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This. The journey was for myself and I kept it like that. I explained that I would try to lose weight and then adjusted my meals around our normal meals since I hoped to continue to eat a "normal" but altered diet. I cooked the same meal for everyone and extra vegetables. I'd have smaller portions of the higher calorie…

This made me laugh because I have the same thoughts about my slowness. I'm the slowest runner ever. LOL! Just goes to show that we're all alike under our sweat and red faces. :smiley:

Moyer, glad that your ankle & calf are healing well. Tried a few hill repeats this morning. It went better than I thought it would. For convenience, I opted to go "distance" rather than "time" for today only, so that I wouldn't need to concentrate on my watch but just watching the road. I ran up the hill from a bus stop to…

We all start with this fear. You're not alone. When I first started running outdoors, I'd look at the ground when other runners were approaching so that I wouldn't notice their looks of dismay at my huffing/puffing & red face. As I got more confident and looked around, I saw that no one was looking at me with dismay but…

LOL! double posting with ManiacalLaugh and saying the same thing. :smile:

Would it help to set a smaller goal of maybe 10 lbs, lose that, then set another 10 lb goal? Maybe reaching the smaller goals will take your mind off the larger one. Set a reasonable weekly weight loss goal. The Doctors will be happy with a generous move in the right direction. They may be putting a lot of pressure on you…

Are you fueling that exercise by eating half the calories back? If not, you're not getting enough fuel for your body. That said, there are days when one is just hungry, no matter what one eats. Do your best to stay within calories but if you go over, don't kick yourself. Your body may need it for a day or two. Just watch…

That hit home.....like a lightbulb turning on. Thank you! I am thinking about this carefully now. Today I ran my usual 5K at my usual pace (40:00; a steady 8:00 Kilometer). Then I ran 8 1-minute sprints with 1-1.5 minute walks between. Each minute was between 0.16 and 0.19K in distance for a total of 1.36K in 8 minutes. I…

taeliesyn, I don't have a program (that may be part of the problem). I go running 3x a week and run 5-6K on average at about 12min/mile. I walk 5 minutes before to warm up and walk about 15-20 minutes at the end to cool down. On my off days, I practice tai-chi for stretches. I have run 10K (without stopping) twice now. It…

Lots of posts to catch up on. Great running, Everyone! I went for a long, slow run yesterday. Managed to run 7K in 58 minutes. That's only 2 minutes longer than my normal average speed, so not too bad, I think. It's always difficult after a hot summer to figure out whether I've improved or not (my speed in summer plummets…

Have you been to a doctor to see if there is a medical condition happening? (just to get that possibility taken care of) I find that if I'm around food and/or don't have something to keep my mind occupied, I will eat more. Instead of reaching for food when you're inactive, maybe go for a walk? I also found that I'm hungry…

Give it a couple more weeks to see if you continue to lose an average of 3 lbs a week. If you continue to lose at this rate, it's too quick and I suggest eating a little bit more to slow it down. Try to keep the weight loss to about 1-1.5 lbs/week.

Slow and steady. Don't set your weight loss goals too high; you risk losing incentive if the diet is too restricted. Weigh and log everything; it'll keep you on track and aware of what you're eating. That awareness will lead to better choices. Exercise is for your health more than it is for weight loss. Try to move…

You can make salads from cooked vegetables, such as green bean salad or carrot salad. I'm not sure if that works for you? Maybe search for a 6-pack insulated cooler. With ice packs, they will keep your food cold and hold enough for 2 meals and snacks. Depending on width of your locker, it may fit.

C210K is a good app with weekly workout sessions that increase your running time (or distance, depending upon which program you're using). If you are already running 5K, find a week in the middle of the program that sounds right to you and start from there.

Yes you will. There is a transition time. You need really good shoes for outdoor running. When I transitioned from treadmill to outdoors, I went from running 45-50 minutes straight on the treadmill (5K at that time) to running about 10 minutes outdoors, then stopping to walk a minute, then running again, etc. It took a…

I don't usually change the original entry and keep it as "free" food for the next day ....or, if I end up not eating it at all, I just absorb those calories in my diary for the times I may underlog unintentionally. My body doesn't know about the 24 hour clock so eating that third piece of pizza in the morning makes no…

Well done! I've been running for about 2 years now and my current speed is about 11:30 -12 min/mile. I think you're doing great on the speed side of things. Keep up the good work.

Slow down even more. You'll be surprised at how much longer you'll be able to run and your speed will pick up again shortly. Keep trying; it'll happen.

At 18, you should most likely be eating more than 1200 per day. Are you weighing and measuring your food? How are you calculating your exercise burns? I am assuming that you exercise a lot if you have 1000+ calories left at the end of the day. If this is untrue and you are not exercising, this means that you've eaten less…

Paula, you've come through a lot; you'll succeed here, too. You've got a lot of support here. You can do this.

You have only 7 lbs left to lose, if you're ticker is correct. With that small of a goal, check to see that your weight loss goal is set to 0.5lb/week. Log your exercise and eat back half the calories. Most calorie burns from exercise are high; therefore, eating back half is a decent goal. You need to fuel your exercise.…

I don't usually soak my beans. Like others have mentioned, I boil them for about 10 minutes, then turn the heat down and simmer them until they are soft. Beans are fairly bland in taste unless you spice them up. Add some spices of choice to the cooking water or broth (broth will add more flavor). Google "spicy dry beans"…

Renee's Sweet Onion or Renee's Asian Sesame.

MFP calculates your daily calories by the stats you entered. One of these may be that you are sedentary. Therefore the 1250 calories is the amount of calories your body needs to lose weight at 1 lb/week when you do only your basic needs (work, clean, breathe, etc). It does not count in additional exercise. Therefore,…

I started and graduated from C25K in my 50s and had never run before. It's a great program for making this happen for you. I'm still running 3x a week, two years later. Run slower than you're running now. The slower you run, the more you'll feel the success. You'll get stronger and faster over time. The program is meant to…

Not necessarily. It's actually possible to run slower than you walk. Sounds impossible, right?, but it's not. The test is to speak a sentence aloud while you are running. If you have to pant and puff it out, you're running too fast. If you can speak it comfortably, you're going at the right pace. You will feel as if you…

Its individual for everyone. When I was training, I walked at about 4.5K/hr and ran about 5K/hr. That increased to about 5.7K/hr by the end on good days. Don't worry about the numbers or speed; just worry about making it through each day's running session. Slow down as much as you need to to make it happen. The mantra I…

Thank you, jgnatca! This is how I've been feeling over the past few months. I thought it may be summer heat and humidity but suspect that it's not. I probably have a weak core. I will look into this and try to improve. Thanks!!

Slow down. Sounds counterproductive but it may be that your muscles, tendons or some other system isn't ready for the speed yet. I've been running for about 2 years and run at about the same speed as you (slower in the heat of summer). It's not about speed at this point. You've only been running a few months. Speed comes…