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Good morning everyone! I had a rest day yesterday with work and then dogs classes all evening. Today will be my long run of the week. I normally do my long run on Sunday, but I'm not sure if or how much I'll be able to run Sunday. The dogs and I are going to a Barnhunt competition all weekend (note: no rodents are hurt in…

One of the things I did when I started was a little different. I got on the calorie calculators and found what the maintenence calories were for me when I get at the weight I wanted to get to. By definition, that's the number of calories that if I ate every day (assuming I was average for my age, sex, and height) my weight…

Are you getting enough potassium and magnesium (or too much sodium which would deplete your potassium)? That could cause the symptoms you're seeing and be fairly easy to fix.

This is terrific! Things are really looking good for your running future! Please share any good tips. :)

I love reading all your posts! You've inspired me to try to find a half marathon to enter, probably in the Fall, if there are any that don't conflict with a dog event weekend. I've got at least one dog event every weekend from now until mid-June. It's going to be a bit challenging to fit my runs around them. Today I ran to…

Sounds like a fun time, Maria, tromping through the snow with a friend! Nice exercise day, Jules! Sounds like a nice simple wedding. Hope everything goes well. Glad you can see again, Laura, and hope the operation goes well. Keeping resting, Sherry. When you have time to get going again, I'm sure that you will mentally and…

I hate the gym, too, for many reasons. No need to force yourself there if you hate it. Okay, you can walk for 15 minutes. Do that. Every morning, without fail, get out there for your 15 minute walk. It's only 15 minutes and it will start your day off right. Then add a second, third, and fourth 15 minute walk to your days;…

Good Luck!

Maria and Jules, glad that you got the classes in today! Someties it's hard to get started, but once you get there, it's worth it! I hope you enjoyed the nice day you had today, Sherry, and Laura. It was beautiful here, too. Rest day today and the last day of puppy class. They have grown do much bigger in the 10 weeks,…

I had very similar thoughts about my Dad when I started. His father died of a stroke when I was small. He was always afraid of getting a stroke, too. He took care of himself, but not quite as well as he could have and he did get a stroke when he was 76. He spent 8 years lying on a bed and only able to move his head, rarely…

Today I did the lunchtime "Fit and Tone" class at work and just one stair workout in the morning. Then after work I went to water aerobics with my favorite instructor, Desi. She really had us moving! On Saturday I stepped on a dog toy in the dark and turned my ankle. It didn't bother me at all during my run yesterday as…

Sounds like a light week, Sherry, whether you wanted one or not. :) It might be good to have a light week as you were feeling tired and a bit burnt out. I hope you enjoy it!

The best exercise to lose weight is the one that you like enough to do regularly and intensely. There is also a lot of benefit in variety; with in doing both strength training and cardio, and with doing various types of cardio.

Fells didn't pass the nosework test yesterday, but he really did well and worked hard the whole time. He choose the odor over the food (it was a clementine and a cinnamon bun yesterday) and so passed that one, but in two others he wasn't able to find the second hide within the time given. I think that we all just need more…

Terrific, Beth!! Great run! Plus, it sounds like you are a great coach, too. I would love to run with your group. Really sorry that you were sick, Joe. Glad that you are feeling better. Sounds like a fun run this morning, Tim. You'll go faster, Laura, as soon as you have sure footing. Partially clear footing isn't much…

Thanks, Varda!

Terrific!

Terrific run, Ceci! I ran my normal Friday run today, about over 4 miles running and some walking mixed in. It really felt good. I'm getting a little frustrated with my phone & RunDouble. I'm not believing the distances and the times it telling me I'm doing. They don't make sense, so I can't depend on them. So I really…

“I was in a lot of pain but couldn’t give up. I ran a Commonwealth Games qualifying time last year and wanted to improve on it. I missed it by a minute and a half, which is frustrating.” She missed it by a minute and a half after running a marathon with a broken nose and cracked rib!

All I did yesterday was my stair workout! BTW, thanks for the poster yesterday, Sherry. :) I went home from work, got some things done that had to get done, and then went to bed. Didn't even get to flyball practice. It was definitely a rest day. Today I have my run! Tomorrow Fells is competing in nosework. He hasn't…

Trying to decide what to do today, or at least what to do between leaving work at 5:15 and getting to flyball practice at 8 pm. Choices: -- Metabolic Conditioning class (yes, I went to one yesterday, but this week they seem to be holding another class on Thursday, my guess is that they will continue to do so throughout the…

Metabolic class today! This month's focus seems to be lunges, although we do plenty of other exercises. Last months focus was squats. In January I started to weigh myself daily. I've only missed a couple of days. Whatever it is, I put it in my weight app. I weigh myself as far as MFP on Sunday morning, or Monday morning if…

Not much from me today. Did my star routine at work twice. Doing a little bit of convict conditioning tonight, then bed.

My March goals: -- Exercise 60 minutes for 5 days a week, 6 days if at all possible. Monday -- swim/water aerobics and either convict conditioning (pushups, squats, bridge) or the 1/2 hour "Fit and Tone" class during lunch at work Tuesday -- 1/2 hour run (stairs or hill work or treadmill intervals) and Convict Conditioning…

Enjoy your rest day, Sherry! Nice walk, Laura. Hope Jason is pleased with all your work. Hope the knee feels better, too. Maria, did you get to do anything today? We were supposed to get a huge snow storm, but it didn't get cold enough quite early enough, to make it as plan as predicted. When I woke at 3:30 am and saw no…

For those of you who have had problems with your foot shifting forward or your shoes not holding your heel in place, you might want to check out Under Armour's new shoe, Apollo. While I'm not hugely impressed by it's looks or padding, what it does have is less inside to rub against your foot and a better cradle for the…

I agree with setting goals of what you do, something you can control, rather than how much you lose. You can celebrate how much you lost, but don't set a time or date to that. Generally this makes you happier no matter how quickly or slowly you lose. Good goals: -- 1/2 hour exercise every day, whether it's a yoga DVD (or…

Was supposed to run today, but felt sorry for Colin who keeps getting left home all the time, plus I ran on Friday and Saturday, so we (I and the two dogs) took a walk. It took us a little over two hours to go 6 miles. It would have been faster if the dogs had both walked in the same direction for more than a second or so…

So I decided to go on the birdwatching hike. Put my technical (aka running) clothing on and then added a layer, jeans and a sweat shirt. Put on my LL Bean shoes and my winter coat shell, gloves, and scarf, and I was set. Unfortunately I went here http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Nature/Jug_Bay_Natural_Area.htm rather…

All good, Romy! My first shoes were Asics. I liked them, but they were too small and I almost lost a toenail. My last two have been two different New Balance and I really like them both. I wear the older pair all the time and the newer pair only when I run. The Loch Ness 10k (and the marathon, too) sounds really fun! Ran a…