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Week 2 Challenge: Boston
13.1 miles 860 steps beans
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Need advice from those who've lost, stalled, then lost again?
Almost 2 years ago I started losing weight here. In 16 months I lost 90 pounds. This school year I have hit a major stall (I'm a HS teacher). My work and family schedule has gotten the better of me and I've lost the determination I've had. This school year I've maintained, so I don't see it as a total fail. But Nov, Dec,…
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Need ideas for summer fitness goals
A bit of background: Overweight my whole life and hated exercise. Joined MFP last April, started walking in May, started jogging in the fall and couch to 5K in January. Ran my first 5K 5 days ago. I've lost 80+ pounds, and have probably 40 more to go until something near my goal weight. So almost that whole time the idea…
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I did it!!!
I started C25K in January... January 18 was the day that made everything else possible. It was the walk before I decided to try C25K. I had been intermittently jogging since summer, but this day I decided to jog until I couldn't. I had an expectation of how far I could go, then went 1/2 a mile farther. Then I decided maybe…
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transitioning from treadmill to great outdoors?
I have never been a runner. Until now. I am almost done with week 6 (yay!) and really loving it (double yay!). The past 4 weeks have been done on my treadmill at a very modest pace (-- indoors as it has been the 8th coldest February on record!!!). The weather this morning said that next weekend it is going to be in the 30s…
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Running issue?
This may sound totally dumb... but here goes! This morning was brisk (40-50s), I was going for a walk with a few bouts of running thrown in just to get warmed up and get my heart pumping. I would start running for a few minutes and my nose would run like crazy!!! Like I had to stop to blow it!!! I had tissues in my pocket…
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Weird that I wish ppl (my students) wouldn't notice me?
I have been losing weight since April. I teach high school, so I have done much work over the summer and really look different from last semester (and I still have a long way to go). The adults in my life had made positive, tasteful comments regarding my weight loss - all appreciated, all in a 1:1 setting. But now, I am…
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Moodiness and Pace... is this normal?
I downloaded Map My Walk a month ago and I love it. I love competing with myself and getting all nerdy with line graphs and bar graphs and split pace times.... (yes, I am a huge geek when it comes to data - probably why MFP is working so well for me -- new data every day!!!)... Yesterday I was quite stressed out after a…
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Advice needed! Going from a walker to a ... runner?
I've always been a slow walker. I opt for a nice little loop through my neighborhood that is quite hilly, so I get some intensity from the incline. One day I was walking past the storage facility and decided I would try to run around one of the buildings in the FAR back (where NO ONE would be able to see). I made it 1/2…
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CLOTHES! (temporary wardrobe advice needed!)
Clothes. Argh. I'm 5'8" and lost 25ish pounds. And nothing fits. I'm a teacher, so I've been wearing belts and the smallest clothes I have for the last week or so knowing that in 2 days I can give up the professional wardrobe (to goodwill) and find some summer clothes in my closet that fit a bit better... for now! Let's…
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Sacrum issues (that bone above your tail bone)
I began the 30 Day Shred this week. There are 2 exercises that are giving me trouble. The ones where you lay on your back with your feet in the air and either do a crunch or alternately pull in your knees (I'm sure there is a real name for these!). It feels like my sacrum is working on concrete; the bumps (processes) are…
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How do I figure out calories burned while gardening?
Hi all- My garden is bigger than my house. Really. Today I spent the day working in my mom's garden as she recovers from back surgery. (So maybe it is bigger than TWO houses!!!!). How do I figure out how much I burned? MFP seems to think it is A LOT. I did come in hot, red-faced, and sweaty.... But I really can't figure…
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Newbie here! Join my "happy" network?
I could use a support network! I joined MFP a few weeks ago and have been diligent about documenting every bite. I've been overweight all my life and always held deep shame about it. Last month I decided to try losing weight again for the 20,000th time. And something was different. Because last month something clicked!…
