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I use a HRM. I found out I burn calories a little differently than what MFP states. Right now, I am in the high 300's-400's per run. Another way you could do it is to add your running minutes together and count them, and then add your walking minutes together and count them separately. The chart at the bottom of this page…

I feel very different when I eat any food with preservatives and dyes in it. I am not allergic to sulfites, but I am sensitive to them. MSG makes me feel ill. So, I read all labels. I also try to shop the outside of the store, where you are more likely to find whole foods. I prefer to cook from scratch. I have a cabinet of…

That imaginary hedge really helps! (I hope the neighbors don't think I'm crazy when I peer into their car window to check out my bobbing. LOL. Not that I care!)

So sad to leave our little outcrop of grey stone next to the stream at the foot of the hill. Alas, we broke down our campsite around 10 AM this morn and should be following the road that rolls up and down for a few miles yet. In other words, just finished W4D3 and did some extra walking and running along the way. :-) Mile…

I just finished W4D3. The last two days were harder. Today, I feel like I can go onto W5D1. The key is to take it slow. Later on, you can build your speed. For right now, work on distance. If you don't feel good about moving on, take another day or so to do it.

Actually, a food bank is not a bad idea. You can use this to supplement your budget, and pay it forward when you are able. Don't be ashamed about it.

Feel free to add me. I am on Week 4, Day 3 of C25K. It's a lot of fun! (I hated running, so this is significant.) The NHS has the best website I've seen on C25K: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx#close Here's the main C25K site: http://c25k.com/ Here is a MFP Group for C25K:…

LOL. Some of them are probably on their couches watching me pass by. If they think I have a magical capacity, it's just the dedication to listen to and obey an mp3 until the 30 minutes are up. I would have a hard time pushing myself right now, but that is a good thing to remember if I feel like pushing it later. I have fun…

This is what I did today. It helped a lot! I figure the neighbors could laugh along with me as I hobbled down the street. Week 4 is a good opportunity to work on pacing.

The last time I did C25K, I got up to week 5, day 2. Today, I started week 4 and don't remember it being this hard! I may spend some extra time on it before I move up to week 5, if I don't chicken out and go back to week 3 for another day before I try again. Those 5 min. runs are a huge step from week 3 for me.

Before you go on anti-anxiety meds make sure you educate yourself thoroughly about them. They are very serious drugs. Research SSRI withdrawal/SSRI discontinuation syndrome. And, if you do decide to use them, have a psychiatrist (not an MD) monitor you, and make sure they taper you VERY slowly, for your own sake.…

I'm probably repeating what others have said, but here you go: 1. People who backseat drive your car while riding your rear bumper. (Wondering if they are both homocidal and suicidal.) 2. People who are dying to jump across the intersection before oncoming traffic has had the chance to either (a) move out of the way, or…

It's so encouraging to see all your progress!! Please keep posting! :-) Resting in a birch grove tonight. Supper was delicious, although keeping it frugal. (After all, MFP'er here.) Will turn in soon as it is late. Heading off to find Stock Rd in the morning.

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^^ This, more or less. Basically, respect is something automatically given to another human being, simply because they are human, made in God's image, or loved by God (pick one or more). I shudder to think of what the world would be like if everyone had to struggle to be respected in the first place. Would we hate each…

Your encouragement means so much! Thank you. It's good to hear you are keeping up with your runs after c25k.

No problem. :-) Best wishes, Plexgut!

The lights of Hobbiton are beautiful tonight. Alas, it won't be long before it is a memory. Reached 7.5 miles today.

I discovered this by accident: A stretchy top can also help hold you up. Just make sure you have a good bra, too.

Crossed The Great Road from the Brandywine Bridge. Now in Tookland.

Since you asked . . . I can imitate a cat so well that other cats think there is a cat in the room. I can even imitate their hissing and start a cat fight. I would love to get paid for my sound effects some day, just for kicks. LOL. Ok, now this has gone down in internet history.

You look great! You have a nice figure!

I loved re-reading this thread! Thank you for the motivation! :-)

I decided to track this with a ticker:

I'll be crossing the water on a plank bridge really soon....in about a 1/4 mile. :-) (I am restarting c25k this week, so am hoping to get a good glimpse of Hobbiton from the slopes really soon!)

Here is another site that I located: http://www.msgmyth.com/

Has anyone tried RunSmart? What was it like?

I love LOTR! I'm in, but late starting as I just saw this post. :-)

LOL. That would be me.

Sexy! If a guy can cook it up in the kitchen...