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Question About Running
I ran my very first full mile, on Saturday. This is something I never accomplished, even in high school; I always half way jogged/walked, in usually 18 -20 minutes. I've been walking at 3.5-3.7 mph on the treadmill for a couple of weeks, 4-5 days a week. I'm also doing 30 DS. I managed the mile (12 minute) on Saturday, but…
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Question about my Polar FT7
Ok, so the screen where it has "Effect" and then your heart rate, with what I believe is your target heart rate below it...mine had 128 as my heart rate the first few days, and if I went above that, it went into "Fitness" versus the "Fat burn" The last two days, it has had a different number for my target-138. I have not…
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I'm actually excited to exercise!
I just got back from taking my Asics back to the store, and getting fitted at a running store for Saucony (sp?) I feel disloyal for taking back the Asics, but this time around, they were bothering my feet. Anyway, I get home, and of course want to hit the treadmill, and enjoy some music...but it's my day of rest, lol! A…
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Wild/Brown rice combo recipes?
I did a search, but it didn't turn up what I was looking for; I'm looking for a way to "flavor" it, yet make it healthy. Is it okay to use some boulion? I'm kind of thinking onions, celery etc too. I have a package of each-brown and wild. Any other suggestions? I'm a big fan of the wild rice combos at restaraunts-which I'm…
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Hello from South Dakota!
I found MFP through another user on another forum...haha, sounds suspicious huh? Anyway, I think I'm finally serious about losing weight and getting in shape. I'm done having babies (have 3 boys, and finally, 1 girl!) so now I can do all the work, and not sabotage it with pregnancy eating (which I did before) and not…