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Evidence of weight loss isn't evidence that your HR monitor / activity tracker is accurately reporting on your exercise calories. How accurate is your food monitoring? Your lifestyle evaluation and BMR calculation? A HRM equipped device that reports on calories will give you a number. It isn't likely to be all that…

That's just it - for anything other than steady state cardio (like running) the best you'll ever get is an estimate.

Ok that puts proper perspective on things. Your injury was as a result of a training failure / over-exuberance which resulted in a serious injury with significant impact on your life. There's no reason to believe the outcome will be different next weekend given the underlying factors are all exactly the same, but worse --…

Not technically a senior but stick around a while and I will be LOL. Started at 53 years old last year ago weighing in at 255 pounds, 105 pounds over where I should be. Within 10 months of starting I was down 79 pounds and went from unfit to extremely fit. Gone from pre-diabetic to having zero issues. No meds. Blood…

Don't take this the wrong way but based on what you've told us it sounds like you'd benefit from working with a therapist (a psychologist who has experience with self destructive and related behaviours). I'm willing to bet you'd find the experience very helpful. Perhaps you could consult with your doctor who may refer you…

FB publishes calorie counts. Why not just plug 1,000 calories in to MFP from the 1,000 Calorie Total Body HIIT work out and call it a day? Wait, you don't trust those? Wise. As @MeanderingMammal says, a heart rate monitor equipped activity tracker isn't going to provide you with an accurate calorie estimate for those types…

Your's is an unusual story! Normally all one would do is crank up the treadmill until it forces you into a running gait. Try it. Maybe ask someone to spot you. Use the safety clip on the machine (triggers shut down). If ever unsure about this or any other machine or piece of equipment, ask gym staff to assist you. That's…

So good. Just say no!

I started my program on my birthday in September 2014 and didn't start to count calories until April 2015 (why and when I joined MFP) because I'd noticed my weight loss was slowing and I really wanted to ensure I was optimizing progress. Calorie counting helped. By the way, I cook from scratch too and don't find that to be…

There is swag? Well of course, run it! (just kidding) Not that it matters, 100% of the races I've entered this year have zero swag. It's the OP's first half. I get that as motivation. I doubt the swag has anything to do with it.

Mislead by Hollywood? Isn't that their raison d'etre? Their reason for being? Yes, who cares indeed.

@7lenny7 I'm a baaaad runner I think. Since this thread (and one other recently on the same topic) I've been trying to determine where my breathing is at and I can't even manage to figure out what the pattern is let alone alter it. I must suffer from some sort of cognitive deficiently or mantle implairment. So... I just…

Ok, now that I've put forward a "it depends" answer, I'd like to cover my a$s and state that what I really want to say is NO. The main reason I want to say NO is that, if I were to put myself in the OP's shoes, and place such a question on this forum, I would want someone to challenge me and suggest that I probably do not…

I understand wanting to run despite less than optimal circumstances. You've been training and looking forward to this. But you don't "HAVE" to do this or any race. Whether it is wise or not depends entirely on whether the stresses are likely to exacerbate or re-injure your lower back. Only you can advise on that. Did you…

BVVP asserts itself on a perfectly fantastic (weather wise) running day, so cut mine short, very short. After coaching soccer enjoyed an unheard of nap instead. Let's try yet another maneuver! +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 016.06 km Minimum Goal: 282 km / 175 miles (6%…

Glad to hear things came out OK! What a relief it will be to have it all behind you.

Woody Allen for sure.

A good hoppy IPA is an excellent post-run recovery drink. It's a pretty good pre-run drink if one is a Hash House Harrier.

Is anyone else just a little down or daunted when they see their Month To Date total just above zero? I feel it too, momentarily, but never fear, consistency wins, one run at a time. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 014.46 km Minimum Goal: 282 km / 175 miles (5%…

Yes! Love the enthusiasm! Congratulations on such a great transformation. Life altering!

Personally I don't care which burns more fat because that's the wrong way to look at the question, for me. I prefer to reframe it as "which do I like to do more?" If I have to choose between the two I pick cardio every time because everything I enjoy doing involves cardio and benefits greatly from improved cardio…

An addict is born! Welcome! No need for therapy. :-)

Snot Rocket should be added to Webster's any day now.

Maybe start a thread and ask the question? I've run into quite a few people here on MFP who weren't runners that took it up for fitness reasons and came to love it and I'd expect you'd find that if you ask the question. Of course, there will be those who self-describe themselves as hating running. No big surprise -- Most…

@PeachyCarol Interesting... I seem to recall the runny nose thing when I started running again last fall but it isn't an issue now. Maybe there is an adaptation that happens over time? The Snot Rocket Maneuver (tm) is an important runner's skill that requires just a little practice to perfect. At least we can expunge most…

What you are saying is you have a 20 year base of running. A solid base even if a bit thin at times. Plus you are active elsewhere. That consistent level of activity spanning a very long period of time is a lot different than the scenario the OP painted, and different than most of the people on MFP for that matter. When I…

This is Kady, a rescue dog from a small village about 14 hours north of us here in Vancouver BC. She's a husky-something-something-something mix. I like to say she helped save my life. Since we started regular running together last September (she was three years old at the time) she has run with me 95% of the 1,906…

That the physician would get a more accurate picture of a patient's activity from logging of... activities (who knew!) just seemed logical. :-)

If you are running 20-25 miles per week (40kms = eight 5km runs or five 8km runs), and have been for a while, then you have built a base to work off of. The "have been for a while" is the key part.

Exactly! I would think the good doctor would be more interested in the type of activity and duration and frequency of activities rather than calorie estimates.