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If the coat fits!
In January 2009 my Dad died, and not long before that I had lost about 30 pounds but was slowly started putting on a couple of pounds here and there and that event wound up being the starting point of me gaining 20 of those pounds back over the next year or so. It was that same weekend I found a great Chaps coat on a…
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HRM calorie difference
I know HRM's have been...but i have a serious question: I used mine running for the first time tonight and it showed that i burned about 130 calories more than what MFP tells me i burn for same amount of exercise. Should there be that much of a difference?
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10% down!
I just realized that I have lost 10% of my starting body weight going back to March of this year. When I hit 39 years and 220 at the same time i realized it was time to change and began working toward my goal of 40 pounds by 40 years old. This morning I weighed in at 198 which was a 22 pound loss, 10% lost! That is another…
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Mini Goal Hit!
When i began my weight loss journey this past March i set a pretty high mini goal of losing 20 pounds which would at least make my driver's license honest...then i hit the wall. Sadly i hit that wall around June and was stuck there until a couple of months back when i was introduced to MFP and C25K. I'm happy to announce…
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I'm running!
I've always hated running, despised it and joked about how much i hated it. When i played high school football i tolerated the sprints, but still hated it...and if distance running was required i would freak. Once when we were told to run for 10 minutes i faked being sick to get out of it! Since then, knowing that running…
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40 by 40
My name is Bobby and i've set a goal to lose 40 pounds by my 40th birthday, which will be on 3/3/11. When i hit 39 and realized i put on most of the 35 pounds i lost in the previous year, i decided it was time for a life change. I've begun an exercise regiment, watching what i eat and lost 10 pounds pretty quick before i…
