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Ready for 5k! - Finally! Ran 3.6 in 45 minutes today! Slow but steady and finally feel ready to sign up for a 5k! Its crazy to me that when I started Ease Into 5k 3 months ago I couldnt run for 30...

Weekend of NSVs! - Hope everyone else is having/has had a great weekend! Im psyched, my mom took me shopping for my birthday and bought me three rockin outfits: size 14 (!!!!) pants and Lg (!!!!) shi...

Vitamin Deficiencies - I plan on Googling too but wanted to see what others' experiences have been with this. My iron was on the low end of normal at my three month visit and I have a feeling its going t...

Soup Question - Reading the dinner post and noticing lots of soup on the menu tonight and I thought of this question: If you eat soup with "stuff" in it, is that like drinking and eating at the sa...

OT: Socializing, feeling old and frumpy...finding - Im friends with all the teachers at my kids' daycare. Its nice because they take care of my kids all day and we have all become really close. So we all went out last night and it w...

Friday Workouts - Ran this morning but only for about 15 minutes because my three year old threw a wrench in my plans by waking up early and freaking out that I was leaving at 5am. *sigh* I boug...

Thursday Workouts - Planned rest day for me...I ran the last three days, two outside and my hips are soooore. Yesterdays run was great! 1.8 miles in 23 minutes, so just about my typical pace. Its craz...

Wednesday Workouts - I'm stealing the title from the exercise forum Yesterdays thread got decent traffic so hopefully we can keep it up! Today is my regular running day. I usually run at 5am but my...

What are you doing for exercise today? - Just thought, to go along with the "What are you eating/doing today" post...why don't we post what we're doing to move our bods? I ran this morning because I had a sucky runnin...

NSV today, and hoping for one tomorrow - About a month ago a coworker of my mom's gave her a big bag of clothes from her daughter for me. Tons of size 16 jeans from the Gap, some gym clothes and random shirts. When I orig...

Running: any tips on pushing through? - I started Ease Into 5k 8 weeks ago and have been stuck for about a week. I did the 20 minute run twice (not consecutively, sadly) but I just keep getting stuck at 15 minutes. Its l...

Halfway to goal! - This process continuously amazes me. In four months I've lost a little over 75lbs. I'm halfway to my "goal" weight. I have my goal listed as 150 but I have legitimately no idea wha...

Super Awesome NSV - Im on week 6 of the Ease Into 5k training. Today I ran for 20 minutes straight! I ran my first ever mile, 1.7 actually, and I cannot stop smiling! What a difference 4 months makes....

Toning/Strength Training? - Alright, OH friends...tell me what you do at home, at the gym, wherever to tone up or gain muscle. I definitely don't want to be a muscle woman but really want to start some kind o...

Tell me about Starbucks - I've never been there, ever! I was walking by the one in our local Target the other day and the coffee smelled SO good. I have a favorite coffee at Dunkin Donuts (coconut iced coff...

Click - How do you prepare it? I bought a canister the other day because everyone on here who drinks it seems to love it. I prepared it according to the directions and felt like I was drin...

Can we talk about birth control? - Am I the only one having major issues in the birth control department? Two weeks ago my Mirena IUD had to be removed because it shifted so much it was almost out on it's own. D...

Ease Into 5k - Couch 2 5k, Ease into 5k, whatever you want to call it I'm doing it! I just completed the third day of week one. It's HARD but so rewarding! Is anyone else doing this program? ...

Random lady question re: iud's - Anyone else have an issue with their IUD after weight loss? I had my annual exam last week and my GYN wanted me to go for an ultrasound to check the placement because I've continuo...

Talk to me about stalls/plateaus - So im 2 1/2 months out and am doing well. Ive been, we'll use the word stuck, for two weeks. I try not to get frustrated or whiny because I know Im doing what Im supposed to. My qu...

Update to my pants purchasing drama, NSV - I bit the bullet, sucked it up, got over myself etc. etc. I bought a pair of size 20 (!!!!) pants that fit perfectly! I was wearing a size 26/28 and droped to a 20! I don't rem...

Chickened out of buying pants..I have problems. - Ok, so I'm a therapist and I'm the first person to admit when I'm being irrational or just plain crazy. But today I blew my own mind. So, a bit ago I posted about taking foreve...

Changing clothing sizes - Does it take anyone else an eternity to drop a clothing size? In all seriousness I would have thought I'd have at least dropped a size by now...for heaven's sake I've lost almost 4...

Foamies? - Can someone explain what 'foamies' is/are? Thanks!

Nervous to start soft solids - I'm two weeks out and luckily have had no problems whatsoever! I feek great and I'm getting almost all my protein in. That being said, I am scared to death to move on to the next s...