i only need to lose about 5, 20 would be too much. just want to get back to my pre-injury weight before running boston this spring. can i still participate?

I'm in!! I have no trouble in the exercise department, however my diet needs some attention. I think I need to switch to low GI foods, and cut out unnecessary calories. I also need to regain my willpower to say "no" to the stack of fundraising chocolate that has a permanent home at my office...

22/ F / 156 /

Hey all! I am in like Flynn for this one. I just blocked out my 10K training plan for a Memorial Day race, so this will fit in perfectly. I only worry about my appetite which of course increases the more I run! No cookies, no cookies, no cookies!!!

38/F/158

I am in for sure. F / 5'8 / 148 lbs. I need today to be my official start though as I cannot take one more day of holiday unhealthiness! Seriously, I have had a lot of stress, bad eating, and no exercise since Thanksgiving which needs to stop now. It is making me very lethargic and moody!

Happy Boxing Day everyone! I don't think this is really how it is supposed to be celebrated, but I use this day to box up and throw out or donate all kinds of useless stuff from around the house as well as all bad food. I love it!

I will be starting a treadmill program tomorrow, with the intent to hit the road outdoors around mid-March (cold and darkness issues too much for me up here). I ran a half marathon in 2004 but haven't done much running wise since so I want to get back into it.

Looking forward to it!

Hi! I would love to join this challenge. After I completed my first marathon in 2004 I pretty much stopped running and the weight just piled on. My husband and I are both trying to lose weight starting in January.

As for my exercise plan I would like to spend the winter building a base by gradually increasing my mileage and frequency. I guess I will be continuing to work on getting back to running 5 to 6 days per week. I have not ironed out all of the details yet.

As for diet, I plan to do more of a modified South Beach diet because I don't want to cut out all carbs, but I could stand to clean up my diet and choose more wholesome foods. For now I will focus on portion sizes and eating more veggies and whole grain carbs.

Looking forward to working together to keep us motivated.
30/F/147


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I'm in.

F/38/5'2"/128

Not sure I can lose 20 pounds or if it's even healthy to do so. Last time I was 108 I was 23 years old, lived in NYC, walked everywhere, and couldn't afford groceries. I'd be thrilled to be 115.

Will dropping the pounds make me faster?

Julie

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I'd love to try it! I've never posted to a message board before so I'm not sure what I'm doing but I think I can wing it.

I just started running again about 6 weeks ago and have been putting in about 15 miles per week and doing weight training 3 days per week. I have just tried to be more active in my every day life as well.

I would love to lose about 20 lbs. I'd REALLY love to lose about 30 lbs. I was shooting for Feb 8 of 2007 because we are going to Cancun on that date. I thought I would start exercising again and the weight would just fall off but as of today I have not even lost 1 lb! It's really frustrating. I am reading the book "You On A Diet" and hope to follow the pointers in there. I really don't eat anything that's really bad though so I guess it's just portion control.

Anyway, whatever I weigh on January 1st will be posted and I'm in for the Challenge!!!!!

I'm new and I want in. Hopefully this will motivate me to eat healthier.

Frazz
39/F/178