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Over 1400 days logged, looking to start adding friends!
Hello! I'm definitely not new to MFP but up until the past couple of days I've really only used it for logging my food and haven't ever added any friends. I'm in a bit of a slump and figured I'd start looking for some extra motivation! I joined 4 years ago and lost a total of 100lbs, as well I discovered a love for long…
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River crossing during a trail race
I've got a trail race in late September and will have to do a total of 4 river crossings in waist to chest deep water in the last 18kms of the race. Has anyone ever had to do a river crossing during a race before? How did you approach it? Also I usually wear Hokas on the trails but they aren't that great when wet, does…
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1000 consecutive days of MFP!
In the past 1000 days I've: - lost 100lbs - maintained this loss (September will be 2 years of maintenance) - had a lot of great days where I stayed within my calories (both in weight loss and maintenance) - fallen off track more times than I can count - logged the good days and the bad days - had binges of 5000+ calories…
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Obese & Sedentary to Marathon Runner
I started MFP at 234lbs 11 months ago and lost 35 lbs between September through December. I lost it strictly by eating at a calorie deficit with no exercise or physical activity as I've done previously. Having lost and gained weight this way many (many) times in the past, I knew that if I wanted this time to be different,…
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I ran 100km on Saturday!
I completed my first ultra marathon on the weekend. It took me longer than I expected (18 1/2 hours) but I'm damn proud! According to my GPS watch the total distance I covered was actually 105.8km because I got lost a few times. 2 years ago almost to the week I was over 230lbs and had a hard time walking up a flight of…
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I've lost my kids...
...well their combined weight anyway :) I have a 4 and an almost 6 year old and it's so crazy to hold them both in my arms. I can't believe I used to carry that weight around on me 24/7.
