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Guys under 5'6"?
We're a strange demographic - outside the "normal" range for height and therefore our target weights and all related ratios are thrown off. At 5'4", I constantly struggle to relate what programs like these tell me I should be eating vs. burning (and therefore LOSING) to what is actually happening with my body, and I'm…
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Quirky short-term/Intermediate goals?
What's yours? Every spring since my first injury 5 years ago, I set out to lose the weight, but I have yet to lose the full 50 lbs and keep it off. In the meantime, to keep myself motivated, I focus on smaller goals. For the last 2 years, it's been the brown belt. I have two dress belts (and corresponding shoes) in my…
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C25K Wk5?
I'm doing the Couch-to-5K app with my girlfriend and I gotta ask: What's up with week 5? Let me preface this by saying I ran track & cross country in college - I was a runner, before all the injuries. Every time I've started over it's been plot the distance (usually I start with a 2.5-3 mile route) and then do the full…
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Post 2 back injuries & a surgery - comebacks are hard
Hello all, Every summer for the last 4 years I find myself in the same place: 45lbs overweight and out of shape. :frown: I've lost >45lbs before (in 9 months; that was 5 years ago - it's all back), but since recent injuries, it just won't seem to come off This year, it's because of surgery (for carpal tunnel) and rehabbing…
