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Chicago Marathon
Did anyone else run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday? It wasn't a PR for me, but it was the best I've ever felt during a marathon.
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Zoe's Kitchen Copy Cat Roasted Veggies (Help?)
I would love to figure out EXACTLY how Zoe's Kitchen makes their roasted veggies. They are sooo good! As best as I've figured its: broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and red onion and olive oil. But it tastes like there is something extra in there, some kind of seasoning. Doesn't quite taste like their Spice of Life that they…
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June Paleo Challenge
My CrossFit box is doing a Paleo Challenge for the month of June and I'm so excited! This is exactly what I need right now to help me get completely back on track, I've been floundering a lot lately and dealing with stress and depression from an ongoing injury that has been plaguing me for 3 months. I've done a Whole30…
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Help Me Set My Macros
Does anyone actually have their macros set to Paleo-friendly settings? I'd love some assistance. I'm tired of seeing that I'm 50+ over on my fat/protein and 100+ under on my carbs. FWIW, I'm a 5'4 female and weigh 151 pounds. I'm relatively active, working out 5-6 times a week but at a lower level than what is typical for…
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Buying 1/4 or 1/2 Grass Fed Cow
Has anyone ever purchased a side of beef? Did you feel like it actually saved you money? ... I'm looking into buying a 1/2 cow and sharing it with a friend but before I drop several hundred dollars on one I thought I'd ask others of their experiences. I have plenty of freezer space, that's not a problem.
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Achilles Injury -- Been there, done that?
Back in March I ran back to back Half Marathons (one Saturday, one Sunday) and during the one on Sunday I experienced pain in my left achilles. I was able to finish the race, but it caused me problems for a couple weeks afterwards. The pain started in my achilles and went up into my calf, eventually my calf swole and was…
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Injured Runner = Depressed
Damn it! Rough day. I had all my calories figured out and my pre-logging done. Went to the doctor today because my slight achilles pain has turned into SEVERE calf pain to the point that touching it or walking is painful. Got a steroid shot, some labwork done, an anti-inflammatory patch and a muscle relaxer. Obviously no…
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From C25K to Serious Runner?
Just curious if there are any other MFPers out there that consider themselves to be serious runners who started with the Couch to 5K program? I started C25K at almost 250 pounds. I could literally not run for 2 minutes straight. Now I have run 3 full marathons and 18 half marathons since 2010 and I weigh about 148 pounds.…
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Daily Goal Calendar
I had a horrible binge eating session last night. I've been trying to think of ways that I might could prevent this from happening again. I've thought of so many ideas before and nothing has worked. Lately I've been making a Daily Goals list on my refrigerator every morning, things like: Drink 64 oz water, Stay within…
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My Paleo/Primal Plan
I started eating paleo hardcore in November and did a very successful Whole30 over Thanksgiving even. I started a 2nd Whole30 on January 2nd and completely flopped it on day 14. Now I'm having a terrible time getting my mojo back, I'm finding myself eating Paleo most of the time but "cheating" a whole lot more than I'd…
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Lets talk about the Paleo/CrossFit/Advocare connection.
This may very well be a local thing only, so I'll ask you guys. What is the deal with the CrossFit and Advocare relationship? Just about every single person I know that does CrossFit sells or buys Advocare products and most of these same people promote the Paleo eating lifestyle. To me these things do not go together. Am I…
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For those starting Whole30 soon ...
Just curious what everyone thinks their biggest challenge will be for the Whole30 and what might come easy, where will you fudge a little bit if any? ... I did my first Whole30 in November and felt absolutely amazing. I lost 8 pounds, slept wonderfully, saw a vast improvement in my day to day mood and body image. The only…
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Any Paleo Runners?
I typically run about 4 times a week and average about 30-ish miles/week. I'm training for my 3rd marathon coming up in February, interested to see how it goes this time compared to my other 2 now that I'm eating Paleo. Any other Paleo runners out there, what kind of changes have you seen in your running performance since…
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Need More Paleo Friends!!
I'm looking for some Paleo/Primal eater friends. I was a vegetarian for 3+ years until recently when I discovered the Paleo diet. I read the book It Starts With Food and did the Whole30 program. I'm looking for some friends to share diaries and food ideas with.
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Exercise (Running) Log Websites
I'm looking for a good running log website, that preferably allows logging of other types of exercise as well such as CrossFit, Yoga, etc. I'm currently using DailyMile, which I love and have used for 3 years but I'm unhappy with their lack of privacy settings. In other words ... drama occureth. Anyway, anyone have any…
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Clean Eaters - What do you drink besides water?
Lately I've been finding myself bored with plain water which is unusual for me. Typically the only things I ever drink are water and alcohol .. LOL ... so, what do you drink with or between meals that is clean and won't pack on the calories? I am loving Kombucha but its so dang expensive!
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Counting Cals for Juicing
Curious if anyone knows offhand an accurate way to count calories for juicing. I rarely juice, but I had some produce that needed to be used up today. My juice consisted of ... a large bag of kale, about 10 strawberries and 2 lemons. This probably doesn't add up to much at all, but for future reference wondering if there…
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Any fairly serious runners still looking to lose weight?
I've been running fairly seriously since 2009 when I started my weight loss journey. I've lost a total of 115 pounds, gained about 10 back recently though and am looking to lose about 15-20 more pounds. I started running the with Couch to 5K program and have since completed 12 (atleast, starting to lose count) Half…
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Before and After Pics
I didn't lose my weight using MFP, but I did do it through diet and exercise only. I used another calorie counting program at the time. But here my before and after pics. I have lost 115 pounds total from a starting weight of 260 lbs to 145 lbs currently. Before: Approx. 225 pounds here, had already lost a good bit. After:
