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I'm in!

I completed W8D3 before I finished W8D2 by accident. I finished W8D2 yesterday. One more 30 minute run, and I'm done. It's taken me over 14 weeks, but I'm about to be finished with training!

I think everyone has bad running days. Usually my worst are on the days I feel the best, and my best are usually on the days I feel the worst. You always have to try, or you might miss out on a good running day :).

I've only lost 21 lbs since mid July, but I will tell you some of the things I have done. I started running. I did my first 5K in mid July mostly walking it, and I've been doing 5Ks ever since beating my previous time. I started cutting down on soda. I'm currently on a 12 day streak without sodas, but it took 3 months to…

Please talk to him. "I felt hurt when you asked that question because..." might go a really long way. Men are more direct. It's very possible he has no idea how that question affected you.

I don't count it, because I've heard it both ways. Anything you drink that isn't water you have to drink twice as much water to stay hydrated. I've also heard the argument that it's just tea leaves and water. I don't count it, but I log both, so there is no confusion.

You might start at week 2 (90 sec of jogging & 2 min of walking for 20 minutes), but week 1 isn't that easy (60 sec of jogging & 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes). I'm about done with the app (3 workouts left), but it's taken me much longer than 8 weeks to complete.

I know Runner's World just published an article in this month's issue about shin splints and what helps and what doesn't. I tried to find it online, but I'm not coming up with anything. Definitely don't do static stretches before a run (holding poses for 20-30 sec). Those are for after the run only.

Personally, if I'm more than 100 calories below my BMR, and I know I have counted things accurately that day (no eating out and weighing everything), then I will have something. I typically make it a drink though. Either cranberry juice or chocolate milk. I love both and I rarely drink them anymore, so I'm okay with that.…

Warm up and cool down are two of the best things you can do for your body. I don't know that it will solve the shaking issue though.

I would be shocked if running outside bored you. I personally can't stand running on a treadmill anymore regardless of what is on TV.

Gait Analysis is where they look at how you walk and/or run and determine how your foot moves when it walks or runs. They will tell you if you over pronate (roll your foot in), under pronate (roll your foot out), or have a neutral foot (neither). They will also look at your arches and determine if you have a high arch,…

I will tell you, it's taken a few times for me to find my shoe. I'm on my second pair, and I'm not happy with it right now. I liked my first one (Brooks Ghost 7), but they are creating a blister on my left foot after 1.5 miles of running. I've got Asics now, but they make my left foot burn up.

10% per week is a good estimate of how much to increase mileage. I personally love the program. I have not skipped weeks, but I'm also overweight (original goal was to lose 102 lbs). I've had to repeat days many times. I'm finally on Week 8, Day 2. I'm hoping to finish the program by the end of October. Having said that,…

You're not going to believe this, but it's true. I got on with Just Fitness 4 U on a great deal. Pay $34.99/ month for 2 years along with a $55/ year maintenance fee, and then pay only $55/year for life. So now I pay nothing monthly and $55/year. It's great :-). I plan on doing thier personal training at some point,…

Go get one :). If you want more specific advice, please be more specific.

Get away from cotton if you can. I've traded out all my free cotton t-shirts for atheltic wear. I have a few yoga pants and a few running pants (compression). If I'm going for a PR, I typically wear my compression outfit. It seems to help.

My first 5K I finished in 52:22. My third 5K 2 months later I finished in 43:31. You will get better. I could not believe I got that close to a 14 minute mile. I'm really looking forward to my race on Sunday. I'm doing something totally different (tapering and walk/run intervals), so I have no idea what is going to happen.

I had this experience once, and I felt like they wouldn't let me out of the gym until I signed up. I kept saying no, but he wasn't getting the hint. Finally when he said, "What price could you pay?" I told him, "I'm a college student at home with no job. Free is what I can pay." That shut him up.

I tried sending you a message, but I never got a response. You will be ready to do a 5K race, but you may not make the time you are going for. THIS IS NOT A FAILURE! You're doing great! Also, have you been timing your runs? I would think that a running group would not keep track of how far they are going or what their pace…

You still improved your time. I understand you being frustrated, but running is not about running against others. It's about running for yourself. It's about competing against yourself. Also, 5 minutes off your last time is HUGE. Just letting you know. The short distance in a 5K makes taking off any minutes difficult.

Yo-yoing screws with your metabolism. Read the "guide to sexy pants". I believe it explains this phenomenon.

You are not too overweight to workout. I started running at over 100 lbs. overweight. I'm still at over 80 lbs overweight and doing 15 minute miles. You will get more energy as you exercise. I was thrilled this weekend when my two friends who are lighter than me were exhausted after doing much less than I was doing.

3, but that's how many days I work out at the moment. It works for me. I'm hoping to go down to a 38D by the time I need new ones. A 40D is hard to find.

Yes, there it's the fitbit one, fitbit flex, and fitbit zip. It is not a heart rate monitor, although it does show calories burned. Checkout fitbit.com for all the comparisons of what each model does and doesn't do.

Smile for the cameras! I'm still learning those one, as I'm concentrating so much on my breathing just to get through the race. It makes for much better pictures if you smile. Warm up with walking before the race, and cool down with walking and stretching after the race.

You lost 2.75 lbs/week. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs. When you get down to the last 10 lbs, 0.5 lbs./week is healthy. Yes, a lot of that was probably water weight, but you still lost. Why do you think your weight loss was stalled? Having said that, you may be on to something by needing extra calories if you are feeling…

3 pounds in a month and half when you only have 18 lbs to lose is great! Don't get discouraged. Time will pass regardless. Make it a lifestyle change. That way when the time passes, you will be at your goal :).

We do need to know which device you are using. There are so many out there we can't guess at it. However, you do burn calories just by being alive. That is your BMR (basic metabolic rate). For instance, my BMR is around 1775 calories. I'm a 5'5'' female weighing 225 lbs. This means that even if I am bedridden, I am still…

The only way you can fail is to quit.