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Oooh. Let's argue in a zombie thread :) BMR of a 215 lb man (me) is ~1950 per day or about 81 per hour (just BMR). a 5'4" female at 130 has a BMR of ~1275 or about 53 per hour. Neat for a couch sitter would add ~20%.

Another voice for a proper running store to buy shoes at. I started in the wrong for me shoes and ended up with bad shin splints that sidelined me. And that was just doing the C25K. In the proper shoes, I only get issues when they ware wearing out and need replacing (600km or so). Knowing what shoes I need means I can…

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This is kind of like comparing me to my wife. I've been morbidly obese at 330+ lbs. I've lost more than 1/3 of my weight, am running and way more active with far fewer aches and pains (my back still hurts most days) and, at almost 54 am in the best shape I've been in for 35 yrs. My wife has always maintained a healthy…

I do fries probably 4 times a week. To get the same taste out of the oven (mine is a convection as well), takes about 4 times the oil, longer and more watching (as you say, they need to be turned). Yes, they are not deep fried flavour, but they are still good, way easier, less oil and cheaper to run than the full oven.

Have you been using it for the last 3 years? How do you like it?

I'm lazy and don't want to think at 4:30 am. Quaker oatmeal, Maple and Brown sugar flavoured, and a glass of 1% milk mixed with chocolate protein powder that I mix in a 2 liter jug ahead of time so I can just shake it and pour a glass. Gives me 53g of protein for 475 cals before I start my day. And black coffee.

I'd love a 5X, but can't justify the price for my use. I have a Fenix 3HR that does all I need, just missing some specific stats and the turn by turn stuff, but was less than half the price of the 5X.

This. I remember being out with co-workers and someone mentioning they didn't know I was left handed. I looked at them puzzled and said I'm not. Was just a day where my left wrist was itchy and I had my watch on my right. I got silicon bands (under $15 on Amazon) and just wear it on my non-dominate now

Just got an email regarding the run. "AND CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY FRESH SNOW ON COMPACT TRAIL. * USE THE RUN AS A TRAINING RUN, AT A SLOWER PACE RATHER THAN TRYING TO RUN YOUR BEST TIME. * TRAIL SHOES AND OR TRACTION AIDS, YAK TRACS, ETC WILL HELP TO PREVENT SLIPPING IN SOME PLACES. * RUN OR WALK SLOWER WITH SHORTER…

Are you having it for breakfast?

3 yr old thread. I think the OP either get's it or is gone...

I wonder if a sedentary person could eat their BMR + exercise calories. That would give them a deficit of ~20% (depending on the calculation). Not recommending it, just thinking out loud. Hmmm. My BMR calcs out at 1960. So if I'm sedentary I should have a NEAT around 2350. Be a deficit of ~400 cals. Not really unreasonable…

Ummm. @estherdragonbat I saw your time for your 5K. No reason you can't do a 10K or even a half this year (if you want to).

<<bites tongue way too hard, now it's bleeding>>

Source????

Yeah, be careful as walking might lead to short runs, and then "oh I'll do a 5K" and before you know it you've signed up for a frikken marathon....... Ask me how I know. Go on, ask me.

Alternative would be to redo weeks 4-9 of the C25K, but outside (after your knee is better). Why didn't you use the recommended shoes for these runs?

Two year old thread....

I buy the biggest tub I can. And I make use of the empty ones. Best solution I've found so far, but am interested in the question.

Umm. I'm not sharing my breakfast with anyone. It's mine. :)

And, to be fair, the N=1 is usually shorthand for it being the reported "feelings" of one person, or anecdotal data. When it is used it is often meant to highlight that the opinion is just one persons opinion that is not based on a real scientific study.

It may take a long time. I punched in some numbers for me. To maintain at my goal weight and just sedentary (I'm ignoring exercise for now) it gives me 2185 cals To maintain at my current weight (30 lbs more) it gives me 2340 So if I eat 2185, I'd be in a deficit of 155 cals. That's a weekly deficit of 1,085. That would…

I picked a sausage package up at costco and the label said 250 cals (or so, I'm going by memory) which I thought wasn't too bad. Then I saw the serving size was 1/3 of a sausage. Who eat's 1/3 of a sausage? I put it back.

Unless you feel like getting a wifi one, so you don't have to type your weight in, then get a basic one. Don't be concerned with getting one that gives BF% as the number is pretty much garbage. Just know that some of the WW branded ones and some of the cheaper ones have a memory. So if your weight doesn't change by a half…

If you are not trying to lose weight, you should be eating all the calories you burn. Which means your BMR (this is what you would burn in a coma), daily activity and exercise. Given what you posted, no way is 1500 correct. Did you put a weight loss goal in MFP when doing your setup? Something isn't making sense here. And…

I've got a half Saturday, but I'm treating it as a long run and not racing. I expect to be over 2 1/2 hours as I've not prepped enough to actually push it (I still blame the snow). Did the route last Sunday and ran 8 min/km. But I get a free 1.5L hydration pack apparently.

Are you able to walk for an hour or so? I know C25k says you can start from the couch, but if you get winded walking, you probably shouldn't try it just yet and start with just walking. Otherwise everything said above is spot on. The proper shoes, go slower than you think you should and be okay with repeating weeks.

No. He's the only PT they have at the gym. But to be fair, I do think he is focused on the correct things, even if they are not all running related. I discussed with him my running goals and made it clear I'm lifting to support them, but the explained that I have back issues (I usually have back pain) and feel I have hip…

As someone still partway through this journey, down from 330+ to 210ish, I think this is the wrong way to do it. It's also pretty much what I did down to 250 or so. But guess what. I lost a lot of muscle while losing weight. So if you want to lose weight, and then once done gain muscle, I'd have to ask why not just keep…