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Finally did it!
I didn't have an epic weight loss story like many of the inspirational posts I've seen on here, but I'm proud of what I accomplished, so I wanted to share. Most of my life I'd been about 155 lb, a size 10, and I'd been pretty happy with that at 5'10". I didn't have a picture perfect body, but who does, ya know? Anyway,…
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Marathon at altitude
I've run several marathons, but all of them have been at sea level. I also live at sea level. There's a marathon I want to do that happens to be at about 5,000 ft. In your experience, how much slower do you run at altitude than sea level?
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lifting and weight loss - what are your thoughts?
I've read a lot of seemingly conflicting information about weight lifting and weight loss on these forums, so I figured I just didn't know enough information :) . I generally see the following comments about weight lifting: 1. You can't gain muscle while on a calorie deficit (there are always a few comments about how you…
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Venting a bit :)
I just wanted to vent for a second :) , and maybe some of you have had a similar experience... I'm considered a healthy BMI for my height, age, etc, but I also gained 30 lb over the last few years (I basically went from the low end of the "normal range" to the border of the high end of "normal"). None of my clothes fit…
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Protein sources!
Hey everyone! I've been tracking my food/exercise for nearly a month now, and I noticed a bad trend: I'm woefully deficient in protein intake. I'm not even getting close. MFP is recommending around 70 g, and I'm regularly hitting only 40g-ish. Obviously, I want to fix this, so I want to see if the MFP world has some…
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Oops! Wrong pants! :)
I've always said I don't care in the least about the numbers on the scale - just so long as I'm healthy and happy with what I look like in the mirror. Well, yesterday I grabbed a pair of jeans and threw them on. They were a little tighter than I expected, but I avoided checking the tag because I really didn't want to see…
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GOING FOR A RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in MD, and it's nearly 50 deg outside. I'm going for a run today!! I have no idea how far or how fast I go, but I'm doing it for 1 hour. If you have a beautiful weather day and you're sitting on the couch watching TV, I hope you get motivated to take advantage of the outdoors. And if your weather is crappy - go make…
