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It Never Ends!
Well, here I am at approximately the one-year mark of diligent logging, changing my eating habits, and becoming the kind of person who exercises on purpose. I am hovering right around my goal weight, and other than recent slippage due to hectic circumstances, I am pretty damn pleased. I've lost about 75 pounds since I…
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Anyone else with OCD?
I was just mentioning this in a separate post, and it got me thinking ... with all the people on here, I can't be the only one. I have OCD. Not the "oh, I'm so OCD, I have to make sure all of my books are lined up by size" kind (not that there's anything wrong with that), but the actual, I've been diagnosed by a physician…
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Wreck-It Ralph
Has anyone else seen this yet? I watched it last night and I am in LOVE. It had some great references to old-school arcade games, wonderful characters voiced by solid actors (Alan Tudyk, Browncoats!), fun music, a good plot, and great animation. I really can't think of anything I don't like about it. And, I totally want to…
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Eating over calorie goals on purpose?
So, today I had a fitness assessment at my gym. One of the things the trainer asked me is if I ever go over my daily calorie limit. I said that I usually do not, or if I do only by a handful of calories. I told him that when I burn a lot exercising I will sometimes eat SOME of those calories back, but generally not all. I…
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30DS and Couch-to-5K???
Sigh. I really want to do the 30DS, but I don't feel like I can do it at the same time I am doing the C25K plan. I know when I did one day of 30DS it kicked my *kitten* and the next day when I did my C25K it sucked big time because my muscles were so sore. Doing them both on the same day seems like it would suck even more!…
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Finishing Week 2/Starting Week 3 - Question
So, tomorrow is my last day of week 2 and then after a break I'll be starting Week 3. I'm amazed at even this much, as a few years ago when I tried it I couldn't even do half of Week 1 Day 1. I've come a long way. My question ... I realize everyone says to worry more about endurance/form than speed, but I'm just curious…
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Just hit the halfway mark!
As of yesterday, I am just over halfway to my goal! To celebrate I went on a strenuous hike/climb with a friend yesterday afternoon. Here's a picture of me at the highest point. Here's my work-in-progress pics, a year and a half ago and then two months ago at almost halfway.
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Rest days?
I did Week 1 Day 1 today (woohoo!) and I know that it is recommended to take a rest day in between. My question is, what do you guys do on your rest day? I hate to do no cardio whatsoever, so I'm wondering if a moderately paced walk (outside or on treadmill) along with strength training is OK, or maybe I should just do…
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What to do about sugars?
I've noticed that on a day to day basis I have no real problem coming in at my calorie goal, and I rarely exceed the goals listed for fat, carbs, protein, or sodium. However, on a pretty regular basis I blow the sugar daily goal. I don't generally eat a lot of sweets, only on an occasional basis. This seems to happen from…
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The amazing shrinking nerdgirl!
Hi! I'm not exactly new to the site, as I've been using it for a while now, but I am new to the 'community' area. When I first started using the site I wasn't quite ready to jump in and talk to other people except for the handful of folks I knew in real life. Now that I'm comfortable here, and feeling pretty good about how…
