not eating perfectly (work in progress) and I know in my head that next week I'll be down again. I've just got so far to go that these steps…
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How often do your record your weight?
Ok, I admit it, I am a bit OCD about weighing myself. I get such a high when I see those numbers going down, so I check my weight every day, sometimes twice a day. It's my thing and I own it and I know there are going to be weeks when I plateau and weeks when I gain (had that last week), but I feel that it gives me more…
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Are you pickier now?
About what you eat? I know I am. I seriously get pi$$ed off if I'm going to spend calories on a food and it tastes nasty or doesn't satisfy me. Whenever I want to snack, I will go through about 5 or 6 different options before I decide on what I want to eat. And, I'm more apt to just skp the drive through because I can't…
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Need some advice
Hi all. I've been on mfp for a little over a month now and it's really changing my life! But, I'm so confused about the exercise calories and what to burn and what not to burn. I bought a heartrate monitor and have been using that when I workout, and I burn a LOT of calories when I exercise. (woohoo!) I know it's because…
