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School Pics- What a difference a year makes!
I'm an elementary school teacher, so I'm subjected to the horrid ritual of school pictures every September. Last September, I was just starting my journey to a healthier me. I was shocked when I compared my picture from last year with the picture taken this week. What a difference a year and 50 pounds can make!
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Looking for 10K peeps
I started C25K in March and have since run in two 5Ks (one in July and one in August). I have signed up for my 1st 10K race on Sept 10, and I'm very nervous! Looking for some friends who are also working towards running a 10K or fairly new to running. As the weather turns to mush here in Oregon in a month or two, I may…
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46 lbs down (with pics)
So I'm not to my goal yet, but a friend snapped a picture of me while hiking today. I have not had any pictures taken lately and I was pleasantly pleased by what I saw. Sept 2010 (My first and only chinook salmon) July 18, 2011 (Near the top of Dog Mountain in the Columbia Gorge) It feels so good to be able to haul my…
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Accuracy of HRM??
I just got back from a 31 min. walk/jog and my HRM says I burned 445 calories. Can that possibly be right??? I have a Bell HRM that's probably 5 years old, so I'm not sure if I can trust it. My heart rate was running 140-180 the whole time. I'm doing the 1st week of C25K, so my 167 lb body is a little in shock. I don't…
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Random question re: salt intake
So, I have been frustrated the last week or so b/c the scale isn't really budging. Tonight I was looking at my food diary and noticed that I am often going over my sodium intake by 500-700.... Oops! How much sodium is enough to cause you to retain water? Could this be really having an impact on weight loss??
