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Thanks for asking this question! The answers you received are very helpful for when I start maintenance. Seems like I will need to 1) Learn what level of eating/exercising will maintain my weight, 2) Find an effective way to monitor my weight to not allow it to cascade out of my goal weight, 3) Watch for potential eating…

I may be wrong, but part of the benefit of entering your food daily is to help you get a feel for what you are eating. It also can act as an incentive to eat better as you know you are going to record the second helping of potatoes when its just as easy to go without them. That's just me, though.

I have noticed weight gains (1 to 2 lbs.) after a long weekend run. The interesting thing is that Wednesday morning is consistently the day of the week I weigh the lowest in a week. Who knows why? I guess the lesson for me is to always weigh on Wednesday morning!

Long Term: Live to 100 Medium Term: Run California International Marathon 12/4/2016 Short Term: Run the San Lorenzo River Half Marathon 6/26/2016 Today: Enjoy Spring!

If I run five days a week does that count towards my 10,000 steps or would I have to do 10,000 steps in addition?

It sure doesn't look like "the 1%" when you are standing in a LONG porta-potty line before the race! According to Marathon Running Statistics "Percent of the U.S. population that has run a marathon 0.5 %"

Great decision! Good luck and be sure to find a way to have fun doing your training. This sixteen weeks were going to happen anyway, what a cool way to make them memorable. Who knows, you might get hooked and this will be your first of many marathons.

I don't know enough to advise you on how much to eat versus exercise, or how much you can safely lose while training. I do know that it's important to be well fueled when you do your runs. Schedule your eating so that you get enough calories to have energy to train well. Count in a good recovery meal. Make up the…

If I join, how can we help each other reach our goal?

I don't know what to do about the stitches but run through them. For hunger, I use Hammer Perpetuem solids. Each tablet contains about 33 calories and is the size and width of 8 stacked quarters. Beginning in mile 3 I eat one every two miles (think every odd mile.) I find this rate keeps me feeling energized. I used to use…

I ran in the Shamrockn Half Marathon in Sacramento, CA. El Nino made sure it was a wet and windy 13.1 miles. I was happy with my time: 2:20:24 (I was shooting for 2:30.) I went out easy and tried to run faster the second half. Even though it was rainy, I felt very good and was able to finish strong.

@gsh0824 Way to go. Hope your recovery is going well. What's next?

@gsh0824 - How did your marathon go?

Height: 5'11" Current: 183 Desired Range: 160-165 That's marathon running weight and I hope to get back there by December 2016 so I can run my next marathon a little better!

I have often wondered how plateaus could be possible. I mean, if you constantly eat 100 calories below what your present weight is, won't you always lose weight? I'm not talking about the mental and psychological side of this, just the physical side. If you were able to reach a state where you could not lose no matter how…

Wow, thanks for the great detail, @MobyCarp. That motivates me to find what works for me an lift moderately.

I'm running the Shamrockn' half marathon in Sacramento, CA on Sunday, March 13. Are there any other Sacramento area runners who will be there that day?

Whoops! I missed the other people who gave their Garmin Connect ID. I was able to send a connect request to everyone except WineL8er. Can you post a URL of your Garmin profile?

Thanks for the feedback. I hope to get a Garmin 235 and start recording my runs/rides on the Connect website. @WhatMeRunning & @gsh0824 : I sent you both a connect request on Garmin. If anyone else would like to connect on the Garmin site, my link is: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/orionslayer

Have you found many people to connect with? My Garmin Forerunner quit working recently and I'm thinking about getting a Garmin 230 (@gsh0824 says he loves his.) I have never connected with anyone using the Garmin site, how do you do it?

I have not used weight lifting while running. I used to lift regularly, but stopped when I took up bike riding and running. Now after ten years I think it would help me be a better bicyclist/runner if I lifted again. Do you have any resources or posts you can recommend on lifting that benefits running? Thanks in advance…

Hey! I found an article this morning from Runner's World that sort of talks to your question. Hope it helps: Why Do My Legs Fatigue Before I'm Out of Breath?

Sorry I can't give an answer to your question but I would like to ask you what sort of strength training you do for your legs. I have not done any weight lifting for a LONG time and thought adding some might help make me a little faster or endure better. What lifts (squats, leg curls, etc.) do you do and how often? Maybe I…

What a great idea! It would be cool if the software could compare two different months for you. This is a good motivational tool.

I like your '5lbs rule". When I get to my goal weight and start maintaining that should be helpful.

I just joined MFB and I'm a slow runner, much like you. My short runs (6-8 miles) are around 10:40 min/mile. My longer runs are 11:20ish. Five years ago I was closer to 9:00 min/mile. I don't know if I can make it back there, but maybe if I get back to the same weight I will. In the meantime, I'm a happy slower runner.…