hdtracy Member

.... Vegetables. LOL. Easy.

After reading so many posts about C25K speeds and such - I found myself trying and failing multiple times at 4mph jog speed... I thought I was just too out of shape for the program. I then read the advice that you shouldn't be so out of breath that you couldn't hold conversation... well - at 4mph I could barely hold myself…

I like the look of this app, and downloaded it a while back - but did you just jump in at Week 7/8 to the story line? I'd considered switching to the Zombies, Run 5K Trainer app, but didn't want to have to sit through catching up on all the back story, lol.

There's a whole separate group you can join up with for those of us currently struggling through it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/47-couch-to-5k-running-program-c25k- In my opinion, there's 3 basic things to remember when doing C25K as a true beginner: 1. Go Sloooow. Like, even if you could walk faster than you…

Right? That's like... lunch. haha.

If you want a specific network, iHeartRadio is good :)

Hehe, pretty sure you meant you eat anywhere from 80-90% of your TDEE, or TDEE minus 10 or 20%. Sure you knew that, just didn't want to confuse anyone that might have come across this that wasn't familiar with the method.

Helloooo, Katy Perry! :P

I feel ya! I definitely need the music to be cooperating with whatever I'm running at. Have you ever tried www.jog.fm? I LOVE IT. SO MUCH. Haha. You just put in whatever your mile pace is, and it will give you a list of songs that have the correct bpm to have you in step - it's been a super lifesaver for me. I use the site…

Looks like one of the new pretzel bun burgers... Good God, I can't wait to try one of those. Nearest Wendy's is like 20 miles from me though. Would be totally worth it.

I'm currently at about 205 and just completed Week 2 Day 1 last night. (Barely). I'm the slowest runner that I've ever encountered on these boards, hehe - I run at a 3.4 on my treadmill and walk at about a 2.9. But my heart rate is soaring, so I know that I'm working as hard as my body will allow me to right now, while…

My story sounds a lot like yours - 210ish, 5'3"ish, and NOT a runner. I tried C25K about 2 months ago and almost died after the first 10 minutes, and was really sore the following few days. This was when I was doing a walk at about a 3.0 and a run at about a 4.5. It was ridiculous. We got a treadmill, and I worked up a…

I walk at a 2.9 and "run" at a 3.4 ... hehe. It's okay. I'll speed up eventually I'm sure!

Are you doing it outside or on a treadmill? I like to use heart rate calculators - my HR during the run intervals gets to about 160, and drops to about 135/140 for the walks, so I put in an average heart rate of 147 for this calculator to get my numbers:…

Finished Week 1 Day 2 last night, so I'm still super new, but my 'run' is at a 3.4 on the treadmill. XD Bumped it up to 3.5 for one of the intervals last night and nearly fell off the back of it. It's definitely more of a shuffle at this point, but I'm okay with it. I keep telling myself to go as slow as I need to as long…

The slowing down advice is gold. I tried C25K Day 1 months ago and failed miserably, and really thought I was going super slow. Apparently not slow enough. Was skulking around here yesterday and saw people saying that when they did their 'run' portions, it was more of a shuffle. Or they were pretty sure a walker could have…

I had tried C25K a while back, and only got through 10 minutes before absolutely needing to stop. Then I spent the next 4 days in agony even though I had stretched and took it easy in the running portions. I gave up and decided that maybe not "everyone" is made out to be a runner. Since then, we got a treadmill, and I've…

Yeah, the One is a clip on tracker like the Zip, but it counts stairs as well as has sleep tracking. The Flex is the bracelet model, that will count steps and measure sleep, but won't count stairs. According to the Flex user manual, the Flex can be submerged up to 30 feet underwater - although I've read of a couple…

The one thing you mentioned is that you really want to ‘tone up’. Which I interpret as probably meaning you’ll be doing more strength training type things at this point – which I’ll freely admit, the fitbit just doesn’t track very well at all. If you’re motivated by your pedometer now, a fitbit will definitely take that to…

My fitbit tells me my average that I burn in a day just going about my normal stuff is between 2,000 and 2,100. So I set it to 1,500 to have a ~500 calorie deficit :)

Sounds like MORE than enough to me!

I love it because it really simplified figuring out what my calorie deficit should be. I can see that on average, I burn about 2,000 calories a day just doing my normal thing, so if I want a 500 calorie deficit, I just set my net to 1500. Easy peasy! lol. Plus yeah, it's strangely motivating and addicting, even though I'm…

Hahaha, love this! Yeah, I'm 5'2" and would love to get to 135. I was pretty happy at 160 even! But could've stood to tone up a bit. I guess I'm just naturally kinda curvy? I kinda like the curvy look vs the athletic look :)

Thanks for posting this - this thread has made my heart hurt as well. My older sister was bulimic for 7 years. She was 8 years older than me, and I looked up to her all my life. It was absolutely heart-breaking to watch her look in the mirror and KNOW she was seeing something distorted. To the OP - I'm so sorry that your…

You're not eating nearly enough compared to what you're burning. When you do this, your body is aware that it's not getting all that it needs to just run itself (keep your heart going, etc.) and it will start hoarding the calories that you DO give it. You gotta respect your body and its needs - and it'll be nice back to…

It also really helps to have it set as being worn on your "dominant" hand but actually wearing it on your non-dominant hand. So for example, I'm right handed and wear it on my left hand, but I have it set in fitbit as being on my dominant hand. This helps filter out some of the random activity that it might pick up from…

I've heard that as well about cardio being the same as just not eating the calories in the first place. And I can see where people are coming from with that. But the reason I still do cardio has a lot to do with the mental piece of it. If I just did a 20 minutes walk/jog on the treadmill, I'm much less likely to over-eat…

I probably SHOULD pre-log, but I normally don't log ahead any more than 1 meal. I usually grab something for breakfast and then try to pre-log in what I'll have for lunch - dinner can definitely be a tough one to plan ahead for though, as my hubby and I can never agree on what we're both in the mood for until basically…

Thank you for the ideas! :) I think I'll have to give some of those a try!

I just bought this... how much is the Zombie Run app normally?? I thought $3.99 was a bit much as it was, haha. I'm SO not a runner, but, I'd like to be! Maybe this will help :)