-
Plantar Fasciitis/Heel Spur Questions
I ran a 5k the 1st part of October and ended up with severe pain in my heel. Finally went to the DR. on the 11th of November and after taking some x-rays he said stress fracture of my heel due to plantar fasciitis. The radiologist said probably plantar fasciitis and definately a heel spur. According to the DR. I have been…
-
Have to maintain...scary...not ready!
I've changed my status to maintenance mode for the near future. I have to go in next Friday to have a tumor removed from my thigh. That will take several weeks to heal due to the size. Then I have to go back to the Dr. in July for a biopsy...they seem to think my uterus is in a pre-cancer stage. So, I may be getting a…
-
HRM Users
My Polar HRM stopped picking up my heart rate every so often, so I ordered a new strap and the Buh Bump cream. Do you still wet the electrodes and put the cream on or just use the cream by itself? I've never used the cream before so I didn't want to mess anything up. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in…
-
Finished the Race
My husband and I ran our first 5k this morning!:happy: I finished 36th out of 85 runners with a time of 31:17. To everyone out there that thinks they can't do this, you are wrong. A year ago when I decided I wanted to run a 5k I weighed 215 pounds and really figured it was just a pipe dream. I now weigh 172 and finished…
-
5k results
Well, my husband and I drove half an hour late yesterday to run our 5k run/walk and it got cancelled due to severe weather. We stood in a picnic shelter for an hour with a bunch of other runners in a torrential downpour until they finally decided to cancel the run. I was so disappointed. We had worked so hard to get to…
-
5k advise
My husband and I are supposed to run our 1st 5k race this weekend with some friends of ours. The race is at 7 pm and the temps are being forcasted at 94 high with the humidy level being 80 to 90%. Any advise for us 1st timers? My husband wants to back out since it's going to be so hot. Our friends ran it last year and said…
-
Calling all Polar HRM users!
I bought a Polar F11 about a month ago. The strap that came with it is the fabric strap. My question is...how do you guys wash this thing? The directions say to wash in the washing machine in hot water but not to spin dry. Do you just stop the washer before it starts to spin dry? So far I have been rinsing under extremely…
-
Running for Weight Loss? Slow Down.
I found this article and thought I would try what it suggests. I usually run at 4.5 to 5.0 mph on the treadmill for 35-45 min. everyday. However, now that I have my hrm that kind of running puts me in the 80%-90% heart beat range. If I want to lose the weight the article said I had to slow my heart rate down to 60%-70%…
-
Polar HRM's
I'm researching the Polar HRM's and have it narrowed down to either the F6 or F11. My husband is going to get it for me for christmas but I have to tell him which one I want. The problem is, I was reading some user reviews on another site and it seemed like a lot of people had battery problems with the watches. Have any of…
-
New Motivation
:smile: I went today to get my hair cut and my hairdresser, which I haven't seen for about 8 weeks, says,"How much weight have you lost"? That was so encouraging...I know I'm losing weight but I just don't see it when I look in the mirror. It was nice for someone to actually notice that I've lost more weight. This is going…
-
Two Down
:smile: I joined this site one week ago today & I logged a two pound weight loss this morning! I think this site is going to help a lot because I'm logging my food everyday now & trying to stay within the limits. I have a long way to go but I know I'll get there if I stick to it. Thanks to everyone for your encouragement…
-
Just Joining
I just joined this site yesterday. I'm so glad I found it. Although it is a little addicting don't you think? It's my day off & I should be getting things done but instead I'm at my computer talking to all of you. Oh well, I can work later. Anyway, I'm glad I'm here & I can't wait to see more weight loss as we all struggle…
