Hi everyone,

this is our third week in the Couch to 5K program. This is designed to be a 9 week program, but you can repeat weeks (as I will be doing) until you are comfortable moving on. However, you are not supposed to skip weeks.

It has been strongly suggested by trainers and runners alike to NOT run on consecutive days.

More information can be found here: Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

Attached are the first thru third weeks in detail

Anyone is free to join, no matter where we are!!

This is the place to check in and support with each other and see how it is going.

What week are you doing?

How is it going for you? Is it too difficult / too easy?

Any comments??

Good luck everyone!

I make my morning shake with vanilla unjury, vanilla carnation instant breakfast, 5 or 6 frozen strawberries and put in the magic bullet. Yum.

Cindy

you mean the Bycyling thread ???

Beat me to the punch!

that sounds pretty good too, and I do have a whole bag of strawberries!

**sigh** too many carbs in berries ...

my losses are non existant when i eat over 35ish carbs ...

**sigh** too many carbs in berries ...

my losses are non existant when i eat over 35ish carbs ...

you know, I was thinking of going low carb to see if it would help. I did lose when I was on atkins....

just to give you a feel on how well i do when i am low carbing it....

started Monday - i've lost 4.75 pounds since then. i do not believe much - if any - is Water weight ...

wow, those are some big numbers, since july I've been losing approx 2lbs a month. Not quite what I was expecting if you know what I mean. Now do you do atkins, or just try to eat less than 35 grams per day...

wow, those are some big numbers, since july I've been losing approx 2lbs a month. Not quite what I was expecting if you know what I mean. Now do you do atkins, or just try to eat less than 35 grams per day...

"modified Atkins"

the only time i do veggies is in the evening IF i can get them in... lately it's been very difficult to get them in.

ideally, i try to stay under 20 grams TOTAL (i do not subtract for fiber), on my "high" days, no more than 10% of my cals should come from carbs.

i used My food Diary :: Online Calorie Counter w/ Diet Journal & Exercise Log to log all my food.

ok losing, you've convinced me. Next time I market I'm going to load up on some goodies and try it out. Do you try to keep it low fat as well?

ok losing, you've convinced me. Next time I market I'm going to load up on some goodies and try it out. Do you try to keep it low fat as well?

LMAO ... ummmm ... no. (and that is an understatement ) today i am at 90.1 g of fat

b - fage yogurt 1/2 container - getting VERY sick of it VERY quickly

3/4 tablespoon of Apricot preserves

s - 14 almonds

chocolate Peanut Butter Protein wafer (needed protein - i was starving)

l - sweet & spicy tuna from Starkist (higher in carbs, but love the flavor)

2.5 tablespoons of chipotle mayo

s - prob none - late lunch due to Snacks

d planned - 4 chicken wings

2 tablespoons of Marie's blue cheese dressing ... yum

Ello

Well today i did Week 3 workout 5? , swam a little and lifted weights for 30mins.

O here is a pic after i was done.

O and here is a picture of what was waiting in out kitchen.

Ultimate goal? 2009 baby ...

i want to go to bean town.

this is truly inspirational!!

NOVA | Marathon Challenge | Watch the Program | PBS

losing-if you come to boston, let me know!!!! Woohoo..what a great goal. I should do it with you. The thought of it horrifies me.

How do you like those caramel latte shakes? That sounds like a flavor I would like. Do they have much of an aftertaste?

whosya-it must be a pain in the ass to have all those Snacks around. That would make me bonkers on my "weak" days. The eggs looked good though.

I did week one/day 2. Feels good. I also got my bodybugg today so it was fun to record my calorie burn. I hope the combination of the two along with watching my intake will really kickstart my loss....

losing-if you come to boston, let me know!!!! Woohoo..what a great goal. I should do it with you. The thought of it horrifies me.

How do you like those caramel latte shakes? That sounds like a flavor I would like. Do they have much of an aftertaste?

oh the thought of it terrifies me ... SOOO horribly badly bad .. (LOL - how is that for awesome grammar?? ) but i want a really long term goal ... i have my short term and my 'ultimate goal' set, i want something to really look forward to...

the shakes are simply devine and if i could get away with it, i'd drink 5 a day and that's it ... no solids what so ever ... :heh: i throw it in the freezer and it's just like a 'bux frapp!! MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm (i do not have any aftertaste). however, they are difficult to find ... in fact, the only place i have found them is Atkins online or thru Amazon ($40 for a case of 24)