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Women...help with boots!
So I want to buy some knee high boots. Figure that I may need wide calf. Went online and found some boot circumference measurements...seems like 15 1/4 " is standard wide calf. Measured my calf at the widest place...16 + inches :( I think my calves didn't really lose as many inches as every other part, but really? That far…
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Calf strain?
On Friday I dropped something heavy on my foot. It hurt. I know I walked funny due to the pain and the lower part of my calf was tight the next day. Soleus I am thinking. Saturday I ran 10 and it felt good. Sunday I ran 5, calf was...tight but not terribly so. This morning, about 4.5 miles in, I could feel my calf tighten…
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How to maintain a good base?
Hello! I am nearly to maintenance after a large weight loss (140 lbs. gone, 15-20 to go) and am fancying myself a runner. I started in March and have stepped up my mileage to where now I try to average 20 miles a week, but really aim for 100/ month the past few months. I run 4 to 6 times a week, normally 4 or 5 miles per…
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New-to-me jeans!!
My 16's were sloppily loose and I got some 12's but not 14's in a recent trip to the thrift store. On a whim I tried them on and...new-to-me jeans are on duty! I tried on 4 pairs and they all fit, albeit some more snug than I am accustomed to. I posted pics on my profile...the ones in the sweatshirt were at 277 lbs (didn't…
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Flexibility
Any tips for increasing flexibility, particularly my knees? I really want to be able to sit on the floor cross-legged rather than having my legs extended (I have three young children and am a teacher of young children). I still have some weight to lose (5'9", 180 lbs currently) but I thought I would have this by now. I…
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Texas Roadhouse onion blossom
I have rearranged my food today so I can enjoy 1/3 of an onion blossom at the Texas Roadhouse. According to the website it is approx. 1500 calories (14xx). Should I assume that includes the dipping sauce? It does mention the sauce in the description... I need to know if I need to axe my snack this afternoon so I can dip…
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Early birthday!!
So I had made it a very aggressive goal to be under 200 lbs by my 40th birthday at the end of July. Started at 315 (well, I was 349 at the birth of my 3rd on Oct. 26...315 was pre-pregnancy. 198.2 lbs this morning!! Pics in profile...but before pics were at 278 and afters were at 217...camera isn't working. Have not eaten…
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Racer back or regular?
(Sorry if this isn't the best place for this...) So, I was looking through a basket of stuff that has been sitting for years, since we moved, and I decided to throw the contents out (donate, recycle etc.) because I hadn't even looked at it for so long. I found... A racer back bra, not a sports bra, with tags, in a size I…
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Smaller than...
Grandma came over today and gave the kids change for their piggy banks. My generous and sweet 5 year old gave me a dime for my piggy bank and a nickel for me to give daddy for his. Me: why does daddy get a bigger coin than me? DS: because daddy is bigger than you. And now, after losing 87 pounds, I actually am a few pounds…
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Sirloin calories
Planning a dinner out at the Texas Roadhouse. Their online menu lists a 6 oz. sirloin at 200 calories. Looking at other listings on MFP this is way on the low end of the spectrum. Would you go with the website?
