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Losing weight before TTC
Is anyone here trying to lose weight before trying to conceive? My wife and I would like to have baby, but we're both overweight, and I would like to at least try to be down to the top of the 'normal' BMI range before trying. That's about 92 pounds from my current weight. I don't want to do anything drastic - it wouldn't…
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Goal weights - what's possible after obesity?
I've been reading a lot about the ways that obesity changes your body permanently - heavier bones, more skin, deflated fat cells that stick around forever. It makes me wonder what kind of goal weight is actually a possibility after a lifestyle change. My highest weight that I recorded was 260 something; my lowest adult…
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Friends who log the bad days
I'm back on MFP after a year pretty much away...and after re-gaining the 30 pounds I lost before. I'm really struggling with not over-eating; I actually go over a lot most days. But I'm working on it, and one thing that helps is logging everything. I'd really appreciate some friends who are in the same boat.
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Not making pace for a 5k
I'm hoping to run my first 5k on November 3rd...but I haven't made the pace yet. I am still needing to do intervals of walking and running, and my pace is about 17 minutes/mile. The race needs a minimum pace of 15 minutes a mile. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that much improvement in the 25 days I have left (I…
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Week 1 Floor to Couch is Killing Me - Why?
A friend and I have been doing what we jokingly called "Floor to Couch" since January, working our way up to doing the *actual* Couch to 5k program. For the last two weeks I've been doing intervals on the treadmill - 1 minute running at 4 mph, then 2 minutes walking at 2 mph. It's been hard but I've been able to do it and…
