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Congrats! That's an awesome feeling!

From someone who frequently and easily pulls their back muscle from an injury years ago....when it comes to your back - don't f**k with it. Rest up and feel better. It'll only take longer to heal if you make it worse by going to the gym.

Haha that's a great idea!!

Water, water, water, a foam roller, some yoga stretching and a protein shake within an hour after the workout. I love this yoga series 1. Triangle Stretches the outer and inner hips and thighs; strengthens the core and legs. 2. Pyramid Stretches the hips and hamstrings; strengthens the quads and core. 3. Quadriceps Stretch…

I'm with the others that say just eat normal Friday and indulge Saturday. One day here and there isn't going to hurt you. In fact, allowing yourself to indulge periodically will help you stay on track. That said, to answer your actual question, 'cause you're gonna do what you're gonna do, what about some carrots/celery and…

Hi! I'm Denise, 24 years old, 5'1" and set out to lose 45ish pounds. I'm down 16ish after a year and am committing to watch what I eat better to get the rest of this weight off.

What did you set your activity level as? If you set it at sedentary, I would include those walks as a workout. If you set it to lightly active or higher, I wouldn't include them as they would already be estimated into your daily calorie goal by MFP. That said, MFP calculations are not always correct. If you want the most…

omfg this thread is HILARIOUS!

Welcome!! You can do anything you put your mind to and this site is awesome for creating a supportive network! I'm Denise and am 24 years old, from Rochester, New York.

Sounds great! I like that the serving size is 2 cups 'cause I'm never full from just 1.

Wow great job girl! You're such an inspiration!

When I got shin splints when I started running in April I was told to run slower. It really helped. Perhaps you're going too fast during your cardio exercises.

Same here. I fell off the wagon after my first 5k in July. I took the week after to rest up and heal, so I just went for a few walks with my mom instead of running, and then the following week my knee hurt so I didn't do anything. Which turned into doing nothing for a third week even though my knee was feeling better, I…

I fell off the wagon, too. After my 5k I took about a week to recover then went on a couple short runs and a few walks...then my knee started to hurt.I started running again two days ago and ran again tonight. I'm feeling better about myself now that I am running again...but my eating habits aren't as good as they were.…

That's awesome. I'm currently running once a week with a friend who is a couple weeks behind me in C25K so I run with her on the first day to push her through the whole run. She wants to do a 5k at the end of September that I'll probably run with her and then we'll both probably do 5k to 10k together. Good luck!

There was an article on Runner's World about rhythmic breathing which I found helped me a lot when I started. You breathe in for 3 steps and out for 2. Doing this begins your exhale on alternating legs and reduces risk of injury because one leg isn't taking all the force. It's also something to focus on instead of time or…

OMG I really can't get up early to do it, either. I've tried a few times and I really just prefer to workout in the afternoon. So I'd wait an hour or so after dinner and run around 8:30pm when it was a little cooler. I found a little water bottle to take with me (8ish oz), not because I was running so long that I needed it…

When I first started my shins did hurt a bit but that was only the first few times. I realized I needed to slow my pace quite a bit and the shin splints went away. I have a knee issue in the first place. My right knee has caused me pain for years and I had exploratory surgery a few years ago but they didn't find anything.…

I don't see this as government interference. In fact, I kinda wish all restaurants had more than just calories and sodium and also a small barcode next to each item so you can just scan it into MFP or some other site instead of trying to search for it and finding the next best thing if it's not listed. I'm sure we'll get…

This is awesome! I'm at that point, too. I'm running a 5k in less than 2 weeks and I'm so not ready for it. I just recently got through the 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run without walking during the second 10 minutes. You're the second person I've seen recently who specifically said they've done this. It makes me feel…

I have an Android and use the free one by Zen Labs. Someone posted earlier that they have it with their iphone. I'm pleased with it so far and have several of my friends using it, too.

When I notice that someone has a low net after exercise I tend to pick a food or meal that they ate and comment on that specifically instead of an overall comment about the day.

I just started running in April! I love it. I usually eat a Luna bar half an hour to an hour before I work out. I'm doing the C25K program so the distance is about 2 miles with jogging and walking intervals. But I also run after work and before dinner so I'm usually starving by then and need a snack. My favorite Luna bar…

When walking, I usually do walk outside. I just used the treadmill reference as an indication of how fast I think I walk outside from comparing it to my walking portions of C25K on the treadmill. For that matter, I usually run outside, too, unless it's really bad weather.

Hmm, maybe. When I go out for a walk I walk at about 3mph or a little slower. When I do C25K on the treadmill I walk at 3.5 and start jogging at 4.5 and I'm pretty sure when I walk outside I'm slower than that initial 3.5 on the treadmill.

Perfect excuse for some PM Yoga. :wink: I'll give it a shot and see if it helps. Thanks!

It isn't the running that is bothering me. Running feels great. It's walking on days where I don't run (or just walking around the store for more than 20 minutes) that I get these aches.

Continuous walking during my normal day really depends. I do primarily have a desk job but I'm the receptionist at a law firm so I'm going between offices frequently and if we have motions going out the frequency increases in addition to making a million copies. I haven't taken ibuprofen yet but I might as I sit down to…

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I'm on Week 6 Day 3. I took about a week-week and a half off, just because I got lazy. But every week I dread the longer runs and end up being surprised at how easily I am able to complete them. I could barely run for 30 seconds when I started. Now I can run for 10 minutes straight. If that isn't a success story, I don't…