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make sure yr using proper form. im about to start week 5 and ive never jogged before this.. i had the same problem in the beginning then i researched proper running technique on youtube and it instantly solved my problem.

Did I delete it?! Oh no. Here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJaug-MIJY And I'm diggin this Vandals song! Here's another wonderful song about a woman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WFpfV-fOhM

I struggle with my feminist side and my black sense of humor.. you, sir, made me laugh!

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"Fat" is not a feminist issue. The issue is the way women are treated in response to that. Being "fat" is a health issue. On a side note.. Bikini Kill is one of my favorite bands EVER.. and here's a good song about not being accepted for being too fat or just not good enough.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJaug-MIJY

wow week 4 is really hard for me. I've done 2 days so far and it takes ALOT for me to keep going on that last 5 minute run.. I feel like I can't get enough oxygen in my lungs.. I don't have asthma, but 5 months ago I kicked my 10 year long habit of smoking.. Could this be it? Or is it normal to feel like my lungs aren't…

i think its helped me a little with the weight loss.. mainly, bc i dont crave carbs as badly

I'm doing week 4 day 1 tomorrow. I missed a day or two here and there but for the most part, I'm on track. I'm loving the way it has increased my endurance so far.. before I started I couldn't run for more than like 30 seconds and now I can run for a 3 minutes. =) I think I am falling in love with jogging.. I just order…

one of my favorite bands is called girl in a coma

Some people don't fit into one type.. yr probably a combination.

Try this quiz. It was really accurate for me. http://www.liverdoctor.com/index.php?page=body-type

i still plan on doing strength.. just aside from cardio.

I have an xbox 360 with kinect and we do play dance central and stuff like that. I think I'm gonna try turbo jam. even tho its a video, it burns calories fast so I wont have to do it as long. it looks more fun, too. I like the way I feel during cardio, and I think I didn't like the 30ds bc it mixed strength with it, so it…

It was hard but boring at the same time. I could DO it, but I really had to push through.. and the only thing u think about the entire time is what you're doing. When I jog I'm watching a show, or when I go outside I'll enjoy the scenery. Tennis is fun, bc I'm with friends.. so I like a distraction when I exercise. lol…

Kickboxing sounds like fun. It's not really in my budget to pay for a class, though, and the class in my area is on Saturday and I'd rather not send my daughter to daycare for that. Are there any good kickboxing videos?

bump! everyone in the ENTIRE WORLD should read this... thin or not.

yeah exactly. yr net calories should equal yr goal of 1200 per day. it shows yr daily goal as 1927, bc u burned 727 so u have to add that to the 1200. MFP does it for u.

I do 1360 calories for about 12 weeks at a time and then a week right below my maintenance calories for my current weight. 1360 is my calorie goal if I wanna lose 1 1/2 lbs per week. I actually just finished my 1 week at higher cals today. I had 1850 per day which is setting it to lose 1/2 lbsper week. The reason they say…

You're supposed to do it every day, but pretty much ALL docs will tell you that you need a rest day. I do it every other day. Otherwise, your muscles will have no time to repair themselves and you won't get as much benefit from it. On the days I don't do it, I try to do cardio (Couch to 5K) and no strength training. I take…

I did notice that. Stretching helped a ton. :-)

I had the same exact problem! I just started jogging last week. I figured out that I was running all wrong. Here is the link to the youtube video that helped me. I went from burning, agonizing shin pain to absolutely no pain at all a few hours later (after I found the video). Hope it helps! Oh, also, make sure if your on a…

I agree!!

It helps me alot if I try to get a little extra sleep during that time.. and keep hydrated.

This is motivating and well written. I agree with all of it! (Although, I one point, I was wondering how cool it would be to be a giraffe)

Wow, I did the first day if C25K and it was pretty hard, but I'm gonna keep doing it. I also did Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred (still on level 1, but this was my 5th time) and played tennis. I burned alot more calories today than I usually do and it feels great.

I'd like to do it. I'll be starting tomorrow. I didn't know you could have groups on MFP.

Happy Birthday!!

mmm love edamame. particularly when it comes along with california rolls. :D

Hah there was an episode of house where Wilson says "sooookieee" all Bill Compton style. I forget which ep, but it was somewhere in season 7. Can't wait for the new True Blood! <3

im from western md. but welcome to MFP!