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By Tina Haupert I first started running in college in order to deal with the stress of my coursework. I’d head out for a run around the campus and by the time I returned to my dorm room, I would feel like a million bucks. It was a great way to keep in shape and, let’s face it, to ward off the beer calories that I was consuming on the weekends! Before finding my Feel Great Weight , I ran three miles a couple of times a week. Running torched calories and cleared my mind, but I never thought about running longer distances or that I’d want to run a marathon. And yet today I’m training for a marathon in Honolulu in December! And I’m ready for the challenge. Getty Images To prepare, I’m increasing my mileage each week and journaling my experience on my personal blog, Carrots ‘N’ Cake

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How to Start Running: 5 Tips for Beginners

By Tina Haupert I first started running in college in order to deal with the stress of my coursework. I’d head out for a run around the campus and by the time I returned to my dorm room, I would feel like a million bucks. It was a great way to keep in shape and, let’s face it, to ward off the beer calories that I was consuming on the weekends! Before finding my Feel Great Weight , I ran three miles a couple of times a week. Running torched calories and cleared my mind, but I never thought about running longer distances or that I’d want to run a marathon. And yet today I’m training for a marathon in Honolulu in December! And I’m ready for the challenge

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How to Start Running: 5 Tips for Beginners

By Tina Haupert Two months later, I’m still celebrating my 30th birthday . Last Saturday, my uncle and aunt treated me to a fancy dinner at Top of the Hub, a fine-dining restaurant with gorgeous views of the city at the top of the Prudential Center in Boston. We enjoyed good conversation and lots of laughs while feasting on foie gras, lobster, red wine, and chocolate ganache cake. It was definitely a night to remember! Even with all of that delicious food right in front of me, I didn’t stress about overdoing it. I planned to indulge—it was my “birthday” dinner after all. Still, I didn’t go overboard, as I may have before I found my Feel Great Weight .

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Getty Images That 20s gain is actually not so surprising. Women put on an average of 2.2 pounds per year between ages 18 and 30, says Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, an associate professor of nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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