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Do it...sign up right now...go on go do it...first of all...you are doing awesome with c25k...by sept you you should be able to run the whole thing...and I have done lots and lots of 5ks and seens lots and lots people do run/walk..go for it

I see your points that you made that make you question...but how about this... 1. the week before is a tapering week so while you might be emotionally tired from being out of town your body will be ok with an easy workout week 2. IF you are there on Friday that gives you all day Sat to do Disney a bit and rest up for the…

I am not ashamed of my weight and have to weigh in at judo tournaments ...my hubby and sensei and kids know how much I weigh because of that...and at those tournaments we try sizing up the competition so to speak...LOL...with that said we don't discuss it...why would we..this is my journey...I haven't asked his…

I am a long distance runner. I usually burn between 450-1000 calories almost daily. I eat back about 80% of my exercise calories. My calorie goal is only 1300 but I am only 5 feet tall and I found maintenance were a tad too much for me...anywho...I NET between 1000-1300...if I am going to be less than 1000 calories NET…

Just this last weekend I brought a great dish...and easy...I cooked sweet potato fries (frozen...cooked on a cookie sheet for 20 minutes...did it at my parents) and vegetarian canned chili...warmed up...then I put the chili over the fries and sprinkled with a tiny bit of shredded cheese...less than 250 calories a…

I find this so strange...I believe you and trust this is what happened but in my experience...they have brought out a few pairs and ultimately I "picked" the pair that felt best to me. I would never ever buy a pair of shoes just because someone else said so unless they also felt really good to me too...I apparantly could…

I did a lot of walking and prenatal yoga with the last 2...that is during the off bed rest times...I stayed in pretty decent shape with them. With baby #1 I kept at my normal routines but only ran/walked for a while but didn't have a lot of good guidance as to what I could do or not do...Glad to see you back

Top of the line treadmill (I am a runner) rowing machine hand bike

Old NAvy has shorts you can get online only that are 7 inch inseem. I am short and thus burmudas are oddly long on me but having just turned 37 last week and having always hated super short shorts I thought the 5 inch inseem at Old NAvy were a tad too short...the 7 inch are perfect...they show off my runners legs that I…

ironically Ascis are the worst shoe I could buy and New Balance are one of the best options out there for me...Nike's do all kinds of horrid things to my feet...it is way too individual to suggest a certain brand

When I was in high school and college I ran in shoes that I found at Sports Authority or a place like Kohls that felt good and looked cool. I did get blood blisters in my very coolest neon blue adidas but I toughed it out because they were so neat. If you are doing a lot of walking go with a good comfortable shoe ...if you…

I tried GU and puked violently as I was pretty dehydrated before I tried it...blew the rest of the run. During runs more than 12 I will carry diluted gatorade with me and drink some every 2-3 miles...this marathon training season I plan to do some experimenting so I don't hit the proverbial wall at mile 20 of this year's…

In all honesty...any crush or relationship( now married nearly 11 years and he still does a good job) I have ever had has been with someone who treated me like I was as smart as they thought they were...I am pretty intelligent and find it repulsive to be treated like a dumb girl...also I hate to be treated like I should or…

you are not failing..you are struggling. Struggling indicates still trying. You only fail when you stop and assume that all is lost...as you are trying to figure it out you are far from failing. (tattoo this sentiment on my brain for me would you? I need to be reminded of this in many aspects of my life especially around…

The issue with tests like this is that is does not take certain things into consideration. ie..men and women read the same question differently...what does the word support mean to each of you? There was a post earlier today in which a husband suggested that his wife have plastic surgery when she expressed a frustration…

Men communicate differently. You brought something up so he probably thought he was being supportive of your efforts and giving you the support you might need if you choose to take further steps. I would bet he emant to be loving, not critical or demanding. Your reasons for waiting are valid and unless he said you…

A friend of mine recently got a HRM without a chest strap despite advice from another friend and me. She thinks she is burning about 2x's more than she she is probably actually burning. But since she has this substandard HRM she thinks she has an accurate enough count. She had lost 40 pounds in the last 2 years. She is…

If I cannot find the specific nutritonal info a specific restaurant I will enter the meal in and see what comes up...ie tonight I had veggie quesadillas tongiht from Pepe's but they don't have online nutritional info...so I just entered veggie quesadilla and picked one that matched what I was eating...if that won't…

I have a Garming FR60...not a GPS version...I can use the HRM for general exercise and it tracks my distance, pace etc while running...love it...it is perfect for my needs and allows me to just set out to run...I can go out for a long run with no specific course in mind and I can just run...I check my traveled distance…

I love it when my hubby does some task...doesn't even matter what but he turns his baseball cap backwards etc...that isn't what gets me...when my 3 year old son sees what his daddy is doing and runs to get his baseball cap...puts it on backwards and my hubby finds tools for him to use so the 3 year old can help him

I make sure that I go a little over the night before my long runs...at least those over 10 miles as I need the fuel and I usually just can't make up the deficit otherwise...I try to make sure I fuel as well as possible on long days but don't try too hard to eat them all back...but try to get within at least 300 of…

If I understand the situation correctly it was not 100% that you would be there due to your test. She didn't show up and probably assumed, wrongly yes, that you weren't going to make it so didn't push herself to be there. I would let this go. It was a communication slip on both of your parts. She doesn't owe you and…

One thing I have learned through my process is that while encouragement is awesome...what I get here is perfect...therefore I don't make my journey and efforts real public information. I eat what I eat...I exercise like I exercise. I get snarky comments from some but I am learning ...and mind you I said learning...to let…

I would love to run that many races but financially and schedule wise with 4 kids I just can't...so I pick races that fit into my training...mini goals...just ran the 10K...as it is 2 weeks before my training starts...then I run a 1/2 around about the time I would run that distance in my marathon training...I might run…

I am in Chicago in the Oak Lawn area. I think there are a lot of us.

since you log all your activity I would leave it as sedentary...if you weren't logging your exercise you would actually need to bump it up to highly active with the way you workout...that way you would get the most accurate idea of calories to eat....I have mine at sedentary..and my day is far from it...but I log all my…

Number one...you have to keep exercising and logging...second...start adding calories to you maintenance goals 100 at a time...I found mfp maintenance goal to be about 110 too high for me and I gained a few pounds...I reset it a little lower and I hover within a good 3 pound range.

I have felt very sensitive about this topic in the past. Usually my forum sensitivity corresponds with real life ugliness being spewed by people who don't know else to do but be nasty and judgemental. When my efforts are diminished, when I am struggling emotionally to sustain my health and balance and I get treated badly…

Fever, bad cough rest...head cold/allergies ...do what feels good....I am sure you will be fine

Don't worry about labels..eat what makes you feel good. I would be a85% of the time an ovo/lacto vegetarian..ie I eat animal protein from dairy and eggs but no meat...the other 15% of the time I am a pescatarian...ie...I will eat fish...there are great proteins...quinoa, beans, peanut butter, nuts etc...you can do it