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This seems like a good spot for my first post! Goal is really to put a major dent in my last 40 or so lbs left to lose. At this point I have to be much more restrictive with my diet and continue with my relatively intense and consistent workout regimen.

I also would like to transition from hiking to backpacking, doubling the size of my pack and maybe finding myself sleeping in the wilderness, more than 10 miles in from my car!

An ultimate goal for that is to climb Mt. Adams,.a non technical climb that includes an overnight on the way up.:)

And for sure another 1/2 marathon this year, with longer running intervals .

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Small goals for me....

By February 1st, be under 200 pounds.

By February 1st, exercise of some form three to four days a week.

I know myself all to well. I never work well on long term goals. While I want to be 150 to 160 pounds eventually, I need to set smaller goals to reach my ultimate goal, which I will reach in time!

Good luck everyone!

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Start working out 3 x week

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It's so good to see all of these positive goals! I just know we can accomplish them and more! Bring on 2013!

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And for sure another 1/2 marathon this year' date=' with longer running intervals .[/quote']

I'm training for my first half! Any tips? My goal is under 3 hours.

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I'm training for my first half! Any tips? My goal is under 3 hours.

Yay!!! Congrats!! Like I said, I followed Jeff Galloway's program mostly to have a structure and a plan to be accountable to. You have to commit the time, which was hard , but I just always planned a long run on Saturday... knowing once the marathon passed, I could have a life again!

I did mine with intervals in 2hrs, 50min .. my goal was under 3 also.

I'd also say listen to your body, ice the sore stuff, stretch the muscles and medicate as needed.... as I was never a runner before there were a lot of "growing pains" along the way.

Also make sure to fuel properly. Ill admit I pretty much shelved any attempts at strict calorie restriction until after the race . And any run > 1 hr I'd eat some gels or gummies along the way. I trained during the summer, which is pretty mild here in the PNW, but I'd still sweat a lot, so I drank a lot of coconut juice too .

When I saw my surgeon for my 2 year follow up and he heard I was training for a 1/2 he was so pleased and considered my surgery a success even though I was still 40 lbs from my goal!!! :)

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Get to goal (should be by June), run in my first 5K in 15 years (April 27), parachute, yogu (so I am more limber), continue to enjoy life!

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I want to reach my goal of 125 by June 1st. My birthday! I also want to be a runner.

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