Comments on: Facing the Scale http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/ Losing weight, one mile at a time Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-106 Jennifer L. Nelson Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:22:45 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-106 Hey Felisha!

Great to hear from you. I feel the same way. I wish I could just be like “everyone else” and not have to obsess over everything I eat and how many minutes I log at the gym each day, but you’re so right – it’s definitely a worthwhile trade-off for health and happiness.

Thanks so much, as always!

Jen

]]> By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-105 Jennifer L. Nelson Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:20:32 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-105 That is SO AWESOME that you were able to run the entire thing – and that you were able to pace yourself. It’s such an amazing accomplishment, and it just goes to show what we can do when set a goal and then put one foot in front of the other…literally. :-) Good for you! (Also, I want one of those watches, now!)

I haven’t signed up for one yet, but as soon as I do, you’ll be the first to know. PROMISE! ;-D

]]> By: Felisha http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-104 Felisha Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:56:39 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-104 I agree with you that it’s not fair! You’re strong to post about it. I have my own little excuses about what I can eat and why I gained/maintained/didn’t lose a lot. It really isn’t fair that I will count points the rest of my life BUT it’s a good trade-off with being obese and unhappy about it. I wish once I got to goal, I could start at a clean slate and be a normal eater. Wouldn’t that be nice?!

Good luck with your Sept. refresh!
Felisha

]]> By: hamiltonmka http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-103 hamiltonmka Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:37:08 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-103 It went great! I was able to run the whole thing and I didn’t feel like I wanted to kill myself! Adrenaline during a race is an amazing thing as it was fairly painless. I was glad I had my Garmin Forerunner watch to track my pace as all the runners were really fast and if I had kept pace with them, I would have died and probably would not have been able to finish. I knew I could run and keep a certain pace (a 13 minute mile) and my goal was to not stop running and I was able to do it! Yeah! I haven’t been able to replicate it since on my neighborhood runs but oh well. That wasn’t the goal. I was pretty psyched about it!

Did you register for one?

]]> By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-102 Jennifer L. Nelson Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:29:07 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-102 Haha, don’t I know it! ;-)

Hey, when you get a chance, let me know how that 5K went!

]]> By: hamiltonmka http://thefinalforty.com/facing-the-scale/#comment-101 hamiltonmka Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:14:49 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=489#comment-101 Reality sometimes really sucks, doesn’t it!

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