One of you lend me a a dress and a wig, and as long as I shave just before the race, maybe no one will notice?
Ok, maybe that wont work but I think its a great idea for you girls to go for! Remember what I said about having a goal? Allsinging, you forgetting to repeat your goals hence the rubbish eating...well now you got yourself a goal to repeat daily
Go for it! I'll train with you all, even if I am training for another race, the key is to post back on here our progress each week say. So maybe you jog/walk 10km this week in a certain time. Same again next week. Following same distance but shaved a couple minutes etc. Now you could actually do very little training and just walk the 5km and it seems like that's what many people do. But I'll throw you all a thought that perhaps you can aim to jog/run it all the way?
Whatever goal you feel you can achieve in completing the 5km, get yourself a training program to lead up to it. Try this one:
http://www.taketothestreets.org/
But make sure you still do your gym sessions/classes to compliment because running is solely cardio and if you are also on a weight loss mission, you need resistance exercises too. You must all feed your muscles to burn the fat. Remember that. But dont over exert yourselves. And always rest completely, at least 2-3 days a week for your body to recover from whatever activities you do. And if you are going to do more running/cardio than before, you may have to eat more to fuel yourself, even if you are also trying to lose weight! Remember, you have to get your calorie deficit balance just right, you dont want to go too low.
For those of you not interested in the run but want to focus on their "Body fat" loss, than thats also sensible thinking. There is a distinct difference between training for a long distance run and training for bodyfat loss. So keep up with that, and track your progress every 2 weeks. Dont weigh yourself too frequently because our body water content fluctuates and will only negatively play with your mind!
I'm having an experimental thought that every 2 weeks, I list all of your progress, whether it be mileage, Body fat % loss, or simply weight loss. Just post your progress and I'll collate (with your consent, though). I wont list what weight you are, just your progress, thats all that matters. Of course you can do it yourself but having someone else track your progress may give you that higher incentive to not lose your way with a sudden binge eating evening, or a "oh I'll go gym tomorrow, cant be bothered now"! What does everyone think? And if not much progress is made by someone, then thats not something to go despairing about, quite the opposite, its a time where we can all suggest and analyse things that you might have to change or adopt. Everyone is each other's adviser and motivator here and I'll be glad to mediate it because it I think it will be fun to do! If I get too busy down the line, some one else can collate everyone's progress etc. But I'll try do it most of the time.
Thoughts?
