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Weight Loss Rewards
Hey everyone! In order to keep myself motivated throughout my journey I have set certain weight goals I want to hit and when I do I would like to reward myself. Here's where the issue comes in. I graduated last month but my full time job won't start until the summer or fall so funds aren't exactly freely available for…
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Ear warmers for running
I'm training for a half marathon so I'm doing a lot of running outside. I have an ear warmer headband right now (not sure what brand) that doesn't stay on my ears/head very well, especially when I'm running with ear buds in. I would love some suggestions for things that have worked for fellow runners, whether it's an ear…
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What ligament or tendon is this?
I know this is really vague, but I'm going to do my best to describe this. Last Thursday I got up out of a chair and there was no twisting involved. I suddenly had a really sharp pain in my left knee that caused me to have to sit back down immediately. There was no popping noise either. It was difficult for me to walk for…
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Stationary bike calories
Hi all! I need some help regarding determining the number of calories I burned. I am 5'9, 222lb. I did the stationary bike this morning and input my info into the bike. I did 37 minutes 30 seconds on the stationary bike at an incline of 8/20 for 9.5 miles with an average pace of 15.5 mph. The bike said that I burned 350…
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Should I workout?
I know that seems like a silly question, but yesterday when I finished my elliptical workout my quads got super tight and I could barely walk. Wednesdays I usually do an elliptical workout in the morning and a run in the afternoon. My elliptical workout yesterday and every day consists of high intensity intervals for 26…
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Just starting out and GAINED weight
Hi All, I haven't been keeping track of my calories on here because I'm more of a paper and pencil type of girl when it comes to that, but I cut my calories down to 1200/day. I am currently at 230 lbs which is the heaviest I have ever been. I went from not working out at all to running 5x/week and burning 300+ calories and…
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Now vs. Then
I just started the c25k program on Saturday and as I was running last night I started thinking, three years ago I was training for a half marathon and now I'm contemplating repeating week 1 of c25k because I don't know that I can handle week 2 yet. So my question is does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with…
