ADobbs1989

Going not bad had a rough few days been having tons of cravings and really low energy. I've been meeting my goals albeit reluctantly. Quality of food intake has slightly dropped, had some cake and ice cream yesterday for a bday party and some serbert tonight. I have a feeling my distance goal is going to fail this week between the bad weather and a blister between my big toe. (Really looking forward to getting some new shoes).

Yesterday I had a rest day, although I still manged to have to do some yard work that was more strenuous than many of my workout days. Met all of my goals as well. Today I was unable to walk due to the weather (which seems to be poor until Thursday). So I just did my bodyweight exercises without the walking.

Yesterday afternoon I spent about 2 1/2 hours at the pool playing with the kids and my younger brothers in law, so I got quite a bit of exercise. Don't know how to track playing in the pool though because the only pool exercises available is either doing laps, or treading water and I wasn't doing either one on purpose for any length of time. I had a moment of weakness with dinner last night, we didn't have any food at home and the whole family was starving after supper, so we got a pizza. I got myself a personal pan and then grilled a new york strip since neither one would have filled me up on their own. I also had a social mikes hard lemonade which put me 36 calories over my goal, which is fine because I burnt more than 36 calories at the pool that weren't tracked properly. Was still able to keep my carbs under the goal and didn't have any sodas.

Lol thanks!

What exactly is a "proper" running shop? I have a feeling I'm not going to have one very close to me. I'll try to slow down some, although it usually causes my legs to start hurting faster, I'll look up the info you provided and see what I can implement. Thanks

I just recently started working out, and I'm very out of shape. I would like to be able to add in some running (more than 30 seconds at a time) to my exercise routine. The problem is that after 30 seconds my leg muscles are already extremely fatigued and numb and it causes me to start impacting very hard which in turn causes my feet/ankles to start hurting very badly. What do I need to do to condition my muscles to increase the endurance or how to stop impacting so hard when they are numb and power through it?

Good luck with your goals, and holy cow I broke a sweat and my muscles got fatigued just reading about your workouts...should I track calories lost for high intensity workout reading?

My push ups are kinda here and there, it all depends on how fatigued I am and how sore my arms/chest are. I do feel they are improving though. (Maybe because I weight nearly 10lbs less than last week? lol) My calorie intake yesterday was atrocious, I just don't know what to eat. I'm not hungry but even with a 2lb/week deficit I'm not meeting the goal. Any tips on high calorie snacks that aren't going to mess with my carb goals too much? I met all my goals yesterday. Today I did another 2.5 mile walk, very little jogging this time though. Today also marks the end of the week on runtracker and I totaled 11.6 miles this week so I completed the challenge of 7 miles.

I know that when I walk a lot my feet hurt really bad, to the point where I can no longer stand, and without shoes it happens quicker and hurts more. Doctor said it had to do with my arches...but how in the world are you supposed to make them better when doing the activity causes you to no longer be able to do that activity?

Heres some photos of the past few days of myfitnesspal tracking. Any tips on what I should be doing better at? http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Dabbs07/media/007.png.html http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Dabbs07/media/006-1.png.html http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Dabbs07/media/005.png.html http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Dabbs07/media/004.png.html

All of my goals were met yesterday, I should have found some time to eat a good serving of vegetables, but I didn't. This might be TMI, but yesterday was the first time I can remember my urine being clear. This morning I got up and weighed myself, last recorded weigh in was last thursday, so it's been 8 days, I weight 210 that morning with minimal clothes on before breakfast/working out anything. Today under the same conditions I weighed 202.4! I know scales lie, and your weight can fluctuate a few pounds on any given day, but I haven't seen a scale say any less than 206 in YEARS, so regardless of the incorrect measurement, I have definitely lost some weight. I did a 8 minute interval jog/walk 2 minutes walk 30 seconds jog and did the bodyweight circuit 1x. 20x squats, 10x lunges, 7x push ups, 10 child bearing dumbbell rows (horrible form, but just did it for the lulz), 20 second plank, and 30 jumping jacks. Here's the requested video.

Wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done. lol We have a 4 year old daugher, 2 year old twin boys, and a 2 month old boy. I'm going to school for drafting, and right now I'm basically looking for any work where I can sit most of the day. I've seen a doctor at sports fitness or w/e and he said I can try inserts, either store bought or the 2-300$ customs, and if that doesn't work surgery would be an option. However, he said surgery wouldn't guarantee anything, so I'm kind of reluctant to go through a surgery, then recovery, just to find out it didn't help at all.

Yes, twin boys. I'll definitely try to get my wife to record it! I really hope my foot issue can be somewhat resolved, I'm not even able to hold a full time job standing (or even part time) so needless to say it's difficult to find work. I'm in school but still going to be a while before I'm finished with that. So I REALLY REALLY hope it can be corrected enough to allow me to be on my feet without it becoming so painful, even if I still have to wear shoes and orthopedic inserts.

Going fine, took some getting used to though. Good luck with them twins...it can be a doosy! Maybe you can at least get your 5 yo to help out a bit.

Yesterday I decided to change my weight loss goals on myfitness pal to reflect a weight loss of 2lbs per week, which puts me at about 1500 calories a day. I stayed under my calorie and carb goals as well. This morning I completed a 2.5 mile walk/jog for the first 20 minutes I did 1 minute jogging 3 minutes walking (and realized this was going to be too straining on my ankles to complete the full 2.5 path, so I cut it down to 30 seconds jogging 3 1/2 minutes walking. I just walked the other 25 minutes.

Soda goal is going great, haven't had a single drop since I started the challenge. I crave it at times, but a morning glass of OJ in the morning helps (I really like OJ, but limit it b/c of the sugar). I'm actually thinking about making one of my two year olds lay down under me and I'll pick them up by their pants. Thanks, I'll check out some deals on craigslist to see if there is anything useful in my area. I have thought about the couch to 5k program, but during my 8 years of HIGHLY sedentary lifestyle the arches in my feet dropped and is putting a lot of strain on the tendons in my foot and ankle, so very much jogging really kills my feet and ankles and usually keeps hurting and compounds every time I overuse them. I'm trying to start slow and hopefully work some flexibility back into my feet and gain some strength to handle the impact of walking/running. Once they aren't hurting quite so bad after doing my walks I'll probably look into starting the program, I do have a longer term goal of participating in a 5k run, have a long way to go though, but I'm not going to give it up.

Myfitnesspal seems to be pretty good. Not that I have tried multiple apps, but it's what I use to track my food.

From what I've read anything under 100g carbs, especially if coming from veggies is a good level and qualifies as a "low carb" diet. It's not easy, and probably not all that healthy to be on a "no carb" diet. From my understanding the reason to even do low carb is to tap into fat storage for energy instead of carbs/sugars. If you are just maintaining weight instead of trying to lose it I wouldn't think eating a normal amount of carbs would hurt, as long as your overall calorie intake was staying in balance.

Yeah, about 8 years. When I was about 16 I went from being a very active person to being very active on Halo 2. By the time I was tired of playing Halo 2, which took quite some time, my habits had already changed to being lazy and doing nothing but playing video games. I turn 24 tomorrow and I've decided I've had enough. It's a tough state to remove yourself from, I just gotta keep getting up every morning and doing some sort of exercise to break the habit of going straight from the bed to the chair. Thanks for the support and encouragement.

Another rough calorie day yesterday, just didn't have anything useful to eat, and my dinner was kinda messed up due to getting the wrong pork chops and not having enough for everyone. I only got 4 oz of meat which is about 1/3'rd of my normal supper intake. Being hungry still I decided to break down and get some subway. That was able to put me over the 1200 calorie mark for the day, and I was able to keep my carbs under my daily goal. Today I did the bodyweight circuit after a half mile walk 20 squats, 10 lunges, 3 real push ups, 20 dumbbell rows (each arm), 20 second plank, and 30 jumping jacks. Gotta work on those pushups, and I need some heavier weights for the rows. Any suggestions on heavy household items? I've been using a large liquid detergent bottle, but it's not really heavy enough.

Father of 4 here. 4 year old daughter, twin 2 year old boys, and the newest addition a 2 month old boy.

Went out for a half mile walk/jog this morning. Legs/Feet still aching from yesterdays long walk. Would really like to get to where I can jog the whole half mile, just not there yet. About to eat my morning eggs. Yesterday my net calories was only 1273, I was just unable to find anything else to eat to get the remaining 457 calories...I was just full. The long walk burned a little over 500 calories. My carb intake at the end of the day was 49g which is well below my goal of ~120 and my protein was at 149 (without supplements). So overall I was happy, just needed to get some more calories, but not a huge deal to be low one day.

Completed my longest walk in over 8 years today. 4.6 miles. Very sore, but feels great.

This is my first challenge, began the road to better health almost a week ago and would like to participate in the challenge to get support, advice, and have others to keep me motivated and accountable. I'm 24, 6' tall, and weigh 210lbs. I would like to lose some weight while maintaining/building some muscle. At least for now, once I drop my weight a bit I want to start gaining muscle. Goals: 1. Do the Beginner Body Weight circuit 3x a week (as many reps as possible.) A= 3STR, 1DEX, 1STA 2. Jog/Walk at least 3x a week, maintaining at least 7 miles per week. A= 3STA 3. Cut out all sodas. A= 3CON, 1WIS 4. Keep track of daily food intake on myfitnesspal staying under my calorie and carb goals. A= 2CON, 1WIS

I recently decided to get in shape because I am BADLY out of shape. I've been trying to walk half a mile a day to get myself, and my feet used to it again, I add in a little jogging on some days to help increase my endurance. I decided I needed to challenge myself once a week and go on a long walk. So I planned a route on runkeeper.com and set out on my journey. 1 hour and 30 minutes and 4.6 miles later I returned home. Sore, tired, and a little chaffed but man it feels good to get out there and challenge myself. Also manged to burn about 520 calories in a fasted state while doing it. Came inside, did 10 push ups and 10 sit ups, and a series of stretches to end the workout.