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Motivation to start again?
Long story short, 7 years ago I lost about 30 pounds over the course of 10 months. It was great! I felt great. I did it through diet and exercise. I was also 25. Fast forward, starting about 4 years ago I started gaining weight back. I hold it differently than I did before so I look heavier but not the same as the original…
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First time marathon training
I'm sure there are multiple posts about this, but I wanted to make my own, anyway. Decided over the weekend that I'm going to up my already-paid-for half marathon in November to a full. Assuming I feel confident in my ability to complete it (have to decide by end of August). I was training for a 10 miler and a half for the…
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20s grad student looking for encouragement and advice!
Hi all- I'm a grad student, 25, and looking to lose about 45 pounds. I've always struggled with my weight (except the last couple years of high school...who knows how I was blessed enough to slim down then). Big part of the reason is there's a long list of foods I don't like! Plus the grad school life has me eating at…
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Lessons learned!
While stumbling through my run yesterday, I realized: I've been doing this about a week more than 6 months. Six months! I remember thinking when I signed up for this right after Memorial Day, "I want to lose 45 pounds, but really if I lose 30 I'll be happy." So here I sit at 27.6. No way will I settle for just 30. 45, here…
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Blue cuticles? Longer running question
So I'm just now getting into longer runs (read: 1+hours). Today I finished a 6 mile run about an hour ago. Tacked on a 35 minute walk back to my apt after that (1.6 miles). Came in, drank some water, drank some chocolate milk, sat down and stretched. Now an hour later my cuticles are turning blue. Is that normal? Is there…
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Favorite recipe from Pinterest?
So I find myself pinning a LOT of recipes on Pinterest. But I realized two things yesterday. 1) the calorie count in the pin itself is usually WAY off and only an attention getter (example: smoothie with 1 tbsp PB, 1 cup of milk, and other stuff that claimed it was only 50 cals. I wish!). 2) I almost never make ANY food I…
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Muffins with protein powder?
Anyone found a recipe that will make home made muffins and use a little protein powder? I love being able to grab a muffin on the way out the door in the morning, but they aren't super filling or healthy! I figured maybe some protein powder would help "healthy it up" a little bit :P I've seen brownie recipes etc., but…
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How important is breakfast?
Hi all! Question for you--based on your personal experience! All my life, I've heard "breakfast is SO important, ESPECIALLY if you want to lose weight!" But here's the thing--I almost never eat breakfast, simply because I'm rarely hungry when I wake up. I don't get hungry for a few hours, and by then it's so close to lunch…
