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9/8 - 2.61 mi 9/12 - 3.15 9/14 - 2.0 mi Total so far: 7.76miles I'm increasing my goal to 30 miles, because that's an even 10 mi/week and I think that's doable!

Yikes... I guess I take our area for granted, because there is almost none of that. I suppose I'd have to find alternatives too, if this place wasn't so barefoot friendly. The only thing I have to watch out for is random gravel and the occasional glass - which is rare. Someone mentioned that they couldn't imagine running a…

That sounds like a second rest day would be helpful, yes...

I haven't worked up to long distances yet (mid distance is what I'm working on) but I will say that around the second mile, I would notice some uncomfortable constriction in the toe box, even though they fit me perfectly. As the shoes have gotten more broken in I guess, it's been better (although still not as awesome as…

Contacting LLL or just going to a meeting for support/ideas is a great idea. Also, I've heard good things about the No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. I've not read it, but I've glanced through it -- it might be worth taking a look at? Also, the Nighttime Parenting book by Dr Sears. Have you tried cosleeping? If…

Last year, I did Couch to 5K barefoot to start out; I didn't get any barefoot shoes until 6 months later when it started to get too cold to go without shoes. (I have Vibram sprints... they're better than conventional shoes, not as good as barefoot, IMO.) In fact, I've read that it can be very helpful to take some time to…

My reason for suggesting it is because beginning barefoot running enabled me to run without shin splints for the first time EVER. It was amazing. Barefoot/minimalist running may not be for everyone, but giving it a try (after looking into it to be aware of proper form and best way to start out) is frequently a very good…

Today, I ran 2.6 miles ... so for this week (9/2-9/8) I've logged 2.6 miles. LOL My goal for next week is 8 miles!

Couch to 5K is awesome (repeating weeks as necessary - it's not a race!) as is really getting a good warm up. I've found that a 5 minute walk is not adequate as a warm up; at least 15-20 minutes of something other than jogging to warm up is ideal and makes a huge difference. I'm going to suggest looking into barefoot or…

Coming in on this late -- I'm just starting back to running, so my personal goal for the rest of Sept is 25 miles.

I started last Monday (the 3rd)... so far, so good!

If it is soreness in both calves, that is really normal with the transition to barefoot running. First, when you run pay attention and make sure that you're letting your heels touch so that the calves can "unload" - some new to the mid/forefoot strike can find themselves running entirely on their mid to forefoot, which…

So true!!! Deadlifts are my favorite.

Gotcha.

Exactly this (although we're 6 years shy of our 17th anniversary!) I guess I should start correcting my husband when he calls me "Punkin" as he has since we were dating ... it's PUMPKIN, thank you very much. :wink: However, we usually only use those to address each other, as pet names. When we're talking to other people we…

I think it's odd that some people seem to be pointing to the heavy "back of the pack" marathon (or half marathon) runners as examples of running not helping with weight loss. That makes no sense. No one has any idea how much those fat marathoners weighed BEFORE they started training for that race. They might be 50 lbs…

I am a huge, huge fan of stretching. I hate when I'm rushed and that's the portion of my workout that suffers! I'm also a fan of using new information, and like you pointed out, some of the newer info is saying that some of the things that have been believed about stretching are either inaccurate or wrong. But yes, your…

Once it got a bit colder here, I started regularly running on the treadmill in my socks, and it was absolutely fine. Now I have Vibrams for running on the treadmill, and of course that works too. I much prefer to be barefoot, so I took them off for most of my last treadmill run... I guess I've been doing too much in shoes…

It depends, I think that would be a bit of a trial-and-error thing. If you count it in, and lose the amount of weight you're set to lose - for instance, if you're set to lose 1 lb a week, and when you count in those calories and go by the new numbers you lose 1 lb, then it's 100% right. If you count them in and (with all…

Oh yes, absolutely. In fact, while transitioning to barefoot can be part of the healing from PF (and there are those who switched to barefoot/minimalist running because they got PF running in shoes) it can also *cause* PF if done carelessly.

I'm nursing a 20 month old, who is obviously eating solids as well, and I log it at 375 cals a day. When I go by that, I lose exactly what MFP has me slated to lose. (I mean, as long as I don't keep eating at maintenance... in which case I don't lose. LOL) The math with the subtracted nursing cals works. The thing about…

The two fellows who posted before me pretty much nailed it.

PF would be my guess as well... It's usually a running injury, but can happen any time. I got PF this past July, doing more running than I was ready for. In my case it was doing "too much, too soon" in my barefoot running, instead of taking it slower and giving my feet time to adapt to the new demands I was placing on…

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Thanks.... I am unfortunately one of those crazy people who would honestly prefer the spoonful of actual sugar to artificial sugars. :smile:

Last night before I went to bed I had typed up a very long, detailed reply ... and of course the baby turned off my CPU before I could finish and post it. Of course. LOL The first thing I want to say is the most important: you got down to 159. ONE FIFTY NINE. That's awesome! You should get up right now and do a little…

Knee injury does limit you - the last thing you want to do is make that worse! So your first priority is to take care of that, of course. Can you do modified squats? That's what my husband does (he just had knee surgery and it's not 100%, it's a long road sometimes) but he's often frustrated by workouts when he has to…

I want to be able to see my progress, so yes, I took sports-bra photos for my befores, and I'll take sports-bra photos for my afters. I want to see my shoulders, my abs, etc, and I want to be able to compare it to where I started without having to guess through layers of fabric. I'm kind of clinical about it, I guess. Not…

I highly recommend finding some ten-minute workouts you can do, because sometimes that's all you can manage! There are some workouts that in 10-12 minutes can burn what you burn in 30 minutes of doing the treadmill. They're intense, but they're over quick and they really change your body. BodyRock.tv does a lot of them --…

I'm sure that everyone will chime in with the shoe that worked for them, as well as the strong suggestion to go to a running specialty store for a thorough evaluation to make sure that you get the right shoe for you. That's going to be the bulk of your responses, and when it comes to shoes, is excellent advice. I'm going…