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**Biggest Loser Monthly Challenge**
Hello everyone, The summer holidays are now coming to an end and Back to school has arrived. The summer months have proved a challenge for many of us and others crushed them with flying colors. We are all now ready to start a new month. We are assuming that those of you who have been in the challenge for the month of…
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**Biggest Loser Monthly Challenge Group**
Hello everyone, The summer holidays are now coming to an end and Back to school has arrived. The summer months have proved a challenge for many of us and others crushed them with flying colors. We are all now ready to start a new month. We are assuming that those of you who have been in the challenge for the month of…
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Running for Weight Loss App
Have any of you used this application? What was your experience as the weeks progressed? I started using it last month and am now at week five. Up til now I had been pretty happy with it, and was progressing according to the plan. But this week seemed to bring a significant increase in time run which was a struggle for me.…
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The Feeling of Losing Weight
Sometimes I think I'm crazy, but I swear I can feel my body changing. Not in the sense that is normally talked about... Looser clothing, more strength, or enhanced mobility, etc.. It is a tightening different from newly used muscles. An inward suction to make room as things are pulled inward. The body rearranging itself as…
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Runners - pounding the pavement vs in the dirt
I'm a trail runner. I live in the hills, and am blessed with many gorgeous trails to choose from on a daily basis. A friend of mine wants us to sign up for a half marathon this fall, but it is mostly on a paved bike trail. I've only run in the pavement a few times and definatly noticed a difference in the concussion in my…
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Advantages to counting points instead?
A girlfriend and I are both working on getting me fit and walk together regularly. She has been doing Weight Watchers with a reasonable amount of success. I'm super proud of her, and want to support her decision so regularly ask her about her meetings. Today while we were out, she suggest that while she knew "tracked my…
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The only thing worse than a cat...
Is a cat person. Off to go run with my dogs. Have fun sitting around talking about a lazy animal.
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Are chicken legs considered an NSV???
While putting some things away this afternoon, I opened a drawer and came face to face with my tape measure. Wasn't going to measure again for another couple weeks - wanted to do a full month with Jillian first, but felt like I could use a little boost so measured my waist and thighs. An inch and a half off my waist,…
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Heart Rate Monitor Help
Was so excited to finally get an accurate count on calories burned, and now I'm just disappointed. Got a Timex HRM today, set it to my weight, etc, and then hit the trail. It seemed to work great, moderate readings during moderate work, high readings during high output. In review it had recorded my high HR correctly, the…
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What is your strangest NSV?
Can't believe I am about to share this, but on some weird level I am finding this both embarrassing and exciting. For all of my memorable life, even in High School when I weighed less than I do now, my mid section has always been where I carry my weight. I can't remember a time when I didn't have two rolls of fat in my…
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Any runners up for 150 miles in July?
Joined the 100 mile challenge in July. Met and exceeded it by reaching 137 miles with my running. So in order to push myself a little harder, I have set a goal of 150 miles this month, cullminating in a 10.7 mile trail race on the 31st. Anybody out there want to join me? Ok, maybe not for the race, but for the running…
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A question for you ultra runners
Does this seem realistic? I started running back in late Feb, early March. Have gotten into a running group that likes to convert runners into ultra runners. they all seem very optimistic, and enthusiastic about where I should go with this. But when I read other people's training plans, it seems like they are giving…
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Whey or soy?
Summer is here, which means we are going to be seeing 110+ degree days. For me it gets difficult to eat when then temp are that high. Smoothies on the other hand tend to be light and cooling. Want start adding some protein to them, but have heard conflicting views on which is a better source. What is your preference and…
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Dating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle
So this isn't so much about eating out on dates, which is also difficult, but more about compatibility. My ex and I broke up last fall, although as lives tend to get intertwined, things were not over over until New Years. It was shortly after that I realized it was seriously time to do something about my weight and…
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Seeking advice for my first 10k
I've been running for several months now, and am signed up for my first race next weekend. Usually run five to six miles four days a week, with a longer run of between eight and nine miles in the weekend. So not really concerned about the distance, but other aspects of preparation have me worried. Mostly eating. Most of my…
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Banned from Biggest Loser
Struggled with where to post this, it is a bit of a rant. But as it stems from my already being "the biggest loser", this seemed like the best option. So my gym is throwing a Biggest Loser Contest. I had already told the owner that I wasn't interest in participating - I am approaching my goal weight, and changing my…
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Picture NSV
The first pic taken of me in years that didn't make me cringe! Even thought it was kinda cute, so made it my new profile pic.
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Speed Run
OK, speedy for me. I'm a trail runner, and live up in the hills where gps reception is rather inconsistent. But one of my loops usually logs at between 7.25 and 7.5 miles. It is varied terrain with lots of hills, two of which are ridiculously tough. The last time I ran it, my time was 1:40. While being a speed runner has…
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Running in a group?
So I just started running a few months back, and by all accounts seem to be doing pretty well. Was talking with a co-worker, and she invited me to go on a trail run with her and some of her friends tomorrow. We talked about pace and distance, and it seems like I should be able to fit in with their group... But I'm still…
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Life vs online
OK, first off I love this site, I love the support I have found here, and I love the realizations it has helped me find. But... It is numbers, it is a website, it isn't life. Pay attention to what is going on in your body. Pay attention to how you feel. Pay attention the changes. That is really your results!
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Any skinny party girls out there?
So took a break from my "life" to lose weight. Just reached a healthy BMI, and want to keep going. But after a recent break up I have found myself reverting ro old habits. Not the over eating. And definately keeping up with the exercise. Still able to run six plus miles a day. But drinking and smoking again. So anyone have…
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Crazy
So the scale had been at a stand still for the last few weeks. Wasn't to concerned as I had dropped ten pound in the two weeks prior, so figured it all evened out. Generally I try to only weigh in on Friday mornings, but as I totally blew it at the family reunion yesterday, then topped it off with a night of heavy…
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living and loving life!
So I have been at this for a little over three months, and am having wonderful success. Yesterday, however, brought the best victory yet. And it has nothing to do with the scale, measurements, or physical appearance. Up to this point, any splurge brought with guilt with it. At times I felt obsessive about what I consumed…
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NSV or Nightmare?
So heading into the gym this afternoon, my ex drove up. He is whistling at me, and complimenting me. Then says we should get together. I think not! Grrrr. Even asked why I was looking at him funny. Stupid boy!
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Getting up, dusting myself off...
and getting back on the horse tomorrow! This is mostly just making myself accountable, to help make sure I actually do it tomorrow. But if any of you had similar weekends and want to share, I would love to hear. In reality I didn't blow it as bad as I could have. First date, (amazing, and totally worth every calorie),…
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Why are some people just nasty???
So guess this post is half rant and half cry for support. For the better part of the last two months, I have been using this site and working hard in the gym, the yoga room and out on the trails. While my efforts gave been successful, 21 pounds down, I gave been struggling with my body image. You know, that whole I can't…
