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Good shoes are key - but make sure you warm up for a few minutes and then stretch a LOT before you run. Also - go slow, a little bit slower than you think you should. You can do it! Try googling some pre-running stretches and make sure you do them slowly and get a good stretch. Good luck!

Sounds great!

I need real food. Breakfast: I like sandwich thins with a serving of egg beaters and sauteed spinach. I put a garlic herb laughing cow on the toasted thin. Add hot sauce. Lunch - lots of veggies. Some raw, some cooked. Protein (usually chicken or fish) and some sort of carb. Could be a roll, tortilla or part of a soft…

Love the rant!

The CDC has a Zombie preparedness comic (pardon me, graphic novel) with tips on how to be prepared. Not surprisingly it is encouraging the same steps for earthquake, pandemic and flood. Check it out: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies_novella.htm

I'm a healthcare professional so I'll put my two cents in - but please be careful who you take advice from. When you are in the stages of a flare up you want to avoid fiber, go for softer foods and easy to eat and digest foods. When you are doing well - go for the high fiber. That keeps things moving through the GI tract…

I'm so with you on getting rid of summer! Can't wait for chicken/veggie soup weather! We leave this weekend for an Alaska cruise and it is supposed to be cool and rainy - can't wait!

Black bean garlic sauce and a little chicken or veggie broth, soy sauce to taste. Yum!

I had the same problem years ago when I tried to jog. Google C25K training programs - they are a great way to get into it and remember to stretch (find a good site to show you how to do it right). I do several minutes of calf, leg and hip stretching and I haven't had any shin splints. Been jogging regularly since May. Good…

Abolutely my iPhone 4S. It rocks and I've never had any problems. Apple rules.

I agree with more cardio the better with one stipulation...........you have to give it your all. If you are doing the treadmill - do it fast. Keep increasing speed and/or incline. Same with eliptical - don't just spend the time - you have to do it hard. Usually that can't last for 45-55 minutes.......so go harder for…

CONGRATULATIONS! That is awesome, and inspiring. I started C25K in May and made it to Day 1 of Week 7. I was doing good and then ended up with major hip pain. Laid off, stretched more, researched a lot, and today I was all proud of being back up to 20 minutes straight. Your accomplishment is definitely something to strive…

You look great and happy - it can only get better! Good for you!

Layer in crock pot: Red potatoes - halved or quartered (depends on size) pork loin (I season with a little salt and cumin) mix lipton onion soup mix with ~ 1 cup water add in Cook on low for 4-6 hours and then add cabbage and chopped kale or collards (I lift the pork and add underneath) Continue cooking another couple of…

Calories in vs calories out is true but all foods are not the same. Read an interesting study recently that showed how digesting processed foods uses less calories than digesting whole foods and non-processed. I'm sure it is not a major amount - but good nutrition counts too.

Yogibella - you totally need another program now! Keep the momentum - and there is nothing that you can't do.

I vary it. I eat back fewer during the week and totally eat them back on weekends......well, actually I drink them back as then I can have a couple of glasses of wine. :drinker:

Yogibella! Congratulations to you! I bet that feels fantastic. I'm alternating running and walking and have made it up to 18 minutes again. Hope the hip behaves!

I don't know how helpful I can be but I got all the way to Week 7 day 1 and ended up with some major hip pain. Googled it and got some recommendations and found a few things out: make sure you watch your stride - heel strikes can aggravate achilles tendonitis. I've rested, stretched, intensified weights and now I'm back up…

Sodium, potassium and fluids. Scramble up some egg beaters with some salty potatoes and you should eventually be good. I would need lots of hot sauce. Don't forget many glasses of water.

Yogibella - hip pain still exists. I stretch and wait a couple of days and then run for a few minutes and it is back. I ice it and take aleve - and it gets better. Thanks for the article. I think I've narrowed it down to bursitis - good grief that sounds like an old person's problem! Not happy with it all but I'm not…

Sounds like you have a good plan. Good luck!

Thanks MsMindy - I'm trying to and it is frustrating. I skipped my run for last Friday (kept up the aleve, and the stretching) and tried again on Sunday. Ran 5 minutes but the pain started in earlier. Snarl. So - I bumped down the treadmill to a fast walk and no pain. Figure I'll try again tomorrow and see if I can do more…

I'm sorry! I posted a cry for help yesterday for hip pain from my Week 7 C25K run and didn't get much of a response either. I would suggest Advil or Aleve for the pain and ice the area if you can. Sometimes stress fractures don't show up too quickly in Xrays - so call your doctor and see what she/he suggests. I know what…

Yogibella - you are totally right as week 5 and 6 scared me too. I did week 7 day 1 last night and ended up with pretty severe and annoying hip pain. That was new. I posted a cry for help here and got a couple of good suggestions. I might be a few days behind now too if I have to "rest" for a couple of days. Good luck - I…

Thank you for the help and support. I posted a "cry for help" in the C25K groups as I didn't get a response on this one quick enough and I was worried. Someone suggested it was an IT band problem and to google/bing stretches for it. It is feeling much better this afternoon but is still tender. I hate to take a week off…

I'm a slow runner too! I just did Week 7 Day 1 yesterday (ended up with HUGE hip pain) and it almost killed me. I'm running now at a 4.2 on the treadmill. If I get past this hip thing - my goal is to repeat the C25K - and go for more speed. I figure that will help me to slowly and safely increase speed.

Thank you! I'll do that.

I just joined this group and I finished Week 6 day 3 yesterday. I can't believe I ran 22 minutes straight! Week 7 and 8 scare me now - how are you doing with it? I'm intimidated that there are no more time break ups in the runs (10 min run, 3 min walk etc). But, I'm planning on continuing and kicking some C25K butt.

Didn't notice any weight loss on Jillian but yes! Natalie totally slacks - but then so do I when I'm doing it.