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I ran my first race - a half! - this weekend
I have never considered myself to be a runner. Sure, I've run off and on for most of my adult life, but I've never thought I was a runner, mainly because running is definitely something that doesn't come easily to me. I've never run a race before, even when I've been running well, mainly because I didn't understand why…
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carbs before a half marathon for a low carb eater?
I'm running my first half marathon a week from tomorrow. I normally eat low carb - less than 100g carbs most days. I've heard one doesn't need to carb load before a half. I'm wondering whether because I normally eat low carb whether there should be any benefit (or harm, for that matter), in eating more carbs for a few days…
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Hungry now that I'm maintaining
I have been maintaining for about 3-4 weeks now. I decided to keep my exercise the same and I'm slowly increasing my calories. I'm now eating probably about 150 more calories per day than when I was losing, and planning to continue to increase. But oddly enough, as I increase my calories, I am hungrier and hungrier. I…
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How do you know when it's time to switch to maintenance?
I'm 5'5 and currently 133 lbs. My initial goal weight was 135, which I chose initially partly because I thought it was the highest of the weights that I might be happy about. Had I had more confidence in my ability to lose weight, I probably would have picked 125 as my ultimate goal weight. I was 135 before I became…
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Just Finished Chalean Extreme - what next?
Hi everyone, I just finished Chalean Extreme. I got great results, but I had a lot of weight to lose that came off during the program as well, so I'm pleased. Now I don't have as much weight to lose, but would like to continue to build strength and lose inches. I really liked Chalean Extreme, and I'm trying to figure out…
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Losing weight and buying new clothes
I'm 7 lbs away from my goal weight (although I may decide that I want to lose another 5-10 lbs on top of that, but won't decide until I get to my goal weight). When I started, I was squeezing myself into a size 10. I need some new pants, since my size 10s and size 8s are too big. Size 6 fits me very comfortably now. For…
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Bodymedia calorie adjustment questions
First post here. I've tried searching, but didn't find the answer to my question, and I hope someone can help me. I track my food with MFP and I also have a Bodymedia Link to track my activity/exercise. I've noticed that when I link the Bodymedia first thing in the morning before I get out of bed (I like to look at my…
