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Hello!  I recently discovered this site and have since joined in my attempt to lose 10-15 pounds and eat a healthy, balanced diet.

About me: I'm a 29 year old female, 5'3," and I'm guessing about 130-135 pounds--I don't weigh myself coz I find that I get too hung up on the number; I'm measuring my progress by the way my clothing fits. 

I'm currently training for my first marathon (the Marine Corps Marathon in October).  I'm about 8 weeks into marathon training and it's going great!  I'm in the best shape of my life (in addition to running, I ride my bike and do yoga) and just want to drop a few pounds so that I can be lighter on my feet (not to mention that I'm a bit vain and want to have a bangin' body, ok?). 

As such, for the past 2 months, I've been following the "South Beach" way of eating as well as counting calories, and it's been working!  I'm not sure how much weight I've lost, but I think maybe 5-10 pounds--my clothes fit more loosely and people have noticed that I've lost weight.  I'm using this site to monitor how much I'm eating compared with my activity level--I find that the deeper into marathon training I get, the more I need to eat, but I don't want to go overboard on eating.  I really like the South Beach way of eating, and how it focuses on good carbs, good fats, and lots of "whole," unprocessed foods. 

Anyway, I look forward to participating in these forums! 

Hello there!.. Welcome to CC.. We could share our ideas and learnings or funs in doing our fitness programs.. ;)