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  • Congratulations!!! Don't let the time discourage you especially if this was your first 5K. You only have to compete against yourself so next focus on doing better than you did this time. I would highly recommend the couch to 5K. That's how I started running a few years ago and it helped me get through my first 5K. I felt…
    in First 5K Run Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • I'm in Florida and we have the same problem here. Finding hills is always a problem, we jokingly call our route with three overpasses our hills run. I have tried the treadmill to get some hills and for me it didn't seem to help much. I'm not sure if its because of the treadmill being a steady incline and not acting like…
    in Hills training when living on flatland Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • I'm in. Aiming to hit 200 this month. I made 120 in September and am already at 50 this month. Finally a breeze of coolness in the sunshine state should help me add miles.
    in October Cycling Challenge 2013 Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • I have had similar problems with weekends being my downfall. I can stay on all week and then I lose control on the weekend just long enough to erase the good that I have done. The good news is that you recognize that this is where you are getting into trouble. One thing that I have really tried to do on weekends is to keep…
    in Not dropping the weight I'm losing hope Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • when coworkers or family have a surprise cake or some celebration food and try to peer you into eating with my favorite "You are doing great losing weight, one slice of cake won't hurt, you earned it". I want to yell that type of thinking is what got me into this in the first place!!!
    in Since I started "dieting" it annoys me when people .... Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • Keep going and training. You do still have a month and when you think about it you are missing only around 6 minutes at a 17 min/mile pace. Also don't be surprised with this being your first 5k that you don't have some extra energy to help you along the way from excitement of doing your first race! Many of the others gave…
    in Not making pace for a 5k Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • Most days I stick to the calories given from MFP, but depending on the exercise that you are doing and how much exercising you are doing you should make sure to eat enough extra calories to replenish your body. This is probably by far the hardest part of getting those exercise calories back into your diet. You want to keep…
    in exercise calories Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
  • Setting small goals is a great way to keep going and stay motivated. Along with weight goals try setting a physical goal too. Sometimes watching the number on the scale can be hard, there are many things that can happen through the course of a day to throw you off and discourage you. One thing that helps me when I feel the…
    in Help me! Comment by blueheron83 October 2013
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