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Protien question
So I understand about fats and calories and sugars, and I do really well at staying under these goals...but I seem to go over my protein every day. My question is how bad is this? What's the deal with protein...pros and cons. Thanks
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Back Pain for runners
I am hoping someone will have some good advise for this. I have never had any sort of pack pain, but a few weeks ago I started getting a pain in my lower right back that extends down my right hip and calf and sometimes my ankle will hurt. I come from a family where our philosphy has always been, "walk it off" so I…
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Really Stupid question
Forgive my ignorance. I don't cook and know NOTHING about food. I am at the point where I need to repalce my lunch time slim fast for real food becasue I am not getting enough calories any more. I am lazy and, again don't cook, so I thought tuna might be a good idea. I was thinking about whipping up a batch and taking to…
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Even the small accomplishments feel HUGE
I ran my second 5k friday night, which is a great accomplishment for someone over 200lbs, but that isn't what has me doing a happy dance this morning. After running the 5k I was given some coupons for a sporting goods store here in town, so I thought "Why not go get some summer running gear" Living in Arizona shorts and…
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My first before and after pics
I was thumbing through some pictures this afternoon and came across our pics from Christmas, and found this. This is me at my heaviest...at aound 238 lbs. The next one was taken on Friday at 211. I can't help but smile when I see the progress. :happy: http://photos.myfitnesspal.com/images/photos/555/139/555139_8599.jpg…
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Is she talking to me?
I had my first OMG I am kicking *ss moment yesterday. I normally just run in and around my neighborhood, but with the weather turning hot I decided to try out the treadmill in the fitness room at my apartment complex. I got set up, put the treadmill at a pace that felt normal to me, and started running. I ran for about 10…
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Hi there
Hi my name is Olivia. I am about 20 pounds into my 100 pound weight loss goal. I am in training for a marathon in December, and last Saturday I ran my first 5K. I have been using MFP on my IPhone for a couple of months and really love it. I didn't realize until recently that the online community was so much cooler that my…
