[fatima]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

anyone here run any marathons?

phdgirl recently did a half marathon, and i believe sally recently did a 10k race

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by fatima

phdgirl recently did a half marathon, and i believe sally recently did a 10k race

wow masha'allah... i only just now read up on marathons n junk... insha'allah i'll get to that point someday...


what were your times?

[zzze]

Assalamu alaykum

Originally Posted by thejellymill

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That's not healthy though . I have found that if I substitute one meal with something tiny like fruit + a granola bar and then eat an early dinner I will lose weight at a steady pace. But that's also if I cut out everything I enjoy like chocolate and stuff (not that I eat a lot of it anyway). That's starving myself and I hate that. The time I tried to lose weight by cutting back on food I truly did "cut back" instead of starving myself. I eat a lot when I'm bored so I have a lot of room to cut back...also, I dont really eat much junk alh, I just overeat with regular food.

yeah, i know, it wasn't intentional

I'm going to get a hoola hoop from toys r us iA

[PhDGirl]

My time wasn't that great: 2:33:16 (clock time was in the 2:40s, but it takes awhile to get to the official start). I wanted to do it in under 2 and a half hours, but I didn't account for things like waiting in line for the restroom and injuring my achilles in mile 7. My achilles is only starting to get better, and it's been three weeks!

[rahma]

Points to running thread


I'm going running after work

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by zzze

Assalamu alaykum

yeah, i know, it wasn't intentional

I'm going to get a hoola hoop from toys r us iA

omg im so stupid but im gonna ask anyway... they have toys r us in saudi?

and I would get one too except I'd break stuff b/c my room is so small and I dont think I'd wanna do it downstairs in the masjid parking lot (i live above it) b/c guys play bball out there all the time.

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

yeah, they do, its as big and ugly and bright as all the usual ones, too I think i'll go for a glittery one.

[thejellymill]

I havent worked out in ages but for some reason I am still maintaining the weight loss alhamdulillah. My problem areas are arms and upper legs...they gain weight the fastest.

I have a question. I know a lot of women experience this problem. I am not particularly well endowed in the chest area. when I gain weight I gain it there first but when I lose weight it's the first place to go "flat" really fast. i also have a naturally flat stomach so it doesnt take much to fix that...but i dont want it all to be like one big ironing board. How do I prevent this? Sally?

[sona]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

My time wasn't that great: 2:33:16 (clock time was in the 2:40s, but it takes awhile to get to the official start).....

wow. masha'Allah
you're my hero

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

lol i don't think you can prevent it. maybe you could take steroids or something, they give men '''chests'' *shrug*

i think my sugar high has ended, i'm going to crash.

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by zzze

assalamu alaykum

lol i don't think you can prevent it. maybe you could take steroids or something, they give men '''chests'' *shrug*

i think my sugar high has ended, i'm going to crash.

ewww I dont wanna take steroids, my beard will grow even longer!

[heba]

chest area is always the first place that goes down. mine did too. but i dont have the same problem as you jelly

anyway, this week i havent lost anything. i maintained my weight but didnt go down. it sucks! but its because i havent been hitting the gym AT ALL been insanely busy, plus my surgery. ill start again tomorrow inshallah.

[sally]

errr jelly..what heba said but it's different for different body types..i really dont feel comfortable discussing more in public...hit me up on AIM

Originally Posted by sumiyia

what were your times?

my 10k time was 1:13, which i personally consider sort of terrible but considering it was my FIRST real event and i was nervous/kinda didnt know what to expect it's pretty good. also considering i didnt have headphones on..they apparently weren't allowed but a LOT of people wore them anyway and i was annoyed. otherwise im positive i could've done it faster. additionally, it rained the entire morning..lightly and semi hard..during the race it rained also and there were puddles of water everywhere and i had to be careful not to step in them and stuff.

anyway my 8k event is coming up this sunday. MAKE DUA GIRLS. i'm excited/nervous. it's supposed to rain again. i just dont know if it's gonna be humid or really wet during the race time or what.

[jaani]

Originally Posted by heba

chest area is always the first place that goes down. mine did too. but i dont have the same problem as you jelly

which is something i dont understand because all these hollywood ladies get slimmed down and still have everything intact

unless plastics was involved

~j

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by jaani

which is something i dont understand because all these hollywood ladies get slimmed down and still have everything intact

unless plastics was involved

~j

or special contraptions under clothes plus makeup to reflect light and play "visual tricks." Do you know how flat shakira is? I saw her the other day and I KNOW she didnt get implants