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Best week ever
Yesterday I got a new job, a job where I will do what I love most - playing music. And today I finished my first race ever - a 10.5k and my finish time was 1:03:54 which I'm really proud about. Especially since the trail was hills up and down the entire time, and at one point I actually didn't know if I would have to climb…
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Never ending question: how much should I weight
When I created my account here at MFP in march this year I set my goal weight to 75 kilos (165 lbs) and I'm now thinking it might actually be to low. I did choose the goal weight by looking up my healthy BMI and choosing a number in the middle, but now when I've started to do more strength training I notice that the scale…
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Power 90 day 30 done, lots of photos
As I finished Power 90 day 30 today I wanted to post a couple of photos for you all to see. I haven't lost that much weight since I started doing the program (only about a kilo), but I can really see (and feel) the results so far anyway. I'm pretty excited starting with P90 Sculpt and Cardio 3/4 in 15 days :) I posted some…
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Running NSV
Not only have I now logged over 1000 kilometers (1006 to be exact) with RunKeeper since february 21st, I also just ran 10 kilometers under one hour for the first time. Awesome! :) Love /k
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Power 90 day 30 done, lots of photos
Wrong forum, sorry.
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Power 90 day 30 done, lots of photos
double post.
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Pushups
I have never, ever ever in my life, been able to do "proper" pushups. I've always had to do the ones on the knees. I still do it and as I'm doing Power 90, I do many of them every other day. Today I tried to do a couple of the "proper" ones, and to my surprise I was actually able to do a couple of them, only thing was, I…
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Power 90, when to add weight to dumbbells
I'm on my 4th week of Power 90 and I love it so far, it's really toning up my body and makes me stronger, and I can't wait to see the results after 90 days. At the moment I have 4.5 kilos on my dumbbells, and I can do 15 reps of almost all of the exercises (doing about 12 of the swimmers press, and 12 of the left arm back…
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I think I need to eat more, and need help
I have been counting calories since march this year and really think it's a great way to keep track of what I eat and also to lear what food is good for me to eat. I'm eating three meals a day - breakfast (around nine in the morning), lunch (around 2-4 in the afternoon) and then something maybe 1-2 hours before I go to…
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I guess this is a NSV
Today after about two kilometers into my run I met a former teacher, now good friend. We stopped to talk for a bit, and after a while he asked me how long I was running today. I answered with "oh, I'm just doing a short run today" and he asked how long a short run was - "3.5 kilometers I said" and he laughed and said…
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Excitement before exercising
Lately just before I go out for a run I have started to get all excited about it. It usually takes a little while to get prepared - getting proper running clothes and shoes on, choose running music, drink water, go to the bathroom, fill up water bottles, drink some more water etc. And during this time, this excitement…
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I Finally did it. I started a blog.
As all I'm always talking about is running (my number two thing in life at the moment, right after music), exercising and eating healthy, I though to myself "why not start to write things down every day?". And I know I'm a bit late to this blog thing, but I've started one. I will try to write about my running, hopefully…
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Motivation for runners (book)
After a couple of months of power walking I slowly started added a couple of minutes of running to every walk. When I was up to 8 kilometers of running and 2 of walking a friend asked me if I had read the book "Born To Run" by Christopher McDougall. The book has been out for a couple of years (and some of you have probably…
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NSV Running
5 months I could barely walk three kilometers. Today I ran 10.3 kilometers without stopping. When I felt how much energy I had left after three kilometers I couldn't stop smiling, and the smile got bigger and bigger :) I feel like I can do anything right now, and that nothing can stop me. Man I love this feeling. Love /k
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35 kilos (77 lbs) down, with photos
Hi! Just wanted to share some new photos with you all. Changed my life around in late february this year and went out for a walk and really enjoyed it. Found MFP in mars, and started logging food (the iPhone app is probably my most used app). Now 5 months after start I do interval exercise (6 km run / 4 km walk) 4 times a…
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100 days of MFP
Today I've been using MFP for 100 days. In those 100 days i have - Gone from barely been able to walk 3 kilometers, to do interval training with 6 km walking and 4 km running four days a week. - Lost 30.5 kgs (67lbs). - Gone from a very tight 44 inch jeans size to a very loose 42" size (almost 40 now, yay). - Gone from 3XL…
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NSV walking
Today, almost exactly four months since I started my new healthier life, my Runkeeper profile says that I have tracked over 500 kilometers of walking, swimming and cycling. Yay :) If you're a Runkeeper user (or if your not) feel free to add me here at MFP and at Runkeeper…
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Signed up for my first race today!
Today I took a very big step - i signed up for my first race. It's a half marathon (Gothenburg, Sweden), and I have 11 months to train for it :) I wanted to have something to train for besides loosing weight, and getting healthier, and I think a race sounds like a fun and good thing to do. I know a half marathon is…
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1/3 or 25 kg down, with photos
Hi! My name is Kristoffer and I'm a 31 year old man and lives in Sweden. I was kind of big as a child, and got taller than most of my friends quite early. After being quite thin around when I was around 15-20 years old, I started to gain weight, and late last year I was up at 150 kg. Early this year I found the Runkeeper…
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Is it okay for me to start running?
After years of no training at all I, almost three months ago, got the Runkeeper app for my iPhone, and started what has been the biggest (and best) change in my life. I started walking, the first time was about 3 km and really hard on my body and breathing, and now I walk 10 km four times a week and I feel really good. I…