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1475 I believe... my diary is open, protein isn't much of a concern going over 20ish grams, but going over my fat too much was something my dietician told me to watch

Thanks I am going to start doing walk/run intervals on the treadmill then increase over time... we have a big amount of Lyme disease in the area so trails aren't something I want to do

Yes I definitely know that, I basically lost some of my motivation and ate what I wanted on the weekends and it caught up to me a bit, so hopefully just knowing losing weight can help me with running will help motivate me even more

Thanks, would you recommend I walk the rest of the time to hit a 30min workout? I *thought* that a workout less than 30min wasn't supposed to do much, no matter what it is

Running cures my anxiety and I love it... no other exercise gives me that great feeling so it's something I don't want to give up completely. two times a week I am happier with, but I also want to speed up so I can feel more confident. I've been told so many times that only running twice a week is not enough to do that...…

I did the C25K too and I remember I got shin splints when doing the longer runs at the end of the program! If ur shoes are quality running shoes etc, i would recommend you skip a day- honestly if you have been diligent with the program you might need one! I legit went from no exercise to this and my body ached a lot!!! If…

*** thank you everyone for your responses, most of them make me think more, and I'll just give a bit more insight to my running too... -- I run on average, 3 miles 2-3 times a week - I was trying to increase my mileage at one point, but I kept getting numb feet so I went down to running only twice a week, which kept me…

Well I'm glad I posted this, you're definitely informative!!! This actually is my first race that I'm not giving it my all-until-I-fall after crossing the finish line, I'm focused still on training to get faster with running and I know that killing myself like I have in other races ends up putting me out of commission…

That's a good question I'll have to take a look tonight and find a map online!

A pacer would have been a great idea, I didn't even know that was a thing!! It's too late though as it's on thanksgiving day... Im the only one of my friends that run so that isn't an option. I feel like I will be intimidated too with so many people, I don't even think I have it in my head just how many it is until race…

Also when running or any exercise you burn more fat... inside your fat is estrogen, so every once in awhile your body has more estrogen than normal floating around... increased estrogen causes spotting! Try also tracking when you get it- I get the spotting a few days before my period, and in the week that I ovulate, OR…

YES!!!! ME!!!! Omg I'm just so excited that I'm not the only one! I too have had paps, I even complained enough to my dr that she sent me for an ultrasound and everything came back fine, so as long as I keep on my paps and ultrasound is fine then dr said she's not concerned, she thinks it's my hormones... in my opinion, I…

Holy cow I feel like I discovered something!!.. my run today was rough, which I figured it would be as it took almost a week after the 5k to not be in any pain, and I have some lingering numbness I can feel in my one foot... after the 5k last week my calf muscles were so tight! I just tried massaging my calf and the…

Usually starts under the ball of my right foot, and a tad in the toes- that's what happened with my run today, sometimes it's both feet, it used to me my entire right foot and partial left foot including the toes... once I do my 1min walk after each mile, any numbness is gone and most of the time I don't notice it in my…

I did a 5k in April, one in August and one yesterday... I am signed up for an 8k thanksgiving day, and a 5k right before christmas

Ok thank you all for the sound advice! I wish I hadn't pushed myself to my breaking point for that 5k in August, because I feel like I have to beat it, so I'll just go with what everyone has suggested with running a 3rd day a week. That darn number though! At the same time I want to enjoy running 5ks not be in pain the…

Okay I understand, I'll keep that in mind too

What's a realistic goal then for my next 5k so I don't get ahead of myself? If I run 13min miles comfortably, what's a good goal to hope for in the next couple months with adding a 3rd day a week? What should my race pace actually be?

I actually did start the bridge to 10K, but numbness got in the way at certain points, so, as I understood it, I just needed to slowly increase my mileage each week, which I was doing, but at a slower rate and only twice a week so I guess now I'm understanding that I'm not doing as much as I thought I was each week. As far…

I ran a 5k today. My 5k race average min/mile trying my hardest was 12:24/mile, so I'm trying to figure out how fast I should go when doing normal runs to at least build up my stamina, how much slower should I be running when I train?

Thank you, very helpful!!

I read somewhere that race pace should be 2min/mile faster than training pace, so I set my garmin watch to 11:15min mile, since i do 13:30 on average? Some days my garmin says I did 13:15, and on bad days it's like 13:45ish, my training pace 5k time is always around a 42min 5k. but that is a pace I'm comfortable at, I…

This helps me understand more- I was legit in tears when I finished my previous race at 36min flat, I crashed and cried because I pushed myself too hard, so maybe I just couldn't beat it if I pushed so hard before... but it sounds like you can relate from having done C25K

How would u recommend I add a day? For example if I run 4 miles 2x a week, if I add another day, how many miles should I go that day, so that I increase it slowly without injury?

Honestly it's not tight laces-- I have been to my dr, and a sports PT, and no one can figure out what causes my numbness, I even ran on the treadmill at the PT office and couldn't make it happen.. went back to the runners shoe store and spent another $100 bucks on shoes that are wide fit AND half size bigger, and now…

Good point- I get numb toes/feet if I over-do it, and if it gets to the point where I have numbness after running, I don't resume until any numbness has gone away

***here are my times April- 44:47 August- 36:00 Today- 38:37 Training pace- 13:15 to 13:45min miles... I go slow and I have slowed down a few months ago

ME!!! lol sorry but I know how you feel!! I was so glad I made the switch- while weight watchers is great, it is technically glorified calorie counting... if I were you, to start go log in this app what you would typically do on a day with WW and see how many calories you were eating! I was down to 800-900 calories a day…

Obviously everyone will have their own experiences and outcomes but I'll share my mothers experience as another example! She got the lap band- I have heard of the band slipping for people and other issues, but she didn't have any like that- the reason she had surgery was because she was having heart trouble in her 50's and…

My shoe laces are super loose, I make sure they're very loose to begin with and I can easily slip my feet out if I wanted to, but once I start my run my feet must swell up because I don't have any slippage... basically I've done everything from loosening laces, lacing differently and this is my 2nd pair of shoes fitted…