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I hope the Papaya helps. I was going to mention that, but thought it only helped with meat. Of course you aren't an idiot. We've all eatten something we shouldn't at one time or another. Good luck to you.

Hey Guys, Well, I'm up to 35 mins running now, but still no where near 3.1 miles. :tt2: Last night, I warmed up for 5 mins, jogged for 35 mins, cool down 5 mins and still not at 3.1, I was at 2.8 or something, so I decided to keep walking until I reached 3.1 just to see how long it takes me. I'm embarassed to admit that including my 5 min warmup and cool down and the extra time walking to reach my distance, it took me 48.44 mins to go 3.1 miles. My 5k is May 9, only 3 more weeks. I'm not ready! :thumbup: Any words of wisdom, encouragement, tips? You guys rock!

Hmm, when that happens to me, I just go to the bathroom, act like I'm going to burp and see if it comes back up. If it doesn't, then it's probably going to work its way through the band. Not sure how to help it along.

Ditto Steph

KMCD, good for you! This is only the beginning! Good luck with your banding and keep us posted!

My daughter is 5'7" and she LOVES heels and wears them all the time. Her fiance is 6' or 6'1" I think. I have a girlfriend who is 5'9" and her DH is 5'7" and she doesn't let that stop her from wearing heels. I say go for it!

Whosya - you're amazing. I can't imagine! Mac - 4.5 miles, congrats! Carol - Good job getting to week 5, completing day 3 is amazing. Good luck to you. Krtork - I want to be additcted too. I enjoy running, but I can't say I'm addicted just yet. auggies - Welcome and good luck on the C25K! I ran 33 mins last night. I'm trying to get up to 40-45 mins before my 5K on May 9. I'm still sooo slow. I keep picturing mom's with baby strollers passing me by. LOL Mac, I'm taking your advice and trying the interval training once a week. Thanks for all the support!

Tina, Good luck! I'm so excited for you. I'm also envious! I know you will do so well and you will look amazing. What a year of changes for you huh? And all for the better!

Di, I have been going throught the exact same thing! My goal is 135 also. I noticed that everyone around me was really supportive until I started getting smaller than them. Now they say I'm giong to look like a crack head if I lose anymore, etc. I HATE to hear that I look fine or why do I want to be smaller than a size 6! I set my goal to where I would end up in the MIDDLE of my healthy BMI range. I think that is reasonable, healthy, and normal. I weighed 105 when I married my kid's dad (the ex). Why is it so hard to accept that I can weigh 135 at 43? Geeze! Leave us alone already!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck to you Di and congrats on your weight loss!!!

Hey! I live in VA now, but grew up in South Point, OH! It's great to see folks from back home!

Niterun, congrats on the 30 pounds! Way to go! skw08 - hang in there, you will feel more like yourself in the coming weeks and eventually you'll have even more energy. DD told me this weekend that she couldn't get over how energetic I am now. :-D

Thanks Tkl. I will say that even though I'm slow, this program has made a huge difference in my body. I went down a size from 8 to 6 even though I only lost a couple of pounds since then. I can see a drastic difference in my legs and even my stomach! We do need a diploma. Somebody who's good at that sort of thing should make one and post it where we can get it. LOL Congrats on starting the program! Keep us posted on your progress.

Ang, Great to hear from you! I was terrible about exercise, but then I tried the Couch to 5K and I loved it. I just finished the 9 week program on Saturday. I plan to continue running. I'm really enjoying it! Best of luck to you and keep us posted!

Kathy - Congrats! That's awesome! Well I'm officially a C25K graduate. I did it! I honestly wasn't sure if I would stick with it the entire 9 weeks, but here I am and I'm so happy about it. Sat DH and I ran that track near my house. It was soooo much harder than the treadmill. It was super windy too which I'm sure didn't help. I made it the full 30 mins, but I was going really slow the last 5-10 mins. My pedometer says I went 2.5 miles and again, that includes 10 mins of warmup/cool down. DH could walk past me while I was "jogging".:smile2: Anyway, I kept at it and I finished the 30 mins. Later that day we played baseball with my nephew and yesterday DH and I played tennis with my 21 year old DD and her fiance of the same age. Whew! I can barely walk today. I'm soooo sore, but in a very good way. I plan to run Tue, Thur, and Sat this week and Sat will be on the track. May 9 is just around the corner and I don't feel ready for it. :smile:

Carol, Thanks I did see your post about the mulch. There is a school near my house with a dirt/gravel track. I think I'll see if DH will go there with me Sat morning so I can try that out. The 5K is on blacktop. I've walked/jogged it the previous 2 years and know the route, but I've never tried to run the whole thing. I'm going to try though!

Well said Mac! You always inspire me! For me, I needed a specific program. I'm a Step1, Step2, Step3 - list checker kind of gal. So the Couch to 5K was perfectly suited for that. I do it at home because I have very little time for anything outside of work, so that helps me too. Little by little I'm adding other things, chin-ups, push-ups, hoola hoop, etc. Good luck and get moving!

Mac - Thanks! I'll give it a go!

Hey Guys, I'm on WEEK 9 of the C25K! Yeah me! So here's the thing. I'm still really slow. I have a question for you veterns. I am signed up for a 5k on May 9th. Currently, at week 9, I'm running 30 minutes, but only getting about 2.6 miles in and that includes my 5 min warmup and 5 min cooldown. So I have a long way to go to get the full 3.1 miles. After this week, should continue to add time to my run each week in an effort to eventually get to 3.1 miles? OR Should I keep it at 30 mins and focus on increasing my speed to attempt to get up to 3.1 miles? I'm concerned that I won't be ready for the race. I haven't run on the ground at all still, just the treadmill. Mac, Whosya, Kathy, et al, words of wisdom?

I used to keep a glucometer and test my sugar from time to time, but the thing with hypoglycemia is that is unpredictable and testing the sugar doesn't help you establish patterns, etc. It's really only good for telling you exactly how low you are.

My doctor and I discussed it and he agreed with me in the beginning, but now as I fuss about struggling to lose the rest of the weight, he said "I think you are at a healthy weight and for me you are there, you are a success story." He said I could get the rest of it off, but probably would have to "diet" it off and that the band had probably taken me as far as it was going to. I'm still working on it, but it's very slow going. LOL I totally understand wanting the TT. As for your butt, try some stairs. Mine was nearly gone from losing weight and I started walking the stairs at work. It did wonders for me!

These are the one's that I have. Nutrition Now Multi Vites Gummy Vitamins Fruit -- 70 Gummy Vitamins - www.Vitacost.com

I found these great adult gummy Vitamins at Target. Taste good and easy to take. Plus I take the calcium chews. I was taking liquid Centrum, but it can have an awful aftertaste as well. I'm happy with the gummy vitamins. I saw an ad for them in my SHAPE magazine.

Hi, I set my goal using the exact same logic as you. Now I'm a little over 10 pounds from my goal and I am acutally pretty happy with my body right now. I started exercising and lost another size, even though I only lost a few pounds. I'm now in a size 6 and I'm getting much more toned and fit, but I can't let go of that number. Doc says as far as he's concerened I'm at goal and everyone around me keeps telling me not to lose more, but I am obsessed with reaching that number. Unfortunately, that doesn't help you, but I thought you might at least want to know you aren't alone. As for the PS - you lost 35 pounds and need PS? Did you lose more before LB or something? I lost almost 80 pounds and although I would like PS, I probably will never have it. I don't have any overlapping skin or anything like that. Basically my birthday suit looks like stretched out panty hose. LOL

Thanks. I went to my GP to discuss my sugar problems. He's going to do another GTT. When I have my 5 hour test 19 years ago, they took me to the hospital in an ambulance. I'm really dreading the test next Fri. Ever since I started exercising, I'm having trouble again with my hypo. Doc said I need to eat more carbs. I'm not so sure about that.

Hi, Thanks for the response. I've been eating 1/2 banana and a snack size protien bar before I run. I'm on week 9 of the program and my sugar is all over the place. I thought it would stabelize as I got in better shape, but it's not. Doc says I need more carbs, but he doesn't seem to believe in hypoglycemia. He's going to start me all over again with a glucose tollerance test. :-(