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I need some active friends
I'm not new here and I'm not starting over, but I'm struggling to continue to lose weight. I'm hovering just above a healthy body weight and have been for a month and a half. The encouragement from my friends used to motivate me, but it seems many of the people I started with are no longer active. I could use some new,…
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Today I noticed a difference in myself
People have been telling me that it looks like I've lost so much weight and I just didn't see it until today. I've lost 35 pounds overall and I still have about 40 to go to be at my goal. The pictures are only a 15 pound difference and I really thought I hadn't changed much until I saw these two pictures together. It's…
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Is my goal too ambitious?
I've never been good at running, but lately I've been really enjoying it. I'm still really slow and can't run for long (2.25 miles is my record without walking) so I'm not sure what kind of goals I should be setting for myself at this point. I've run/walked three 5Ks and enjoyed the atmosphere very much and I'd like to set…
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First post... feeling discouraged
I've been counting calories and exercising for almost 50 days now, and I've had some rather good results! However, I've been extremely stressed lately with finals coming up, and while this had lead to me putting in extra time at the gym, it's also caused me to go back to my old ways of overeating and snacking on junk food.…