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Just got my fitbit zip. Question on activity levels?
So obviously sedentary is well...sedentary. But how many steps a day would be lightly active? Moderately active? Just a rough guideline so I can understand what my step count means. Thanks!
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When you can't eat dairy and don't want meat...
...what are good sources of protein? I have recently decided to bite the bullet and admit that I can't tolerate dairy the way I used to. (There's a long back story but essentially I had to cut it out of my diet to nurse my son due to his intolerances - when I went to add it back I found out it gave me GI distress in…
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Dull heel ache?
So, I ran my first marathon last week (Chicago!) slowly, at my husband's pace. We had a great time. I don't know if it's related or not, but two days later I noticed when I whacked my heel on the spoke of my chair that I have a dull ache in my left heel. It is not worse when I run or don't run, it isn't worse in the…
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2nd marathon ..when you've never run one before?
Okay, on face I know that question sounds crazy. Normally the answer is NO, don't be stupid. But here's the backrgound. I'm training for the Chicago Marathon. It will be my first marathon - my husband did it last year. I didn't plan to do Chicago at all this year, I'd been eyeing another marathon, but somehow got roped in…
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Post run cyanosis?
Hello! Some background - I am currently halfway through training for the Chicago Marathon, which will be my first marathon. I ran my 5th half marathon this past weekend and raced it as it was part of my training plan. My previous PR was 2:24:57, I finished this one in 2:11:21. It was a very difficult course with an…
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How long did it take your brain to catch up?
Once you lost the weight, how long did it take your brain to catch up to what your body was now like? Body image has always been a struggle for me, but I almost feel like it's harder to get my brain to accept where I am now than it was when I was obese. It was recently brought to my attention that I was wearing clothes…
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How do you adjust a training schedule around races?
So, the deal is, my husband bought me a year pass to a local trail race series - one race every month. A few months later I registered for my very first marathon, the Chicago marathon in October. I have my training schedule plotted out on a calendar and the thing is, 3 runs conflict with races. On 7/5 I am registered for a…
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Two years, two friends, twice the success! Over 120lbs lost.
So let's start with the pictures that - looking back - started it all: This is us, right after parmoute graduated with her bachelor's in library science. We both knew we were well...weighing a bit more than we should. But neither of us thought we were..like that. That's us outside, me holding my daughter. This picture has…
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Long run % of volume
Okay, this has been on my mind a lot lately. I am in week 4 of training for my first marathon, using the hal higdon nov2. His plans are recommended pretty widely, but his long run % of total weekly volume definitely doesn't match the recommendations I've seen here in this group. That discrepancy actually had me hesitant to…
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Stupid question but, is there any way to tell...
...when this account was created? I know it was somewhere in June 2012 but is there a way to find the exact day I created it? I'd like to celebrate my two year mark.
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I know you can't spot reduce, BUT...anyone else?
Okay, so I know you can't spot reduce. I get that. But I have spent two years losing weight. (Well, with a hiatus to have a baby. Who is currently 8m!) I have lost 55lbs. I have lost 8 inches off my waist, 7 inches off my hips (and that's despite them getting wider with baby too), 5 inches off each thigh, 2 1/2 inches off…
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How did you decide on a goal weight?
So, my stats - 5'3 and currently 144. I started at 196...well, 196+. I have changed my life in the past year and a half...done things that were impossible. I started running. I have run four half marathons, am training for a 5th and a full marathon in the fall...my body is so different. When I was in HS due to poverty, my…
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Lincoln Presidential HM goal - CRUSHED!
Okay this got really long so I am just going to link to my blog post on it rather than reinvent the wheel. Posting here because I'd asked in late December if I would really be able to train (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1158687-is-this-even-feasible), and well, life got easier as baby got bigger - y'all were…
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Splitting runs as mileage picks up?
I have a 6 month old and while I have been able to get out for runs much more often (running 4-6 times a week right now) length of the run is my current issue because my weekly mileage is building back up. What is the general consensus/wisdom on splitting up runs or running twice a day? I would like to get 15 in M-F and…
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Advice please - okay to run with a tight calf?
Okay, I am worried I may have my first running injury, although I'm not actually hurting. But my left calf is very tight, even after a complete rest day yesterday. Two things have happened recently - I got new shoes, and I had my longest run in a year. (I was pregnant last year, stopped running with a half marathon at…
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Is this even...feasible?
Okay. So some background: 1) I had a baby on 9/30 via c-section. I eased back into running around third week of November. (My first few postpartum runs were GRUELING but I'm happy to report they've gotten much easier and faster - my tempo run is back to almost pre-pregnancy pace and I feel like I'm actually going to end up…
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Going back after surgery
To sum up my situation, I became pregnant in January. I ran through the first 6 months of my pregnancy, including 2 half marathons and lots of 10ks. At 6mo pregnant I was put on activity restriction by my OB and had to restrict myself to walking - I still kept up my activity level, walking between 15-20 miles a week for…
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Eating during a growth spurt
Do y'all adjust your calories during a growth spurt? My son is 7 weeks old and last night did literally nothing but nurse. (He then gave me his longest stretch of sleep yet - 3 1/2 hours - but went right back to nursenursenurse) This is my second and I recognize the growth spurt behaviour, but I wasn't counting cals last…
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Freezer meals!
If you're doing or have done freezer meals, want to share favourite recipes? I realized I'm 32+3 and really, really need to get my butt in gear here. So far I've got: Beef stew - I plan to cut up and throw all the ingredients in a ziplock bag for - this one can't cook straight from frozen due to the meat, so will need to…
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Which BF entry to pick?
I am 3 weeks post partum and lost 21 of the 22 lbs I gained, but I'm smushy and am ready to - not try to lose, but at least log again so I don't gain fat I worked so hard to lose. I looked in the database and there are tons of bf entries...I realize 500 is the main number, but the rest have different macros and everything.…
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70 days!
I just realized - I am 30 weeks pregnant today. 10 weeks or 70 days left. ...it doesn't seem like much. o_o
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Runners who wear glasses - running in the rain?
My husband wears glasses and when it rains it's kills him, he can't see. He's at the point where for training runs he won't even try and he almost ditched a race on Sunday because it rained. He brings a cloth but if the rain lasts it becomes useless, and he can't run with his glasses off to wipe them. I figure he can't be…
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I think it's time to increase my calories again!
Last time I knew it was time to increase my calories (had been at maintenance, moved them up higher) when I started craving junk food - pop tarts, chips, ice cream, etc. (I don't restrict myself to my cals - if I'm hungry I eat - but generally overall I eat around my cal target). Well - the past two days I've been craving…
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It's a.....
....BOY! I knew it - this pregnancy has been SO different from my daughter's pregnancy; no morning sickness whatsoever, and besides that...my gut said boy. I really wanted another little girl, because my daughter is so amazing, but I cried some very honest tears of joy at the ultrasound this morning :) I can't wait to meet…
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NSV - journey to a half-marathon, in pics. (Sort of.)
I feel so strange to type this, because I know if I hadn't found MFP it wouldn't have happened, and in my head, I am still that girl...you know, that fat girl, who isn't active. Gets out of breath trying to keep up with her long-legged husband. That girl who didn't run the mile in high school, who was never athletic, that…
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Headaches after working out?
I've noticed lately that after a run I tend to get a headache and this is ... well it's irritating. They vary in intensity. I am prone to migraines anyway but I've definitely caught a pattern, and it doesn't seem to matter how well fed or well hydrated I am. Anyone else experiencing this or any ideas on how to avoid?…
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Figuring out calories needed
Okay, I am 12w4d today. I bumped my calories to maintenance once we found out we were expensive, which according to MFP was 1750. My calories have been set there. Well, at maintenance (plus eating back exercise cals) I lost 2lbs over the next 6 weeks. I had eaten about 7,000 cals over my maintenance number so figured I…
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Running a half while pregnant!
Okay, today's was just a virtual, but the distance is the same, and I have a chip timed in a few weeks. I'm now 11 weeks, but one of my clues to this pregnancy was how much harder running became, very quickly. Weeks 5-10 were incredibly hard and my mileage dipped a lot, just due to fatigue and general morning sickness -…
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Finished my first half...and it hurt!
I have an official half on 1/12, but on 12/31 I did a Virtual Half marathon - the Resolution run - as my last long run before the Polar Dash on 1/12. I have done multiple 10 milers, 9 milers, 8 milers, etc...my first 10 mile run was on 11/3 so it's not like this came up out of nowhere, although I'd never gone higher than…
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Cost effective running shoes?
Anyone have any tips on where to find good deals for running shoes? My first pair was a clearout pair at my LRS where my gait was evaluated and I was told I am neutral to slight under pronation. I got my Adistar Adirides in September and am definitely ready for a new pair, but the cheapest pair my LRS has right now for my…
