georgia girl

Sorry Carol. I hope everything is okay with your band. I wish I had better news to report about my back, but it's still killing me. I thought it was a lot better yesterday after leaving the chiropractor, but it got worse and worse as the day went on. I'm still hoping it will straighten out soon. I miss running already. Seems like every time I get back on track something gets in the way. Anyway, fingers crossed it gets better soon.

Hey Oregondaisy! Do you mix the protein powder with milk or water? Just wondering because I'm trying to watch my carbs and didn't know if it is good with water...

Just got back from the chiropractor and I am already feeling a little better. I told him that my lower (really low) back was hurting, a little to the left of my spine. He checked my hips and said that my hip was out of line, causing one leg to be slightly shorter than the other. He said something we did Friday may have triggered it. I think it's fixed now and hopefully I will be pain free in couple of days!

Suzanne...great job! Good luck Saturday! Not sure I told ya'll, but Friday I went to the chiropractor about my neck. He thinks my neck problem is muscle related rather than a spinal injury. Well, my neck is getting better each day, but I think he may have done something to my back with all the popping he did. My lower back is killing me! I've had some pain shooting down my leg too. Maybe a nerve or something? I'm going back again today and hopefully he can fix my back. Wish me luck!

Yikes....sorry Kathy! Glad you didn't do any major damage. Hope you don't get too sore. Good for you on finishing your run! Thanks for feel better wishes! Hope you feel better too!

I am having to take the weekend off from running. I have been lifting weights the past couple of week and I think I pulled a muscle between my neck and right shoulder blade. Yesterday I couldn't move my neck and it hurt to even breathe! Today is much better but I'm still in pain. I hope by Monday I can at least run even if I have to hold back on the weight lifting. Everyone is still doing great!!

DEgirl...Wow! You look great! You are so small now!

Welcome Luv2scuba! Carol...that's great! I think you'll be ready in plenty of time. I'm sure you will do great! I had another great run tonight! I did a 20 minute straight run and then did high(er) speed intervals the rest of the time. I am feeling soooo much better than I did a week ago. Keep up the great work guys!

Thanks! I will definitely give that a try.

Question: Do you mix the grapes with the jello powder or a pack of pre-made jello? And how many grapes do you use? I need a healthy snack that will conquer my sweet craving. Okay...my problem is sweets, pure and simple. It's always been my problem, and unfortunately...sweets go right down. It's a constant struggle with me. Add that to late night snacking and it's a real problem. Let's tackle these problems together and see if we can get a handle on them!

I had a great run again today. I did a short straight run and then did sprints again. This time I started out going for 45 sec at 8 mph. I did quite a few like that, then bumped it down to 45 sec at 7 mph. I'm finally starting to feel like myself again!

Thanks for setting it up Kathy! I need the motivation, lol. Good for you! Keep us posted on your training. Good luck with it! Glad you can still run! Hope the pain eases off for you.

Nike+ challenges are running challenges on the nike website. You have to have an ipod nano and the nike+ sports kit. There's a sensor that goes in your shoe and a chip that plugs into your ipod. It records your run info and then you download it to the nike+ website. The challenges are just competitions between people...like "who can run the most miles in a month, or two months, etc". It's good motivation.

Yes, last year we got to vote. I can't remember all the details though. I just remember voting for Ed because I didn't wan't Heba to be in the finale...

I just got back home from the gym and had a great run today! I decided to change things up a bit though. I watch The Biggest Loser and had always wanted to do the fast sprints like they do. They jump on and go really fast for about 30 seconds and jump off. Well, I ran 10 minutes straight, then did fast sprints for 30 seconds at a speed of 8.0 (really fast for me, lol). I walked about 60 to 90 seconds in between. It was really fun! Are there any nike+ challenges going on right now? Congrats Whosya on the frosty feeling challenge!!!

I am not going to miss Kristen at all. Her "coward" speech, which she has given twice, really annoyed me. Wake up...IT'S A GAME! Honestly, the only person I care about staying is Tara. The rest can go for all I care. In the beginning, I kinda liked Mike. I'm not big fan of his anymore though. I actually think Mike is a lot more like his dad than people think...he just hides it better. Of course he's not near as bad as daddy dearest, but I definitely see a lot of Ron in Mike. How could he not be? Look who raised him! Ron is probably the contestant I dislike the most, of every season. Ron and Vickie (from last season) are right there together IMO. Can't stand them!

CONGRATS Whosya!!! You have come such a long a way! I'm so very proud of you! Great time too! You are rockin' it man!!

I have to say I totally agree...100%!!

Hey guys! I haven't been doing a lot of running, but I am staying active. Friday I did Zumba, Saturday I did the ellipitical and weights. Took Sunday off and did the Wii fit yesterday, since the weather was terrible here. I may do the Wii Fit again today, not sure yet... Oh btw, I talked to Leslie2Lose the other day and she wanted me to tell all of you hey.

Thanks for the tip. I've actually thought about taking up biking, but I'm not sure about the swimming, lol. My bat wings would weigh me down, lol. So maybe a bi...

Hello my C25K buddies! I've been MIA for a while now. I won't go into too much detail...I've just been having a rough time. I've fallen back into some old habits of snacking all day and I quit exercising too....until today. I got up this morning and hit the gym! I feel sooo much better! I've decided not to just concentrate on running alone since I tend to get burned out easily. I did run today and it went better than I thought. It's been about a month since I last ran and fully expected to last no longer than a few minutes. I did run 1.5 miles straight in about 19 minutes...so not as bad as I thought. I also did 5 minutes on the stairmaster and 12 minutes on the bike. On a funny note, I forgot to stop my nike+ workout and it kept going through my bike ride and stairmaster... I haven't caught up on all the posts yet but I did see where Kathy ran another 5K....Congrats and good for you! I had planned on running one next month, but I don't know if I'll be ready. If I don't post regularly, ya'll have my permission to hunt me down and kick my booty...

Hey Kathy! I am feeling much better. I'm having a hard time getting motivated after being sick too! I hope I can get over it soon. I've just been kinda "blah" lately... Congratulations Kathy! That is wonderful!!

Welcome back Mamato! I'm so glad you are posting again. I haven't been doing so hot myself lately! I've been walking with a couple of friends of mine and I've been encouraging them start the C25K. IF they decide to do it, I will probably do it with them from the beginning. I may run straight runs on the "off" days, so I can train my 5K in May! Anyway, so glad you are back! Keep us posted okay!

I agree. Ron, Filipe, and Sione need to go! I can't stand any of them. When they were on teams, Ron (for some reason) acted like he got the final say in who goes home. That irritated me. I kinda liked Filipe and Sione at first. I was really turned off by them when Filipe went psycho on Jillian. Grow up dude! As far as the trainers go, they both get on my nerves from time to time....especially Bob! His team does seem cult-ish and creepy. I don't understand why everyone ganged up on Helen. It makes sense that everyone would give Tara pounds, because she is a HUGE threat. But Helen? It was personal for Bob's team. I like Mike, but why in the world did he give his pounds to Helen? Just because his former team did? I mean, it's not like she was a huge threat. I just don't get it! The fact that everyone ganged up on Tara didn't suprise me. I think they should have been a little more sensitive about the way they did it though. They acted very immature about it IMO.

Tara ROCKS!!! That girl is some kind of determined. I thought it was hilarious that she ended up winning the challenge after everyone ganged up on her. WTG Tara!!