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Hi Jill, My wife wrestles with this all the time. Same thing: guilt, isn't sure how to use all the equipment, is this what I should be spending the family money on, etc. As I tell my wife, you have to be happy. If you need/want a trainer now and you're getting the psychological and physical needs met with the trainer, do…

I agree with letting this be your time. If he wants to do the kid mile by himself, fine; if not, he can meet you at the finish and you can make plans to do another one in a week or two. Like SarahCate, my son did his first 5k when he was 5, and while our plan was to have him run with his mom, it was clear 100 meters in…

Hi Progress, First, you don't sound dumb at all. Everyone is at a different level of knowing what to do in every area. That's why they have these forums. And remember this: everyone who is an expert in their field was at one time a beginner in that field. All of the advice you've been given above is great. Just don't be…

Hello Fitnh, If your "nh" means New Hampshire, you likely have tons of rolling hills and mountains around you. While going up and down the hills makes your pace slower, it also makes you much stronger. Forget the pace per mile: do what makes you stronger and do what makes you faster. In addition to just going up and down…

I'm stealing that!

I second the idea of including planks. They never seem to get easier, but they really work. I've been trying them while raising one foot (alternating every 5 or 10 seconds)--that seems to work the muscles a bit differently. Side planks are also good, and an advanced move from there is doing a leg raise (upper leg goes…

Sounds like sane and sage advice. Sounds like it's a solid lifestyle thing for you now. Keep up the good work!

That. Is. Awesome. Way to go, bdur76! Getting that much weight up is amazing. You've down to almost half of what you used to weigh--that's great! What would you say were the "keys" to your losing that much weight?

Isn't this where someone jumps in and starts talking about how cauliflower is awesome? Seriously, though, how can anyone defend pizza as a "good" food? It has white bread, which has almost no nutritive value and has gluten in it; cheese, which has way too much protein and fat and probably has hormone issues; oil, which is…

Good point, Robdel302. And even then, there are "nutrition experts" who are RD's who say high carb, low protein, low fat is correct; some who say high protein, low carb, low fat' some who say a balanced approach is right (a la 40-30-30); some who say you should eat according to your blood type; you should eat according to…