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Disney Full Marathon January 2013
Anyone on here planning on running the Full Marathon in Disney World January 2013?
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too much fiber?
How much fiber is really too much? My automated goal is 19, which I usually exceed by at least 10-15 grams due to eating fiber rich beans, fruits & vegetables. Is that a "bad" thing? It hasn't hindered my weight loss in any at all! I just wondered since it posts "in the red" on my dairy almost every day!
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Enjoying life along the way to that magical number...
"The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your day waiting for better ones ahead." - Marjorie Pay Hinckley So often I read posts on the boards from people who are desperate to get to a certain weight. You can just read the pain and unhappiness in their posts. They are willing to try any fad, cleanse, or mail order diet…
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My Marathon Journey
My Marathon Journey…26.2 miles to reclaim “ME” Yep that’s me in December of 2008. I feel like there should be a booming boxing ring announcer belting out: “And in this corner weighing in at 224 miserable pounds is Kelly!” Barely recognizable to myself anymore is that photo likeness of what I had become. Outside looking in…
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Magic Bullet Love Affair....need some advice ;)
I admit it, i'm having a love afair with my magic bullet lil' blender! Loving my morning smoothies :) I know alot of people put protein powder in there but I've never tried any...got any good recommendations? I would really like to be able to use something I don't have to go to a specialty shop and spend a fortune on too.…
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Putting one foot in front of the other = Success!
2 years ago I started my journey to become a runner. I was always involved in team sports throughout my school years. But as the years passed so did my involvement with the sports I used to identify myself with as an 'athlete'. Then came college,marriage, work, and then babies. With each new chapter came the addition of a…
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Galloway running ratio for marathons? HELP!
To all my runner pals out there I need some advice! I'm training for my first full marathon in November. I speed train 2x a week doing 3-4 miles on the treadmill or outside. I have been adding a mile to every weekend long run. Yesterday I got up to 11 consecutive miles with no break at 10:30 pace. Very pleased with this &…
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Getting "THERE"....where that is exactly I don't know!
So I was on the treadmill this morning doing my normal Tuesday ladder training. All proud of myself at the end of my 35 minutes that I had done 5 x's 1 min at 7.0 and even 2 x 30 seconds at 7.5...personal best for me, so wooohooo! Then during cool down it dawned on me that someone in our running club runs at that 7.5 or…
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core training suggestions??
I really want to tighten up my core/ab area this year. My legs are strong from running and my arms are getting there with lots of work. So what's left my dreaded post c-section ab area. I'm learning to love it it did after all give me two healthy babies. I just wish I could love it because of how great it looked! I have…
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definition of insanity
Journal entry from yesterday, I think worth sharing..... So another Monday morning after a weekend of ****ty eating, little activity and way to much alcohol last night. I sit here at my work desk, bloated, defeated, hung-over, and most importantly utterly disgusted with myself. This cycle must stop! I'm so disciplined…
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never thought I'd GAIN weight training for a marathon!
Yep it's true, stepped on the scale this morning and I'm up <GASP> 4 pounds. I almost cried, then I calmed myself remembering I can vary ~2 pounds a day anyway but 4? I had my first long run of the new year Saturday, 8 nice steady miles. Ran 2 other days & did cardio + weights 2 other days = 5 days of exercise. Where the…
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Dear motivation, where ohhh where have you gone???
I’m sitting here mentally checking in with myself half way through IMO the toughest foodie month of the year. December is a month full of pitfalls like holiday parties and fresh baked traditions of cookies & casseroles that add inches to your waist line. Food is associated with so many memories and traditions in our…
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Exercise...much cheaper than therapy!
"Sweat cleanses from the inside. It comes from places a shower will never reach." - Dr. George Sheehan I found this quote today thumbing through my runners world magazine on the commute in to work (relax, I wasn't driving I was on the bus) and it really got me thinking. At my heaviest weight after my second child was one…
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New clothes....new me!
So this past couple weeks I've been on a mission to revamp my frumpy outdated closet full of big boring dark clothes. Something finally hit me that I don't need to hang onto the last of my fat clothes like some security blankie. I guess there is still some little part of me that is afraid I won't be able to keep the weight…
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ZUMBA dvd suggestions?
Anyone have any good suggestions for zumba dvd's? Can't ever seem to make it to the scheduled classes where I live they are like 30 minutes away. I love going and would like to more but it's just not happening! Hoping to add a Zumba DVD to my exercise library...selection is the spice of life right? ;)
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Negla-ments
We've all been on the receiving end of a few negative compliments in our lives....I have been receiving them so often lately that I actually feel the need vent about what I call the "neglament". At least daily I run into somebody who says, "wow I didn't recognize you, you look so different". Normally it's followed by you…
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1st half marathon completed...runners high is real I tell ya
I'm siting back to take a moment out of my busy day to reflect upon the monumental task I just completed........I JUST RAN 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Holy hell! I can't even begin to describe the amount of pride I feel that I ran that far, let alone that fast. I've been on cloud 9 since my husband and I finished…
