-
Running with a Jogging Stroller
Just a couple of quick questions. Does the weight in the jogging stroller make it more difficult to run? I am on Week 1 of the C25K and push two children a combined weight around 60 lbs and have repeated week one 2x and will repeat again since I can't seem to run the full minute when pushing the stroller. I know that I…
-
HRM Question
I just got and used my HRM for the first time. I followed all the directions and everything appeared to be working correctly. My question is that it showed my calorie burn to be 82 calories. I was doing Week 1 Day 1 of C25k. Does this sound right? I bought the HRM to monitor my heart rate more than for the calories burned…
-
Color Me Rad 5k
So my cousin, her husband, and her parents did this in MN. I am Really excited and thinking about doing the one in Phoenix on Nov. 3. Anyone that has done one of these and has suggestions to help train for one I would greatly appreciate the help. My main goal is to complete the entire 5k but I would also like to set a mini…
-
Victory! Scale or Non Scale
Victory, Victory, Victory......I want to hear all about your personal victory. Big or small every positive victory helps us to reach or ultimate goals. This last week I have reached a major victory in my personal journey. While I have no illusions that I will someday end up tall, and model skinny (I am 5'3" and even at my…
-
Eating on Vacation
Please tell me someone else has this problem. The closer I get to going home in August the more I think about food. I can't wait to have Godfather's Pizza (The closest one is over 200 miles away), Taco Johns (That is more like a tex-mex than mexican), Perkins (Though that is much lower on the list since they took my…
-
Stress Relief-This Weekend
Okay, I have manange to blow the better part of the week stressing out and generally having a bad attitude. My poor attitude can be attibuted to the weight gain over vacation the stress was all about my doctor appointment today. Guess what, it has gotten me no where. The weight has not come off and my doctor did not have…
-
Looking for support and motivation
I need help! The thought of weight loss both excites me and makes me terribly depressed. Here I am trying to lose weight for what feels like the hundreth time. I am 5'3" and 180 lbs. I have only ever been my ideal weight once in my life; it was shortly after high school. I was getting sick constantly, had no energy and…
-
Just starting out!
I reciently decided to really get serious about diet and exercise. Today I have added 300 plus calories from exercise to my allotted 1200. I am now under my 1300 + by about 220 all of which is exercise calories. If I stay around that number am I still doing okay or should I be adding more calories? I am trying to get the…