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Avocado Suggestions?
I've got a couple of avocados in the fridge that are nearing the end of their life. I don't want to have to pitch them. Looking for some creative uses for them? How do you use avocados? I put some in a smoothie this morning and it was NASTY! So that is out.
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Semi-Newb
So I'm sort of a newbie - this is my 3rd time doing Couch To 5K. The first time in 2011 I was successfull and ran several 5Ks and felt like a million bucks. Maybe 10 million bucks. Then last year I made it through to about a 35 min run (I run slow - so I wasn't quite at a 5K) and then I got sidetracked and never got to…
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C25K - Attempt 3
Welll......here goes attempt #3 @ Couch to 5K. Completely successfully in 2011 - ran 3 5Ks. Then winter hit and I quit. :( Started again in summer of 2012....made it to about week 6 and quit. Here we go. Round 3. W1D1. Let's DO THIS. Anyone else just started - or getting ready to start?? I'll be doing a lot on the…
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Cardio and Kids
What are your thoughts?? I try to involve my kids in my fitness routine whenever possible. Mostly out of necessity because I'm a single mom - but also as a means of setting a good example. This is usually a little more indirect though. Not like - blatant cardio. For example - nightly bike rides. Playing Wii dance games.…
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Running Playlist
OK - so I found this super fab website for finding music that matches your pace. jogfm.com So - the pace I would LIKE to work at for this go at Cto5K is 13 min/mile. Yeah - that's a slow pace. I know. Last year I completed the program and RAN an entire 5K - several of them - in around 43-45 min each. So it's an improvement…
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Week 5 Confusion
So I am getting ready to move into week 5 - I have done week 4 four times now. I don't understand week 5 though. The first and second day I get...I see the progression. But then on day 3 I run for 20 minutes? That seems like a BIG jump??? And week 6 I go BACK to running 5 & 8 minute intervals. Can someone explain the logic…
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Starting Again - 05/31/12
I joined this group like a month ago and never actually started the program. Boo!!! So tonight - I COMMIT to starting. And I'm gonna report back to this thread to update my progress and keep myself accountable. I completed Cto5K last summer/fall and ran three 5ks in the fall. I felt AMAZING. Strong. Successful. I loved it.…
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NSV - I'm an "Inspiration"?!?!
That's right. I was told I inspired someone tonight. Not 1 person...but 2 - totally DIFFERENT people. A little background. When I began this journey to eat better and get fit last year - I started this program here that was a training program for my town's most well-know street race. It was a big organized training program…
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LC Cream Cheese Knock-Offs
So...I stumbled accross the Laughing Cow Cream Cheese spreads...YUMMMMO. I was loving the strawberry and cinnamon kind and they kept creeping into my grocery cart every week. I was spreading them on rice cakes....english muffins....waffles....my toddler if she'd stand still long enough...ANYTHING. A few weeks ago when I…
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Apricot Ham Steak & Roasted Squash
So dinner last night at our house was a huge success. Thank you pinterest - I'm officially obsessed with that site. Anywho - some recipes to share. Forgive my crappy recipe writing style. For the hamsteak - apricot glaze. HOLY MOLY!! This was SO good. SOOOOOOOOOO easy. And even my 2 and 7 year GOBBLED IT UP! It was just…
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Quinoa & Chicken Skillet
So yesterday was one of those fridge clean out days. Trying to clear out a bunch of half used stuff....or produce that was nearing the end of it's life. I searched a few fave recipe search engines....made some adjustments and ommisions and came up with this dish. It was DELISH. I don't have a good name for it - what are…
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Bacon Wrapped - Spinach & Feta Stuffed Chicken
I posted I ate this on my profile and several friends asked for the recipe. So here goes. I got it from allrecipes.com and modified a little. 4 chicken breasts (mine were about 3.5 ou each) 1/2 cup Feta 1/4 cup Mayo (I used light) 1/4 cup sour cream (again - I used light) 1 pkg frozen spinach - thawed and SQUEEEEEEZED of…
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QUICK!!!!!!! Motivate me...
I get off work soon...I have my gym bag packed.....but I am talking myself out of working out. QUICK - motivate me...inspire me...humiliate me.......
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Help me make my grocery list......
Need to get groceries. I need to get some meals planned and be prepared! Desperate for fresh ideas from my favorite health conscious MFP peeps. HELP!!! Some background info....... It's just me. And 2 little girls. I work full time. I like to cook. So here are my requirements for meals. *Has to be quick to make. Doesn't…
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My Journey
Sometimes I feel like I never fully disclose anything. About what all has happened in my life that has impacted this journey I am on now. Or what roads I've been down - and where I have come from. Because right now I find myself struggling a little - I thought it was time to put it down and document my journey so far. To…
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50 lbs lost - Halfway There - Pics
I'm clueless on how to post pics...there's only about a 1% chance that I could get this right on the first try. The first pic - my before. Exactly 1 year ago. 277.8 lbs. At a photo shoot for a promotion I was doing. Totally miserable and unhappy. A woman who had sacrificed for 7 years and compromised and was in a marriage…
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How fast do you run??
I started running back in the beginning of the summer. I was in a 17 week training program for the biggest 5K in my community. I loved it. For the small group of serious beginners...we sort of followed the Couch To 5K thing. And when the race came - I ran the whole thing. I was SO pumped. I did 3 more races after. The only…
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Slowest Runner Ever??????
So...been training for a 5K for about 10 weeks now....tonight we actually ran the whole 5K route for the first time. I ran for 15 min for 2 different increments. Which was the longest stretch I have ever run and I was totally pumped. Then the time keeps ticking and ticking......and my goal of doing it in 40 min.....nope.…
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Treadmill?
So...I started a running program in the spring and have run a couple of 5ks. I am seriously proud and I want to keep at it. But I am finding it increasingly difficult to maintain any sort of training with the change in weather. It's colder - and the big problem - it gets dark so early. I'm a single mom with 2 little kids.…
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No Headphones For 5K - WHAT?!?!
OK - gearing up for my first 5K - been training for weeks. I've become obsessed with my music while running. I like to be ALONE - put in my ear buds and CRANK my music. It is my inspiration and my motivation. So - I was just looking at the site for the 5K I am signed up for....it says - NO HEADPHONES ALLOWED. Is this for…
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Weight Loss Pattern
So....I have noticed a pattern in my weight loss. Every month...for about 2 week I manage to maintain or gain a little. Creeping up 2-3 lbs slowly usually during that time. Then for 2 weeks I usually lose quite a bit - half a lb or so a day - loosing 8 or so lbs. All this while maintaining the same level of diet and…
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The *D* Diet
So yeah....I was on the "Divorce Diet" for awhile. After 7 years of marriage and 2 kids - I caught my husband having an affair in December 2010. Which is when I started my weight loss journey...technically. I lost about 15 lbs over the next couple of months from having some emotional stress and upset stomachs due to the…
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Kinda New......
Well...just wanted to intro myself. I'm sort of a newbie - from central IL. I've done MFP in the past but never blogged or gotten into the community. I'm hoping that meeting some great people on here and reading and sharing will help me stay inspired and motivated. I have 100 lbs to lose. Wow. How daunting. The good part -…
