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I think it's trial-and-error. I was setting 1200 as my net calorie goal, and didn't lose anything. Bumped it up to 1400 and it's starting to come off. You need to feed your metabolism.
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I am all of you! LOL I got to week 3 last year and had to stop and get pain meds for a busted knee. My marathon-running friends said I need to strength-train along with running. So, now I'm on W6D3 and alternate running/strength training/rest days. I'm totally off schedule in terms of the "official" C25K program, but that…
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I literally LOL'd
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I'm just starting week 6, so far so good. The rest of the program just seems to be geared towards increasing endurance. I'm still surprised sometimes that I've made it this far :)
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Awesome!!
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Exactly! And if I can run 5K by June, that's probably a lot farther than my skinny friends run! LOL
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[still learning the forums, lol]
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I started C25K by alternating the program with strengthening exercises, only resting one day per week. After about 3 weeks, I felt exhausted. (also started from couch, literally.) I switched it up and now have a 3 day cycle: 1. C25K, 2. strengthening, 3. rest. So, I don't always follow my app exactly, but it's working for…
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Newfoundland, Canada :)
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I'm new to the group, too! I'm attempting (defeating??!!) W5D2 tonight. I've recruited my daughter, sister and a few GF's to run a local 5K in June, that's my goal... not to die running that! I am currently running inside, but when spring has sprung, I am going outside. I'm going to be "that fat chick running down the…
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I repeated W4, now I'm repeating W5, each day (did W5D1 twice, now I'm doing W5D2 tonight--it just seemed exteme to go from running 5 minute stretches to 20 minutes all in the same week, lol). I've never run before now, started this program in January, so far so good!
