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My personal favorite: "Are you sure this is a sustainable way to lose weight? Do you really think you'll be able to keep up tracking calories and exercising FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?" Um, yep. That's why it's called a lifestyle change. Also "You can't have (fill in anything "non-diet-y"), aren't you on a diet?!"

I did W12D2 yesterday, but stopped about 7 minutes into my last run segment. The stupid humidity is getting the best of me ????. I'm running at a snails pace just to get through my runs anymore. I'm running about a 15 minute mile pace...any slower and my feet start dragging, causing me to fall. I know I've been really bad…

Finished W12D1 (R30, W5, R15) today, and I killed it!!! I fell again two days ago and scraped my knees up pretty bad again, so I was nervous to go out today. I managed to come out of it today with my knees still intact though :). I can't believe I will be running for a straight hour in 3 more weeks!! It's crazy! I couldn't…

Ran W11D1 today. It was a BIG improvement compared to the previous two weeks. Thankfully, my knee cooperated with me :)

These intervals are going to be the death of me!! Today was 12r, 1w, 12r, 2w, 12r, 3w, 12r, 4w, 12r. Couldn't do it...again. I just get to the point after the second interval where my mind is just like "Nope, we're not doing this". So once that happened, I turned my training app off and just decided to "go". I made it…

So this week I decided to just advance even though I technically didn't complete the first week of 5-10k. Today was W5,R10,W1,R10,W2,R10,W3,R10,W4,R10,W5. The shorter run times definitely helped, especially since it was 83 degrees and 80% humidity this morning when I ran. I finally completed a workout!! It took everything…

Habit change is the only thing that stopped me from bingeing. However, tracking with MFP is what helped create the habit change. When I started out, I made a promise to myself that I would weigh, measure, and log everything (even if I had gone over by 1000 calories, which I did on some days). I used the food notes section…

I ALMOST completed W9D1 (this is my third attempt). I made it about 3 minutes away from my cool down, checked my app and hit a huge mental block. Next week has 2 days of 10 minute intervals and one day of 12 minute intervals, so even though I technically didn't "complete" my runs in full this week, I'm still going to try…

As slow as you think you are running, go sloooooooweer. Right now, you just need to be focused on gaining endurance.

Like a sore throat, or just dry?? Maybe try drinking more before your run, or carry a bottle of water with you.

You'd be surprised... I bet you're running faster than you realize. I just started bridge to 10k and I had to slow down my run from an 11 minute mile to about a 13:30 minute mile in order to keep going.

I eat a lot of what other people eat too, but I still track calories. I just ask what they used, make a recipe in MFP (I usually add a little extra than what they say as people tend to estimate low), then I just pay attention to how many servings and add it into my tracker. It takes a little extra work, but it keeps me on…

You're probably going at it too fast. You definitely shouldn't be feeling winded. If that's the case, it should be your indicator to slow down. You should be able to carry on a short conversation when you run. I typically found that my first segment was always the slowest, because I was still settling into my pace..

Still had difficulty completing W9D1, but it was better this time around. I managed to get through the first 20 minute segment with no problem. I struggled with the second set though (made it about 10 minutes in), so I decided to just finish it out by doing short run/walk intervals on my own for the next 2.5 miles.…

I'll try to go slower, then. It's hard to gauge my pace since I only use runtastic and I don't like to look at my phone when I run. Consequently, I only know I'm running that fast when the app tells me my mile time. After feeling sluggish and run down all day today, I finally checked my BP. It was 100/68, so I'm betting…

It has been in the mid 70s in the morning here lately, so not too bad heat-wise. I did my first mile in 11 minutes, so maybe I was too fast. I've been feeling sleepy and a little queasy all morning today, so I'm thinking maybe I wasn't hydrated enough pre-run. Anyway, I'll take it for what it is and try again. Was it short…

Thanks everyone!

I finished W8D3 today, which means I'm officially done!!! One quick question though...my feet started to go numb after 30 minutes. Is this normal?

I just graduated this morning!! I timed myself with runtastic, and I clocked in at 39:13. Not too shabby!! I'm looking forward to moving onto 10k. Hopefully, I can get my time under 35 minutes for my 6k race on July 27th!

I haven't run in that high of heat yet, but it was almost 80 here yesterday with 80% humidity. I noticed I had tacked on an extra 2 minutes to my pace. I'm not sure if it was the heat or just compensation for the added 5 minutes (my 30 minute run was yesterday).

Thanks for all of the input, everyone! The things I ate yesterday were from being at my MILs house. I didn't have my scale, but I did measure everything, so no, those were not my recipes. When I am at home, I weigh everything out in a recipe, so I know how much is in "one portion" (ex. Taco meat mixture that I made was 5oz…

I do that every couple of pounds. Last time it brought me down 10 calories.

Ack!! My post got buried in a bunch of spam. Hope no one minds if I bump this?

I think I'm just going to roll right into the 10k program. I figure the longer my runs get, the faster I will be able to run the short ones. My app takes 5 more weeks to get to 10k, after that idk--I might do the 21k runner. I'm not sure yet.

Well, the weather cleared up long enough for me to complete W8D2. One more run left, and I'm done!

Well I WAS going to move forward and try out my 30 minute run today W8D2 but it looks like we will be getting severe weather all day today :(. I'll keep my running clothes on anyway, in case we get a break, but it's not looking so good. It's like the forces of nature do NOT want me to finish this program!

So, I will eventually get to the point where the DOMS isn't so bad when I strength train? Whew!! I guess I just will keep at it, then. I just started this week, so I'm not sure where I need to fit everything in. The program I am doing alternates upper body and lower body 4x a week. Since I've already been running 4x a week…

You might like to check out the C25K group board!! Everyone there is super helpful and motivating :)

I LOVE couch to 5k!! I use the 10k runner app by clearsky, and I have only one more week to go until I roll over to the 10k portion. When I started, I could barely run the full minute, and I swore to myself that I would never be able to do it. I kept at it though, and now I can easily jog for 25 minutes at a time (more if…

Ok thanks, everyone!!