Ashley - I get a Gold for this last week...

I got up super early and went for a run this morning before it got too hot and windy out. Hopefully can do that on my other run days the rest of the week.

Amy - Congrats on the Platinum star!! I will send you some heat to melt the snow if you send the water here It is supposed to break records this week and be over 100 pretty much every day. I think if you can run 3-4 miles you can probably do a 10k without any issue, just don't go all out like you might for a 5k.

Steph - Congratulations on your Platinum too! I am hoping to be back there this week!

Oh, and I agree Amy. Just pace yourself and you'll do fine with a 10k. My first one I ran on the 4th of July in Lexington KY back around 2005 I think. It was ridiculously hot, and I struggled becuase I tried to be all speedy out of the gate. Wear a watch and check your time at each mile to make sure you're not wearing yourself out. And drink water! The time you spend stopping for water you will most likely make up with better performance by being hydrated. And eat a good meal the night before. I ran a 10 miler last spring and did not eat well the night before (I had fish and rice or something stupid) and I was dragging @ss. I typically do pizza and a couple beers the night before. :drinker:

Amy - you really want to eat a bit more carbs the day before a race but most important is to eat something you know won't upset your system. So yes pizza and beer is a good choice if you have no issues with it. Pasta is another good choice and you can always add some protein to it. So excited that you can do a jumping pull up - I have to find somewhere to try it!

Shander - I have a Vizsla puppy, not quite 2 yo. I have a picture with him in my profile if you want to see what he looks like. It is a before and after picture of me but he and I are running in a trail 5k in the after pic.

Question for the group - I got a polar loop for Mother's Day; do any of you use an activity monitor and what do you think? I am doing it with my daughter so I can help motivate her to be more active too (she is in med school so it is tough). I wanted this one because we can share activities and it works with a HR monitor.

Hi gals -

I was out sick yesterday and am trying to catch up before I head home again today. I didn't log over the weekend either, although I'm sure I didn't go too much over. Still, no star for me.

Hoping to be back in and catch up tomorrow!

I have a Polar HRM. I got it about 3 years ago when I was pregnant to monitor my HR, but really like the calories burned feature. Even if it is off (although mine does base on age, weight, height, etc.), it is motivating to see the numbers go up while running.

Here is Week One of the Star Challenge. If you don't have a goal listed, please let me know what it is. Or if I left anyone out, let me know that too.



Hope you feel better Ram.

Got my workout in. BOOM! (Since Beeps isn't here to BOOM!)

Chloe, i would be interested to hear your report on "It Works" wraps...i gave read about them, but no of no real life people using them!

I have thought about them in preparation for "an event".... Meaning, i doubt they have any "oermanence", but if i had a special event and needed to lose a couple inches to fit into a dress, i would consider them!

London is great! Rainy, but great! Hopefully Paris means sun!

Chloe - I'm not sure if it's the same exact product, but my mom said a bunch of teachers she works with were using a wrap system and they have been acting very strange! She said they're really irritable and just acting extremely different. So watch out for it if you try them!!

Kelly - I'm sorry your night got messed up yesterday! I can't stand when I forget about plans when all I want is to sleep! Good job keeping up with the workouts though

Beeps - I'm glad you're enjoying London!! I only spent 1 1/2 days there when I went, so I don't think I did it justice!! Enjoy Paris!!

I haven't used a HRM before, I've always been curious about them too, I just don't usually have the extra $$ on hand to buy one! haha, especially with buying hardwood flooring and paying for the wedding!! I will continue just working my butt off!

I was very happy this morning at the gym.. I can bench more than the barbie that goes to the gym!! This girl is in great shape, comes in with full make up on (at 5am...) and her long blonde hair done, and works with a trainer and I can keep up! A little healthy competition is good, right? hahaha

Hope you all have a great Wednesday!

Hello Ladies! I'm new to the group and look forward to learning & sharing with you!

InspireUFit
Somewhere in Maryland

I got up super early (for me) to run and it was already so hot! Managed to get in almost 6 miles but now I am exhausted! :yawn:
I tried out the HRM with my Loop on the run and it worked really well. The app and website give a graph of your HR over the time it was on which is really cool. I have had several other Polar HRMs but this is the first one that synchs to my phone and/or the web. I used my old ones to also track my actual running time and pace since I could pause it when I needed to stop for the puppy or to chat with a neighbor but this one is just on until you take it off - there is no pause or off button. That will take a bit of getting used to. I started using one initially because my HR is really low (really really low) and I needed to ensure it wasn't dropping too low and that I was getting it high enough during my workouts. I think having the chart over time will be great especially if I am doing HIIT.
It measured my calories burned yesterday at 1580 - good since I was just under 1500. For my run today it said 647 calories burned; Map My Run had it at 695 and MFP has it at 595.

Amy - it does track your sleep and is supposed to give you restless versus restful time but I have yet to find that. I think one of the FitBits does more sleep analysis and has the alarm.

Beeps - hope you are having a blast! I hope the weather starts cooperating!!

Kelly - Hope your week is getting better!

Chloe - I look forward to hearing if the wrap works - would love to know if it would help my weight loss 'leftovers'!

Shander - my feeling is if your hair and make are perfect after your workout, you didn't work hard enough! :laugh:

InspireUFit - Welcome from California I love Maryland - so beautiful there!

Welcome InspireUFit! I hope you this group helps in your goals!

Hey Amy, hoping this week is going better for you!

I had a landslide yesterday but not as bad as in the past and if I curb cals by 100 a day through Sunday I can recoup for Platinum. I am getting my running in so I wont have it all in three days like last week. I think part of what happened was that I was very carb/cal depleted!

Shanaber- your running and awesome food logs are inspiring!

Thanks Steph - I have been a recording fiend for a while now and I credit it for getting me this far. I have been reluctant to stop even when I reached my goal initially and now it seems even more important when I just want to lose those last few sticky pounds!

Amy - another reason I have seen for my weight to go up even though everything else seems to stay the same is my stress levels. Even if I am eating well and getting in my workouts if I am stressed out I think my body processes it all differently and up the scale goes. Just a thought. Hang in there!

This was too good to not share here especially since so many seem to be getting a little discouraged. Copied from a post on FB from I to Run

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice.

Give it 12 weeks. Don’t QUIT!