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I've been weighing every day but I think I'm going to go to the once a week-- daily changes can go up and down depending on what you're doing, and I usually find myself rather discouraged if I see it go up.

A professor recently did a study called "the twinkie diet"-- Google it if you're interested. Basically he ate nothing but snack cakes, but ate them at a calorie deficit. He lost over 20 pounds and his cholesterol and other numbers all improved. So yes, maintaining a calorie deficit is the most important aspect, regardless…

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Oh wow, runningintheusa.com is great, pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately I live in a pretty rural area and don't know of any running stores about. Thank you both for your replies, this should help tremendously. :love:

Sometimes I worry I'm the creepy girl at the gym. If I'm on a treadmill and there's a guy in front of me with some amazing shoulders, I sometimes get so distracted that I forget that a new interval is coming up and almost fall off when the speed changes. Clutzy AND creepy., but it makes the minutes go by faster! :) Also I…

I had my first kiss at 16 but didn't really date or have a "boyfriend" until I was 18. I think meeting the right person is more important than the age at which you do it.

I just finished Week 4, but I definitely can't make half a mile in it. I'm running for time, rather than distance-- still pretty brutal, but easier for me to tone back the pace a bit. If you're having trouble doing the distance aspect, you can try for time to build your endurance, and then go back and work on speed later.

I know, I'm in the exact same boat. I actually tried C25K back in September, and I remember on the first day I had chest pains so badly I had to stop halfway through. It was very, very scary. I went walking every night that whole month and tried it again in October, and it was so much easier! I stuck with it pretty well…

Your girls are all beautiful, by the way! Izzie is remarkable-- it's so rare to see an orange tabby female. Is Luna truly hard of hearing, or is she using "selective hearing"-- ignoring you when she doesn't like what you say? Just a thought, as I know my little boy does this a lot. I've found the spray bottle to work…

Thank you for posting-- it's good to hear from someone who's completed the program that speed does come! Although I've never heard anyone refer to themselves as a Clydesdale before. ;)

I have a very similar problem. I have 2 cats: one is 14 years old, female, with a heart murmur, and the other is a VERY rambunctious 3 year old male. The male always wants to play with the female, but all she wants to do is snuggle on the bed, and he inevitably gets her hissing and spitting and hiding under the bed. I've…

Hi and welcome! I'm on W4 D3 myself. There's a C25K group here you may want to join for tips and support. :) I use the App on my iPod and LOVE it-- can't imagine trying to time myself without it.

Lunges kill me.

Oh my god, me too! That's actually why I started dieting in October, going to the stores and looking at all the costumes I want to be able to wear. :)

I'm in the same boat, right down to being in Week 4. I've found that moving from running outdoors to running on a treadmill, my walking pace is about 3mph and my run pace is only about 4 mph. As the previous poster said, though, I think the key is to build your endurance first, and as those muscle develop you'll eventually…

While working out on an elliptical definitely helps get your muscles ready, I've found it's entirely different than running itself. I've switched to the gym for winter months (don't mind the cold but hate dodging cars in the dark), and I found that trying to equate the program on an elliptical didn't work nearly as well as…

I'm not sure about the way either site works, but I do know that according to the American College of Sports Medicine, the lowest recommended calorie value for any female, trying to lose weight or not, is 1200 calories (1800 for males). This is both so that your body receives adequate nutrition and also so that you don't…