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Wow! Alot to digest. You guys are so knowlegable. :) I think that I am actually going to print out a calendar for myself with each workout already typed in. I am more visual. After each workout checking them off. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, but breaking days into more manageable segments all written out, I think will…

Thanks for commenting. :) I wear a heart rate monitor for calorie burn. On average, over the last two months I burn approximately 1200-1400 from my workouts weekly. I am going to try to train for a half marathon in March. I really don't have much equipment for lifting. I have 2 15#each dumbbells. I know my son has some…

Thanks noor13!

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Sign Language interpreter. Love it :)

Enell. The best. Lock and loaded and ready for action. Worth the money, for sure!

I second that! :) OP- congratuations! That is pretty impressive. Take the time to pat yourself on the back and then keep running :happy:

Original poster-- It's a month later. Are you still running? Have you progressed passed week 4? Have you gotten any faster? Come on..... inquiring minds want to know. :smile:

keeping my eye on this :)

Very sad. I offered one to my husband and daughter. I left the room. When I came back in 1 minute later I asked if they were liking it. I then noticed that neither still had them. My daughter fessed up that she threw it away and my husband threw it out the window!! I will be trying mine for dessert. I hope that I will like…

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Thanks for all the responses. Other than the elevated heartrate, I think most of my trouble is mental. I need to remind myself that I CAN do this - just keep going. Maybe that's a mantra that even the most advanced runner needs to use sometimes. I will keep chugging along :)

Why does it I feel like a total failure if I have to walk a little? I am up to running for a mile and then walking for 2 minutes and then joggin another mile. My pace is slow (13:00/min mile). I just feel like I need to get my heart rate down some before I can continue. Should I just keep doing this and reduce the walking…

Not 50 pounds in3 months. 50 pounds in a year and a half. I was losing weight and now that I added exercise the weight loss has screeched to a halt. No more loss in the past 7 weeks

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love this post:smile:

Thanks! I guess I'm trying to find the ideal way to success. :wink:

Do not let your self consciousness stop you from running outside. One sunny day I was "running" outside when I looked at the ground and noticed my shadow. I could see my fat jiggling up and down. If I can continue after seeing that, YOU too can run outside. Still don't love running where I'm on display but I do it anyway.…

Stick with it. Be faithful doing it 3 or 4 times a week. Don't worry about speed. Go slower than you think you should. I think that most of the hard part of running is mental. Don't listen to the voice in your head that tells you to stop. You can do it!

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superstar!!!! That's a great accomplishment. Keep up the great work!!:drinker:

Don't be discouraged. It's so much easier to listen to those negative thoughts, but don't! Personally, I think that you are eating too few calories. At 5'6" a 45 year old woman with an activity level of exercising between 1 and 3 hours a week should be eating around 1830 calories. That calorie goal is with the goal of…

bump - so eating lightly active calorie amount and workingout 3 x a week without eating back exercise calories or picking sedentary activity level but eat back exercise calories?

these recipes look yummy. Think I'll grill some up tonight!:love:

Oh and on the days I run I also walk 20 minutes

Thanks! I'll give it a whirl. Nothing ventured, nothing gained -- oops, I mean lost:tongue:

I am 5'6'. I say "run" but I am super slow. I run for about 25-28 minutes 3 or 4 times a week.

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Yup. I still don't like it. Just finished C25K W7D1. Still no fun. But, now an hour later, I love that I did it. Success!!:happy:

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