Tonight I will restart C2K5 from the beginning. I'm happy to be back to it.

Question: Anyone deal with heel cracking from running? Noticed 2 weeks back when I was running and I wonder if the running caused it???

So glad to see you back, Cindy! I haven't had any heel cracking. I did not buy new shoes yet for funning, but my newest pair of tennis shoes seem to be doing a great job. Wonder if it could be your shoes?

Today is Rest Day!

I didn't think I was going to get any time to do anything yesterday, just had a ton of stuff to do. But, I managed to squeeze in a 6K run before supper. It turned out to be my best run in awhile. I felt really good and my time was better than in a long time. So....feeling pretty happy about that.

We are soon off to town for supper. Not sure where we're going but its going to have to be somewhere where I can get something good.

Today is usually a rest day, but I'm going to get in at least a half hour run. We will be having a DQ ice cream cake for dessert this evening so need to burn a few extra calories!

Was pretty happy yesterday with my run, set out for 8K and ended up with 10K. So that will be my long run for this week. So far for June I have run 72K, where last month i had 88K. I should be able to break that seeing that it is only the middle of June.

Today, I will go out for a short run, 5K or maybe 6K just depending on how my legs feel. I do plan to do some strength work too.

Cindy - so glad that you're back with us and getting back into the swing of things

Lisa - I had to laugh about you being careful not to lose your book in the bathtub, sounds just like me. lol Good luck with the bra hunt, it can be hard to figure out what size you are,I know some girls who went and had someone measure and figure it out for them.

emy - I usually feel the same way about rest days, I know I need to but don't really want to. lol

Brenda - that is the good thing about exercising....it allows you to have those little treats and not feel so guilty! Enjoy the ice cream cake

Today I have already done my heavy lifting. I successfully squatted 5x5 115lbs, so I move on to 120lbs on Wednesday. I will focus on eating my veggies & drinking lots of water this week.

Have a great day!

ETA: I do take planned rest days before a race. I forgot about those

Do you go to a gym to do this Lisa, or do you have the stuff at home? I am getting interested in doing this kind of thing too, but all i have at home are hand weights, highest is 15 lbs.

Today I have already done my heavy lifting. I successfully squatted 5x5 115lbs, so I move on to 120lbs on Wednesday. I will focus on eating my veggies & drinking lots of water this week.

Have a great day!

ETA: I do take planned rest days before a race. I forgot about those

Do you go to a gym to do this Lisa, or do you have the stuff at home? I am getting interested in doing this kind of thing too, but all i have at home are hand weights, highest is 15 lbs.

I go to a gym. They have a squat rack & all of the free weights I could ever need. I really like the stronglifts 5x5 program.

Sounds like everyone's had a pretty good day......awesome! Today I did JMBR p3w11. Wow.....that's a tough one, but only two weeks left before I complete the program. I WILL survive!

I did pretty well last night with the ice cream cake, only having a small slice. It was awesome! I haven't splurged on treats like that since I started with MFP. I used to eat out a lot for lunch. Haven't done that either since starting MFP. I'm kind of afraid to actually. I would hope I would make a healthy choice if I did go out, but afraid I would weaken and order "my usual". Think I'll just continue to take my lunch to work for a while yet!

Have a great day!

Got in a 5Km run yesterday just before supper. It was super windy, so coming back on the turn around was kind of wicked...lol, but I guess made me work hard. Today I am going to go to my cardio/strength class tonight, and might do some of my own strength stuff during the day. I never like to do "too" much before this class because you never really know what its going to be.

Emy - I am a reader too, spend lots of evenings with my nose in a book. I have a kobo. hope that twinge in your back doesn't amount to anything, take it easy!

Cindy - I agree with you about everyone being awesome with the weights. I am getting very interested in starting something but have no idea where to start. I have no gyms in my area so it would have to be an at home routine.

Brenda - I have always been interested in the JMBR, I have done her RI30 and 30DS videos and loved them. Are you following the eating plan as well?

bizgirl - I can totally relate about the calf issue! I run a lot and about twice a year I have calf issues and have to stop running for a couple of weeks. I can usually manage to do other things, but its so hard not being able to do what you love! Hope yours gets better quickly.

Lisa - great job on the weights....I want to do it too!

Hoping to also get some yard work done today, and pay some bills! yuk. lol

Today I will (did) complete my Combat workout and make the best food choices I can while traveling and attending a work dinner. I hope the restaurant has some grilled fish or chicken! Next two days in meetings all day with all the food provided.

It is simple - today I will get back on track. My work hours changed A LOT and it totally threw me off my game. I have journaled everything today and I'm drinking my water.

Just trying to keep it simple and on track.

Today I did JMBR p3w12. Didn't get many steps in as had to train staff today and was sitting a lot.

Maureli - I am not following the JMBR eating plan, but just trying to stay under 1200 calories per day. Didn't do so well today. My boss brought fresh donuts from the bakery located in the small town where I grew up. Haven't had one of those donuts in years and caved. Had a REALLY hard time logging it in MFP tonight! Will have to be good for the rest of the week for sure!

Yesterday I did w4d3 of c25k. I wasn't very confidant after the first running interval, but by the last 5 minute interval, I felt strong! I think (hope!) I'm ready for week 5 where things start to get really serious!

Today I'm going to do my weights. I'm very happy this morning because I didn't forget my vanilla whey protein to mix with my yogurt, but I did forget my spoon! Looks like I will be eating yogurt with a fork today.

Cindy, last week my father-in-law came over to walk his dog (we live on a small farm and he comes over twice a day to get exercise for himself and his dog). He often walks the same route I do, but I was glad I didn't run into him until my cooldown. I'm can be very OCD about following the program exactly, so I remember thinking I'm glad he didn't interrupt me in the middle of my workout! A workout or so before that, my husband called me on my phone to ask if I wanted him to come pick me up since it was starting to rain. I was very brief with him, and I don't think he will call again during my workout unless it is an emergency! All made me wonder, what would I do if I lived in a neighborhood and neighbors/friends were out and about. I need to learn to let up a little bit on being such a strict rule follower. I'm sure your break in the middle did not affect anything, and it was probably nice to speak to your neighbor for a few minutes!

Brenda, I'm sure I couldn't have resisted the doughnut either! It is funny how logging makes us more accountable though. I would have had to give myself a good talking to to make me log it. Cindy's right, though, we have to ease up on ourselves sometimes. I want to be in this for the long haul this time, not just for a quick fix. No way, I'm going to be perfect and never slip up for the rest of my life. There has to be some wiggle room in my lifestyle for life's little pleasures.

Which brings me to the Red Dress Run in New Orleans in August. I have several friends who go every year, and I've always thought it was the craziest thing ever. This year I'm thinking about going and participating. I'm having a hard time with it, though, because it's not really a "run" in the strictest sense of the word. It's a short two mile run, squeezed in with a lot of partying in the French Quarter. I'm not a huge drinker, but in the past, I would usually have a few drinks once or twice a month with friends. I haven't had anything alcoholic since I started this, and I'm already worrying about logging those drinks into my diary if I go.

I am suffering from crazy slow high-speed internet tonight!! So very annoying.

It rained....no it poured all morning, and blew like crazy. even had some thunder and lightening. But....it all settled down late afternoon and I made it out for a 6K run. I was planning on doing nothing today due to the weather, so was happy to get that done.