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07.11.08, 14:14 PM General Topics
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what do the fit people on this board do for exercise and what are your typical meals like? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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I run 4 or 5 times a week (somewhere between 3 and 5 miles each time) I also do soem toning exercises - ab work and arms (weights)a few times a week. I eat what I want but try to stay away from processed foods as much as possible. I seem to have lost my taste for them [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:17 PM Flag
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do you use a treadmill? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:18 PM Flag
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no. Can't afford one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:19 PM Flag
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do you go to a gym or just outside? and also have you always run?? if not, how long did it take you to get up to 3-5 miles? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:20 PM Flag
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I started running when I was about 30. Then I stopped for a few years. When DD was 2.5 (last summer) I started again. At first I could only run about 5 minutes before I had to stop and walk. Last week I ran a 10k! I just run outside. Can't afford a gym right now. SAH and feeling the lack of income! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:23 PM Flag
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CONGRATS on your 10k!!! SAHM too and can't afford gym either. You are my new inspiration... I can barely run for 3 minutes without feeling like I am going to die. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:28 PM Flag
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LOL! You just have to keep at it. It gets easier. You can google couch to 10K if you want a system to help you. I just always go out and run til I can't run anymore. Get good shoes too! GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:30 PM Flag
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after having dd did you lose the weight quickly by running? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:31 PM Flag
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yeah but I was pretty strict about diet for the first few weeks. Now I eat what I want and maintain. To lose though, I had to work at it. I am 45 though. It gets harder as you get older! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:33 PM Flag
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ok just a few more questions... did you nurse your baby? if you did was it hard to keep the strict diet, run and keep your milk supply up? I want my old body back, but I also don't want my milk supply to go away. Also what kind of running shoes do you have? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:36 PM Flag
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I did nurse and she was weaned before I started running again. I just didn't have the energy while nursing. Might have something to do with age there too. I started trying to run right after I weaned her, but found out I had a thyroid issue. Started taking synthroid and felt like my old self and dropped the weight. I currently have Brooks shoes (the hot pink ones called burn - love 'em!) Just try on many pairs and run around the store til something feels right. I have had all dif brands over the years [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:39 PM Flag
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when did you wean her? by the way, can you tell that this is my first time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:40 PM Flag
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LOL! no problem! I weaned her arround 15 months I think. I started really working out and running when she was 2.5 ish. I think it's been about a year now. Last summer was when I started running again. Really feels good. I can go out in the yard and run around with DD and keep up with her now! I couldn't do that last year. And she is only getting faster! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:43 PM Flag
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I was going to try to shoot for weaning around that time too! 12-18 months, or whenever the timing feels right. If you don't mind me asking did you gain a lot when you were pregnant with dd? I feel like I am gaining so much and won't ever be able to lose it! Oh and when you run do you take dd in a stroller? any good recommendations for a good jogging stroller? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:53 PM Flag
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I did not gain much when I was pg (25 pounds I think) but I held onto the last 12 or 15 til last year when I got sick of it. You will lose it but it takes time. It's different than regular wt gain (or was for me anyway) I do have a jogging stroller - a Schwin - but I don't use it much since we live in a sketchy nabe. Feels kind of vulnerable. It's hard to take apart or I would take it somewhere else. Don't know much about them. Just ask around and see what people like. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:00 PM Flag
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^^and one thing I will tell you is that id you run with a stroller, you will feel invincible when you run alone! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:02 PM Flag
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I can't wait till I can start running for more than 5 minutes!!! I will feel invincible if I can get up to a mile without falling on my butt :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:05 PM Flag
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LOL! Check out the couch to 10K site......or maybe it's couch to 5K. Hm...... Just don't give up. If you have a bad day, just walk and try again in a day or 2! If I can do it, you can too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:10 PM Flag
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I will definitely check that site out! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:12 PM Flag
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thanks so much for all the advice! I am just going to need to be patient I guess with the whole weight thing! I just looked up the Brooks shoes and they all look great! Thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:03 PM Flag
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My situation is similar-- but I didn't start running til I was 37 after baby #2. It took me a good few months to get to 3 miles, but I signed up for a 5K, and that helped me get there. I don't eat great. Running did not help me lose weight at all. Only dieting worked (I did WW). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 04:24 PM Flag
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ashtanga yoga 3 -5 times a week. If I cannot make the classes I'll do 30 minutes on a treadmill, but I hate every minute of it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:30 PM Flag
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what is ashtanga yoga? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:31 PM Flag
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a very vigorous type of yoga that is super aerobic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:33 PM Flag
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you are me! i hate treadmills! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:36 PM Flag
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I resent them and think they are torturous devices [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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LOL!!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 02:38 PM Flag
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I run 2-3 times/week and go to a toning/full body workout class 1-2 times/week. I eat mostly healthy food -- oatmeal or a VitaTop muffin for breakfast, salad for lunch, chicken for dinner, and lots of low calorie snacks during the day (I'm a snacker!). I have a sweet tooth and eat cookies and cupcakes and frozen yogurt a lot. I used to be heavy (from my teens-20s) and do pay a lot of attention to what I eat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:09 PM Flag
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were you heavy before you had db? i gained some weight before i got pg and am now worried i won't get the baby weight off PLUS the unnecessary weight that was there to begin with [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:12 PM Flag
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Not before #1 (I was the thinnest and most fit that I've ever been) -- but I didn't lose all of the PG weight (and I didn't tone to the same degree) before having #2. It took me a long time to lose the weight from that PG (plus the leftover weight from #1) -- but I also had a lot of things happening IRL that stopped me from working on it (and, in some instances, made me eat to relieve stress). I'm fit and look good (in clothes at least!) -- but DC are now 6 and 4! You can do it...GL! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:15 PM Flag
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thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:16 PM Flag
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^^^ Also, I've found that I can exercise and still be fat -- for me, it's food that causes me to gain or lose weight (if I eat horribly, I gain weight -- if I eat well, I lose). Exercise helps me maintain and keeps me toned. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.11.08, 03:18 PM Flag
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