lap band here too. I think you should focus on eating good stuff for recovery and then mentally try to not focus on it. I don't think a fill would be a good idea though.

Do some kind of protein afterwards and then give it 30 min before doing something else.

I am hungry after big workouts, but not every workout. When I was on mile 9 of my half marathon I all the sudden got VERY hungry. I ate prior to race. I think it can make you hungry.

Oh and you said you are still losing weight. I say stick with what it if it is working.

My suggestion: put some ice on it (to reduce the swelling). Take some advil/ibprofen. Go see doc. It could be anything but you want to get it checked out before it gets really bad and you are unable to even walk. Good luck.

WEll I am sorry that you were in pain but glad you got to finish. As for the time, I think it is awesome!

for above: google couch to 5k cool runnings. Great beginner program for running! Very doable.

Original poster. That is pretty much what I did. I did the walking at 3.5 and the running at 4.8. I slowly got faster but i was focused on running first and then speed later. You don't want to overdo your body and get injured or burned out. You want to stick with this program so it needs to be comfortably challenging. Stick with it and as you feel stronger bump it up but if you are hurting or feeling more fatigued than normal bump it back down a few times and try it again at a later workout!  Keep it up!

Okay so the shapewear I have worked perfectly but I gotta tell you I had some serious doubts during my half marathon yesterday that it wasn't going to hold up the entire 13.1 miles.

I have been wearing barely there high panties.  Breathable, good price and held everything in well.  Well I am at the smallest size now and the more weight I lose or rather inches it has been known to roll down a bit at the top.  I had a good size roll (which I not so lovingly called it my boppy after the birth of my children (mommies will know what I am talking about)).  Anyways.  Now it is just gross.  Roll still there but it is just skin, not fat filled.  yuck.  Hurts to run if I have nothing on.  I will get surgery but still contemplating having one more child and not ruining a tummy tuck for that :)

So as I was running I felt the top of the band start to roll.  Any you know these things are tight and once they start to roll down it can happen fast!  Luckily it didn't come down.  I don't know what I would have done had it happened during the race and I had a few mini panics.  But with any more weight loss or inches lost I don't see it staying up as good as it did. 

So I need a new product.  I want it somewhat breathable as I am doing exercises in it.  I don't want it on my legs, not opposed to a bodysuit but I like it to stop at the panty line, not a fan of the biker shorts look b/c they are never long enough and create an indentation in my leg that is very visible.

I wear the barely there wear your own bra slimming tanks when I dress up and would love to find a bodysuit combining the panties and the tank but alas, they don't make that in the brand.

Help!!!!  Thanks!!!  If I don't figure this out I am going to have to stop running, well at least until I have another kid, recover, lose pg weight, stabalize for 6 mo and then have surgery, then recovery...and that is a long time :)

So excited.  I feel good and felt great the whole run.  I have never been able to say that.  I really trained well and smart for this race and I am proud of my hard work and how I did today.

My goal was to run it under 2:30 hr.  I didn't care if it was a second under, just wanted it under.  Then I started getting nervous b/c I put a time limit on my first half marathon and everyone was telling me that I shouldn't worry about time, just finishing it. 

But you know what, I will cut to the chase....I exceeded my goal!  I ran it is 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 4 seconds!!!

I placed 3485 out of 5750 people!  And what I think is even cooler is what I did DURING the race. I not only was awesome at pacing (10:59 avg pace) I was able to increase my pace a little the last half of race (because I didn't start off too fast...kept steady) and was able to increase my placement by 300 people from the first half to the second half!!!  I am very proud of that. 

I even mustered up enough energy the last .3 mi to run a 7 min mile!!!  I sprinted across that finish line. 

I feel good and am excited for my next half in 3 weeks! 

Oh and I have offiicially gone off the deep end.  ha.  I am going to do another half in Mar and then a 10k in April.  HA!  Love it!

Welcome.  I have always loved exercise but I didn't love how I felt like I looked doing it.  Got over it and now live to exercise.  I find ways to put it in everyday b/c if I don't I can become a slacker easily...even though I know it makes me feel better.

have fun at bootcamp!  I love bootcamp but it is too expensive.  That is why i run, it is cheaper...though not if I keep signing up for all these races :)

I do ab work with no problem. I am a year out and have been doing ab work since about 3 months out.

I think the 305 would be a great starter. I would guess that without the cadence you would still get gps as far as miles and pace but maybe not as accurate. I dunno.

I am doing 40 min run on the treadmill after lunch and then 60 min step tonight. Might try the Stretch dvd of P90X too.

I will run 30-35 mins (about 3.1 -4 mi) on treadmill after lunch.

Tonight step aerobics 60 min with core exercises.

Wow!  I am still amazed at myself. :)  I have overcome a lot in the past two months.  I was sidelined for 3 weeks after my 10k the middle of October b/c of an ankle issue.  That was hard mentally and physically to overcome.  Running 3.1 miles after that was super hard.  But two weeks after starting up training I finally got up to 4 miles.  Slowly but surely I worked my way up there in miles.  My half marathon in Jan 30th.  I am so pumped.  Something just 4 weeks ago I thought was not a reality will be a reality soon!  I can't wait.  I am shooting for a 11:30 min/mi pace which would be about 2.5 hours.  Is my math correct??? 

It was 26 when I went running this morning.  I ran for 1 hour and 45 min.  Averaged a 11.45 pace.  Being Texas the 26 was super cold and I was not used to it however I think I love it! :)