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Exactly what they're saying xD. I've tried a couple different ON whey flavors, and my main staple is the Double Rich Chocolate. I use mostly water to mix it up in a blender bottle, add maybe just a dash of almond milk for taste, and it's like drinking slightly more bitter nesquik chocolate milk. It's a real treat!

Crabs in a barrel is all I have to say. It's a cringeworthy thing to have to deal with, but deal with it we do. Those people aren't interested in climbing out of the craphole they've created for themselves with bad eating, and they don't like to see others gain the strength to do it either. You're subsequently labeled…

I, too, have big calves. Of course, I have a lot of weight left to lose, so I've stopped myself from frowning over them just yet. It's very odd, because I have 3 sisters and none of them, whether they've been skinny or fat, have ever had calves as large as mine, nor does my mother. Frustrating D:<! But honestly, the only…

Well dang. I'm really hesitant to offer you any advice because sickness is a total game-changer. Any number of things could be affecting your ability to lose weight, and I'm not really qualified to tell you what they might be. Unfortunately, most doctors aren't specialized enough to know, either, I'd think. At least in the…

Okay, first of all, I'm going to admit I've only gone over your diet logs for the past week. With that said, DAMN GIRL. You are eating WAY too little. What you're eating would be way too little for ME and I don't work out at all and I'm probably shorter than you are. If you're okay with it, I'd like to know how much you…

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. I know that by legal definitions, this dog can now be classified as "dangerous". But I've run down that road every single time I go running in my neighborhood and this is the first I've seen of that dog, leading me to believe he's usually contained but got out. I still want to say…

At 225 lbs, 5'2", absolutely no running experience beforehand and just some elliptical at the gym, I used this to get me up to 30 minutes of running at a time by the time I finished their program. It's a very good gradual ease into 5k running. If you look at it, you'll see it has you doing pretty easy bits of runs up until…

Short answer: Increase your mileage, and just keep moving. Speed will come. Also, you could optionally add tempo runs into your schedule. Stop worrying about time and pace yourself by exertion level and heart rate. They are much more important factors than time, and will ensure you go the right speed that your body can…

Nope! I, like you, always want to try and do too much at the start, too xD. The reason they only have you running 3 a week is because it takes a much larger toll on your body than you realize, just starting to run for that long all at once, which is why cool running's C25K recommends walking a few weeks first and so do…

I used to be like you. I'd read in books how running was so great and refreshing and just really satisfying, and then I'd get out and try to run and after 2 minutes I'd feel like I was effing dying. And I used to do some pretty hardcore high-impact aerobics in those days, so it wasn't that I was unfit. Running just takes…

**** you and everybody else on this forum who can't seem to grasp a basic concept. No, you do not get to look at one single post I made on a forum and assume things about my life. I work hard for everything I have. I am a kind person. I pay for my own college. I have made the constant uphill climb to rise from a life of…

I hide mine in the car. My car is so messy inside and so old that nobody has ever looked into it and thought, "Hey, better get me some valuables!" Except once, when I had somebody punch out one of the little triangle windows just behind the second row seating doors because they saw a playstation 3 box in the back of the…

TBH I'm doubtful you were at that high of a heart rate. I think the treadmill, like every single piece of gym equipment I have ever used, was wrong about your heart rate. How old are you? I'm going to assume you're 30 (not b/c of your photo, just what I assume for most people because then it's not too far off even if…

Do it, but carefully. My boyfriend has scoliosis, spine in the S shape and all of that, and he lifts pretty heavily. He built up to it, though, and he never had any of those kinds of problems with his ribs :X. His actually hurts his cardio more than it does any weight lifting he does. Be very careful and go to your doctor…

Well, whatever. I tried. Apparently if I pick a wide open space and use it to run clockwise, I'm not allowed to ever be frustrated about anything that ever happens on the track, ever. You people have a nice day :).

Yeah, you really just have to do what you can to get the blood moving as often as possible. It was never such a big deal for me when I had a desk job because I had to go to the bathroom every hour or so anyway, so I'd get up and walk around a little. Trust me, you're probably going to be done for in your old age no matter…

Hah. Common courtesy is showing up, noticing that people are actually doing faster workouts than I am in lanes 2 and 8, and not getting in those lanes. If I was on the level of dumbassery that most of the annoying people at the track are, I'd show up, notice the sprinter who usually uses lane 8 to do his sprints, and get…

How long does your workout last, and how new to it are you? When I first started C25K, my very first time, my legs pretty much burned all throughout. It was something I had to power through. Now, they burn from maybe minutes 5-10 of my run, but after that it subsides and I feel good. Everybody has that burning…

*shrug* So people on the Internet want to roll their eyes at my frustration. I'm not exactly going to lose sleep over it xD. To clarify though: 1. There are no posted rules at the track, save for no dogs, no skateboards, no bikes, just runners/walkers. 2. The track isn't fenced in, and it's on a busy road being that it's a…

Those are the basic track rules I was referring to, actually, and nobody knows/follows them except other runners. Other runners aren't the people using the track when I go. Regardless, I usually put myself in lane 3, 4, or 5, which is where I'd belong. I have no desire to run the less even inside lanes. You can say…

You can try to belittle my annoyance all you want, but it doesn't invalidate it. Common courtesy and basic situational awareness would solve literally all of this. At least try not to put words in my mouth -- I never said it was my biggest problem. I said it happens nearly every single time I go to the track, and with so…

I have pretty crappy depth perception but I can tell whether somebody is on the inside, outside,or middle of the track and choose which area I'm going to take accordingly. I mean literally the standard amount of people at this track is like 2-5, and if there are ever as many as 5, they usually are in pairs. This isn't…

I had a feeling most of the replies would be like this. Sorry (not really), but even if it's not the end of the world, it is pretty annoying to have to go out of the way for people who obliviously put themselves in my path when there are plenty of other options open most of the time. There's no reason anybody should have…

I actually forgot that one but yes it happens all the time. And they invariably want to be in lanes 1-3, even though those are the most worn down lanes due to heavy use. In point three of my original post, they were actually holding the baby's hands and walking him across all the lanes to the inner field, and many parents…

Eh. I prefer to not say hi. I get very heavily focused on my workout while I'm doing it and the distraction of being forced to acknowledge other runners and their shallow politeness messes up my rhythm and throws off my pacing. I also highly suspect it has much to do with being introverted and having an innate disgust for…

Welcome to the turtle club girl! I'm the same way as you. My typical mile is about 15 minutes. I, too, love the feeling of being a runner and being able to run for that far/long. It is very therapeutic. I'll fourth what's been said -- you could totally do it as long as you made sure you took it at an easy pace :3. So much…

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Danskin-Now-DL10T019/12535900 I use those tanks, and so far as I've found, they work wonderfully! Every time I go with one of those super stretchy wicking materials for shirts, they ride up over my hips and end up with me giving the whole damn track front row tickets to my own bouncing belly show…

I don't know how you can stand to have any glasses touching your face, eyeglasses or sunglasses. I used to purposefully take off my glasses for running, and now that I've swapped to contacts, it is SO freeing.

D: Girl if it's killing you like that, you're going too fast. You should be going slow enough that you could actually carry on with conversation while you run. Try it out and say a few full sentences, and if you can't do that relatively easily, slow down! At my weight, when I first started tracking by breathing effort…

Asics all the way xD. I got a pair of cheapy ones from a friend as a sort of "Oh I heard you're a runner, have a gift!" thing, and I liked them enough to seek out properly fitted ones in the correct size. I use the Kayano 19s in wide width and they are roomy and comfy and I love them! I am totally willing to try out Brooks…