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Did 5K to 10K W2D1 timed. I got to the top of the hill before turning around! I still find it hard to believe that I can actually run like this. It just amazes me. Not only that I can do it, but I don't hate it and I feel good afterwards. I'm not wiped out for the rest of the day. Anyway, my distance today was 3.89 miles…

Sorry to hear about your grandpa. Don't feel bad about missing your running. Life happens. Just start back up again where you feel comfortable. Yes, start doing the hill, even if you have to walk it. However, I did find it helpful to be following the program. When I was just doing "I'll run when I can and walk when I…

I live in the mountains (just barely - Loveland is 4 miles away and is on the plains and there are no steep hills between us and town) and I faced this same problem. Our hill is daunting! I started by walking the hill, months before I even considered running. Walking all the way up the hill (elevation change: about 400…

5K to 10K W1D3 Timed done. I was faster today - probably because I hadn't gone for a 5 mile walk up the hill first. I went further up the hill this time after it said I was halfway, but I ended up doubling back even further at the end of the run. Total distance (excluding warm up and cool down) 3.39 miles for a pace of…

W1D3 Timed done. I was faster today - probably because I hadn't gone for a 5 mile walk up the hill first. I went further up the hill this time after it said I was halfway, but I ended up doubling back even further at the end of the run. Total distance (excluding warm up and cool down) 3.39 miles for a pace of 12:58.

That's a setback, for sure. I'm sure it's easier the second time. I decided not to run today. It was still cool enough when we got back from our 5 mile walk at 8:15, but by the time I could go out for a run, it was in the upper 80s. Too hot for me. Tomorrow is supposed to be a little cooler, so I hope to be able to do both…

It looks like your phone and your Fitbit disagree by about 14 percent. That's pretty significant. I guess if I were suspicious that my Fitbit wasn't accurately counting steps, I'd go to the trouble of testing it over a fairly significant distance. So, I'd get to wherever I was going to start the test, note the step count,…

I would recommend that you read the FAQ found in the stickies. Here's a handy link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1 The calories in your "Fitbit Calorie Adjustment" aren't exercise calories. They're essentially the…

Actually, I think what you mean is that you've logged 1550 calories eaten and your Fitbit Calorie Adjustment is 905 calories. That means that MFP has taken the number of calories Fitbit says you'll burn today (a lot more than 905!) subtracted off how many calories MFP thinks you'd burn in a day (basically 1210 plus your…

It's pretty normal to get fixated on nice, round numbers (I assume you've been aiming for 65 kg). I'm glad that what I said helped. I can identify with your problem with weight training. I've had a lot of success with cardio exercise. I walk, I've taken up running, I do Zumba. But, nothing I've tried when it comes to…

The closest thing we have to a "block" where I live is a 6 mile loop! And, I don't care to do it because it involves 2 miles on a busy road with minimal shoulders (we walked it once, and that was enough). I also have a rule that I won't run on our driveway - it's too rough and steep in one spot and I don't want to discover…

Did it also give you a high number of calories to go with the extra 3000 steps? If the phantom steps are seen as low intensity then your calorie burn won't go up much. However, if it does give you too many calories then it might be better for you to use a tracker that isn't worn on your wrist while you're at work. You…

I wouldn't know where to get a proper body fat test done, either. However, if the body builders estimated 25-26%, then that's also right in the "normal healthy" range for a woman. So, you're at a healthy weight and probably at a healthy body fat percentage - it sounds to me like you're trying to achieve a goal that your…

The first thing is that you're extremely close to goal - only 4 pounds! That's going to mean slow loss. The second thing is I've gone more than just a month with essentially no weight loss at times, so I don't really see that as "something wrong" either. I get that it is frustrating especially being so close to where you…

W1D2 Timed done. My distance this time was a little less - 3.26 miles. However, today my run was 1) after we'd taken our 5 mile walk; 2) after breakfast; and 3) 4 hours later in the day than on Monday, so it was warmer out, although not blazing hot. I was slower on the uphill portion today, but I didn't turn around until I…

RD 5K to 10K W1D2 Timed done. My distance this time was a little less - 3.26 miles. However, today my run was 1) after we'd taken our 5 mile walk; 2) after breakfast; and 3) later in the day, so it was warmer out, although not blazing hot. ( @BethAnnieT - I wouldn't even think of running in 100 deg heat! Good for you, but…

That'll do it. I am a lifelong exercise avoider. I hated exercise. I still don't love it. I'd give it up in a heartbeat if I could do it without consequences, but I no longer hate it and I love the effect it has had. Lower weight, better health stats, less pain, etc. However, I also have the luxury of being retired - I'm…

I had the same problem - the notification came up when it should, but I couldn't make it go away! It wasn't that it didn't log my sleep. My Charge HR is pretty reliable at logging at least some sleep every night although I generally have to go back and tweak the "went to bed" time. Anyway, the "go to bed" notification was…

If you were walking that many steps and eating only 1500 calories a day, you probably damaged your metabolism. I get about that many steps (average last 7 days 19K), weigh just a few pounds more than you at this point (167 this morning - I'm up a bit the last few days, I'm not sure why), I'm shorter and I'm much older but…

It's true that individual exercises logged in Fitbit won't appear in your MFP news feed. However, if you log the exercise in MFP, it will overwrite the better data logged by your Fitbit (for things that your Fitbit tracks well such as walking, running, etc.) with what you enter in MFP. Plus, Fitbit's algorithms for…

I did take two days off between the 5K run I did on Friday and today's. I had a good reason - the weather was going to be hotter than blazes on Saturday and Sunday, but cooler today. As the summer progresses, I can see this being more and more of a problem, as I want to prioritize my daily 5 mile walk with my husband over…

If your step count is that low, then don't waste energy worrying about whether it is giving you extra steps. Instead, take that energy and use it to find ways to incorporate more steps into your day.

I started RunDouble's 5K to 10K program today. W1D1 done. I'm doing the timed version for now. I ran a total of 3.3 miles. Which suited me just fine. The only problem was that I underestimated how much farther I should run after the "you are halfway" announcement before I turned around and ended up having to double back…

I started RunDouble's 5K to 10K program today. However, I'm kind of attached to this group, so I'm going to post both here and on the Bridge to 10K group for now. So... RD 5K to 10K W1D1 Timed done. I ran a total of 3.3 miles. Which suited me just fine. The only problem was that I underestimated how much farther I should…

When I first got a Fitbit, I obsessed over every single step. I didn't worry about it adding extra because I started with a One, so arm movements weren't an issue, but got really frustrated when it missed steps. I gradually got more comfortable with trusting it and not worrying about the occasional missed step here and the…

That one day loss is actually pretty meaningless. You just don't get true fat weight loss that quickly in response to one day of virtuous eating. I was up today, but I know it wasn't a "real" gain, just temporary, because I see those sorts of fluctuations all the time. Same with a sudden dip in the scale. So, I would also…

How much total weight do you have to lose? If it's less than 25 pounds, then don't shoot for a pound a week, aim for 1/2 pound a week. The less you have to lose, the more slowly it has to come off. There's just no way around that and if you try to lose too quickly, you can permanently damage your metabolism so that you…

You can either set your deficit number to half a pound, and/or you can increase your MFP activity level. Whatever it takes to get you to start the day with more than 1200 calories. However, if you increase your MFP activity level you'll get smaller adjustments from Fitbit and will need to leave a few more calories at the…

Depending on how much recovery time your body really needs, I don't see why not. What I've done is try to stick to an every other day schedule with the knowledge that sometimes things will interfere with my schedule and I'll have to have two or more days between runs. I'm very concerned about injuries (especially my knees,…

Went into town first thing this morning (before it got hot) and did 5K without hills (near Boyd Lake State Park). My pace was 12:30 (4.8 miles per hour). I feel pretty good about that. @rnurse82 & @sweetdianachka - I understand not wanting to go on to the 10K. I'm going to because I've decided that running in the Bolder…