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My 2 cents worth: keep it simple and low impact to start with. The worst exercise regimen is one where you injure yourself. Walking on a treadmill or outdoors or elliptical machine is a great place to start.

+1. Used this approach flying with only carry-on for a 10 day trip to Europe. I also understand your initial hesitation about wearing your running shoes on the airplane. I run in Hoka One One's so I need to do this otherwise they take up too much room. :smile: I love to run as a tourist. One of my favorites was an October…

I find that the splint is more comfortable than a Strasburg sock but YMMV. One thing I have also found to help are PF socks from Feetures. They are very supportive through the arch. https://feetures.com/collections/womens-pf-relief-socks#!

A mix is always better from the standpoint of limiting injury and keeping you engaged in the workouts.

Thanks guys, I think I just didn’t have a good handle on the difference between TDEE and BMR. Trial and error have led me to set my tracker set at 1700 cal/day. I know that, even with a potential 10-15% error rate in tracking, that at that number I can consistently lose IF I faithfully track. Even though I got to that…

I weigh calorie-dense foods but not fruits or vegetables. I feel reasonably confident that when I am tracking faithfully I am within 10-15% of my actual intake. Maybe this is why I have my daily cal intake set at 1700, allows me some sloppiness but confidence that I am in calorie deficit. At these settings I will lose…

here ya go: Sex - M Age - 59 Height -5' 11" Weight - 233 Goal weight - 200 level of non-exercise activity - Principally, my job is a desk job exercise activity - 250-400 cal burn 5-6 times/week (swim, bike run, and weights) weight loss goal - isn't that my goal weight?

My TDEE might not be that low but that is where I start when I am cal restricting. I have tracked calories for over 10 years and I know what I can consume and what I can't. I have little reservation saying my TDEE is definitely below 2000 cal. I am 59 and have felt my metabolism really slow in the last couple of years.

For me, a 1200 cal burn would be running a half marathon or doing a 2 hr triathlon. Not something I would do on a daily basis. I am a huge fan of NOT eating my exercise cals, I just try to stick to my TDEE-15% formula and let the exercise take care of itself. I once had another triathlete tell me while training for a half…

PB is the first thing I drop from my diet when I'm trying to lose. A combination of not measuring well (or at all) and spreading it on something (anything) carb. For me, PB is the borg

Maybe would consider a HIM after I retire but my schedule just won't let me train at the kind of volume necessary to complete HIM nevermind an IM. Honestly, I could probably do a HIM right now but I'd be a wreck, don't really need to go there.

+1 Add stretching to pre-run routine, as well as post-run and on days off

Strengthening your knees might be a tough task as your problem is more likely tendon/ligament issues rather than muscle weakness. I second what stanmann said, talk to a physical therapist.

I have a set of this type of thru-bone earphones I use in pool, no idea how good sound is on land. How good is sound?

Good job

Yes, don't do that. Start out slowly, build up your muscle and cardio base. It takes time.

When starting a running program your body really needs the rest in those off days. You could add some weight lifting if you felt the need.

Not trying to be off topic but I bought a Bluetooth Earpiece for just exactly this reason. I do a lot of trail riding and if I am by myself I like to play music or listen to podcasts. Since the earpiece is only in one ear then I don't miss any sounds I shouldn't miss and another upside is the hands-free operation of my…

Yes, the pull is strong. I am not a runner, far from it and I am quite sure there are aspects of my form that are horrible. I know that running is awesome exercise and do enjoy it in moderation, but I think that my overall fitness requires a more diversified training than S/B/R. If I drop 20 lbs this summer I might feel…

I too love the inherent cross training of triathlon training. My weakness was (is) running and I think I just over-emphasized running to the detriment of other disciplines (mostly swimming), and definitely to the detriment of resistance training and improving flexibility. I am not going to walk away from doing triathlons…

The term "Athlete" is more of a term-of-art than a reflection on my talent level :). Mostly I use it to describe my 6-7 days/week workout routine.

Other than my job (I am a college professor) which keeps me pretty busy, I like to fish and shoot skeet. I have done many sprint and olympic distance triathlons so during the training season (Jan-Sept) I do a lot of swim/bike/run. Now, mostly just running and a bike ride on the weekend.

I feel best when I get under 28 or 29. But honestly, just out of the obese range is good for me.

Glad to hear you are well, l have been in tough with folks in Naples, not so good.

We got one for XMas last year, very cool toy

awesome, congrats!

"Unless you are involved in real training, as opposed to exercise, your WL will be almost all about intake." Yep, the gains in the gym rarely overlap with gains in the kitchen. I remember a fellow triathlon enthusiast saying "Jeez, if exercise directly resulted in weight loss I'd be at birth weight by now".

Ya know, this may be a good strategy. I'm going to link my garmin with MFP.

Up 1.0#, but considering the carbnado that happened around here during Irma I'm not surprised.

I track my exercise here but learned a long time ago from WW to not eat my AP. Mostly, I track my exercise just to document the work and the MFP tracker is as good as any since the demise of Prez Challenge. Honestly, the Garmin app is the better tracker. So, I guess my answer is to tell your brain to chill out.