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I used to tell my kids when I was about to go on the phone: Don't bother me unless you have a bone sticking out or you're on fire. Sure enough, they'd come bug me! I'd say, Are you on fire? They would check and say no, so I would say, Do you have a bone sticking out? They'd check and say No, so I would say, go away then,…

Does anyone know what brand is likely to have a longer inseam? I picked up a pair of Nike pants (not tights) today without trying them on as I was in a rush and I was thinking the length was questionable and they are too short. Suggestions? Thanks!

I did my first level 3 today and it almost killed me! LOL I thought it was quite hard compared to level 2, but then again, I have very bad shoulder instability in my right shoulder so the walking pushups and the walking planks were very hard for me. It went by VERY fast though, faster than the other levels it seems like.…

My kids and I LOVE Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken from www.skinnytaste.com We eat it in wraps or on rice. We also love her Fiesta Lime Rice. Same ingredients really. We will put chicken in the Fiesta Lime Rice sometimes.

Check with your doctor if it is Diastasis Recti. http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_separation.html

Level 2 Day 5 today. I used lower weights today on some of the exercises because my shoulder was bothering me all day yesterday. I find if I do it directly after waking up I get it in on a working day. I just don't feel like doing anything other than bed after a 12 hour shift! LOL How is everyone else doing?

I finished Level 2 Day 3 today. I'm really enjoying it so far. My biggest challenge is my bum right shoulder. I generally use 5lb weights but for some of the shoulder exercises I switch to 3 pounds and the V raise just kills me so I do as many as I can with 3lb weights and then switch to no weights, until I can get that…

Way to go Heather! It's awesome you're doing so many races! I'm finding it tough to get out for my normal runs, let alone a race! LOL

Hey Overboard, try some Chondroitin/Glucosamine supplements. I can't say if they've made a difference for me, but I can say my knees feel better now, than when I started running. I'm supposed to take 3 a day according to the bottle (I buy mine at Costco) but I'm lucky if I manage 2. Also, I bought a tensor bandage kind of…

I'm still running. I try to run 5K on my days off after I walk the boys to school. I go every other day when I'm off. I haven't gone when I'm working yet, I work 12 hour shifts. I guess I could go beforehand, but man, those days are loooong! I hope to do a couple of 5K runs when hockey season is over. I'm a bit worried…

You can eat meat, but I'd be careful with reading labels on deli meat. You want to avoid malt in processed foods too. It's overwhelming at first, but soon you'll have a handle on it. Fresh fruit and veg you don't need to worry too much about. It's packaged food you want to be careful with. Try some websites, for…

cmecme, she's right! You can absolutely do this. I can't run 5k in 30 minutes, but I can in approx 35, so I usually run 35 minutes. Today I only ran 3.5k because it started pouring and with the recent temperature changes I didn't want to be in the rain that long because I don't want to get sick. I didn't quit, I just…

Awesome, Ladies! Unfortunately I don't see any 5Ks in my future for a while, due to it being hockey season and I've got two boys playing, and one is travel. Local travel, but still, my weekends are filled up with that and the weekends I don't have the boys, I work 12 hour shifts. Hopefully the organizers of two local…

Today was W7D3. Considering how far I went on Day 2 and my pace, I slowed it down to 6min41sec/km which I think converts to 10min32sec/mile. I liked that pace much better; I didn't feel like I was going too fast or going to drop dead any second. LOL So I decided that since I was only 850m from 5k last time, I was just…

GAH!! I just lost my post! I did W7D2 today. I was running stupidly fast in my opinion. I kept trying to slow down and felt toward the end like I was slogging along on lead feet but according to the RunKeeper app I was using I ran 25 minutes, 4.15km with a 6:05 min/km pace. I converted that via the web and it works out to…

Awesome job!! You'll do fantastic on Thursday! I did W7D1 as well. First time running in four days due to 12 hour shifts and feeling a bit crummy. I did quite well, though I had trouble with my podcast working at the same time as RunKeeper. I wanted to see my pace etc. So I put the music on shuffle and after a Fleetwood…

W6D3, done! Man, I wanted to walk a few times but just kept powering through. I used an app today to calculate pace, but I started it too soon, on my warm up walk. It worked out to about 10.4 minutes per mile. Might have been a bit faster but the walking was included in that. I don't care. I did it, and I was hot and…

I completed Week 6 Day 2 today. Felt good. I think after the steady run on W5D3, the intervals are harder. Day 3 is run for 25 minutes I think. I have that planned for Wednesday. I'm pretty proud of myself for doing so well. :) I think we should all be proud of ourselves for doing this! Go us! :)

Great work! I finished W6D1 this morning. I almost found it harder than W5D3. I don't know why; it was back to intervals. I think I ran faster though, because I had to add an extra block so I could get the 5 minute cool down walk in. I have no idea how fast I run because I can't figure out that Nike + app. I also don't…

I've only completed up to Level 1 Day 5 but I'm still plugging away. I am also doing the C25K and that has been a priority. A couple of days I've done both in a row (days off) and that has worked well. I skip the warmup on the shred though, since I'm well and truly warm by then. LOL I've got to check my schedule and plan…

Finished Week 5 Day 3. Success! It went well, I think. I have no idea how fast I'm running, but I make predictions in my head, Okay, I think I'll get to there in 5 minutes and I'm usually not that far off. I'm sure I look ridiculous, but I'm out there doing it and so I don't care. I'll have to plan the next few days out…

I'm Bev, 46 years old, mother of two boys ages 10 and 7). I started the program because my 10 year old wanted to run a 5k that our friend is puttiing on. I thought, Man! I'd better learn to run, I've never been a runner. As it turns out, he has an early bird hockey tournament the weekend of that 5k, so we'll probably do…

I just finished Week 5 Day 2. Then I did the 30 day shred (skipped the warmup though!). I think the run went well, though I feel I am not jogging all that fast, but hey, I'm doing it. I felt good doing it despite my creaky old knees bugging me all the time. Except when I was jogging. Weird, eh? Anyway, I'm Bev and I'm 46;…

I've only completed Day 3 and I've been doing it every other day, and when I'm off the shred, I'm doing the C25K. I worked 12 hours, came home and changed and immediately did my C25K run. I could have done the shred after but I thought, Dang! I'm tired, I just want to sit! So I am. I figure I can do both on my days off or…

Excellent! You can definitely see a difference! It would be even more obvious if you placed the pics side by side!

Way to go!

I did Level 1 Day 3 today. I was going every other day between C25K days. Depending on how I feel after my run tomorrow I might do Day 4 tomorrow right after my run. My poor old knees are dying. I think once I get them used to higher impact activity (I was not a runner, I've just been doing the C25K for the past 4 weeks)…

I did Level 1 Day 2 today. I feel pretty good. I did W4D1 of C25K yesterday and will do W4D2 tomorrow. I will probably do Day 3 after I drop my kids at their dad's. Despite the short 20 minutes, they always want something! I might skip a day here or there what with my 12 hour shifts and C25K, but I hope to do it straight…

I'm Bev, a 46 year old mom of 2 boys ages 10 and 7. I'm approx 5'9". I'm fairly slim but need to get fit and toned. I think I weigh about 130lbs. I'm not concerned about losing weight (sorry!) so much as I want to lose some belly fat and get fit. I started the C25K program a few weeks ago and started feeling lazy about my…