wildside79

for my normal monday - friday routine when I pack up all my meals and snacks for the day, yup, I have it all put in ahead of time. Helps me plan for dinner or any little treats that may come up through the day.

a quick follow up to my post on page one. I did my first official 5k in under 26 minutes, and I'm now working up to a 10k. last run was 4.35 miles in 41 minutes. Once again, coming from a guy that originally was having a hard time with the 3 minute intervals. I really really recommend this program.

think you need to re-read your own sig again... And you don't start today... you start now. So what if you just ate that candy bar, its behind you, start right back up and take a walk. Fall down seven times, get up eight.

That first 20 minute run I absolutely hated... until I was done and proved that I could do it. My first 5k was just over two weeks ago and I completed in under 26 min. Starting bridge to 10k next, but trying to mix in some faster 5ks (want to try to get to about 24 minutes). Great job, I swear by that program.

when I first started this site originally just worked on diet, then started exercising with his "amped up" series... I lost 15 pounds in about 6 weeks and from there rewarded myself with a gym membership. I think they work to get you up and moving and start focusing in on your core, I really just don't have the space in my…

Amazing program - I'm a graduate and my wife and daughter are on week 4. two years ago I tried running to get back in shape without a program and just ended up with shin splints that lasted over a month and basically took me out of the game. This program got me more confident, lost more weight (its much harder of a work…

two years ago when I first started to try to lose weight I started jogging without a program... went way too often and ended up with crippling shin splints that took two months to go away... and promptly put me off my exercise program. I started c25k after I had already lost a bit of weight and started at the gym, and so…

I'm doing it to also work up my knees and shins so I can build them up rather then burning them out right away, so I'm 100% outside.

former smoker as well and just did W6D1 yesterday. Its a good program, two years ago when I tried running again I ended up with shin splints that lasted over a month and made no progress. This time I seem to be getting somewhere. Keep it up.

I fudged it about 25 pounds at the last renewal... as of my last weigh in I'm 15 pounds under it.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/225765-how-mfp-works read the first post, great info. Use your diet to lose the weight, use exercise to get in shape and tone.

Can we sticky the first post of this thread and get rid of the rest of the bullst!t? When I first started I read through the newbie stuff and went online to independently research as well, but something simple like the first post would have allowed me to wrap my brain around it a bit quicker before digging more. And as for…

From my meger research - cardio is always more important. I've read numerous things from body builders saying if you only have 45 minutes to work out, make it all cardio. BUT - when you have more time, resistance training is going to help you faster and more in the long run.

I've been lurking on these boards for about a month and a half, and 90% of my lurking is just for pics like these. I don't need people to "encourage" me, I need to see results. Little time in "Success Stories" really helps during the week.