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I know it's just semantics to a certain extent, but I hate the term 'cheat' days. I love food. Without food, we'd all be dead. Eating isn't cheating. Eating is necessary and just a matter of choices. I choose to eat super healthy all week. On the weekends, I relax and eat what I want. I have no problem eating healthy and…
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I have 5 kids and the husband that contributed to them to feed in addition to myself. I have to plan ahead and make modifications or I can't meet my calorie goals. It's not hard to do, and I eat a lot of great food. I have a harder time eating enough calories than not going over unless we eat out. We had pasta and meat…
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The one thing I always ask myself when contemplating dietary changes is.... Will I make this change for a lifetime? If the answer is no, then the change probably isn't worth doing because I won't stick to it anyway. Give up bread forever? Oh heck no. Never eat ice cream again? Insanity. I try to eat healthy the majority of…
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A few years ago I was out for a run and a moron in a truck swerved off the road and hit me. Amongst other injuries, the impact shattered most of the bones in my face. It broke my jaw in two different places (upper and lower). I had to have my jaw wired for 8 weeks for it to heal, so no solid foods. Not that I was real…
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I've had 5 kiddos, 4th was a c/s and the rest were vaginal. Odds are, the c/s has nothing to do with your current stomach issues. I really don't feel any different post healing from my c/s than I did after the births of my 3 prior kids. My son delivered via c/s is 7 now and my youngest (VBAC) is 2. My abs are out of shape…
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Wow...from stress fractures to a half ironman. That's awesome!!! Thank you too for the encouragement. Getting back to running is very much a mental and physical challenge for me and not just in the usual sense that running is as much mental as physical sometimes. I really need to prove to myself that I can get back to…
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If I run shortly after waking up I don't eat first. I don't like the weighted down feeling of running after a meal. I'm not a huge early morning eater though. If you wake up ravenous, have a snack with a combo of complex carbs and protein before you head out to run. I'm working my way back into running (via C25K) after an…
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Thank you! We finished week 5 day 1 and my son was hurting more than I was but he stuck it out. I think I'm worrying more about him than me. I love that he's running with me, but I don't want him to push too hard to keep up. We talked about repeating being just fine, so he knows we can do that if need be. We're doing day 2…
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I changed my profile pic to a one of myself (hiking with my girls) in honor of this thread. Prior pic was of a sunflower I grew in my yard last summer. I don't have many pics of me because I'm usually the one taking pictures. At the end of the day, profile pics don't really matter much. Without waxing overly philosophical,…
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What is the proper way to add on to our miles to keep track of updates? March 4th- 3.4 miles walk Total: 9.8 miles
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If y'all don't mind a newbie to the forums joining, I'll jump on the challenge wagon. My 13 year old and I are working our way through C25K (started week 4 yesterday). I haven't been keeping track of our total miles but I've been meaning to. It'll be fun to see where we end up. March 1st - 3.2 miles run/walk March 3rd -…
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Had to giggle at this. Darn being female and our lower calorie burns. I guess there are other compensating factors. :) I'm contemplating getting a Polar FT7. One of my concerns is whether the calories burned displayed by the HRM will be more accurate than what MFP generates for activities. Right now I'm trying to…
