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Couch to 5K Accountability Thread
nobo:
--- Quote from: lepetitfromage on 21 May 2012, 07:06 ---there are also powders that you can mix into shakes.
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Costco has an enormous 6 lb bag of protein powder that tastes like a delicious milkshake when you mix it up. Muscle Milk is another tasty one.
I signed my sister and myself up for the Warrior Dash at the end of July, so I'm joining you guys in a running regiment.
Redball:
--- Quote from: Linds on 21 May 2012, 07:56 ---I haven't run yet! I am holding off until June to start. When I won't be freaking out about how my time should be spent doing work on my thesis. I thought about starting today, but I know I'll spend the whole time freaking out about how I should be working. So I'll be a few weeks behind everyone, but I will do it!
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There's a possibility that the 1 1/2 hours a week will clear your head and unjangle your nerves.
--- Quote from: bainidhe_dub on 21 May 2012, 06:56 ---How far did your run end up taking you? I'm trying to plot a route around the neighborhood that won't leave me a mile from home when I finish. I usually average about 3.5mi/hr when I walk the dog, but I have no idea what jogging would do to that. Plus I think I'll be running alone today, because it's raining, and a certain big scary dog is considerably less scary when faced with the prospect of getting his feet wet.
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As I recall it, the C25K program gives you an option of working by distance or time. Distance requires measurement, maybe GPS, etc., but 5 minutes of this and 60 seconds of that means you can simply use a watch, second hand not required, and head back when your half hour is half done. I used a C25K track in the iphone that told me when to walk and when to run, and also told me when I was halfway done. Since I was walking along a dead-end road, I simply turned around at the halfway point. I also walk at about 3.5 mph, and from my jogging memory, I may increase to 4.5-5mph. My feet at this point don't entirely leave the road; a shuffle jog, which I'm OK with for now.
Carl-E:
I don't know why 'm still reading this thread, but... I did do a little research on starvation mode.
Your body doesn't go there until you're below 50% of caloric intake (so the 1000 or so was pretty closse). 200 calories shy won't do it.
Also, though the metabolism is slowed in starvation mode, it's not enough to offset the caloric defeicit; a 50% reduction in calories will give about a 10% reduction in metabolism - and you're still about 40% short, and losing weight! You'll still lose weight until you're down to about 5% body fat, then the body takes more drastic measures to preserve itself.
Also, if you've got more fat, you'll burn more fat than lean tissue. The metabolic regulation takes care of that. If you're already lean, you can lose a lot of lean tissue in starvation mode. But not if you're "well stocked" in reserved fat (read: obese).
Here's a link that summarised things nicely; http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/weight-loss/truth-starvation-mode
Zingoleb:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 21 May 2012, 09:30 ---I don't know why 'm still reading this thread, but... I did do a little research on starvation mode.
Your body doesn't go there until you're below 50% of caloric intake (so the 1000 or so was pretty closse). 200 calories shy won't do it.
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I've done research into this, too, and realised that I was actually getting maybe 20-30% of the calories I was needing per day. Which explains why, when I was adding a tub of ice cream into my daily diet every day for a few months straight about a year ago, I actually lost 30 pounds or so. (The first 80 pounds were easy. It's the last twenty that are killing me!)
nobo:
When you embark on any weight loss journey it is common knowledge that at 80% of the way to your goal your body says "wait a minute, fuck you!". I'm down 40-45ish from my peak and still want that last 10-15 lbs. I will get a six pack goddammit.
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