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I'm already seeing results from my changes. I have more energy and sleep a bit better at night....now if we could only figure out the shoulder pain issue then I can start weights lol

Just getting started...how do I connect the 5k app to myfitnesspal?

I wanted to see if I could do it, walked about a quarter of the 30 min but ran when I was told to. Shaky all over and that rubbery feeling is amazing!!!!!

Whohooo!! Gotta love that rubbery-jello feeling afterwards-you pushed yourself! "Feels great to be changing my life for the better!!!!" ~Tee1976 Here here!

Hi Bobby, welcome here. So what are your goals??

20 below here in MI too...the indoor track was nice & cozy this morning! ; ). Week 1 down...ready for more!

Thank you for sharing

I am new to running too, just completed day 2 of week 1. What a great forum, everyone is so encouraging and supportive. Deb

Thank you, friends! It is 20° below zero here in Chicago with the windchill factor no running outside for this girl thank goodness for my treadmill. Keep up the good work everyone and yes Shannon "when two or more gather" I love it!

And THIS is what happens when two or more of like mind gather together, uplift AND take full responsibility for their personal fitness goals... it's so empowering and absolutely contagious! Thank you Jo! <3 I'm feelin' your energy! Responded earlier and had to quote the below ...

Deb, great job and congrats on starting the program. I do the same thing, alarm goes off sometime between 5:30 and 6 a.m., depending on how far I'm running that morning. I feel the same way, by the end of the day, I will not want to get out on the road. I've also found that a good run is a great way to get the day started. I feel like I've accomplished so much before 7 a.m.

Sent you a friend request on MFP Kelly Ann

"It is a personal choice, so only if you choose. I don't and do not miss it at all." I wanted to clarify. I was never into counting calories, I tried it, yet when I started Body for Life (2003) ... I stopped and have never counted a calorie since - I notice calories, yet I do not count them. I loved and still love BFL's approach - palm and fist portions/5-6 light meals a day. Easy peasy, along with being FUN! As a side note, I dropped from 26.6% body fat down to 13.3% body fat at the end of 12 weeks. Today, I have yet to set nutrition and water goals, yet I will definitely return to the above approach as it worked so well for me.

Hi Azatol and everyone thanks for welcoming me to your group. I'm not counting calories (should I be?!) I don't think it'll be necessary. I'm eating what I want on Paleo and staying within my MFP daily allowance without a problem. Had quite a startling moment in Asda tho. On paleo you really only visit the first two aisles of my local store, fruit and veg, followed by meat and fish. THEN YOU'RE DONE! All those years of grazing 28 aisles of rubbish!!! Really opened my eyes to the sheer volume of processed food and junk ive thrown routinely in my trolley, on autopilot for years

Kelly, that is HILARIOUS! I shared my #1 and #2 experience in another post here ... some of the posts made me giggle I Applerose ... I concur <3

So Cool JO, Keep on praying, I sure do and it helps! Have a fantastic day!

You Betcha and you can just call me Kelly! Makes me real huh?

Thats hilarious with the toilet paper wads. I am sure we all have stories to tell about our noses, potty issues, etc... I have used the inside of my exercise top to blow my nose, yuck right?? I live way in the country, noone sees me run or hike. One day, I had to really - YA KNOW - GO! TMI, but funny. I was close to home, but could not make it, nothing to wipe with but a rock, HA HA HA HA, I WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER forgot my tissue in my pocket EVER EVER again, hee hee.... When I ran in Holland, Europeans do not care at all where they go with number 1, seriously, in a race, and the lines are too long at the potty, they will just go right next to it. Gotta pee while shopping?? just go in the bushes. I had to retrain my little boys when we got back to the States, they didnt understand at WalMart Parking lot, why they couldn't just use a bush. lol Anyways, funny stuff...

Hi There, Cross Training to me is using any other form of exercise you want to do. I posted below some links that you can look at that will help you choose. http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/cross-training http://www.runnersworld.com/photos/16-cross-training-activities-to-try I run 3-4 days a week with the app. Other days I will use my Recumbent Bike, lift weights, hike, Lifting weights to gain strength is my favorite and it burns amazing calories. I am so sore today after getting back to my workouts on monday. Hope this helps. Keep me posted. Hugs

Welcome Diane!! I'm afraid I'm on a pseudopaleo diet called "The Nerd Fitness" diet. We don't count calories. This means no more MFP for me but welcome nontheless! <G>

See! You're doing great!

Outside is where you will run your first 5k so outside is the best place to run, then indoor track, treadmill and I guess if you can jogf in place why not. ANYTHING is better than sitting on your butt!!

Heather, good luck. Try to make a schedule to keep yourself on track. I work at a university and started the program during the summer, when things were much lighter. Once school was in session again, it made it much harder to keep on pace. If you can set exactly which days you are going to run/lift/cross train/etc., and work it into your schedule, that will help, I think.