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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
...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.
