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Welcome! This is a great group to follow. I use fish oil and glucosamine/ chondroitin supplements. I think they help me, but opinions seem to vary quite widely. I also use knee support sleeves when doing karate workouts - they seem to help a lot with recovery. Unfortunately for me, nothing seems to erase the effects of…

I finished week 2 of C25K yesterday, but that doesn't count for March, so I'm starting the month with a rest day. No worries though, I definitely don't want to rush anything and hurt myself. :) It's amazing how far out of shape you can get in 6 months. I'm glad I was at least able to keep my step count around 10k a day. It…

Getting going on C25K (again). I'll try for 20-25 miles in March, I don't want to set the goal too high. I'm only running two times a week - got to ease into it. :smiley: I'm wanting to make it three times a week in March. We'll see how that goes. I'll go back to lurking now until next update ha :smile:

Thanks! I will be earning my black this year in Shorei Goju Ryu style. I'm currently at 2nd brown. It really has made a difference in my quality of life and my mental attitude (mostly - because I'm hard headed haha).

I'm loving it so far! Yes, I have been lurking here these last few months. I have started to get myself back on track since letting most everything go last August after dealing with my mom's diagnosis and everything that entailed. Started C25K again, currently on week 2. I even let my karate lapse some. I hope to post a…

I've lost 60+ pounds since I started and this will be my third holiday season since I began. I am currently not logging but maintaining around -60 to -65 pounds from where I started. During the past two holiday seasons, I logged everything, but I also ate pretty much whatever I wanted with an eye on how much of each and in…

Finally, in conclusion, let me say just this.

@skippygirlsmom I was very glad to read that, though I damn near cried at work, thank you, that little paragraph helps a lot. So sorry to get things off topic everyone. Back to your normally scheduled program... :D

@skippygirlsmom Thanks for that - the long term is really tough to deal with and the not knowing how fast her condition will deteriorate, but we are hopeful to get as much quality time with her as possible while she is still mostly herself.

So, I really bombed out of August, so much so that I am concerned a little bit for my first 5K on the 9th, but I will run it nonetheless. Long story short, my mother was diagnosed with dementia (none of us are sure why we didn't pick up on it earlier - weird) and her living situation called for change. Spent the first two…

On vacay visiting my sister in Yucca Valley CA. I tried running this morning up the hill. The hill won and I wad forced to walk some at times, but good workout and great views.

I agree!

I'm in! Sheesh! Only Aug 2 and 7 pages of posts. I will try to review them all, but I can't promise. So, I didn't make my goal for July - I was a teeny tiny bit lazy a couple of times so I probably over estimated since I try to do my karate lessons 4 days a week and I'm pretty busy other than running. My hopeful…

@PastorVincent Regardless of the time, second for age group is great, especially with theproblems you had, way to go! :smiley:

@ddmom0811 I just got a pair of those (oh, oops, mine are Glycerin 16s). I had 13's before that I loved, but these are giving me some pain at the bottom of my feet at the point where my second and third toe connect to my foot. The right one seems worse than the left. I'm going to attempt to return them... Disappointed they…

@RespectTheKitty I get cravings for sweets a lot, not as much as before I got down to my current weight, but I still get them. I've found a couple of things (for me) that helps. I eat a ton of fresh fruits in the mornings for brunch usually most if not all of my day's sugar allotment. I often go over on sugar because of…

1-Jul Karate 2-Jul nada 3-Jul nada 4-Jul nada 5-Jul nada 6-Jul C25K week 6 day 3 2.25 miles 7-Jul Karate/C25K week 7, Day 1 2.5 miles 8-Jul Karate 9-Jul Rest 10-Jul Lazy Bum! 11-Jul Karate/C25K week 7 day 2 2.5 miles 12-Jul Karate 13-Jul Rest 14-Jul Karate 15-Jul Karate 16-Jul Rest 17-Jul C25K week 7 Day 3 2.5 miles 18-Jul…

I'm still here! :smiley: With my slothfulness and getting my calves shredded last week (running and karate lesson focused on legs in the same day) it looks like I will fall short of my goal this month, but it ain't over yet! :sweat_smile: Projecting about 3 miles shy of my goal, but I may e able to squeeze some extra in…

That's a much more interesting run on a dreadmill I'm sure. It'd be nice to have one like that but for the cost and if electronics died making it useless junk. I have one my son bought for his mother of which I am the sole user. It sure doesn't have any bells and whistles, but it is functional. I plug jams into my…

I'm here to say I've been pretty slothful so far this month, though I am working to kick it back up. Looks like I am going to have to run two days in a row soon to meet my target of 36 miles this month. I've already done that once and lived through it and the after affects. I think I *may* be starting to get into a little…

@angiemarie28 and @RespectTheKitty Very Awesome, WTG!!! :star: :star: I'm behind schedule this month, but not giving up. :flushed: 1-Jul Karate 2 lessons 2-Jul nada 3-Jul nada 4-Jul nada 5-Jul nada 6-Jul C25K week 6 day 3...............................2.25 7-Jul Karate & C25K week 7, Day 1................2.5 8-Jul Karate…

1-Jul Karate 2 lessons 2-Jul nada 3-Jul nada 4-Jul nada 5-Jul nada 6-Jul C25K week 6 day 3 2.25 Finally got started on July. After not doing much fitness wise for 4 days (it was a nice break though), I was pleased to be able to go the 22 minutes and I upped my pace to 6mph for about half. I'm behind on my plan for this…

Wow, ten pages already. Of course, I am a slacker this month so far - other than yard / house chores I did no real exercise. It was nice to take some time away from training. My goal for July is to complete C25k and get some miles in. Looks like not many compared to a lot of you, but hey, it's quite a few for me :smile: My…

6/1 completed day 2 week 2 c25k 6/2 three hours karate lessons / practice 6/3 two hours karate lessons / practice 6/4 rest 6/5 completed day 3 week 2 c25k 6/6 karate lesson 6/7 Completed week 3 day 1 c25k(yay) & karate lesson 6/8 rest 6/9 Completed week 3 day 2 c25k & karate lesson 6/10 karate lesson 6/11 Completed week3…

Completed week 6 day 1 (Zenlabs) yesterday. I've been running at 5mph so I should be very close to 5km when I complete the program. Yesterday I picked up my pace to 6mph for the last two minutes of running. After I complete the program I plan to work on 5kms for a little while to increase the pace and then probably go for…

Welcome fellow Hoosier. There is plenty of good information and great support on this site! Enjoy!

I don't know, but I'm seeing lots of Woo clicks and now I find myself adding to them! :smiley:

Thanks! Yes, it's really satisfying to be able to do something you didn't think you could. I started running with the intention of building stamina for my karate - but I find I'm enjoying running and it looks like it will turn into a beast of it's own. :smile:

6/1 completed day 2 week 2 c25k 6/2 three hours karate lessons / practice 6/3 two hours karate lessons / practice 6/4 rest 6/5 completed day 3 week 2 c25k 6/6 karate lesson 6/7 Completed week 3 day 1 c25k(yay) & karate lesson 6/8 rest 6/9 Completed week 3 day 2 c25k & karate lesson 6/10 karate lesson 6/11 Completed week3…

6/1 completed day 2 week 2 c25k 6/2 three hours karate lessons / practice 6/3 two hours karate lessons / practice 6/4 rest 6/5 completed day 3 week 2 c25k 6/6 karate lesson 6/7 Completed week 3 day 1 c25k(yay) & karate lesson 6/8 rest 6/9 Completed week 3 day 2 c25k & karate lesson 6/10 karate lesson 6/11 Completed week3…