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Thanks you guys! I really appreciate you listening to me vent. I'm in a better mood now. Family walk did the trick... who'da thunk it! Exercise could make you feel better! LOL. Lyn... I'm still laughing at the iPhone! Sexy hair you dirty talking goddess! Renewed... 4-wheelers will forever be changed in my mind! Glad I'm not the only one taking it easy today. Needed it though. But tomorrow I'm going for 28 min! Lynn... hope your 25 min run went well!

Don't get me wrong... I'm really enjoying this time off work. I've worked 70hr weeks for about 8 years now. So having a bit of time to recharge is great. I now have some real time with the kids... not rushed and planned. But the financial strain is very hard. My DH only brings in 1/4 of our old income. So its been a real strain trying to figure out how to live off of that 1/4!!! and my DH is not really doing well with cutting back. He likes to live high! Ok, enough whinning... I think that's why I'm liking the running so much... high pressure, and results! HAHA

You guys are cracking me up!!! Renewed! I got teary eyed reading your story... ok, maybe because I was laughing hard... but it touched me! What a moment! Luluc... is your training good lookin'? Cause I think I'd need that to do what he makes you do! OMG you are a fitness goddess!!!! I'm being really lazy and boring today. I haven't even moved my butt once! Boo hiss boo! OK.. its 3:30 and I have to get some exercise in... and maybe some lunch??? I'm kindof down in the dumps today! I get these days, especially since being layed off. Bills are piling up and no money comin' in... sad! Thanks for making me laugh! Needed it.

Lyn... THANK YOU!!! I needed to laugh today! I laughed so hard I almost... well you know! You are too funny. Did you ask your brother if it gave him any ideas!!!!

Renewed & Luluc, thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to push onto week 8, but as I continue to develop in my running, I'll be sure to add in some varied intervals to help drive me forward. Enjoy Date Night Renewed!!!

Another one bites the dust!!! Week 6 Successfully FINISHED! I did my 25 min non-stop run! Funny thing is... I could have kept going! I realize now that I don't really like intervals. My body likes to hit a groove and stay there. Longer, steady runs agree with my breathing, but run/walk segments mess me up! BTW, I didn't run the 5k yesterday... it poured rain here all day so I chose not to run. Call me crazy but I don't want my first 5k run to be in the rain, especially if I know I won't be able to run the full distance anyways. Ok, here's a question... Week 7 calls for 3 days at 25 min, which is the same as what I just did. Should I push myself and go onto week 8 which is 28 min... or should I continue doing the 25 min but work on improving my speed??? I'm inclined to go forward to week 8 to work on time first then when I finish week 10, start working on speed. Thoughts???

aclubb... welcome! I'm active most days. I usually run every 2nd day and walk on the opposite days. I also do some strength training at home using free weights, bands and an exercise ball. I'm on week 6 of C25k, and once I'm up to 5k distance non-stop, I will probably run 4-5 days a week, varying the distance between 2.5k - 5k. Enjoy and let us know how you're doing.

Forgot to share this... My DH has been taking my son out running a few nights a week. Remember, my son is intellectually challenged, so is kind of quirky at times and can freak out easily. DH usually initiates it and bribes him with a stop at Starbucks for a chocolate chip cookie afterwards... I know kind of defeats the purpose of the run, but my son is in no threat of being overweight right now! They usually run on a 1/4 mile track and run 1, walk 1/2... etc until they've run 3 laps. My daughter (4 years old) sees me running and says she wants to come running with me. So on our way to church last night, my son says he wants to go running after church! So at 8pm last night, my DH and DS start running and my DD and I follow behind. The 4 of us out running at dusk... looked hillarious. My little girl ran/walked 3 laps! I kept stopping to get her to walk... but she didn't want to! Then off to Starbucks... the kids shared a cookie and mom & dad had nothing!!!

uggggh... I just finished writing my post and hit "backspace" and it erased! Ok, so now I'll try again! gerrr! Whosya... Ok that's a sight I wish I had seen! You cycling in your cheerleading body suit! What colour did you choose??? LOL Tootie... I'm so glad you made it home and all is ok! I couldn't imagine having to evacuate from my home! Lynn... Actually I don't think pigs sweat... or is that Rhinos??? Anyhow, keep sweating baby, you're doing good work! Yeah for your toes!!! As for low carb... Renewed and Georgia follow a low carb plan and shared their typical day in posts about 4 pages back. I've thought about it, but not sure yet if I'm going to. Good luck! Renewed... glad to hear your getaway was good! Yeah for running outside! I mapped a route that avoided hills... not sure if I'm ready for that yet, but congrats to you for doing them. Make sure you stretch out those legs good over the next few days to get rid of the splints. I'm getting psyched up for my 25 min run today!! It's a lot cooler out today, so looking forward to the run!

Lyn... Don't fret about the Wendy's. Sometimes a little cheat is what you need. Just don't make a habit of it! I hear ya on the sex goddess thing. I can't keep my DH a bay! Oh well, my mom told me years ago "Men are like linolium floors... lay them right and you can walk on them for 30 years!" So I guess we hold the upper hand (or shoe??) LOL... Sorry Whosya!!! Luluc... Size 4! OMG! Way to go! Hope you enjoy football. I don't, and neither does my DH. In fact he doesn't watch any sports on TV, except the occassional golf. So I'm not a sports widow! I did my week 6 day 2 run yesterday and was successful!! I'm so loving this. I really prefer running outside! Today I'm going to do my strength training program. I think that is really helping to spur on my weight loss. And certainly my clothes are fitting loser too since starting this.

wow, slow day yesterday! Guess we were all out running! LOL. I didn't wait 2 weeks to weigh myself, I couldn't! I really needed to know! And I'm glad I did! I'm down 4 lbs this week! Yippy! I'm going to go for my run in a little bit... week 6, day 2. Have a great day everyone.

hahahahaha Oh now I've done it! Whosya, just so you know, I was thinking of a MANLY cheerleading outfit! LOL. You know... the full body tights... maybe extra shinny! That will certainly sit in my head!

Yes, Renewed... I'm becoming a monster! I did Week 6 day 1 tonight... outside. I loved it. I had no problem with the intervals and really felt like I could go longer. I think my biggest struggle over the last few weeks was running on the treadmill. One thing I noticed is that "public humiliation" is a powerful motivator! LOL. I don't want to be seen struggling or giving up, so it pushes me to try harder and keep going! When I'm in the basement by myself, I can quit anytime without anyone seeing or knowing. I also like the open air, scenary and just the freedom to move. So I'm hooked on running outside! Too bad the weather isn't going to co-operate with me over the next few days. Lyn... "bring on menopause" LOL! I think mine is starting already or at least the weird TOM stuff and hormones! I'm much too young for this to be happening, but if it is... then bring it on and get it over!!!! I'm fed up with my TOM... lasts way too long with very little time in between! I had originally thought of running in a 5k on Sept 7th, but with my delay at week 5, I changed my mind. Now I'm toying with the idea of doing it, but just going in intervals. Any thoughts??? It's one that supports the Epilepsy wing of our hospital.... a department that we know far too well, as my son is epileptic.

Leslie... WOW... 6lbs! That's great! I've missed you a bit these last few days. Stop lurking and keep in touch... even if you don't run! I'm going to go for another run tonight. I was so thrilled with my 20min success yesterday that I want to keep at it. I also want to do this outside, but its supposed to rain all day tomorrow and throughout the weekend. So I'm going to head out shortly to try it again!

I DID IT!!! :thumbup: FINALLY!!! I ran 20 min non-stop!!!!! OMG I can't believe it. This has been kicking my butt for 3 weeks! Then I started to get discouraged, so I stopped running every 2nd day and started to have excuses not to run. I finally figured out I was board running on the treadmill. So today I decided to go outside and try it. My DH decided to come with me - even though he's sick and has bronchitus (LOL). So we ran a route that would end up at the school to pick up the kids. I figured I'd have to walk at some point, but just decided to run until I couldn't anymore or until I got to the school. Well, I got to the school without stopping and could have gone further. The time was 21 minutes... so I did it! I really liked running outside. Much more interesting and when I got tired I could slow down without working the controls of the treadmill. However, I do know I was running much slower outside than on the treadmill. But that's ok... time not speed right now is my goal! Now it's my turn to be sappy!!! Leslie... thank you for being in the "unmotivated" mode today. Seeing you in that situation was the right amount of kick I needed, because I realized I wanted to help you get motivated... so in turn I helped myself! Renewed... you are such an inspiration. I was thinking about you while I ran, thinking how much faster you would have been running!! LOL Georgia... thank you for being my running buddy. You are doing so great, and I know you're going to rock on your 5k. Luluc... your dedication to your fitness is so great! Knowing that you were struggling at a certain point a few weeks ago, and got through it, helped me persever to get through mine. Lynn... I love your humor and your posts. BTW... I land on my heals, and it all feels natural! So I guess I'm ok! Whosya... you're amazing! Your 10k time is great. Thanks for your cheering... imagine you'd look pretty cute in a cheerleader outfit! LOL Everyone on this tread is such an inspiration! I look so forward to talking with you all everyday, even when I don't succeed on my run. Thank you!!!

Ok Leslie... while I'm kicking your butt, I'll swing back really fast to kick my own too! LOL. I haven't run since Fri (I think??). I've gotten off track myself. I did keep busy on the long weekend, but didn't run. I planned to yesterday, but let it slide. So now I'm going to! My DH is home sick today. He had a chest x-ray and they found bronchitis, so he's got some antibiotics and an inhaler. Hopefully that will give him some relief. He's been coughing so loudly it scares me! So he's now in the bedroom napping, so I'm going to go do my run. My energy level seems to be coming back now that I've been taking the iron. Its been a week on the supplements, and all seems to be relatively ok now. I took the advice of my nutritionist and am swallowing the iron in a spoon of yogurt. That seems to stop the repeating! Thank goodness... that was aweful! Thanks for the low carb suggestions Georgia and Renewed! I think I might give it a try soon. I feel like I need to boost my weight loss speed. I need that positive reinforcement!

Sass... welcome! This is a very supportive thread and the C25k is wonderful! Georgia... good luck in the move... yuck! I bet you'll notice that you have lots of energy to get the move done! Don't worry about not completing your run... you just didn't have it in you... literally! Congrats on the weight loss too... you're over the hump, now its all downhill from here! Renewed... Your surgery is getting so close! Do you have a 5k scheduled prior to the surgery, because it would be great to accomplish that before all of your down time! How are you doing this week without the kids? Are they adjusting well? Ok, question time... Can someone following a low carb plan share with me what they eat typically in a day? I can't imagine it with the band as I have the most difficulty with meat.

I'm in Canada too, so had to pay for the lapband myself. Best decision I ever made... it has saved my life! No matter how much stress I have, and I'm a stress eater!!!, my band saves me from binging. I've been banded for over a year and have lost almost 75 lbs so far. I still have a ways to go, but I feel so much better now. As for paying for the band... I financed it at a high interest rate! It cost me way too much, so have recently paid this off through the Cash Leverage System... check it out. Good Luck!

Skinny... welcome! You might not be able to run the full distance by then, but you certainly will be able to run a lot of it!! Set your goal and go for it! Make a plan of run/walk and that should get you through. Good luck, and keep us posted! Renewed... glad to hear you're out of danger. I've been glued to CNN watching the storm details. Very relieved it wasn't worse! Georgia... you are doing great! Keep it up and you'll do the full 5k on your chili run! Bonnie... You just derailed your freight train to bingeville! Congrats! The first step is recognizing what you are doing and then taking the right steps to stop it. Don't worry about back tracking on your running. You'll be fine. Your muscles will remember where you were and be back there in just a couple of runs!

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a great long weekend. I'm hoping everyone close to a Gustov strike zone is ok and if evacuated, is doing ok as well!!! I couldn't imagine the fear that creates. I had a nice weekend. We went back to Toronto for the day to visit my DH's aunt. She's a sweet lady who never married, and has no kids. She just adores our kids and has a special place in our hearts. I have to admit... I'm on a high still about my weight loss. I was bouncing around for so long with no tangible loss, that to see the 4.5 down was a real boost! I'm now only 20 lbs away from "Onederland" and my lowest weight since ever knowing my DH! I don't care how long it takes, I just know its going to happen! I haven't run since Friday, but plan to do so again in the morning. This time I'm going to try running outside!!! For the first time!!! I want to change it up a bit. Renewed... no worries about not doing the 10k. You still heard the Rocky music on your graduation run! Congrats. You've paved the way for all of us!

Way to go Renewed!!! Your are going to do great. I know my DH always ate protein and carbs beforehand. He'd eat some yogurt and a bagel ahead of time. Then drink water throughout. Good luck, and make sure your get a finish line picture!

Lyn... yeah... get those special inserts and off you go. Red hair eh? Feeling sexy lately... hmmm!!! Ok, I didn't last on the scale challenge! I decided to weigh myself today because I'm going out of town tomorrow and will be likely overindulging and I wanted my best weight for this. Drumroll.^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I lost 4.5 lbs, but my scale also measures body fat and lean muscle mass... so I lost 7.5 lbs of body fat and gained 3 lbs of muscle!!! So I'm very pleased. I also started this challenge with taking my measurements, and so I did that again. I lost a total of 6.5 inches overall... losing between .5 - 1.0 inch in all places. I even lost 0.5" off my calf!!!! I really am glad that I did this. I feel much better about my success and know the running has helped. I think I'm going to keep it to a 2-week cycle though. One month is too long and one week is too short.

Renewed... That's excellent!!!! Sorry about the port flipping, but the fat loss is great! You must be on top of the world! Congrats!

Leslie... have a great time at the waterpark! Sounds fun! Well I dragged myself downstairs and did my workout. I didn't want to, but kept thinking of all of you and that gave me the motivation to get moving! Thanks! I did my weight workout and then a walk/run of 30 min. I only ran for 10 min total, but at least I did the workout! Its kind of funny... I ran for 5 min and then walked for awhile and realized that it just wasn't doing it for me. So I ran again. I used to walk at 3.3 mph for about 45 min and that was enough of a workout to get my heart rate moving. But now, I wasn't even feeling like I was even working out walking at 3.6 mph. That's progress!! Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Luluc... ouch! I hope your toes feel better soon! Whosya... good luck on the run! Georgia... Yeah, Way to go! Renewed... good luck with the Dr appt. I haven't run since Monday. I think I'm going to go again today and see how my energy is.