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Hysterectomy and belly fat
Hello ladies! I've been working steadily toward improving my health and weight loss over the past 70ish days, and have lost 11 pounds. I'm doing the Couch to 5K program 3 times a week, plus various other exercises (yoga, pilates, Zuma, cardiosculpting) at least 2 other days a week. I realized from day one that with my…
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My name is sunnyrunner77...
and I'm an IPhone fitness app junkie. I belong to several, with varying rates of success, but a lot of that success hinges upon having friends to help motivate me. I belong to the following: FitBit Fitocracy Earndit Nexercise Teemo MapMyRun So! Become my friend on MFP. And then let's trade usernames for these apps and…
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Cycling question
Just recently got a new bicycle. I have no hills in my area, so don't get the benefit of hill work. But I always keep my bike in the highest (hardest) gear, and average 11 mph. Do you think the exercise option "Bicycling, 10-12 mph" is a fair way for me to track my calories, or am I not giving myself enough credit since…
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Progress!
Hello everyone, just wanted to share my work-in-progress story. I found some pics in my archive from May of 2011, when I weighed about what I do now. Between May 2011 and March 2012, I gained quite a bit due to surgery and not being able to exercise, and was up to my highest point of 185. I joined MFP 75 days ago today,…
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Question re: menopause and general mood change
Hello there - question for all the ladies with experience with this menopause thing. Brief back story - had a total hysterectomy and last ovary removed in February. Been taking 1mg/day of Estradiol, and I have no compliants about hot flashes, and have been losing weight (SLOWLY) but steadily. But over the past few weeks,…
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C25K and running style
Hello there, I'm getting ready to start on W2D1 of C25K today. I've been a runner in the past, and am restarting now that I'm looking to lose weight. I've done several 5Ks and a 10k (long in the past), and look forward to doing more when I get to the appropriate point. My question is this. In the past, I've been been a…
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New to the group *and* this way of life
Hello all! Thanks for starting a group like this, because I've got all sorts of questions! I was thrust into menopause about 8 weeks ago, when after several years of issues, I had a total hysterectomy and double oophorectomy at age 34. I'm at peace with the situation emotionally, have never had a desire to have children,…
