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This is hard for me, but I have to think about the long range goal. If I look at it on a daily basis, I get real discouraged. Good luck. I really hope it gets better.

My last week was bad. I didn't keep my diary. So, I planned to get back on track this morning. The only way that I could was to plan ahead and not give myself any options but to stay within my calorie goal for today. However, I went over about 100 calories because I made a mistake by not checking the calories in my supper…

I am with you. A year ago, I had lost 25 lbs and have gained 20 of it back. Forty lbs is my goal. Good luck to you.

This is a good thread. I restarted the Couch to 5K program last week. During W4 I had to stop running because of an injury. This morning I completed W2D1, and it went well, much better than the first time. This is a part of an effort to lose weight, which I have lost 20 lbs and have another 20 to go.

I understand your frustration. Several of the people that I know who are losing weight are going to a local doctor. He is providing a hunger suppressor along with some information. They look great. Me, not so much. I almost quit my diet, when I went to the doctor for my yearly physical, and I had lost 14 lbs in about 8…

Congratulations. You will make it by staying the course. Don't push yourself beyond what the program recommends. Also make sure that you do other exercises and stretching. I did more than I should have and ended up with plantar fasciitis. Now I am sidelined for the next few weeks. I was at W5D2, but I was in terrible pain.…

What kind of curved bottoms do you mean? I am so ready to get back to running. Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments.

No, I have never worn flip-flops. Couldn't stand that strap between my toes. I really think that it is my shoes though. My son works at a sporting goods store and talked me into getting some Asics, which I believe are good shoes; however, they aren't for me, at least for running. Oh well, in a couple of months I will make…

Good afternoon everyone. I am going to have stop C25K for a while. Plantar fasciitius is tough thing to overcome. I have tried to take off a few days from any exercising, but it keeps coming back. Sometimes it is worse than ever. It is very discouraging, but I would rather take a break than run the risk of permanent…

I had to go back a week because I took off to give some aches time to heal, so I completed W4D1 this morning. It actually went pretty well. The last 5 minute run seemed to last forever though. It was encouraging to know that I could still run that far after taking a break. lazybumnomore, first things first. That is a great…

annied16, I have had better luck at repeating a week than pressing on. You might give yourself the weekend to regroup, since you have quite a bit going on. It is frustrating to feel like you are going backward, but it seems to me like the next week that I come back stronger. I have had to pause my running for a few days…

Good morning! I made it through W5D2; however, I will be doing that one over. Toward the end buzzards were circling over head. I don't if I looked like I was dead or if I looked like I was dying. Either one is not good. Seriously, I need to run this day over at least one more time, if not two more times. Got compliments…

Good Morning!!! Just finished W5D1. I had planned to return to W4 this week, but decided to give it the old college try. I made it. W5D2 looks a little a scary. Running for 8 minutes is a far cry from 5 minute runs, which I thought were plenty tough. It is good to see others joining our group. Everyone please keep posting…

Finished W4D3 this morning. I think I better do this week over like I said before. Again, my breathing wasn't the problem, but my legs felt like cooked spaghetti. Ran in a more hilly area, so that may have something to do with it. Have a good weekend everyone! Good running!

melissa_w, I don't know how to open up my diary. I have done some research since posting earlier. During this weekend I am going to review my eating habits and try to begin planning. My calorie intake goal may be a little off, so I am going to try to come up with an accurate BMR. This is difficult because several different…

Thanks everyone for your input. Your encouragement and advice is very helpful.

I agree GuamGrly about feeling better the second week. I was just wondering if I were not pushing myself hard enough. Although I have repeated W1 and W3, and now I am going to repeat W4. Well, sometimes it is better to be the tortoise instead of the hare. mindiejean, I think that it is awesome that you ran so well without…

Good Morning! I did it!!! I made it through the first two days of W4. It was not easy, but it did not win. This week was really scary for me, and I may have to repeat it. Is anyone else having to repeat the weeks? This time I did not have trouble with my breathing, but my legs got more rubbery as I went. jezzi4ever, you…

I understand about the time. The best time for me to run is around 5:30 a.m. each morning. I have to drive an hour to my work, so I lose two hours each day during the week. The problem is that I am not really a morning person, so every morning is a struggle. You can do it!!! I truly believe that where there is a will,…

mindiejean, this is all you have to do to join. Hope it is helpful to you. annied, I know how you feel. I finished W3D3 for the second time this morning. You and I are together about the full run. It has me pretty nervous, too. Actually, I am kinda nervous about W4. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

I am finding that breathing is one of the most critical parts of my running. I have listened to everyone on how to breathe, and it wasn't working. I was told to breathe through my nose only, inhale through my nose and exhale through my mouth, etc. This site, http://www.ehow.com/way_5171780_proper-breathing-running.html ,…

This is great!!! As we can see, there are a lot of us. Let's work together to make it through the C25K and possibly on to bigger and better things. This is a short note, but after doing a little research, I have found a couple of websites that will help with the running. I will post them later. Good running and fitness!

Hi MrsSuperK, Hope things are going well. I have had a up and down week, but overall up. Hope yours is all up. Good Luck!

Finished W3D2 for the second time. Did much better, however, I adjusted my breathing, so that may have been the problem. Going to research this so more. Feel like maybe I can move forward. Going to complete all of W3 for the second time though. nisiham, I am going to start a new thread. Never done it before, but here goes.…

Good morning to you. Great reading. We all know those things, but we don't put them into practice. Will be looking forward to future quotes.

Good Morning. Just completed W3D1 for the second time. Took 3 days off from any exercising to give everything a chance to recover. Good for the recovery, but bad for the exercising because I barely made it through the second 3 minute run. Maybe later this week it will get better. I hope others continue posting to this…

Thanks for the input on stretching. The other day I ran without stretching, and I seemed to be struggling more. I will look into the website and dynamic stretching.

I do stretch before and after I run. I also take two fish oil capsules everyday. Haven't started glucosamine yet. I used to take supplements, but I wasn't doing any exercising, so it seemed unnecessary. It is time I start taking them again. Thanks nisijam.

Just finished W3D3. Instead of running at the track this time, I ran down a side street with no traffic and several short hills. Not bad, but I think I will repeat this week, if nothing else to give my joints some time before going to the next level. I go to a conference in FL on July 23rd. Don't want people to look at…