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Contemplating yoga teacher training
I’ve been doing yoga on and off since 2012-ish. For the first couple of years I had a consistent (6 days a week) mysore style ahstanga practice. I’ve rekindled it a couple of times since and have also done bouts of YouTube yoga (mainly yoga with adriene), gone to aerial yoga classes and some gym based vinyasa classes. The…
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Feel like I’m toe-ing the line
Ok this is rambling. TLDR; I’m concerned that I’m developing an unhealthy mindset. I’ve lost a significant amount of weight over the last 18-20 months and recently reached a healthy BMI for the first time ever. I’ve gone from somewhere in the region of 135 kg to 76 kg. I intend to drop a little further but I don’t feel…
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I feel so awkward
I just need to vent a little... I’ve lost a significant amount of weight in the last 15 months, from around 135kg to 86kg. It is quite evident that I’ve shrunk. But to a lot of people it seems like this all happened since COVID, because of course with working from home they stopped seeing the gradual changes and probably…
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What’s the last thing you split in half?
Over the last few weeks I’ve had several NSVs where I decided not to eat everything on my plate. What’s the last thing you split in half, at home or in a restaurant? How do you feel about asking for a doggy bag or ordering one entree to share?
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Former yogi runner starting over
So I'm back where I was 4 years ago when I joined MFP, I feel too big to be allowed. I currently weigh around 135kg (pending getting home to my scales for exact number). When I joined MFP in 2012 I was 140 kg, and over the course of the next 2 years I lost 50ish kg (weighed 87 kg, I'm 176 cm). In the spring of 2014 I hurt…
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Running streak for Advent!
Anyone else keen to do a running streak for Advent? That is, run everyday from 1 dec to 25 dec, nothing to do with "streaking" sans clothing so don't be scared. And you can open your advent calendar for a reward after every run too! After slacking off a but through November I'm intrigued with the challenge, and it feels…
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NSV: I wore short shorts to yoga!
Tonight for the first time I wore my short shorts to yoga practice at the studio. I usually only wear them for home practice as I feel that they are quite SHORT. Partly a weight thing, and partly a decency thing, personally there is only so much skin I'm willing to show. But it's been really hot here today, and tonight's…
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Grocery store NSV
I'm a firm believer in cutting bad choices off at the source, i.e. if you don't buy sweets you are a lot less likely to eat them. I'm also trying to save a bit of money and figure this is a good place to cut back on the spending. Today I was just stopping by the grocery store in the evening to pick up a few things and I…
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Should I do a marathon in 2014?
Hi all, I've been toying with the idea of doing a marathon in 2014 for a few months now but I've not reached a conclusive decision. I'm sure I could do one, but I might be better off waiting another year and have a better experience... It would most likely have to be a spring marathon, the 2 I'm tossing up between are the…
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Help! What side dish should I bring to Thanksgiving?
Hi all, European here, just got invited to an American friend's casual Thanksgiving party next week. She will serve copious amounts of turkey and pumpkin pie and "other classics" (?) and has requested that guests bring a side dish of their choice. I have no idea what to bring - please help me!! Below are my thoughts: 1.…
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How are your 2013 goals going? I achieved one!!
I'm so excited right now, I just achieved another one of my annual goals. I ran 10K this morning in less than 75 minutes! 73:01 for 10.04 km to be exact (according to my TomTom watch anyway and that is what we're going with). I'm stoked! I wasn't even trying as such, I just got the watch and have been playing around with…
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Do you think my calf size can decrease?
I've fallen in love with a pair of wellington boots. The only problem is that their calf circumference is listed at 39 cm and I'm at 41 cm, I tried them on today and they do not fit (wearing 15DEN tights so practically bare skin). To wear them with skinny jeans tucked in or similar I'm guessing I'd want a circumference of…
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Just gifted 3 bags to Oxfam - someone hold my hand!
My heart i racing right now, I just dropped off 3 massive bags of clothes at Oxfam (charity store). They contain the majority of the clothes I've outgrown and some stuff winter stuff that I know I won't want next year. I'm freaking out a little - I had no idea I was still so attached to things I don't even wear. On the…
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I ran my first half marathon today!
As the title says, I ran my first half marathon today! This accomplishes one of my goals for 2013 (see the rest in my profile) Came in at around 2 hours 50 minutes (times are not up yet) which is a great achievement for me - thought I was going to come in for about 3:30 (that's what I put on the entry form) and thrilled to…
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Need a pep talk today?
A friend shared this one from Kid President with me today and I thought I'd share it with you lot in case you needed some motivation! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l-gQLqv9f4o Please share your best pep talk below!
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How far did you run in 2012?
I just completed the last run of the year, 7 km with enough wind to almost blow me (all 110 kg of me) off the mountain, That gives me a December total of 79 km and a yearly total of 261 km! I got back to running through the C25K program in August and have made it a part of my life with getting up extra early to run before…
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Have you taken up yoga while overweight?
I'm thinking about taking a beginners ashtanga yoga class this autumn, however I weigh 130 kg at the moment. I'm likely to weigh around 125 when this class starts in late October. I'm currently doing the C25K and play a bit of squash so I'm beginning to get some basic level of fitness (I also walk a lot). Has anyone else…
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Am I really sedentary?
Hi all, I joined this site about 3 weeks ago and when I signed up I put myself as sedentary because, well, I think I am. And either way I don't usually finish my calories (2050) with weightloss set to 1.5 pounds per week so I don't suppose it matters a great deal? (my diary is open) Here is the movement I typically do:…
