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My running buddy! It was a hot day in MI lol

Same!

This. Yeah it's true glycogen is used as energy when you exercise. But unless you're running a long distance, say 10 miles or more before your lifts, it isn't going to matter. You will have more than enough glycogen circulating from your liver to sustain a workout. To be honest, the only time I think it really matters is…

Just keep putting miles behind you and pushing. You will get faster. My first 25K race took me 3:13. I committed to running and this year ran the same race in 2:28. I cried at the end. I never thought I would reach that goal. It takes time, effort, and a lot of sweat but it is SO worth it!

So here's what I have learned on the topic.. It could be from your diet, or it may not be. Weightloss, even well regulated slow steady weightloss can cause hair loss. Too low of a protein intake can but it needs to be pretty low for that to be an issue. What isn't talked about is that hair loss in women is very common,…

@billglitch Uhh.. because the majority of the population doesn't eat the way "they" tell you too. You know, the part where you eat the amount of calories that your body needs to keep things functioning and not several hundred calories over that on a daily/semi-daily basis. I didn't get 40lbs overweight by eating the way…

The recommendation is to increase mileage by no more than 10% each week. When I was training I would usually run 4 times a week. 1 run was my long run where I would add the 10% each week until I got up to about 12 miles. The other 3 for the week were 3 or 4 miles. These were HARD runs. I pushed it on these runs because I…

This. The hardest thing for me was to accept that while I want to eat X amount of food in a day, my body only needs 1/2 of that. The ultimate purpose of food is fuel for the body which is something we've definitely lost sight of in this country. I was very, very hungry for the first few weeks. Mostly because I was…

This. Especially the first 2 points. Weightloss happens in the kitchen. Quote that I found to be true "Weightloss is 80% diet, 20% exercise." You can do this!!

So, my personal experience: In 2014 I was training for a 25K. I wasn't really a runner before so I followed a novice training plan. About 2 months into training the shin splints started. I kept running through them until they essentially (temporarily) crippled me. I couldn't do anything without pretty severe pain. When it…

Are you going to use a measuring cup for the rest of your life? Weight is just a different (and for me, better) way of accounting for what I'm eating. I set my container on the scale and dump the food in. Instead of a cup I use a scale. Realistically, the scale is more accurate. No, I don't weigh everything I eat anymore.…

Starch is glucose. Glucose is a monosaccharide. The most readily digested and the only sugar that matters when looking at blood sugar for the human body, is glucose. If a potato is 100% starch and an apple is 50% glucose and 50% fructose when both have roughly the same fiber content, which would you consider to be simple?…

Complex carbs are not starch. Starch is long chains of glucose that begin being digested when they enter your mouth through salivary amylase. Starchy foods, when eaten alone, cause rapid blood sugar spikes because they quickly and easily digested, as well as taken up by the blood. Non-starchy Fruits and vegetables tend to…

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Yes. The more I run the more salt I eat. Salt isn't the devil. Just like carbs and fats aren't. It serves a purpose and a deficiency in it can cause problems. I eat more salt on the days I run and here in MI the weather for the last week has been in the 90's with 70%+ humidity so I've been loading salt on my meals. Not…

I think there may be something to juicing to be honest. I fell for the Fat Sick and Nearly Dead documentary years ago as a way to lose weight. Bought a juicer, juiced for a few days, and packed it away for years. I got it back out a few months ago somewhat shortly after switching to a plant based diet. I don't do juice…

Yes yes YES! This! It's been driving me nuts! I haven't even lost anything over the last 2 months and people keep telling me I'm too skinny and that I'm going to get sick. It blows my mind! I have a healthy BMI and body composition. Still have some jiggle I'd love to lose. I can run for hours. Eat a nutrient dense diet and…

Try bodybuilding.com You can enter your stats and they will offer complete workout and eating plans for you. There's also an exercise database with short videos so you can see proper form for almost every lift.

All of the above is great, but the only thing that I noticed made a difference for me was time of day. If I lifted weights after work in the evening I'd be really sore the next day. If I lifted in the morning, my soreness was significantly reduced. But I'm more of a drink coffee and try to be a person again in the morning…

Knowing your background in sports you're probably the only person I'd say this for. It's probably water weight. Even though/if you've gained fat and lost some muscle in your time off, you still likely have a greater proportion of your mass coming from lean skeletal muscle than the average person. When you come back after a…

If what is bolded is true then the answer to your absent weightloss is obvious. You say you eat 1200-1500 cals a day but then you say you cheat almost every day. We also don't know any of your stats but barring any unknown/undisclosed medical condition (very few actually have any effect on metabolism), if you're not…

This. Weigh everything. I lost 40lbs using MFP (1500cals/day) and a food scale.

I eat plain oatmeal with walnuts, a banana mashed in, and a little cinnamon. I use water to cook it. It's really convenient at my work since our coffee pot has a hot water dispenser.

I trained for a 25K and lost around 20-30lbs (lost a total of 40, but some was before training started). I ate 1500 cals a day and I ate back 70 cals for every mile I ran. Except long runs. Long runs were fair game and always fell on my cheat day anyways. So I'd run the first part of the day and then eat whatever I felt…

Yeah it's probably shin splints. Posterior shin splints to be specific and that's where I get them every time. If you haven't yet, go to a running store and get fitted. You probably have lower arches which causes excess pronation when you step. You'll just need a more supportive shoe. Also, idk how much you're running, but…

How much you eat matters for weight loss. What you eat matters for nutrition. It's that simple. I started by focusing on how much first. Once I got portions under control I started working on eating nutrient dense diet. Changing everything at once always led me to binges.

Safe, yeah. Help you? The jury is still out on it. Some people believe BCAA's help. Personally, what my education tells me is they are a waste of money as long as you eat a sufficient amount of protein. Your body is an amazing machine. When you eat protein over 90% of it is broken down into single amino acids, the rest end…

Not an excuse. I'm a full time college student and I work a full time job. I made a lifestyle change and made my health a priority. It takes more time, but for me the weightloss and all of the positive side effects that came with it and with eating a nutrient diet make the time worth it. There will never be a time in your…

I realized I'm an adult now and I don't want to jump on the heart disease/diabetes/cancer train that my family is on. I decided to do it because while we all end up worm food, how I feel on my way there is important. If I can avoid the issues above, as well as arthritis and many other chronic diseases, I'd be much happier…

Best advice I ever got: "The only way to get better at running is to run." If you're happy with 5k, then stick around that distance and push yourself to move faster. Don't complicate it. The more often you run the easier it will get, and the faster you will get. Edit: this year I shaved 45 minutes from 25k time. No thrills…