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I was fitted for running shoes that made my toes feel numb. It was a few weeks before that went away but I figured as long as it wasn't pain I would put it down to my feet adjusting to 'proper' form.

I try (and achieve) 1200 net most days. Being able to 'earn' more calories is important for me to be able to not only enjoy life but feel like I am doing something sustainable. The biggest risk with the lower calorie goals that I have seen and read about is being too hard to sustain and so much being lost in binges or…

Less than a week to go!

Nothing wrong with dialling things back, repeating weeks, or switching from running to something else for a while. I suggest using the time where you would have been running to walk, lift, do ab exercises or something else that allows your feet to heal but keeps you moving towards your long term exercise goals.

The first thing that comes to mind is whether the other calculators factor in activity level and exercise, or are they like MPF where it expects you to eat back your exercise calories - therefore giving you more calories a day to eat than the starting number.

After only completed 2 days of week 6 I am going back to week 5. Being feeling run down so want to be able to keep pushing myself without feeling like a failure.

Wow - fantastic work Debbie!

I liked the treadmill as I could not cheat. I had to keep the speed because otherwise I would fall off. It was easy to track the time and sip water without carrying the bottle. I found it works better for me if I try to keep my thoughts positive, focusing on what I have completed of the time rather than thinking "damn, x…

Thanks for the reply. I have decided to complete w6d3 with different shoes. I will take it one session at a time and trust the program. I have not noticed much change yet. My arms have a bit more shape but that is more likely the weights class. I figure if stop them I have quit. I can;'t un-do that. I would rather keep…

I walk at 6km/hr (3.5 miles/hr) and run at 7.5km/hr (4.7 miles/hr) or higher. Now I am going to re-read this thread with the metric - imperial translation in mind.

Good luck everyone.

Order a coffee or tea for dessert. Don't go to dinner too hungry. It is tempting to save calories for later in the day but it could mean you are less able to control your impulses later on. Go over one day and exercise the calories off the next day. Don't forget that you can be 500 calories over and still be under…

Hi, I am in Auckland.

Me too! Yay for us. :)

I have simple tastes - chicken breast, lettuce, and mayo. KFC I get the orginal fillet ith crispy coating (and remove the tomato and onion). Burger King I add BBQ sauce. Burger Fuel it is aioli instead of mayo (remove the tomato, onion and relish form the Basic Chick)

Good luck. For week 5 I found day 1 okay. - similar to other days i had completed. Day 2 was exciting as the 8-minute runs were easier than I thought they were going to me - I had a real sense of achievement. Day 3 was hard! I have lots of reasons why it was so hard (I had a migraine, my legs hurt before I started, I did…

Yay - finished week 5 on my second attempt. I was expecting to feel some excitement, sense of achievement, or event just relief when it was over - but it sucked :(. I felt ill and all I was thinking was "I never want to do this again". Oh well - week 6 starts tomorrow!

Good luck. I am on round 2 of week 5. I was hoping to follow the programme but I did not complete week 5 day 3.

Definitely head to the doctors. The issue could be any number of things related to your recent lifestyle change (like a reaction to a new food or straining your neck while exercising), to something unrelated like someone near you wearing a new perfume or a serious medical condition that is making itself known.

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread. Self-diagnosis is dubious, however there is a wide variety of symptoms that doctors and neurologists will say come under the term 'migraine'. At one stage of my life I had migraines daily for months. Out of necessity I learnt to eat, study, work, and socialise with a…

Migraine have many forms and not surprisingly the triggers are varied as are the appropriate treatments (both at the time and as prevention). I personally find diet a big part of my triggers and I suspect is one reason I learnt to be a picky eater. This page is a reasonable summary of foods triggers…

On thing I remind myself if I ma heading over the calorie goal is that the goal is for 2 lb weight loss/week. Usually my blow out still leaves me well below maintenance calories so the slip up won't make me gain weight - just slow my progress a little.

Good luck!

Everyone is welcome to add me. I am a non-runner. Last week I did not complete w5d3. This week I have been unwell so I have only done 2 days. Either I will do day 3 tomorrow and start week 6 or I will repeat week 5 for the third time.

Good luck - sounds like a great motivation.

Had a few days break this week (migraine yesterday) but will get back into it tomorrow after work. It means I will do day 2 and 3 one day after the other but it is workable. :) Good luck to everyone else on their progress.

There is some sort of childish appeal in knowing I will get covered in mud.

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This is from a more local article: Ms Harris' partner, Christopher Hodgkinson, told the inquest that in the six months before her death she had "no energy and was feeling sick all the time". "She would get up and vomit in the morning." She smoked about 30 cigarettes a day and hardly ate, sometimes eating only a snack at…

If you are new to running (like I am) I would suggest you follow the program. The intensity ramps up quick enough! If you follow the plan you have the reassurance that you can finish that next run, and can reach that next goal, and will finish the C25K. Different things work for different people but I saw the first weeks a…