advisingwench Member

Lacing my running shoes like this fixed the problem for me.

I used C25K to start running last summer, quit for the winter and then picked it back up in May of this year. I honestly didn't feel like I was improving any until I started running/walking based on my heart rate rather than following an app. What I did was this... I'd start with a walking warm up, then run until my HR hit…

Seconding this. I only eat gluten free baked goods as a treat (my twice-per-summer hot dogs need a bun, dang it.) That and they're damned expensive as compared to the "normal" stuff. And so tiny! A regular sandwich becomes an automatic finger sandwich on gluten free bread, and you end up paying $5 for the loaf!

I have celiac disease, so I'm gluten free. On one hand, it sucks... I miss good pizza. On the other hand, it makes it much easier to avoid the foods I was prone to binge on and has made controlling the amount I eat a lot simpler!

* Greek yogurt or cottage cheese with berries * chicken breast (lots of chicken breast) * ground turkey mixed with salsa - frozen in individual servings for grab & go ease * frozen veggies - so easy to dump into a container of chicken for lunch at work * whole eggs & egg white in a carton * baby carrots - my go-to "OMG I…

Yep, I prefer coconut/almond blend, too. I get unsweetened vanilla.

This shirt is made for folks like you and me, OP. We may be on the slow side, but we're still runners dang it!

I wouldn't be surprised if the people who see me running while it's still dark out think I'm nuts. Don't care... I love going before work and since it's not even starting to get light until 6am these days, darkness and a headlamp it is =)

I haven't yet run in winter (so I'll be watching this thread, as I plan to this year) but dressmyrun.com lets you enter random conditions and then suggests the clothes that are appropriate. Perhaps that would help?

The first time I measure a liquid, I put the measuring cup on the scale before pouring and write down the weight in grams. I tend to have the same liquids over and over and it's handy to have the weight of a specific measurement written down... then I don't have to dirty a measuring cup each time (no dishwasher and I…

Me! I started training a couple of weeks ago; the race is in October.

13.5" doesn't strike me as too big. I'm 5'6" and mine are 15.25". I like my larger calves... they're pretty muscular and look great under a knee-length skirt :)

17 weeks? Put me down for 17 lbs. gone by Christmas.

I feel so much more alive now than I did 75+ lbs ago. Most days I feel pretty damn near invincible. I think a lot of it had to do with undiagnosed celiac disease causing/contributing to depression, but I am a completely different person now than I used to be.

For me it's less about motivation and more about discipline. No, I'm not always gung ho to work out or to stick to my planned meals, and there are LOTS of times where I'd love to just say "screw it" but I feel like crap (mentally and physically) if I skip a planned workout and I'm unhappy with how I look at 34% body fat.…

Thanks for the input! Right now my long runs are only up to 7 miles, but it sounds like increasing the amount of carb % as I go is a good idea. Trial and error until I find what works best, I guess!

"Broatmeal": oatmeal made with a cup of almond/coconut milk blend and a couple of handfuls of blueberries, plus a scoop of cinnamon bun protein powder stirred in after it's cooked. The powder I use isn't dairy free, but it easily could be if that's what you're trying to avoid.

Can't you simply make a new entry with the info from the label and use that instead?

I take the stuff to work and leave it in a bowl in the break room. By lunch time it's usually gone.

I'm 5'6" and 185-ish lbs. I started again seriously about a month and a half ago and spent most of that time bouncing around the same 4 lbs., but I finally seem to be losing again. I lost 70 lbs. back in 2012-2013 and have managed to mostly keep it off since then; I always gain some back over the holidays but manage to get…