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My husband toes out, and it affected his knees, but otherwise he had no issues with walking and backpacking long distance. We just joke about his duck feet. For your side pain, it might help to pay attention to your form: walk tall, with a straight back and make sure your arms are not swinging in front of your body as you…

I like the muscle on my legs. I don't do weights, but years of hiking, backpacking, biking, and now running have given a lot of definition to my legs. They will never be skinny, but they are strong, and I like it that way.

I have the same BMI with both calculators: 20/healthy. With the Smart BMI I am on the low end and at my age I shouldn't lose any more. I knew that already. When you get to a certain age, the risk of illness that causes serious weight loss is greater and your ability to recover is less. I still have large thighs and a bit…

My personal experience is the opposite. My husband and I used to hike, backpack or do trailwork together every weekend. When we retired, we hiked even more often as we traveled around the country. When we got a dog, we walked him together. A few years ago, my husband developed Parkinson's. Movement is difficult for him,…

Casseroles that normally have potatoes or pasta can be made without them. i.e. beanless chili, spaghetti, pulled pork with a light sauce. Just add lots of lower carb veggies to take the place of the starch.

Check with your doctor to see what he recommends. You may be able to do recumbent bike or pool walking.

Congratulations. That is an amazing accomplishment.

Every time I go to the bathroom, I drink a cup of water. I keep a water bottle next to me at all times. I drink something with every meal, either coffee, tea, or diet soda. When working out, I make sure to drink every 20 minutes or so.

You can simply manually add the distance in as a walk, i.e. walk 20 minutes at 3 mph if you walk 1 mile. However, as stated above, if you hold on, you burn about half the calories, so be cautious about eating them back.

Are you talking about daily fluctuations in your weight from water retention, waste retention, etc. or long term? The usual reason for yoyo weight changes is that once you have lost weight, you go back to the way you were eating before you started to diet. That doesn't work. You have to look at maintenance as a…

Also, eat before you go grocery shopping. If you are tempted by something you know triggers binges, tell yourself that it will still be there next week or next month, you can skip it now. The more often you postpone indulgences, the easier it gets to pass them by.

Pilates is really good at strengthening your core. There are videos of floor exercises you can do at home, or go to a studio to use the equipment.

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I'm a runner and a walker. I can do both year around. I need to be active in order to keep my mind halfway sane. It helps me control my depression, as well as my weight. I get 1-2 hours of exercise every day. That's easy because I have a large dog who loves to be walked.

I use either walking at 2.5 mph or walking at 3.0, depending on how slow he was moving. Our actual moving pace is faster, but we stop a lot so he can sniff and pee.

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You have plenty of time to build up your fitness between now and the races. I wouldn't do a hard run race a week before a half, but 2 weeks before shouldn't be a problem as long as you have a good base. Get your weekly mileage up to 35 or more and you'll be good to go.

I log basics, as close as I can. But I don't worry about being exact or including every bite. For me, holiday excess is usually only a day or two, not frequent rounds of parties. I try to be mindful of what I eat, but I don't do full denial either. I may gain a pound or two, but then as soon as possible I go back to eating…

For me, two things made a difference. First, I got tested and discovered I had a thyroid deficiency. Very common to hit in mid to late 40s. Second, I became a lot more active. Besides that, paying attention to what you are eating and limiting the 'treats' whatever that means to you helps a lot. When I was working and…

With MFP, your activity level is based on what you do outside of deliberate exercise. It's your home and work activity. You log your exercise separately (or sync your tracker and let the app adjust). It looks like you are fairly sedentary or only lightly active apart from your walks and runs. In your first example, 6 miles…

Did you change your activity level or daily exercise? If not, you might try setting up your goal page from scratch with your age, weight, activity level etc. Kind of like rebooting the computer.

Don't expect to be at your previous fitness level any time soon. If you try to push yourself too hard in order to get back where you are, you will get injured. Consider yourself a beginner and build up your strength slowly. Be really cautious not to do too much too soon.

I've been on this site for over 10 years, but camping trips always end up breaking my streak. One of my 'friends' has been logging consistently for almost 3000 days.

Try eating something after your run like an apple or banana. Or run before a meal. Also make sure you are drinking enough, since dehydration can feel like hunger. Do eat back the calories you burn. You need to fuel your workouts so you have the energy to do them well.

Pulled pork in the crockpot is cheap and easy. I cook for two people and really like the Hormel foods in the meat section like roast pork, roast beef, and turkey. Not much fat and a good portion size. Add a baked/microwaved potato and veggies and you have dinner in just a few minutes.

It may depend on your activity level, as set in the Goals section. There is an assumption that you will move around a certain amount. You go to the grocery, clean the house, etc. all involving some steps. I'm not sure about the specific numbers, but something like 2000 steps for sedentary, 5000 for lightly active, 10000…

I agree with the above: keep on weighing yourself regularly. If you don't, the weight will creep back and you'll regain a fair amount before you notice it. I've been a yo-yo dieter my whole life, so I know what doesn't work for me: trying to return to 'normal' eating. For me, I do best if I continue to log my food. I don't…

Do eat back your exercise calories or you won't have the energy to fuel your practices. If you didn't, you would essentially only be eating only 700 calories on your workout days, and that has health risks, plus you are a lot less likely to sustain weight loss if you are starving. It can lead to binging, which isn't…

Did your doctor do a full thryoid work-up? You can have somewhat normal TSH and still be hypothyroid, which will affect your ability to lose weight. You are at the age where thyroid issues tend to appear.

MFP is set up so that you should eat back your exercise calories. As stated above, you can eat back all your exercise calories or only some of them, but if you are working out a significant amount, you definitely should eat some. The difficulty can lie in determining how many calories you are actually burning with…